Document: 473 U.S. 610 105 S.Ct. 3519 87 L.Ed.2d 441 State of OKLAHOMA, plaintiffv.State ARKANSAS No. 79 Supreme Court the United States July 1, 1985 1 On Bill Complaint. 2 This cause came on this date for final adjudication upon Report Special Master, and Court, being fully advised in premises, finds that Master should be adopted approved as submitted, a Decree entered accordingly. DECREE It Is Ordered, Adjudged, Decreed That: 3 1. The is hereby its entirety, submitted. 4 2. determines geographical location common boundary between Oklahoma Arkansas particular area bordered by Le Flore County, Oklahoma, Sebastian Arkansas. More particularly, which has sovereign control over tract land (the "disputed tract") shown "Original Field Notes Township 8 9 North Range 32 West" original government surveyor, William Clarkson, Jr., dated December 28, 1828, map Surveyor John Fisher prepared 1904 to contain approximately 55 acres bounded east western Territory 1828 1904, west Poteau Rivers. 5 3. disputed was included certain lands ceded Choctaw Indian Nation 1820. In "Treaty with [Western] Cherokees, 1828," defined follows: 6 "The Western shall be, same is, defined, viz: A line run, commencing Red River, at point where Eastern strikes said run due River Arkansas, thence direct South West corner Missouri." 7 Stat. 311 (May 6, 1828). When admitted Union 1836, Congress described above Treaty 50 (June 15, 1836). 4. 1905, gave "consent States" extend include Congressional Act became law States, reading part "Be it enacted Senate House Representatives America assembled, That consent given her so all strip lying situate adjacent city Fort Smith, rivers, follows, namely: Beginning south bank one hundred paces old crosses river, running southwesterly along mouth Poteau; right angles center current river; southerly up middle (except intersects River) opposite Mill Creek, intersected Creek; Creek line; northerly beginning . ." February 10, 33 714. 10 5. had power, acting together, without Chickasaw Nations alteration eastern their lands. power unilaterally change transfer exercised quoted paragraph above. 16, took appropriate legislative action permitted portion 41, 1905 (now codified Ark.Stat.Ann. § 5-101 (Repl.1976)). Thus, joint remains day. 11 6. parties stipulated continuous sovereignty, dominion, control, exclusive criminal civil jurisdiction since enactment 41 Legislature 1905; continuously levied collected real property taxes within tract; never or tract. Pursuant holding California v. Nevada, 447 125, 100 2064, 65 (1980), doctrine acquiescence applies dispute Therefore, separate ground, become continues under acquiescence. 12 7. 13 8. Judgment hereby, favor against dismissing claims prejudice. 14 9. All costs are taxed Oklahoma. such have been paid 15 discharged.

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