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§ 4. Vermont boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New  York  and  the state of Vermont shall be and hereby is fixed as follows:  Beginning at a stone bound standing on the easterly slope of a hill,  in  latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes forty-five and two hundred  one  thousandths  seconds north, longitude seventy-three degrees fifteen  minutes fifty-four and nine hundred four thousandths seconds  west  from  Greenwich, a point in the southerly line of the state of Vermont; thence  the  line  runs  on  a  bearing  north eighty-eight degrees thirty-three  minutes twenty  seconds  west,  three  thousand  two  hundred  five  and  seven-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  two, standing at the southwest  corner of the state of Vermont; thence north eleven  degrees  fifty-nine  seconds   west,   twenty-one  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight  and  eight-tenths feet, to monument number six on the northwest  slope  of  a  mountain  and  one  hundred ninety feet northwest to a small brook which  runs into the Hoosic river about four hundred feet up  stream  from  the  lower  covered  bridge at North Pownal; thence north twenty-nine degrees  one minute thirty-three seconds east, two  thousand  six  hundred  forty  feet,  to monument number seven which is a large block of granite set in  the bed of the brook above mentioned and at the point  where  it  enters  Hoosic  river;  thence  north  seven  degrees eighteen minutes seventeen  seconds west, three hundred ninety-six  feet  along  the  west  bank  of  Hoosic  river  to monument number eight on the north side of the highway  leading from North Pownal to North Petersburgh and  near  the  northwest  corner  of  the covered bridge before mentioned; thence north twenty-one  degrees  twenty-one  minutes  forty-three  seconds  east,  two  thousand  fifteen  and  five-tenths  feet  across  Hoosic river to monument number  nine, on southwest side of the west bound track of the Boston and  Maine  railroad, and is between said track and Hoosic river opposite a ledge of  rock;  thence north thirty degrees forty minutes seven seconds west, one  thousand one hundred fifty-six and two-tenths feet along  the  northeast  bank  of  Hoosic river to monument number ten between said river and the  west bound track of the Boston and Maine railroad; thence north fourteen  degrees forty minutes west, one thousand one hundred  seventy-three  and  seven-tenths  feet  across  said  track  and  highway leading from north  Pownal to Petersburgh Junction to monument number twelve, on brow  of  a  hill  just  north  of said highway and at the corner of two stone walls;  thence north five degrees nineteen  minutes  fifty-seven  seconds  east,  five  thousand eighty-two feet to monument number thirteen, on the north  side of a highway known as the Skipperee road  and  about  four  hundred  twenty  feet  southeast  of  house on lands owned by Edgar Green; thence  north forty degrees twenty minutes east, three hundred  ninety-six  feet  to  monument number fourteen, at edge of woods on the southwest slope of  the hill north of the Skipperee road; thence south  seventy-one  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  fifty-five  seconds east, one thousand six hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number fifteen, in woods  and  on the slope of hill north of Skipperee road; thence north three degrees  twenty   minutes  eighteen  seconds  east,  one  thousand  four  hundred  eighty-two and three-tenths feet to  monument  number  sixteen,  at  the  corner  of  the  towns of Pownal and Bennington; thence north one degree  thirty-three minutes  five  seconds  east,  thirty-five  thousand  three  hundred   thirty-five   and   seven-tenths   feet   to  monument  number  twenty-seven, at the corner of the towns of Bennington  and  Shaftsbury;  thence  north  two  degrees  seven  minutes  twenty-five  seconds  east,  thirty-five thousand one  hundred  sixty-five  and  six-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  forty  at  the  corner  of the towns of Shaftsbury and  Arlington; thence north two degrees forty-five minutes seventeen seconds  east, thirty-three thousand nine  hundred  sixty-one  feet  to  monument  number  fifty-two, at the corner of the towns of Arlington and Sandgate;thence north one degree twenty-seven minutes three seconds east,  eleven  thousand  one hundred fifty-four and four-tenths feet to monument number  fifty-five,  on  the  north  side  of  Camden  Valley  road  and   about  one-quarter  mile  west of R. C. Smith's house; thence north two degrees  forty-two minutes nine seconds  east,  sixteen  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight and eight-tenths feet to monument number sixty, on the north  side  of  Beattie Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty-one minutes  nine  seconds  east,  two  thousand  seven   hundred   eighty-five   and  