3 - Massachusetts boundary line.

§ 3. Massachusetts  boundary  line.    The  boundary  line between the  states of New York and Massachusetts is as follows: Beginning  at  bound  one,  a  granite  monument set in ledge on the side of a wooded mountain  peak six hundred and nine feet east  of  Ryan  bush  road,  in  latitude  forty-two   degrees   two  minutes  fifty-eight  and  four  hundred  and  twenty-seven thousandths seconds north of  the  equator,  and  longitude  seventy-three  degrees  twenty-nine minutes fifteen and nine hundred and  fifty-nine thousandths seconds west  from  Greenwich,  and  marking  the  northwest  corner  of  Connecticut,  a  corner  of  the  commonwealth of  Massachusetts, and a corner of the state  of  New  York;  thence  on  an  azimuth   of  ninety  degrees  forty-three  minutes  forty-nine  seconds  twenty-six hundred and  twenty-four  feet  to  bound  three,  a  granite  monument  set in ledge on the steep westerly slope of a wooded mountain,  in latitude forty-two degrees two minutes fifty-eight and seven  hundred  and  fifty-six  thousandths  seconds and longitude seventy-three degrees  twenty-nine  minutes  and  fifty  and  seven  hundred  and  thirty-seven  thousandths  seconds,  at the southwest corner of Massachusetts, also in  the eastern line of New York and marking a corner of the towns of  Mount  Washington  in  Massachusetts,  and  Ancram  and  northeast in New York;  thence on an azimuth  of  one  hundred  and  sixty-seven  degrees  eight  minutes  fifteen  seconds,  thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-nine  feet to bound nine, a granite monument set  in  ledge  on  the  westerly  wooded  slope  of Alandar mountain about a quarter of a mile west of its  summit, in latitude forty-two degrees five minutes ten and  two  hundred  and  five thousandths seconds and longitude seventy-three degrees thirty  minutes thirty-one and thirty-one thousandths seconds, at the corner  of  Mount  Washington  in Massachusetts and Copake in New York; thence on an  azimuth of one hundred and ninety-five degrees twelve minutes twenty-two  seconds, two hundred forty-nine thousand two hundred and forty-six feet,  by the towns of Mount Washington, Egremont,  Alford,  West  Stockbridge,  Richmond,   Hancock  and  Williamstown  in  Massachusetts,  and  Copake,  Hillsdale, Austerlitz, Canaan,  New  Lebanon,  Stephentown,  Berlin  and  Petersburg  in  New  York,  to  bound  one hundred and twelve, a granite  monument set in  ledge  and  earth  on  an  open  easterly  slope  about  seventy-five  feet  west  of  a  private  roadway, in latitude forty-two  degrees  forty-four  minutes  forty-five  and  two   hundred   and   one  thousandths  seconds and longitude seventy three degrees fifteen minutes  fifty-four and  nine  hundred  and  four  thousandths  seconds,  at  the  northwest corner of Massachusetts, also in the east line of New York and  in  the south line of Vermont, and marking a corner in the boundaries of  the towns of Williamstown in Massachusetts, Petersburg in New York,  and  Pownal  in  Vermont. The term "azimuth," as used in this description, is  the angle which a line makes at its point of  beginning  with  the  true  meridian,  reckoning  from  the south around by the west. In addition to  the monuments at the ends of the above mentioned  straight  lines  other  monuments  have  been  set  at  the  points of intersection of the above  described straight lines with highways, railroads and boundary lines  of  three  towns  in New York and seven towns in Massachusetts; also at mile  points, excepting the twenty-second and twenty-third  miles,  which  are  unmarked. These additional marks are described as follows:  Beginning at  the  said  northwest  corner  of  Connecticut; thence westerly about six  hundred and nine feet to a monument on the west side of Ryan Bush  road;  thence  westerly  about two thousand and fifteen feet to bound three, at  the southwest  corner  of  Massachusetts  previously  described;  thence  northwesterly  about twenty-six hundred and fifty-six feet to a monument  marking the first mile point;  thence  northwesterly  about  forty-eight  hundred  and  fifty-five  feet  to  a  monument on the north side of the  Roberts road; thence northwesterly about three hundred and  thirty  feetto  a  monument  at  the  corner of Ancram, Copake and Mount Washington;  thence northwesterly about ninety-five feet to a  monument  marking  the  second  mile  point;  