52:28-30. Division of islands between states

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First. The parties aforesaid, in pursuance of the authority to them severally given, and in behalf of the respective states aforesaid, do agree, that from the said falls of Trenton, to the station point, or northwest corner of the state of New Jersey, aforesaid, the following islands, opposite to the county of Bucks, and the townships hereafter named, that is to say, opposite to the Falls township, Bird's island; opposite to Lower Makefield township, Slack's three islands, Duer's island, and Harvey's lower island; opposite to Upper Makefield township, Harvey's upper island and Lowne's island; opposite to Solebury township, Smith's island and bar, and Paxton's island and bar; opposite to Tinnicum township, Pratt's two islands, Wall's island, Resolution island, Marshall's island, Wall's two islands, Fishing island, and Pennington's island; opposite to Nockamixon township, Loughley's island; and opposite the county of Northampton, and the townships hereafter named, that is to say, Williams township, Pohatcung island, Shoemaker's island, and Loor's island; opposite to the Forks township, Easton island, opposite to Mount Bethel, Mason's island and bar, Mason's island, Foulrift island, McElhany's island, and Attin's two islands; opposite to Lower Smithfield, Handy's island and bar, Goodwin's two islands, Shawanagh, or I. and B.

Van Campen's island, N. Depew's island and two bars, Chambers' island and Van Oken's island; opposite to Delaware township, Swartwood's island and Isaac Van Campen's island; opposite Upper Smithfield township, Punkey's island and five bars, shall be annexed to the state of Pennsylvania, and considered as parts and parcels thereof.

And that the following islands, opposite to the county of Hunterdon, in the state of New Jersey, and the townships hereafter named, that is to say, opposite to the township of Trenton, Yard's island, Mott's two islands, and Gould's two islands; opposite to the township of Hopewell, Stout's island; opposite to the township of Amwell, Smith's Mill island, Coryell's island, Holcombe's two islands, Eagle island, and Bull's island; opposite to the township of Kingwood, Rush island, Ridge's island, Shyhawk's three islands, Pinkerton's island, and Man-of-War island; opposite to the township of Alexandria, Stull's island, Lowrey's island, and Loughley's island and bar; and opposite to the county of Sussex, and the townships hereafter named, that is to say, opposite to the township of Greenwich, Rope's island, Champman's island, Stout's island and bar, and Bar island; opposite to the township of Oxford, Capush island, Foulrift island, and Mack's island; opposite to the township of Knowlton, Mack's island and three bars, and Gap island; opposite to the township of Walpack, Hoops' two islands, Chambers' island, A.

Van Campen's fishing island, Opaughanaugh island, and Necesseas island; opposite to the township of Sandyston, Nominack island, and Westfall's island; opposite to the township of Montague, Minisink island, Quick's two islands and bar, Shabbacung Great island and bar, and Westfall's two islands, shall be annexed to the state of New Jersey, and hereafter be considered as parts and parcels thereof, agreeably to a map or chart of the said river, and description of the several islands and insulated dry land therein, made under our direction, by Mr.

Reading Howell, surveyor, and herewith exhibited to each state.

Rev.1877, p. 1182, s. 19 (C.S. p. 5370, s. 35).