three-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-one on the north side of  Perkins Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty minutes forty seconds  east, three thousand  three  hundred  eighty  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-two,  at  corner  of  the  towns of Sandgate and  Rupert; thence north one degree forty-six  minutes  twenty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  nine hundred eighty-six and seven-tenths feet to  monument number sixty-three on the south side of the Salem-Rupert  road;  thence  north  one  degree  forty minutes thirty-three seconds east, six  hundred forty-one and five-tenths feet to monument number sixty-four, on  the south side of right of way of Delaware and Hudson  railroad;  thence  north  one degree thirty-eight minutes nine seconds east, three thousand  four  hundred  sixty-four  and  two-tenths  feet  to   monument   number  sixty-five,  at  the  top  of  long  open  slope  on  north  side of and  overlooking the valley  at  West  Rupert;  thence  north  three  degrees  twenty-three  minutes  thirty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  six  hundred sixty-one and seven-tenths feet to monument number  sixty-seven,  at a point about midway between two highways and about one and one-third  miles  north of Delaware and Hudson railroad; thence north three degrees  thirty-one minutes fifty-five seconds east, three thousand three hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number sixty-nine, on sloping  ground between two brooks; thence north one degree twenty-three  minutes  thirty-one  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand  four hundred fifty-six and  two-tenths feet to monument number seventy-six, at  the  corner  of  the  counties  of  Bennington and Rutland; thence north one degree thirty-two  minutes  three  seconds  east,   fourteen   thousand   twenty-five   and  five-tenths feet to monument number eighty, in West Pawlet on north side  of highway leading southwest out of said village and about three hundred  fifty  feet  from  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  railroad crossing in West  Pawlet; thence north one  degree  forty-nine  minutes  fourteen  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand three hundred eighty-one and nine-tenths feet to  monument number ninety, at the corner of the towns of Pawlet and  Wells;  thence  north  one  degree thirty-five minutes twenty-nine seconds east,  nineteen thousand three hundred  seventy-two  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  ninety-six,  at  the  corner of the towns of Wells and  Poultney;  thence  north  one  degree  twenty-eight  minutes  fifty-nine  seconds  east,  nineteen  thousand two hundred forty-five and two-tenths  feet to monument number one hundred one, on the south bank  of  Poultney  river;  thence about fifty-five feet along the previous course continued  in the middle of the deepest channel of said  river;  thence  along  the  middle  of  the  deepest channel of said river to East bay; thence along  the middle of the deepest channel of East bay and the waters thereof  to  where the same communicates with Lake Champlain; thence along the middle  of  the deepest channel of Lake Champlain to the eastward of the islands  called the Four Brothers and westward of the islands called  Grand  isle  and  Long  isle  or  the  Two Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La  Mott, to the parallel of the forty-fifth degree north latitude,  as  run  by Valentine and Collins, seventeen hundred and seventy-one to seventeen  hundred  and  seventy-four;  according  to report dated October seventh,  seventeen hundred and ninety-one, of commissioners appointed by  chapter  eighteen of the laws passed at the thirteenth session of the legislatureof  this state in seventeen hundred and ninety; thereby including within  the state of New York, all that portion  of  the  former  town  of  Fair  Haven,  formerly  in  the  county of Rutland and state of Vermont, lying  westerly  from the middle of the deepest channel of Poultney river as it  now runs, and between the middle of the deepest channel  of  such  river  and  the  west  line  of  the  state of Vermont, as established on March  nineteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as the same is described in  an act of the legislature of Vermont  entitled  "An  act  annexing  that  portion  of the town of Fair Haven, lying west of Poultney river, to the  state of New York," and approved by the governor  of  Vermont,  November  twenty-seven,  eighteen  hundred and seventy-six. The acceptance by this  state of sovereignty and jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took  effect April seventh, eighteen hundred  and  eighty,  the  date  of  the  approval of the act of congress consenting to such cession, is continued  in  force.  