thence  northwesterly  about fifty-two hundred and  eighty  feet  to  a  monument  marking  the  third  mile  point;  thence  northwesterly about four hundred and thirty-three feet to bound nine, on  Alandar  mountain   previously   described;   thence   northerly   about  thirty-four  hundred  and  eighty-six feet to a monument at the boundary  summit of the Bashbish mountain; thence northerly about thirteen hundred  and sixty-one feet to a monument marking the fourth mile  point;  thence  northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking  the fifth mile point; thence northerly about twelve hundred and nineteen  feet to a monument on the  north  side  of  the  Bashbish  road;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-five hundred and seventy-six feet to a monument  at the  boundary  summit  of  Cedar  mountain;  thence  northerly  about  fourteen  hundred  and  eighty-five feet to a monument marking the sixth  mile point; thence northerly about twenty-eight hundred and  forty-eight  feet  to  a  monument  at  the  boundary  summit  of Dugway hill; thence  northerly about nine hundred and eighty-five feet to a monument  on  the  north  side  of  the  Mount  Washington-Hillsdale road; thence northerly  about fourteen hundred and forty-seven feet to a  monument  marking  the  seventh mile point; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-seven  feet  to  a  monument  at  the boundary summit of Mount Prospect; thence  northerly about forty-five hundred and ninety-four feet to a monument at  the corner of Copake, Egremont and Mount  Washington;  thence  northerly  about  nine  feet  to  a  monument marking the eighth mile point; thence  northerly about nine hundred and seventy  feet  to  a  monument  at  the  boundary  summit  of  Mount  Fray;  thence  northerly  about forty-three  hundred and ten feet to a monument marking the ninth mile point;  thence  northerly  about  fourteen  hundred and fifty-nine feet to a monument on  the north side of the Hillsdale-South Egremont  road;  thence  northerly  about four hundred and seventy-eight feet to a monument at the corner of  Copake,  Egremont  and  Hillsdale;  thence  northerly about thirty-three  hundred and forty-three feet to a monument marking the tenth mile point;  thence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and  eighty-six  feet  to  a  monument  on the north side of the Hillsdale-North Egremont road; thence  northerly about twenty-four hundred and ninety-four feet to  a  monument  marking  the  eleventh  mile  point;  thence  northerly about forty-four  hundred and eight feet to a monument on the  south  side  of  the  North  Egremont-North  Hillsdale road; thence northerly about eight hundred and  seventy-two feet to a monument marking the twelfth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-five hundred and forty-three feet to a monument  at the corner of Alford, Egremont and Hillsdale; thence northerly  about  three  hundred and seventy-three feet to a monument on the north side of  the Whites Hill road; thence northerly about  twenty-three  hundred  and  sixty-four  feet to a monument marking the thirteenth mile point; thence  northerly about thirty-eight hundred and ninety-three feet to a monument  on the south  side  of  the  Green  River-North  Egremont  road;  thence  northerly  about  thirteen  hundred  and eighty-seven feet to a monument  marking the fourteenth mile point; thence northerly  about  twenty-three  hundred  and  five  feet  to  a  monument on the north side of the Green  River-Great Barrington road; thence northerly about twenty-five  hundred  and  thirty-two  feet  to a monument on the south side of a road; thence  northerly about four hundred and forty-three feet to a monument  marking  the fifteenth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-five hundred and  twenty-seven  feet  to a monument at a boundary summit; thence northerly  about seventeen hundred and fifty-three feet to a monument  marking  the  sixteenth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  fourteen  hundred and  ninety-four feet to a monument on the north  side  of  the  Alford-GreenRiver  road;  thence  northerly  about thirty-four hundred and fifty-six  feet to a monument on the north side of a road; thence  northerly  about  three hundred and thirty feet to a monument marking the seventeenth mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a  monument marking the eighteenth mile point; thence