Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-02-18
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The Boundary Question.

Ihe lolot committees of The Virginia and
MGylstl legislatures appointed TO confer aud
report on pan Of settlement OF the boundary
lines betwseo lhess two States. have prepared
report, which will be submitted to their re-
spective bodies. With bills io,eld,d to cary
toto effect their port. Thar conclusions orc
as foowt:
l. That the fo'l9wiug beadsnds of the Potc-
mac river shoud be the points between which
s,raieht lines should be drawn as and for the
true boundary ues between ehe States of Vir-
ginia and Msrsla under the award OF j. L.
Black aud Charles j. Jeuki1s, arbitrators sp-
pointed by the said States to tx the said buut :
d,rI lines. tt-ai: Commencing at Snith's
Point, drawing thence q straight lioe 10 ca
bits Point. draWI0g thence . straight line to
| Cubit's IslaLd, theroe wts:erIy 10 Judith's
Point, point 90 Judith's S9utd, lhepo. west-
erly to Sandy Point, therc, to Ragged Pyios,
thence to G uroh's Poiot. thence 10 White
Point. thoLos 10 ths Upper Mscaodoc Poiut
aud from Upper MaOhoto, to Persimmop
Point, thence 10 Matuais PSiot. tceaco to Ms
| tomkip Point, theooe 10 the land on the Sou.b
shore abreast of Mar; ,nd Poiot to point on
the Potomso creek oppasi Q Marlboro Point,
thence to Bfou Point, tbenos to Clifton Point.
| thenos TO Cockpit Pviot. thence to Fgaestone
loving Poios, lhaocs TO Wholesome Poiot,
tbeuo, 10 Pevy Poot. thence TO Sheridan,
| theuos along the sou b sh )re to Aex,udrs,
thenc, to Hunters Puiot. thepo, to Graveupy
P ,int, following Lhe south shore aud the masp-
deriug of The ri7or to tho line Of West Yir.
gjoia ard Vrgiois.
2 That oys er dfedsing sheu bo pre hibi- :
cd 10 he Putcmac river west from line draw,
from Post Lookout, iu Msrylaud to the head
land # Smiths Point, 10 VngiIis.
| 3 That oyster dredging should be prohibit
| ed 10 PJcomoks Sourd.
| T. That m non rights OF fishing and oyate,-
irg shall be enjoyed ty the clt z'us OF bIlh
States 10 that part of P>cImcke Sound Dor b
and east of straight lice mmeuoiog at Wa,
kios PDin', aud Iuooing thetc, 10 . sou heasi
cry direction to bucy r No 4. ,s it is now
located upoo cisst obsr, N !. 33. of the U 1iled
States Survey lsh.et No. 3 Chesapeake Bay
| fled ss q part Of said award ef said B aek AID
J nkius makirg & IF r om a shoa from Melsol-
| g. creek, thetcs with . Straight line 10 the
uorlhern boundary of said creek. The rights
10 any cresk or inlet granted hereby BY either
stats AID the riparian rights upon the shores oil
said sound to bs respectively protected in the
Same manner as is pr.vlded fJf 10 the Potomac
river by the o,mpsoi # 1885 TITS title to b,
n, longer biudipg if dredging 10 author z,d by
either state.
5. That thers shall be c,r c1rrsnt Jurisdiction
between the atts of Maryland aua Vugicis,
by which the vioIa,ors Of the oyster laws may
be Iu1ish:d 10 eisher stale that . concurrent
law be passed res r,csipg lh- taking IF oysters
for sEY lawful purpose 10 'hs Potom.o r,var
AID that part of Pocomoke Sound covered b.
the cotourreut aol, from The lss OF O,!ober to
h, 1st of May. aLd that they b, taken foI
planting or bedding. aud may be planted o,
beddsd iD thu waters Of either slate up to q;
ipcludioe Nay Is and during oil of Septembr r,
and strictly prohibiting their being taken f +
sale or plsntiog from May Is to September
provided. htw,vtr. that hey may be taken te
be eaten within The county where taken at any
Itime,