Nothing  in this section contained shall be deemed to affect  the determination of the boundary line between the state of New York and  the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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§ 4. Vermont boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New  York  and  the state of Vermont shall be and hereby is fixed as follows:  Beginning at a stone bound standing on the easterly slope of a hill,  in  latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes forty-five and two hundred  one  thousandths  seconds north, longitude seventy-three degrees fifteen  minutes fifty-four and nine hundred four thousandths seconds  west  from  Greenwich, a point in the southerly line of the state of Vermont; thence  the  line  runs  on  a  bearing  north eighty-eight degrees thirty-three  minutes twenty  seconds  west,  three  thousand  two  hundred  five  and  seven-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  two, standing at the southwest  corner of the state of Vermont; thence north eleven  degrees  fifty-nine  seconds   west,   twenty-one  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight  and  eight-tenths feet, to monument number six on the northwest  slope  of  a  mountain  and  one  hundred ninety feet northwest to a small brook which  runs into the Hoosic river about four hundred feet up  stream  from  the  lower  covered  bridge at North Pownal; thence north twenty-nine degrees  one minute thirty-three seconds east, two  thousand  six  hundred  forty  feet,  to monument number seven which is a large block of granite set in  the bed of the brook above mentioned and at the point  where  it  enters  Hoosic  river;  thence  north  seven  degrees eighteen minutes seventeen  seconds west, three hundred ninety-six  feet  along  the  west  bank  of  Hoosic  river  to monument number eight on the north side of the highway  leading from North Pownal to North Petersburgh and  near  the  northwest  corner  of  the covered bridge before mentioned; thence north twenty-one  degrees  twenty-one  minutes  forty-three  seconds  east,  two  thousand  fifteen  and  five-tenths  feet  across  Hoosic river to monument number  nine, on southwest side of the west bound track of the Boston and  Maine  railroad, and is between said track and Hoosic river opposite a ledge of  rock;  thence north thirty degrees forty minutes seven seconds west, one  thousand one hundred fifty-six and two-tenths feet along  the  northeast  bank  of  Hoosic river to monument number ten between said river and the  west bound track of the Boston and Maine railroad; thence north fourteen  degrees forty minutes west, one thousand one hundred  seventy-three  and  seven-tenths  feet  across  said  track  and  highway leading from north  Pownal to Petersburgh Junction to monument number twelve, on brow  of  a  hill  just  north  of said highway and at the corner of two stone walls;  thence north five degrees nineteen  minutes  fifty-seven  seconds  east,  five  thousand eighty-two feet to monument number thirteen, on the north  side of a highway known as the Skipperee road  and  about  four  hundred  twenty  feet  southeast  of  house on lands owned by Edgar Green; thence  north forty degrees twenty minutes east, three hundred  ninety-six  feet  to  monument number fourteen, at edge of woods on the southwest slope of  the hill north of the Skipperee road; thence south  seventy-one  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  fifty-five  seconds east, one thousand six hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number fifteen, in woods  and  on the slope of hill north of Skipperee road; thence north three degrees  twenty   minutes  eighteen  seconds  east,  one  thousand  four  hundred  eighty-two and three-tenths feet to  monument  number  sixteen,  at  the  corner  of  the  towns of Pownal and Bennington; thence north one degree  thirty-three minutes  five  seconds  east,  thirty-five  thousand  three  hundred   thirty-five   and   seven-tenths   feet   to  monument  number  twenty-seven, at the corner of the towns of Bennington  and  Shaftsbury;  thence  north  two  degrees  seven  minutes  twenty-five  seconds  east,  thirty-five thousand one  hundred  sixty-five  and  six-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  forty  at  the  corner  of the towns of Shaftsbury and  Arlington; thence north two degrees forty-five minutes seventeen seconds  east, thirty-three thousand nine  hundred  sixty-one  feet  to  monument  number  fifty-two, at the corner of the towns of Arlington and Sandgate;thence north one degree twenty-seven minutes three seconds east,  eleven  thousand  one hundred fifty-four and four-tenths feet to monument number  fifty-five,  on  the  north  side  of  Camden  Valley  road  and   about  one-quarter  mile  west of R. C. Smith's house; thence north two degrees  forty-two minutes nine seconds  east,  sixteen  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight and eight-tenths feet to monument number sixty, on the north  side  of  Beattie Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty-one minutes  nine  seconds  east,  