Chap. 61.—Joint Resolution appointing Commissioners to resurvey, re-
trace, locate and erect monwnents on the boundary ine between Mary-
land and Virginia, on the Eastern Shore.

Passed April 20, 1967.

Whereas, by act of the legislature of Maryland, of date
March twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fitty-two, and by
& corresponding act of the legislature of Virginia, of date
March twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and tifty- eight, pro-
vision was made for surveying, retracing and marking the
boundary line between the states of Mar yland and Virginia,
on the eastern shore, between Watkins’ point and the Atlan-
tic ocean; and whereas, under the provisions of said acts the
commissioners, Colonel T. J. Lee and Colonel Angus W.
AIcDonald, appointed by the states of Maryland and Virginia
respectively, have, w ith the assistance of Lieutenant Michler,
of the United States corps of envineers, caused said line to
be retraced and surveyed; and whereas, by resolution of the
general assembly of Virginia, of date , eighteen
hundred and sixty, it was provided “that. suitable’ and _per-
manent monuments should bo erected at the termini and
along said line, to perpetuate the location of the same, at the
joint cost of said two states, and that Virginia’s portion of
such cost 1s provided for by said act of March twenty-ninth,
eighteen hundred and fifty-eight; and whereas it is very
proper and necessary that said monuments should be erected
as before provided tor, and that the boundary line between
said states, from Watkins’ point across Smith's island, to the
mouth of the Potomac river, and from Watkins’ point across
the eastern shore, to the Atlantic ocean, should be traced
and marked by suitable monuments: Therefore,

1. Be it resolved by the general assembly of Virginia,
That Samuel W. Powell, Thomas Hall Kellam and John W.
Field, are hereby ap pointed commusstoners on the part of
Virginia, to act in concert with a like number to be appoimted
by the legislature of Maryland, to trace the boundary line
between said states, from Watkins’ point across Sinith’s
island to the month of the Potomac river, and from Watkins’
point across the Eastern Shore to the Atlantic ocean; and to
superintend the ereetyng, and to cause to be erected ‘the said
monuments on said line; and are hereby authorized ane em-
powered to engave the services of Lieutenant Michicr, or any
other competent engineer, to assist them in resurvey ine and
retracing said line and in adjusting said monuments thereon,
if deemed necessary by the joint commission of the two
states; the said commissioners to make a joint report of their
labors, to be ratified by the legislatures of both the states of
Maryland and Virginia before being binding on either, and
when so ratified, the said boundary line shall be fixed and es-
tablished. =

2. That, Virginia's proper share of any expense incurred
under this act, not provided tor by any previous act of the
general assembly, be paid out of the treasury, out of any
money not otherwise appropriated, upon the requisition of
the Board of public works.