...the Union, upon an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatsoever. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said state shall consist...included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning in the middle of the Mississippi river, on the parallel of thirty-six degrees of north latitude...

...Union on January 29, 1861, with its present boundaries, which are thus defined in the enabling act : 18 the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit: beginning at a point on the western boundary of the State of Missouri, where the thirty-seventh parallel...

...footing with the original States, and for other purposes." * Section 2 of said Act reads : "And 6e it further enacted. That the said state shall consist...following boundaries, to wit : bounded on the east by the Pennsylvania line, on the south by the Ohio river, to the mouth of the Great Miami river, on the west...

...within 6 leagues of the shore * * *." Alabama (15th Cong.) : Act of March 2, 1819 (3 Stat. 490) : "* * * the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit : * * * thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico ; then eastwardly, including all islands within 6 leagues...

...within 6 leagues of the shore * * *." Alabama (15th Cong.) : Act of March 2, 1819 (3 Stat. 490) : "* * * the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit : * * * thence due south to the Gulf of Mexico ; then eastwardly, including all islands within 6 leagues...

...Wyoming have formed for themselves be, and the same is hereby, accepted, ratified, and confirmed. Sec. 2. That the said state shall consist of all the territory...included within the following boundaries, to wit: Commencing at the intersection of the twenty-seventh meridian of longitude west from Washington with...

...follows (3 Stat. 429) : "4 Stat. L. 237. For map and description, see US Cong. (1S2S). • • • the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit : Beginning at the mouth of the Wabash River ; thence up the same and with the line of Indiana, to...

...State may be known and established, it is hereby ordained and declared that the State of Indiana is bounded on the east by the meridian line which forms...boundary of the State of Ohio ; on the south by the Ohio river, from the mouth of the Great Miami river to the mouth of the Walwh river; on the west, by...

...December 3, 1818 (3 Stat. 536). The enabling act defines these boundaries as follows (3 Stat. 429): the said State shall consist of all the territory included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning at the mouth of the Wabash River; thence up the same and with the line of Indiana, to the...

...the Union, upon an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatsoever. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said state shall consist...included within the following boundaries, to wit: Beginning in the middle of the Mississippi river, on the parallel of thirty-six degrees of north latitude;...