two  thousand  seven   hundred   eighty-five   and  three-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-one on the north side of  Perkins Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty minutes forty seconds  east, three thousand  three  hundred  eighty  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-two,  at  corner  of  the  towns of Sandgate and  Rupert; thence north one degree forty-six  minutes  twenty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  nine hundred eighty-six and seven-tenths feet to  monument number sixty-three on the south side of the Salem-Rupert  road;  thence  north  one  degree  forty minutes thirty-three seconds east, six  hundred forty-one and five-tenths feet to monument number sixty-four, on  the south side of right of way of Delaware and Hudson  railroad;  thence  north  one degree thirty-eight minutes nine seconds east, three thousand  four  hundred  sixty-four  and  two-tenths  feet  to   monument   number  sixty-five,  at  the  top  of  long  open  slope  on  north  side of and  overlooking the valley  at  West  Rupert;  thence  north  three  degrees  twenty-three  minutes  thirty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  six  hundred sixty-one and seven-tenths feet to monument number  sixty-seven,  at a point about midway between two highways and about one and one-third  miles  north of Delaware and Hudson railroad; thence north three degrees  thirty-one minutes fifty-five seconds east, three thousand three hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number sixty-nine, on sloping  ground between two brooks; thence north one degree twenty-three  minutes  thirty-one  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand  four hundred fifty-six and  two-tenths feet to monument number seventy-six, at  the  corner  of  the  counties  of  Bennington and Rutland; thence north one degree thirty-two  minutes  three  seconds  east,   fourteen   thousand   twenty-five   and  five-tenths feet to monument number eighty, in West Pawlet on north side  of highway leading southwest out of said village and about three hundred  fifty  feet  from  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  railroad crossing in West  Pawlet; thence north one  degree  forty-nine  minutes  fourteen  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand three hundred eighty-one and nine-tenths feet to  monument number ninety, at the corner of the towns of Pawlet and  Wells;  thence  north  one  degree thirty-five minutes twenty-nine seconds east,  nineteen thousand three hundred  seventy-two  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  ninety-six,  at  the  corner of the towns of Wells and  Poultney;  thence  north  one  degree  twenty-eight  minutes  fifty-nine  seconds  east,  nineteen  thousand two hundred forty-five and two-tenths  feet to monument number one hundred one, on the south bank  of  Poultney  river;  thence about fifty-five feet along the previous course continued  in the middle of the deepest channel of said  river;  thence  along  the  middle  of  the  deepest channel of said river to East bay; thence along  the middle of the deepest channel of East bay and the waters thereof  to  where the same communicates with Lake Champlain; thence along the middle  of  the deepest channel of Lake Champlain to the eastward of the islands  called the Four Brothers and westward of the islands called  Grand  isle  and  Long  isle  or  the  Two Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La  Mott, to the parallel of the forty-fifth degree north latitude,  as  run  by Valentine and Collins, seventeen hundred and seventy-one to seventeen  hundred  and  seventy-four;  according  to report dated October seventh,  seventeen hundred and ninety-one, of commissioners appointed by  chapter  eighteen of the laws passed at the thirteenth session of the legislatureof  this state in seventeen hundred and ninety; thereby including within  the state of New York, all that portion  of  the  former  town  of  Fair  Haven,  formerly  in  the  county of Rutland and state of Vermont, lying  westerly  from the middle of the deepest channel of Poultney river as it  now runs, and between the middle of the deepest channel  of  such  river  and  the  west  line  of  the  state of Vermont, as established on March  nineteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as the same is described in  an act of the legislature of Vermont  entitled  "An  act  annexing  that  portion  of the town of Fair Haven, lying west of Poultney river, to the  state of New York," and approved by the governor  of  Vermont,  November  twenty-seven,  eighteen  hundred and seventy-six. The acceptance by this  state of sovereignty and jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took  effect April seventh, eighteen hundred  and  eighty,  the  date  of  the  approval of the act of congress consenting to such cession, is continued  in  force.  