The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1876-05-20

for carrying out the purposes of the said act,
therefore,
Section /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, with the concurrence
Of the State Of Virginia, That the said Hon
orable Jeremiah s. Black, and the Honora.
BILE James b. Beck, Of Kentucky, and the
said Honorable Charles A. Jenkins, do pro-
ceed to ascertain and determine a true line
of boundary between the States Of Virginia
and Maryland, and TO make and deliver their
award in writing, any two of them concurring
therein. Each State shall have the right 70
be represented by counsel before the arbitra-
tors under such regulations as they may pre-
scribe, and the State Of Maryland hereby
pledges its faith to accept and abide by the
award Of the said arbitrators in the premises
as final and conclusive; provided however,
that neither Of the said States, nor the citi.
zeps thereof, shall by the decision of the said
arbitrators, be deprived of any of the rights
and privileges enumerated and set forth in
the compact between them, entered into, in
the year seventeen hundred and eighty-fve,
but that the same shall remain to, and be en-
joyed by said States, and the citizens thereof
forever; and provided further, that the land
holders on either side Of the line Of boundary
between the said States, as the same may be
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shall in no manner be disturbed thereby, in
their title to, and possession of their lands,
as they may be at the date of said award, but
shall in any case, hold and possess the same
as if their said titles and possession had been
derived under he laws OF the State in which,
by the fixing Of the said line by the terms OF
the said award, they may be ascertained to be.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That until the
final adjustment and settlement of the said
line Of boundary, the temporary line across
the Chesapeak Bay, known as the Lovett-
Davidson line, shall be faithfully observed
by the citizens Of the said two States.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That if, in the
recess Of the Legislature a vacancy shall
occur by reason Of the death, resignation or
refusal TO act, Of any Of the persons herein
appointed to settle and determine the said
line Of boundary as aforesaid, a fit person OF
persons shall be appointed by the concurrent
actiou of the Governor Of Maryland and the
Governor Of Virginia, or of the Legislature
of the latter State, as the case may be, who
with those already appointed and who may
act in the premises, shall exercise the powers
and perform the duties defined and imposed
in the first section of this Act.
Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That the Gov.
ernor is hereby requested to forward copy
Of this act to the Governor of Virginia, with
request that he present the same to the
General Assembly Of that State, and that he
communicate to the Honorable James b.
Beck, his appointment under this act and
request his acceptance of the same.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date Of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is q
true and perfect copy Of an act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, at the Janu-
airy session, 1874.
AUGUSTUS GASSAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved April 8, 1876.