The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1910-06-23
MARYLAND WEST VIR-
GINA BOUNDARY LINE
Text of the Decision of the Supreme
Court.

SOuEts
The following is the text of the
opinion and order of the Supreme Court
of the United States handed down re-
Gently in the case of the State of Mary
land VS.. the State of West Virginia:
This cause came on to be heard at
this term and was argued by counsel;
and thereupon, on consideration there
of, it was adjudged and decreed as
follows:
First. That the true boundary line
between the States of Maryland and
West Virginia is ascertained and estab-
lished as follows:
Beginning at the common corner of
the States of MARYLAND and Virginia on
the southern bank of the Potomac
River at low-water mark at or near the
mouth of the Shenandoah River near
Harper's Ferry and running thence
with the southern bank Of said Potomac
River at low-water mark, and with the
southern bank of the North Branch of
the Potomac River at lOw-water mark,
to the point where the north and south
line from the Fairfax Stone crosses the
said North Branch of the Potomac. and
thence running northerly, as near as
may be, with the Deakins or Old State
line to the line of the State OF Pennsyl-
vania.
Second That Julius X. Monroe,
William McCulloh Brown and Samuel
S. Gannett be, and they are hereby
appointed commissioners to run, locate
and establish and permanently mark
with suitable monuments the said Dea-
kins or Old State line as the boundary
line between the States of Maryland
and West Virginia from said point on
the southern bank of the North Branch
of the Potomac River to the said Penn
/ sylvania line, in accordance with the
4 opinion of this court heretofore filed in
/ this case and with this decree, the said
/ line to be run and located as far as
| practicable as it has been generally
| recognized and adopted by the people
/ residing about or near the same as the
/ boundary line between the said States,
and not as conforming, except to linn
. tied extent, to the western boundary of
the Maryland Military Lots as said lots
are now located and held. Said COM
Z missioners shall mark said line as run,
located and established by them with
suitable stone monuments, at reason
able and proper intervals, according to
the topography of the country.
/ 1t is further ordered that before en-
tering upon the discharge of their duties
each of said commissioners shall! be duly
sworn to perform faithfully, impartially
and without prejudice or bias the duties
herein imposed; said oath to be taken
before the clerk Of this court, or before
either of the clerks of the Circuit Courts
} of the United States for the District of
/ Maryland or for the Northern District
authorized by law to administer an oath
in the State of Maryland or of West
Virginia, and returned with their re-
port; that said commissioners may
arrange for their organization,
their meetings and the particular
manner of the performance of their
duties, and are authorized to adopt all
ordinary and legitimate methods in the
ascertainment of the true location of
said boundary line. including the taking
of evidence under oath and calling for
papers and documents, but in the event
evidence is taken the parties shall be
notified and permitted to be present and
cross-eXamine the witness; and all evil
dence taken by the commissioners and
all exceptions thereto and action there
on shall be preserved and certified and
returned with their report.
Said commissioners are also at liberty
to refer to and consult the printed rec
ord in the cause so far as they may
think proper to enable them to dis
charge their duties under this decree.
1t is further ordered that the clerk of
this court shall at once forward to the
governor of each of said States of Mary
land and West Virginia, and to each of
the commissioners appointed by this
decree, copy of this decree duly
authenticated. And said commissioners
are authorized, if they deem it neces-
sary, to request the cooperation and as
sistance of the State authorities in the
performance of the duties imposed on
them by this decree. 1t is further or
dered that said commissioner do pro-
coed, with all convenient dispatch, to
discharge their duties in running, To-
eating, establishing and marking said
line as herein directed, and make their
report thereof and of their proceedings
in the premises to this court on or be-
fore the first of January, 1911, together
with a complete bill of costs and charges
annexed.
1t is further ordered that should va
cancies occur in said board of commits
sioners by reason of death, the refusal
to act or inability to perform the duties