Nothing  in this section contained shall be deemed to affect  the determination of the boundary line between the state of New York and  the commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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§ 4. Vermont boundary line. The boundary line between the state of New  York  and  the state of Vermont shall be and hereby is fixed as follows:  Beginning at a stone bound standing on the easterly slope of a hill,  in  latitude forty-two degrees forty-four minutes forty-five and two hundred  one  thousandths  seconds north, longitude seventy-three degrees fifteen  minutes fifty-four and nine hundred four thousandths seconds  west  from  Greenwich, a point in the southerly line of the state of Vermont; thence  the  line  runs  on  a  bearing  north eighty-eight degrees thirty-three  minutes twenty  seconds  west,  three  thousand  two  hundred  five  and  seven-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  two, standing at the southwest  corner of the state of Vermont; thence north eleven  degrees  fifty-nine  seconds   west,   twenty-one  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight  and  eight-tenths feet, to monument number six on the northwest  slope  of  a  mountain  and  one  hundred ninety feet northwest to a small brook which  runs into the Hoosic river about four hundred feet up  stream  from  the  lower  covered  bridge at North Pownal; thence north twenty-nine degrees  one minute thirty-three seconds east, two  thousand  six  hundred  forty  feet,  to monument number seven which is a large block of granite set in  the bed of the brook above mentioned and at the point  where  it  enters  Hoosic  river;  thence  north  seven  degrees eighteen minutes seventeen  seconds west, three hundred ninety-six  feet  along  the  west  bank  of  Hoosic  river  to monument number eight on the north side of the highway  leading from North Pownal to North Petersburgh and  near  the  northwest  corner  of  the covered bridge before mentioned; thence north twenty-one  degrees  twenty-one  minutes  forty-three  seconds  east,  two  thousand  fifteen  and  five-tenths  feet  across  Hoosic river to monument number  nine, on southwest side of the west bound track of the Boston and  Maine  railroad, and is between said track and Hoosic river opposite a ledge of  rock;  thence north thirty degrees forty minutes seven seconds west, one  thousand one hundred fifty-six and two-tenths feet along  the  northeast  bank  of  Hoosic river to monument number ten between said river and the  west bound track of the Boston and Maine railroad; thence north fourteen  degrees forty minutes west, one thousand one hundred  seventy-three  and  seven-tenths  feet  across  said  track  and  highway leading from north  Pownal to Petersburgh Junction to monument number twelve, on brow  of  a  hill  just  north  of said highway and at the corner of two stone walls;  thence north five degrees nineteen  minutes  fifty-seven  seconds  east,  five  thousand eighty-two feet to monument number thirteen, on the north  side of a highway known as the Skipperee road  and  about  four  hundred  twenty  feet  southeast  of  house on lands owned by Edgar Green; thence  north forty degrees twenty minutes east, three hundred  ninety-six  feet  to  monument number fourteen, at edge of woods on the southwest slope of  the hill north of the Skipperee road; thence south  seventy-one  degrees  thirty-nine  minutes  fifty-five  seconds east, one thousand six hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number fifteen, in woods  and  on the slope of hill north of Skipperee road; thence north three degrees  twenty   minutes  eighteen  seconds  east,  one  thousand  four  hundred  eighty-two and three-tenths feet to  monument  number  sixteen,  at  the  corner  of  the  towns of Pownal and Bennington; thence north one degree  thirty-three minutes  five  seconds  east,  thirty-five  thousand  three  hundred   thirty-five   and   seven-tenths   feet   to  monument  number  twenty-seven, at the corner of the towns of Bennington  and  Shaftsbury;  thence  north  two  degrees  seven  minutes  twenty-five  seconds  east,  thirty-five thousand one  hundred  sixty-five  and  six-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  forty  at  the  corner  of the towns of Shaftsbury and  Arlington; thence north two degrees forty-five minutes seventeen seconds  east, thirty-three thousand nine  hundred  sixty-one  feet  to  monument  number  fifty-two, at the corner of the towns of Arlington and Sandgate;thence north one degree twenty-seven minutes three seconds east,  eleven  thousand  one hundred fifty-four and four-tenths feet to monument number  fifty-five,  on  the  north  side  of  Camden  Valley  road  and   about  one-quarter  mile  west of R. C. Smith's house; thence north two degrees  forty-two minutes nine seconds  east,  sixteen  thousand  eight  hundred  sixty-eight and eight-tenths feet to monument number sixty, on the north  side  of  Beattie Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty-one minutes  nine  seconds  