Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-02-20
GREER COUNTY.
Text OF the House Bill Creating q Board of
Arbitration
Correspondence of the Gazette

Text OF the House Bill Creating q Board OF
Arbitration.
Correspondence of the Gazette.
WAsHIN. TON, Feb. 16.-The bill which
passed the House yesterday to create
board OF arbitration to settle snd deter
mine the controversy between the United
States aud the stste Of Texas relating to
certain territory by them respectively
claimed, is as follows:
Whereas, controversy exists between
the United and the state Of Texas over
the title to that territory lying between the
North and South Forks o. Red river, east
OF the one hundrsdth degree OF longitude,
The same being designated on tie maps OF
Texas as Greer county; and
Whereas, eli forts heretofore made by
and be- ween the United Safes and the
state of Texas for i settlement Of said
controversy have failed; and
Whereas, 1t is desirable that said cor
| ficting claims should be finally settled
an determined: Therefore,
Be II enacted by the Senate aud House
Of Rspre sentatives of tie United States
Of Amer ca 10 Congress Essemb ed, that
board Of al filtration be, anC the same
is hereby, created for the purp Sc OF de-
| Gliding said controversy and hoSlly deter
mining the ownership of said territory.
Sc 2 That said board of arbitration
shall consist of three persons, VINO shall
| be learned IN the law, one CT whom shall
| he appointed by the President Of the
| United States, one by the Governor OF
T, xas, and the third one who shall be the
chief Justice or governor Of some one Of
the lates other than Texas, shall b.
egreed upon and appointed ny the Pfesl-
dent Of the United Ssatss and the Govern
or u Texas.
Sec. 8 That said board Of arbitration
shall meet It sucn place or places as may be
designsned by q majority Cf its members
and shall nave full uthority to send fol
psrsops and papers, to administer oaths
and 10 hear aud receive testimony In be
half ct the resps Give claims of the United
States AMI the state Of T. xas, including
ANY evidence heretofore taken and re-
IceiVed by the JOINT boundary commission
under the act OF Congress approved Jan
uary 81, 1885, and to thoroughly invesu
gate and decide ssid controversy, to tn
end that it may be definitely settled ant
determined whether said territory belong
10 the Uuited 8 Ates or the state OF Texas
SEC. 1. Thai said board OF Arbitration
so. Ii be appointed and enter upon I'M
wolk mere by assigned them as early a
practicable after the passage OF an act
similar import TO this by the Lagislstur
Of the state Of Texas, and shall rende
their decision IS soon So the pmportanc
of the issue and proper Investigation
thereof aill Justify, and when ssid de
cisinn is rendered the same sill be b
said buard OF arbitration Ger flied to IN
I President Of the United Stsres and III
2 Governor Of Texas, aud shall be Tecorde
IA the respective general land offices
I the United States and the state Il Texas
9 and said decision shall be final and de
Z cislve Of said controversy.
e Sc 8 Inst the sum ct 600 or
o much thereof IS NAV he, ne essay,
= hereby appropriated, out of any money
q the treasury not otherwise appropriated
. to be expended under the direction of Il
Q Secretary of the Interior, to defr.y IN
q expenses and for compensation of tnos
g members of sa d beard Of arbi rs'i ID O.
poiuted by the President; PROVIDE
that the state Of Texas shall paw su
|. eGusl to that psid by the Udited .ates
d compensation for that member Of IS
i board Jointly appointed by the Presdel
Il and G vernon of Texas.
: Sc. 6 That this Sct shel tSKe enc
d and De 10 force as soon as the Legtslhtu
: Of Texas shall pass sn act In accordan'
y herewith.