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Show -68- (4) Colorado 3 For the purpose of negotiating a compact dealing with the distribution of the waters of the Laramie River for irrigation purposes.-, Colorado appoint- ed a commissioner- on April 2 1921 221 VI INTERSTATE AGREEMENTS WITHOUT CONGRESSIONAL ASSENT (1) Virginia and Tennessee Boundary Agreement of 1803 Commissioners were appointed by. Tennessee on November 13 1801 -2 and by Virginia on January 13* 1800. 23 The agreement was ratified by Virginia on January 22, 1803 2^ and by Tennessee on November 3, 1803. 225 In Robinson v* Campbell (1818* U« S») 3 Wheat 212, the Supreme Court assumed the validity of the compact* In Virginia v» Tennessee (1893) 148 U So 503 the Supreme Court held that the compact was to be deemed to have had the implied assent of Congress* In Tennessee v Virginia (1900) 177 U* So 501 .• 20 Sup. Ct» 715 the Court .decreed the remarking and reascertainment of the line established by the 1803 agreement. A further development of this dispute was settled by compact in 1901 226 (2) North Carolina and South Carolina Boundary Agreements of 1823 and 1815s Commissioners were appointed by North Carolina on November 213 1803 ,227 and by South Carolina on December 21* 1804 228 An agreement was entered into on July 11, 1808- and ratified by North Carolina in the same year.229 South Carolina, however.- on December 17 1808 passed a resolution 230 call- ing for more, definiteness in the description of the boundaries. On December l4 1809 the South Carolina boundary commission reported to the legislature that a further change in the agreement was necessary 23-*- A provisional agreement was concluded on September 4 1813, and ratified by South Carolina on December 17, 1813 232 and by North Carolina during the same year 233 Com- missioners were appointed by North Carolina in 1814 to run the line establish- ed by this agreements 234 Finally a convention was entered into between the commissioners of the two States on November 2, 1815 ratified by South 221Colo. Laws, 1921, ch. 245, p. 8O7. 222 I Scott, Tenn. Laws*- ch. 49, p. 736. 22 3va» Laws. 1800, 33^ 224 Rev, Code', 1819, 63. 25 I Scott, Tenn, Laws ch* 58, p. 798. 225 Appx<. A, III, (17)* suprao 22^2 Martin, N, C* Rev» Acts, 1790-1803, 2ll> 228I Cooper, S. C* Sts9 kl5* 2^2 1U C. Revo Acts^ 1796-1820^ ch. 717, p. 1110* ^!?3. C. Acts, 1808, 106. ^^S. C* Acts, 1809, 99» 2^2j Cooper, S« C, Stso J4I6. ^p2 N, C. Rev, Acts, 1796-1820, ch. 717* P» 1280. 2^2 Ibid* ch* 880, p. 1315, |