Va. Code Ann. § 1-308
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Boundary with Maryland
Official statutory text
The Black-Jenkins Award, which established the boundary line between the Commonwealth and Maryland and was ratified on March 14, 1878, by an act of the General Assembly shall be and remain obligatory on this Commonwealth and the citizens thereof, and shall be forever observed and kept by the Commonwealth and all of its citizens according to the true intent and meaning of the same, and to that end the faith of the Commonwealth stands pledged.
Code 1950, § 7-6; 1966, c. 102, § 7.1-7; 2005, c. 839 .
Code 1950, § 7-6; 1966, c. 102, § 7.1-7; 2005, c. 839 .
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