Pennsylvania Act 1889-77 — PENNSYLVANIA BOUNDARY LINE MARKER - RELATING TO

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PENNSYLVANIA BOUNDARY LINE MARKER - RELATING TO
                   Act of May 4, 1889, P.L. 81, No. 77                Cl. 71
                                  AN ACT

     Relative to the boundary lines and boundary line monuments.

        WHEREAS, The reports of the county commissioners on the
     condition of the boundary line monuments, made pursuant to the
     act of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, show that
     that portion of the boundary line, known as the circle of New
     Castle, which separates this Commonwealth from the State of
     Delaware, is unmarked, and has not been surveyed for upwards of
     one hundred years, leaving its location so uncertain that it is
     impossible to determine in which State a large amount of
     property is situated.
        And whereas, Said county commissioners' reports show that
     many of the monuments that were set in the Mason and Dixon line,
     have been mutilated, destroyed or removed from their proper
     location; therefore,

        Whereas, the reports of the county commissioners on the
     condition of the boundary line monuments, made pursuant to the
     act of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, show that
     that portion of the boundary line, known as the circle of New
     Castle, which separates this Commonwealth from the State of
     Delaware, is unmarked, and has not been surveyed for upwards of
     one hundred years, leaving its location so uncertain that it is
     impossible to determine in which state a large amount of
     property is situated.
        And whereas, said county commissioners' reports show that
     many of the monuments that were set in the Mason and Dixon Line,
     have been mutilated, destroyed or removed from their proper
     location; therefore,
        Section 1.  That it shall be the duty of the Governor to
     appoint three competent persons as commissioners, representing
     this Commonwealth, who are hereby authorized to act in
     conjunction with a similar commission from the State of
     Delaware, to examine, survey and re-establish the boundary line
     that separates this Commonwealth from the State of Delaware, and
     when said line shall have been properly relocated, to mark its
     location by the erection of enduring monuments.
        It shall also be the duty of the said commissioners to make a
     detailed report of their operations, which, together with the
     field notes of surveys, description of monuments, maps and other
     items of interest connected with their work, shall be filed
     immediately after the performance of the duties imposed by this
     act, with the Secretary of Internal Affairs, who shall cause a
     proper record of the same to be made, and shall place the same
     among other papers and documents relating to the boundary lines
     and boundary line monuments; that for the purpose of providing
     for the compensation of the said commissioners and for defraying
     other necessary expenses incident to the discharge of the duties
     herein imposed, the sum of two thousand dollars, or so much
     thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, which sum
     shall be paid on warrant of the Auditor General to the Secretary
     of Internal Affairs, who shall, before disbursing the same,
     require the presentation of properly verified and authenticated
     vouchers: Provided, That the compensation of said commissioners
     shall be determined by the Governor, AudItor General and
     Secretary of internal Affairs.  1889, May 4, P.L. 81, Sec.1.
        Section 2.  Duty of Secretary of Internal Affairs, when
     boundary lines cannot be ascertained
        Whenever it shall appear from the reports of the county
     commissioners on boundary line monuments, that any of said
     monuments have been mutilated, destroyed or displaced or carried
     away from their proper location, or whenever it shall appear on
     satisfactory proof that the location of any of the boundary
     lines cannot be ascertained by reason of the destruction or
     misplacement of the monuments which mark the same, it shall be
     the duty of the Secretary of Internal Affairs to correspond with
     the proper authorities of other States interested, and he is
     hereby authorized to act with such parties and represent this
     Commonwealth in the re-establishment, by survey or otherwise, of
     said boundary lines, the erection of new monuments, the
     repairing, resetting or renewing of old ones when found
     necessary.
        That an annual appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars shall
     be made for the purpose of defraying the expenses of surveying
     and locating said boundary lines, and for the repairing,
     resetting and renewing of the monuments that mark the same,
     which appropriation shall be disbursed, or so much thereof as
     may be necessary to make effectual the provision of this
     section, under the supervision of the Secretary of Internal
     Affairs, who shall in all cases require the presentation of
     properly verified vouchers and shall cause the same to be filed
     in the office of the Auditor General: Provided, That the said
     annual appropriation of fifteen hundred dollars shall cease and
     terminate on the first day of June, 1891.  1889, May 4, P.L. 81,
     Sec. 2.