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Show -54- on condition that assent would be given,* together with similar rights of eminent domain, by Congress, Maryland, and the Potomac Company. Maryland by the Act of January 31* 1825,65 gave its assent on the condition of as- sent being given by the other named States, together with Potomac Conpany, and also requesting the assent of Pennsylvania. Congressional assent was given by the Acts enumerated above. On May 16, 1825$ the Potomac Company gave its assent. 66 On February 9* 1826,67 Pennsylvania gave its assent. (c) In Co & O* Canal Co. v* B & O* R. R. Co. (1832 Md* ) 4 Gill & J. I, it was held that this was a binding compact between the States of Mary- land and Virginia, with the requisite Congressional assent, which could not be impaired by the independent action of Maryland* (1+) New York and New Jersey Compact of 1833* (a) Congressional assent was given by the Act of June 28, l834 68 (b) Commissioners were appointed by New York by the Act of June 18, 1833 *^ and by New Jersey under the Act of February 6 * 1833 *7° The com- pact, concluded on September 16, 1833 a dealt with the boundary line between the States, the exercise of jurisdiction by them over the waters of the Hudson River, and the title of the respective States to the river bed and the islands in the river* It was ratified by New York on February 5* 1834 71 and by New Jersey on February 16, 1834 72 (e) This compact was considered in Central R. R Co. v Jersey City (1908) 209 U. S. 473, 28 Sup. Ct. 592; State v. Babcock (1862, N. J) I Vroom 29; People v. C. R R. of N. J. (1870) 42 N. Y. 293; Ferguson v. Ross (1891). 126 N. Y, 459 27 N E, 954 (5) Missouri and Arkansas Boundary Compact of 18l+6s (a) Congressional assent was given by the Act of February 15* l848 '$ (b) Commissioners were appointed by Arkansas under the Act of January 12, 1843, 74 and by Missouri under the Act of February 25, 181+3.75 The agreement was ratified by Arkansas on December 23* 1846 76 and -by Missouri on February 16, 181+7.77 g Md Laws, 1824-25, oh. 79* 66 The act of assent is found in 4 Stat. at L 802. A complete list of all of the acts is to be found in 4. Stat. at L. Appx. I. 67 Pa. Acts, 1825-26, ch. 7, p. 8, as amended by Act of Mar* 9, 1826, Pa. Acts, 1825-26, ch. 28, p. 73. °Q 4 Stat. at L. 708 °9 N Y. Laws 1833 ch, 6, p. 6. 7% N, j, LaWS, 1832-1833, %• 71lT» Y. Laws, 183U, ch. 8, p. 8. 7%B j. Laws, 1833-1831;, 118. 739 stat. at L. 211 74Ark. Acts, 18h3-kk> 53. 75lMo. Laws, 18ii3, 23. 7oi)ig# Ark. Laws, 1857, ch. 13, p. I5I*. 77lMO. Laws, X81+7, 13. |