Chap. 386.—An ACT to locate and mark a part of the State line between
the States of Virginia and Kentucky. {H B 211]

Approved March 18, 1918.

Whereas, the boundary line dividing the States of Virginia and
Kentucky as the same is set out in section twelve of the Code of
Virginia, is as follows:

“To begin at the point where the Carolina, now Tennessee line,
crosses the top of the Cumberland mountain, near Cumberland Gap;
thence northeastwardly along the top of highest part of the said
Cumberland mountain, keeping between the head waters of Cum-
berland and Kentucky rivers on the west side thereof, and the head
waters of Powell’s and Guest’s rivers, and the Pound fork of Sandy
on the east side thereof, continuing along the said top or highest
part of said mountain, crossing the road leading over the same at
the Little Paint Gap, where by some it is called the Hollow moun-
tain, to where it terminates at the west fork of Sandy, commonly
called Russell’s fork; thence with a line to be run north forty-five
degrees east, till it intersects the other great principal branch of
Sandy, commonly called the northeastwardly branch ;”

Whereas, the part of said State line, where it leaves the main
top of Cumberland mountain “to where it terminates at the west
fork of Sandy, commonly called Russell’s fork; thence with a line to
run north forty-five degrees east, until it intersects the other great
principal branch of Sandy, commonly called the northeastwardly
branch,” is not located and marked and considerable uncertainty
exists as to the true and correct location of this part of the line
between said two States; therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That J. C.
Raines, James G. Belcher and John C. McCoy, citizens of the county
of Buchanan, and William E. French and Robert W. Wright, citi-
zens of the county of Dickenson, in the State of Virginia, are hereby
appointed commissioners on the part of the State of Virginia, any
three of whom may act, to locate and mark by proper monuments
and stones the said part of said State line between the said States
of Virignia and Kentucky hereinabove set out, but the said com-
missioners shall not act under this act except and until a like com-
mission has been provided for and appointed by the said State of
Kentucky, and said commissioners of the said State of Kentucky
when so appointed shall go along and act in conjunction with the
said commissioners herein provided for, and when the said part of
sald State line between the said States of Virginia and Kentucky
shall be located and marked, the same shall for all purposes become
and be the true and correct line between the said States.

2. The said commissioners on the part of this State shall report
to the secretary of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and also file a
copy of said report with each of the county clerks of the said coun-
ties of Buchanan and Dickenson, and the said copy of the said
report shall by each of said clerks be recorded in one of the deed
books in each of said clerks’ offices.

3. The expense of this survey and the marking of this line on
the part of this State shall be paid out of any money not other-
wise appropriated in the State*treasury of Virginia, but said
expenses shall not exceed one thousand dollars and shall be upon
claims allowed and certified by the circuit court of the said county
of Buchanan, and payable by warrants drawn by the auditor of
public accounts.

4, Each of said commissioners acting on the part of this State
shall receive six dollars per day and expenses, which expense shall
not exceed two dollars per day for each of said commissioners, but
no one of said commissioners shall receive per diem and expenses
for more than sixty days.