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Show -57- debt was passed by West Virginia on April 1, 1919 88 Payment was to be partly in cash and partly through a bond issue, Virginia having agreed to accept these bonds at par in payment of the debt. The cash payment of $1,062,867.17 was made on April 18, 1919, and bonds for the remaining $13,500,000 were issued.89 (10) Virginia and West Virginia Boundary Agreement of 1866: (a) Congressional assent was given by Joint Resolution of March 10 1866.90 (b) By the Acts of January 31, 1863 i91 and February 4 1863, 92 of the General Assembly held at Wheeling, the two counties of Berkeley and Jeffer- son were ceded to West Virginia in the event that a plebiscite taken in the Two counties would indicate this to be their choice. West Virginia accept- ed this cession by the Acts of November 2, 1863 *°* and August 5* 1863 *'^~ These two Acts of. the "Restored State of Virginia" were repealed by Virginia by the Acts of December 5, 1865 95 and March 1, 1866.9° (c) In Virginia v. West Virginia (1870, U. S) 11 Wall. 39* it was held that the later repeal of t he Acts of cession by Virginia was ineffect- ive to terminate the compact concluded with Congressional assent. (11) Virginia and Maryland Boundary Agreement of 1877* (a) Congressional assent was given by the Act of March 3* 1879-°' (b) By the Act of April 3, 1876 ,98 Maryland bound itself to abide by the award of the arbitrators appointed to determine the dispute* The award was made on January 16, 1877* and approved by Virginia by the Act of March 14, 1878.99 (12) New York and Vermont Boundary Agreement of 1880 (a) Congressionalassent was given by the Act of April 7* 1880 .^0 l919 W Va. Acts (Ext. Sess.) ch. 10, p..19. On Feb. 20, 1919* it had been resolved to accept Virginia!s offer of settlement, and-the prepara- tion of bills for the pavment of the debt was directed. See W. Va. Acts, 1919* 507* New York Times, Apr. 13, and 19, 1919. 901^ stat. at L. 35O. 91Va. Acts (Wheeling) 1862-1863, ch. 5^, po 38, 92ya. Acts (Wheeling) 1862-1863, ch. 78, p. 65. 93w, Va. Laws* 1863, ch. 90, p. 103. 9k W. Va. Laws, I863, ch. 35, p« 33. 95Va. Acts, 1865-1866, ch. 8U* p. 19U- 96va» Acts, 1865-1866, ch. 85, p* 195. 9720 Stat. at L. I48I. See, in general, Report and Proceedings of tine Joint Commissioners to adjust the Boundary Line, (I87IOJ Report and Ac- companying Documents of the Virginia Commissioners (1873)• 9$Md. Laws, 1876, ch. II4.8, p. 317. 99va» Acts, 1877-1878, ch. 2l+6, p. 233. 1°°21 Stat. at L. 72, |