northerly about  five  hundred  and  fifty-three  feet  to  a monument at the corner of Alford,  Austerlitz and West  Stockbridge;  thence  northerly  about  forty-seven  hundred  and twenty-seven feet to a monument marking the nineteenth mile  point; thence northerly about fifteen  hundred  and  ninety  feet  to  a  monument  at the boundary summit of Mount Harvey; thence northerly about  thirty-six hundred and ninety feet to a monument marking  the  twentieth  mile point; thence northerly about twenty-nine hundred and two feet to a  monument  on  the  south  side  of the Austerlitz-West Stockbridge south  road; thence northerly about three hundred and twenty-seven  feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  a  road;  thence northerly about two  thousand and eight  feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the  Austerlitz-West   Stockbridge   north   road;   thence  northerly  about  forty-three feet to a monument  marking  the  twenty-first  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-six  hundred  and thirty-five feet to a  monument on the north side of a road; thence northerly about twenty-four  hundred and nine feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-West  Stockbridge road; thence northerly about one hundred and fifteen feet to  a monument on the Boston and Albany railroad; thence northerly about one  hundred and sixty-six feet to a  monument  on  the  north  side  of  the  Canaan-Richmond Furnace south road; thence northerly about three hundred  and  ninety-one feet to a monument at the corner of Canaan, Richmond and  West  Stockbridge;  thence  northerly  about  forty-eight  hundred   and  thirty-four  feet to a monument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond  Furnace north road; thence northerly about eight hundred and twenty feet  to a monument on the east side  of  the  Cunningham  Hill  road;  thence  northerly about eight hundred and ninety-seven feet to a monument at the  boundary  summit  of Cunningham hill; thence northerly about thirty-five  hundred and seventy-three feet to a monument marking  the  twenty-fourth  mile point; thence northerly about one hundred and sixty-seven feet to a  monument on the south side of the Canaan-Richmond road; thence northerly  about  twenty-eight  hundred and thirteen feet to a monument on the west  side of a road; thence northerly about twelve  hundred  and  eighty-five  feet  to  a  monument  on  the south side of the Canaan-Pittsfield road;  thence northerly about one thousand  and  fifteen  feet  to  a  monument  marking  the  twenty-fifth  mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two  hundred and eighty feet to a  monument  marking  the  twenty-sixth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a  monument marking the twenty-seventh mile point; thence  northerly  about  eighteen  hundred  and  ninety-nine  feet to a monument at the corner of  Canaan, Hancock and Richmond, on Perry's Peak;  thence  northerly  about  thirty-three  hundred  and  eighty-one  feet  to  a monument marking the  twenty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about seventeen  hundred  and  ninety-two   feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the  Mount  Lebanon-Pittsfield  road;  thence  northerly  about  eighty  feet  to  a  monument  on the north side of the Mount Lebanon-Pittsfield road; thence  northerly about thirty-three hundred and twenty-four feet to a  monument  on  the  north  side  of  the  state  highway between Pittsfield and New  Lebanon; thence northerly about eighty-four feet to a  monument  marking  the twenty-ninth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-three hundred  and  fifteen feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Mount Lebanon;  thence northerly  about  nineteen  hundred  and  sixty-five  feet  to  a  monument  marking  the  thirtieth  mile  point;  thence  northerly about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking the thirty-firstmile point; thence northerly about two hundred and fifty-six feet  to  a  monument  on  the north side of the Old Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road;  thence northerly about eleven hundred and eight feet to  a  monument  on  the  south side of the Lebanon Springs-Pittsfield road; thence northerly  about thirty-nine hundred and sixteen feet to  a  monument  marking  the  thirty-second  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  nine  hundred and  