east,  two  thousand  seven   hundred   eighty-five   and  three-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-one on the north side of  Perkins Hollow road; thence north one degree fifty minutes forty seconds  east, three thousand  three  hundred  eighty  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  sixty-two,  at  corner  of  the  towns of Sandgate and  Rupert; thence north one degree forty-six  minutes  twenty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  nine hundred eighty-six and seven-tenths feet to  monument number sixty-three on the south side of the Salem-Rupert  road;  thence  north  one  degree  forty minutes thirty-three seconds east, six  hundred forty-one and five-tenths feet to monument number sixty-four, on  the south side of right of way of Delaware and Hudson  railroad;  thence  north  one degree thirty-eight minutes nine seconds east, three thousand  four  hundred  sixty-four  and  two-tenths  feet  to   monument   number  sixty-five,  at  the  top  of  long  open  slope  on  north  side of and  overlooking the valley  at  West  Rupert;  thence  north  three  degrees  twenty-three  minutes  thirty-four  seconds  east,  three  thousand  six  hundred sixty-one and seven-tenths feet to monument number  sixty-seven,  at a point about midway between two highways and about one and one-third  miles  north of Delaware and Hudson railroad; thence north three degrees  thirty-one minutes fifty-five seconds east, three thousand three hundred  twenty-six and two-tenths feet to monument number sixty-nine, on sloping  ground between two brooks; thence north one degree twenty-three  minutes  thirty-one  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand  four hundred fifty-six and  two-tenths feet to monument number seventy-six, at  the  corner  of  the  counties  of  Bennington and Rutland; thence north one degree thirty-two  minutes  three  seconds  east,   fourteen   thousand   twenty-five   and  five-tenths feet to monument number eighty, in West Pawlet on north side  of highway leading southwest out of said village and about three hundred  fifty  feet  from  the  Delaware  and  Hudson  railroad crossing in West  Pawlet; thence north one  degree  forty-nine  minutes  fourteen  seconds  east,  twenty  thousand three hundred eighty-one and nine-tenths feet to  monument number ninety, at the corner of the towns of Pawlet and  Wells;  thence  north  one  degree thirty-five minutes twenty-nine seconds east,  nineteen thousand three hundred  seventy-two  and  nine-tenths  feet  to  monument  number  ninety-six,  at  the  corner of the towns of Wells and  Poultney;  thence  north  one  degree  twenty-eight  minutes  fifty-nine  seconds  east,  nineteen  thousand two hundred forty-five and two-tenths  feet to monument number one hundred one, on the south bank  of  Poultney  river;  thence about fifty-five feet along the previous course continued  in the middle of the deepest channel of said  river;  thence  along  the  middle  of  the  deepest channel of said river to East bay; thence along  the middle of the deepest channel of East bay and the waters thereof  to  where the same communicates with Lake Champlain; thence along the middle  of  the deepest channel of Lake Champlain to the eastward of the islands  called the Four Brothers and westward of the islands called  Grand  isle  and  Long  isle  or  the  Two Heroes, and to the westward of the Isle La  Mott, to the parallel of the forty-fifth degree north latitude,  as  run  by Valentine and Collins, seventeen hundred and seventy-one to seventeen  hundred  and  seventy-four;  according  to report dated October seventh,  seventeen hundred and ninety-one, of commissioners appointed by  chapter  eighteen of the laws passed at the thirteenth session of the legislatureof  this state in seventeen hundred and ninety; thereby including within  the state of New York, all that portion  of  the  former  town  of  Fair  Haven,  formerly  in  the  county of Rutland and state of Vermont, lying  westerly  from the middle of the deepest channel of Poultney river as it  now runs, and between the middle of the deepest channel  of  such  river  and  the  west  line  of  the  state of Vermont, as established on March  nineteen, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, as the same is described in  an act of the legislature of Vermont  entitled  "An  act  annexing  that  portion  of the town of Fair Haven, lying west of Poultney river, to the  state of New York," and approved by the governor  of  Vermont,  November  twenty-seven,  eighteen  hundred and seventy-six. The acceptance by this  state of sovereignty and jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took  effect April seventh, eighteen hundred  and  eighty,  the  date  of  the  approval of the act of congress consenting to such cession, is continued  in  force.  Nothing  in this section contained shall be deemed to affect  the determination of the boundary line between the state of New York and  the commonwealth of Massachusetts.