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§ 1-310. Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lowerreaches of Pocomoke River.

A. The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previouslyundescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of thePocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain asfollows:

Beginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37°56'28.00"and longitude 75°45'43.56"; which is the last point on theMaryland-Virginia line that was defined by the "joint report of engineers onrelocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia boundary line across Tangier andPocomoke sounds December 1916"; thence running N 73°34'31.9" E about17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37°57'115.82" andlongitude 75°42'18.48"; thence running N 85°39'33.9" E about 3,785.82feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37°57'18.65" and longitude75°41'31.25"; thence running S 74°16'00.8" E about 7,278.41 feet tocorner K a point defined by latitude 37°56'59.13" and longitude75°40'03.89"; thence running S 61°57'55.7" E about 3,664.73 feet tocorner L a point defined by latitude 37°56'42.10" and longitude75°39'23.51"; thence running N 76°15'24.5" E about 2,263.49 feet tocorner M a point defined by latitude 37°56'47.65" and longitude75°38'54.85"; thence running N 00°49'51.5" W about 7,178.56 feet tocorner N a point defined by latitude 37°57'58.61" and longitude75°38'56.15"; thence northeasterly about 3 1/2 miles following the middlethread of the meandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined bylatitude 37°59'39.37" and longitude 75°37'26.52", which is at or nearthe point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line ofMay 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N35°08'33.5" E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N 83°45'59.9" E about24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis onthe Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668. Geographicpositions are based on 1927 datum.

B. No vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within thearea affected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted oraffected thereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operationnor shall it in any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership orcorporation in any suit now pending in any of the courts of this Commonwealthor of the United States wherein such cause of action arose over, or is in anyway based upon, the area affected. This section shall in no wise preclude theCommonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation forviolation of any of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such areauntil this section shall become effective.

(1970, c. 315, § 7.1-7.2; 2005, c. 839.)

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§ 1-310. Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lowerreaches of Pocomoke River.

A. The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previouslyundescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of thePocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain asfollows:

Beginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37°56'28.00"and longitude 75°45'43.56"; which is the last point on theMaryland-Virginia line that was defined by the "joint report of engineers onrelocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia boundary line across Tangier andPocomoke sounds December 1916"; thence running N 73°34'31.9" E about17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37°57'115.82" andlongitude 75°42'18.48"; thence running N 85°39'33.9" E about 3,785.82feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37°57'18.65" and longitude75°41'31.25"; thence running S 74°16'00.8" E about 7,278.41 feet tocorner K a point defined by latitude 37°56'59.13" and longitude75°40'03.89"; thence running S 61°57'55.7" E about 3,664.73 feet tocorner L a point defined by latitude 37°56'42.10" and longitude75°39'23.51"; thence running N 76°15'24.5" E about 2,263.49 feet tocorner M a point defined by latitude 37°56'47.65" and longitude75°38'54.85"; thence running N 00°49'51.5" W about 7,178.56 feet tocorner N a point defined by latitude 37°57'58.61" and longitude75°38'56.15"; thence northeasterly about 3 1/2 miles following the middlethread of the meandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined bylatitude 37°59'39.37" and longitude 75°37'26.52", which is at or nearthe point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line ofMay 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N35°08'33.5" E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N 83°45'59.9" E about24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis onthe Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668. Geographicpositions are based on 1927 datum.

B. No vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within thearea affected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted oraffected thereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operationnor shall it in any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership orcorporation in any suit now pending in any of the courts of this Commonwealthor of the United States wherein such cause of action arose over, or is in anyway based upon, the area affected. This section shall in no wise preclude theCommonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation forviolation of any of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such areauntil this section shall become effective.

(1970, c. 315, § 7.1-7.2; 2005, c. 839.)


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Statutes > Virginia > Title-1 > Chapter-3-1 > 1-310

§ 1-310. Boundary with Maryland in upper reaches of Pocomoke sound and lowerreaches of Pocomoke River.

A. The boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland in the previouslyundescribed portion of the Maryland-Virginia line in the upper reaches of thePocomoke sound and lower reaches of the Pocomoke River shall be and remain asfollows:

Beginning at a point which is corner D defined by latitude 37°56'28.00"and longitude 75°45'43.56"; which is the last point on theMaryland-Virginia line that was defined by the "joint report of engineers onrelocating and remarking Maryland-Virginia boundary line across Tangier andPocomoke sounds December 1916"; thence running N 73°34'31.9" E about17,125.11 feet to corner H a point defined by latitude 37°57'115.82" andlongitude 75°42'18.48"; thence running N 85°39'33.9" E about 3,785.82feet to corner J a point defined by latitude 37°57'18.65" and longitude75°41'31.25"; thence running S 74°16'00.8" E about 7,278.41 feet tocorner K a point defined by latitude 37°56'59.13" and longitude75°40'03.89"; thence running S 61°57'55.7" E about 3,664.73 feet tocorner L a point defined by latitude 37°56'42.10" and longitude75°39'23.51"; thence running N 76°15'24.5" E about 2,263.49 feet tocorner M a point defined by latitude 37°56'47.65" and longitude75°38'54.85"; thence running N 00°49'51.5" W about 7,178.56 feet tocorner N a point defined by latitude 37°57'58.61" and longitude75°38'56.15"; thence northeasterly about 3 1/2 miles following the middlethread of the meandering Pocomoke river to corner P a point defined bylatitude 37°59'39.37" and longitude 75°37'26.52", which is at or nearthe point of intersection with the Scarborough and Calvert boundary line ofMay 28, 1668; corners N and P are connected by a line running N35°08'33.5" E about 12,465.32 feet; thence N 83°45'59.9" E about24,156.95 feet to the boundary monument near triangulation station Davis onthe Scarborough and Calvert boundary line of May 28, 1668. Geographicpositions are based on 1927 datum.

B. No vested right of any individual, partnership or corporation within thearea affected by this section shall in any wise be impaired, restricted oraffected thereby. This section shall not be retrospective in its operationnor shall it in any way affect the rights of any individual, partnership orcorporation in any suit now pending in any of the courts of this Commonwealthor of the United States wherein such cause of action arose over, or is in anyway based upon, the area affected. This section shall in no wise preclude theCommonwealth from prosecuting any individual, partnership or corporation forviolation of any of the criminal laws of this Commonwealth within such areauntil this section shall become effective.

(1970, c. 315, § 7.1-7.2; 2005, c. 839.)