Chap. 135.—An ACT to Designate the Arbitrators to Ascertain and fix
the Boundary between the States of Maryland and Virginia.

Approved March 28, 1874.

Whereas, a controversy exists as to the true line of bound-
ary between the states of Maryland and Virginia; and
whereas, the state of Maryland, by resolutions of its general
assembly now in session, has declared its willingness to sub-
mit the said controversy to arbitration, and to accept as final
and conclusive such award as may be.made in the premises;
therefore,

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
the settlement and determination of the true line of boundary
between the states of Maryland and Virginia be referred to
the Honorable Jeremiah S. Black of Pennsylvania, and the
Honorable William A. Graham of North Carolina, and a
third person to be selected by them, who are hereby requested
to act as arbitrators, and to ascertain and determine the true
line of boundary between the said states of Virginia and
Maryland, and to make and deliver their award in writing,
any two of them concurring therein. Each state shall have
the right to be represented by counsel before said arbitrators,
subject to such regulations as they may prescribe. And the
state of Virginia hereby pledges its faith to accept and abide
by the award of said arbitrators in the premises, as final and
conclusive: provided, further, that neither of the said states,
nor the citizens thereof, shall, by the decision of the said ar-
bitrators, be deprived of any of the rights and privileges
enumerated and set forth in the compact between them en-
tered into in the year seventeen hundred and eighty-five, but
that the same shall remain to and be enjoyed by the said
states and the citizens thereof forever.

2. And be it further enacted, That until the final adjust-
ment and settlement of the said line of boundary, the tem-
porar line across the Chesapeake bay known as the Lovett-

avidson line shall be faithfully observed by the citizens of
the said two states.

3. The governor is hereby requested to forward a copy of
this act to the governor of Maryland, with a request that he
present the same to the general assembly of that state for
their concurrent action in the premises.

4, This act shall be in force from its passage.