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<br />\Vithnut fm'th(lJ' Jllultiplif'ntion of examples, it would appear <br />that Wh(,!'f~ two rppr(>Rentativp~ of tlu> Cnite(l 8tate~ ann of a <br />Ntate 31'(~ duly Rl>pointed for Ole purpose of 8ettling a boundary <br />or ~()IIH~ otllPl' <fjl"pllte. Hu('h 1'(-,J'l:lOlUi are "eomlllisRioners'-' and <br />ar(~ eollt~dively H. "jOillt ('oJlllllifoi}:ioll." and Us the tOUJ't said (Hi~ <br />U. 8., 7(i). I'Curler the aet of T('X;lH of 1M2 and the att of (~on- <br />~r~1ol8 of 1~~5. tht~ t.wo Gorpl'IlH'nu. appointed {'omnlisF:iOIH'I'R." <br />and tbe body 80 l'OH:-:t.ltuted waR n. "joint commission," <br /> <br />ThiR eXf~rl'ise of th(~ 11.p....-11:r-lIlaking powers of the two sl"parate <br />GorCI'lllllcntN (Xational 311(} Rtate) necNi."W.l'ily proc€'eds upon <br />tliP fUlldamctltal faet t.hat there are two RPparatp find dj~tind <br />Govf'rnnwnts, ench having itA attrihutes of son>reignty. Of tbis <br />we shall wake mention in a ::;epill'a1c memorandum. <br /> <br /> <br />Slhove case at the following pngoes: ':'A COlllUlisHioIlpr was aJJpointed <br />on behalf of tht' PnittKl Rtatt'l'l" (1fi~ l~. ~., 1, Hill: "the ('ommi:;t- <br />ginners or the two OovernIl1ent~"-~i. e.. the. Government of'l'exrrs <br />find the (1overnUlPllt of tur enited 8-wtes (162 U. S., 1, fi6) ; "a <br />juint {'om1lJi~:-;inn on the part of the rniterl Hta.tt'R and TexHI!I <br />t'omH1Ctlt'f'i.! the work." eh'. (l4a C. R, (i:!l. (185) ; "the commi~- <br />~ioneI' On tht, part of the I'Ili1<'d PtatpH" (il.t); "the commis. <br />SiOlH'I'S of the t'nit<'d 8:taa's aud TexaR" fill.",; <br /> <br />By tIl(' art of .January ~n. 1~~5. f'llaptt~r 47 l~8 Stat., 296, <br />:!H7) , it waH provided tha.t thp l-Ilit<-'l"l Ht.a1e!-i should appoint a <br />reprf"lo4t'nt.ative who sllould work in t'onjund.ioH with a represen. <br />ta.tive tn he appointed h~' the ::-:t:HP of ']'PXflR. for th~ purpose of <br />as('("rtaining- 1"11<' boundury. The followin~ n'ferelll'{'s appeal' as <br />des(,t'iptive of the 1)(~I'xou and 1he a~clH':r: <br /> <br />'.The two UO\'l'rnIlH'llt;o.; \ T~nit('d St.ltes .wd i-1tatf-~ of Texas) <br />appOinlf'd COlllIlli:-Ol"ionf'I':-;.' (l(;~) l~, K, I, 76); the- joint hotly <br />HO ronRtitu1l'd i~ defilH~ll llM ..tlH~ Joint Boundarv COOlmb!-.donP <br />(1ft!) r, ~.. 1. :!.l); in the ftl't hy the T-,pgi:-:latul'P of TeXUR author- <br />illinft HI(' IlJlpointlllent. of i11' \'onlH:d:,,~.;itllleJ'. tht' cowhined repl'c- <br />f;4:'llhttipn of 1'11(> two (;OW'J'tIl11Pnt:o; tRtah' and "Xational) i~ dc-Rig- <br />nated H '''join1 ('OmmiRl-.;jou" 11()~ (T. r:., 1. 7:)) ; by the :H't author- <br />izing thp l-'ui1 hptwf't>-n the l~nit('d ~!llfl'S :md 'rpxn:-.: (:~f) l~tat.. <br />81., H2. chap. lR~. Se('. ':!5) the <'lflllmi:-;:-;inn fOl'1rlfld unrl('>r the act <br />of l~Rfi with 1h(' ~tuh~ of T('xn~ i:-: (lPRip:naip(l :if; "j t\(~ joint. hmm- <br />. <lan' rommist\ion und~T' tlw aet of Con/.!l'f'R.I;(," et('. (lJa U. S.. 62.1. <br />6:!~') ; awl by thl' nct of 1~<35 "a joint ('OIlltni:-osioJi was organi1,;cd'; <br /><14-:) r. R, {i~l, (;3G) ; <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />COMPAC'.ra BETWEEN STATE AND NA'rION.\L GOVERNMENTS. <br /> <br />Contro\'cT'sipH arising between t,vo States or between the <br />rnited Htat.ps and a Rtntp or RtatcR may he settled by compaet <br />or agref>nu~nt or by judi('iaJ d(.tenuiuut.ion L)' the United ~t3te~ <br />Supreme Court, nlplomacy' failing, the ~uit before thp court is <br /> <br />[ 17 J <br />