ninety-six feet to a monument at the boundary  summit  of  Clover  hill;  thence  northerly  about  forty-two  hundred  and  eighty-four feet to a  monument marking the thirty-third mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-five  hundred and fifty-five feet to a monument on the south side  of Goodrich Hollow road; thence northerly about twenty-seven hundred and  twenty-five feet to a monument marking  the  thirty-fourth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument  marking the thirty-fifth mile point; thence northerly  about  twenty-six  hundred  and  eighty-nine  feet  to  a monument on the north side of the  Hancock-Stephentown road; thence northerly about twenty-five hundred and  ninety-one feet to a monument marking the thirty-six mile point;  thence  northerly  about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument marking  the thirty-seventh mile point; thence northerly about two  thousand  and  sixty-five feet to a monument at the boundary summit of Rounds mountain;  thence northerly about thirty-two hundred and fifteen feet to a monument  marking  the  thirty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about fifty-two  hundred and eighty feet to a  monument  marking  the  thirty-ninth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a  monument  marking  the  fortieth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  forty-nine  hundred  and  seventy-four  feet  to  a monument marking the  boundary summit of Mount Misery; thence northerly  about  three  hundred  and  six  feet  to a monument marking the forty-first mile point; thence  northerly about fifty-two hundred and eighty feet to a monument  marking  the  forty-second  mile  point;  thence northerly about nine hundred and  seventy-two feet to a monument at the  corner  of  Berlin,  Hancock  and  Williamstown;  thence  northerly about two thousand and eleven feet to a  monument on the north side of the Sweet  road;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-two  hundred  and  ninety-seven  feet  to  a monument marking the  forty-third mile point; thence northerly  about  fifty-two  hundred  and  eighty  feet  to  a monument marking the forty-fourth mile point, on the  north slope of Rhodes Pinnacle; thence northerly about two thousand  and  fifty-six  feet  to  a  monument on the south side of Mills Hollow road;  thence northerly about thirty-two hundred  and  twenty-four  feet  to  a  monument  marking  the  forty-fifth  mile  point; thence northerly about  forty-six hundred and two feet to a monument on the north  side  of  the  Beebe  Hollow road; thence northerly about six hundred and seventy-eight  feet to a monument marking the forty-sixth mile point; thence  northerly  about  twenty-one hundred and seventy feet to a monument at the boundary  summit of Berlin mountain; thence northerly about thirty-one hundred and  ten feet to a monument marking  the  forty-seventh  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  sixteen  hundred and thirty-five feet to a monument on  the north side of the Berlin-Williamstown road; thence  northerly  about  thirty-six  hundred  and  forty-five  feet  to  a  monument  marking the  forty-eighth mile point; thence northerly about thirty-four hundred  and  sixty-three  feet  to  a  monument  on  the  south  side  of  the  South  Williamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about three  hundred  and  seven    feet    to    a   monument   on   the   north   side   of   the  Williamstown-Petersburg road; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and  ten feet to a  monument  marking  the  forty-ninth  mile  point;  thence  northerly  about  thirty-one hundred and twenty-seven feet to a monument  at the boundary  summit  of  Jim  Smith  hill;  thence  northerly  about  twenty-one  hundred  and  fifty-three  feet  to  a  monument marking thefiftieth mile point; thence northerly about fifteen hundred and nineteen  feet to bound one  hundred  and  twelve,  at  the  northwest  corner  of  Massachusetts,  previously described; thereby including within the state  of  New York that portion of the former territory of Massachusetts known  as the district of Boston Corner, situate formerly in the  southwesterly  corner  of Massachusetts, and westerly of the southwest line of the town  of Mount Washington, in the county of Berkshire, and ceded to the  state  of  New  York  upon  certain  conditions by an act of the legislature of  Massachusetts passed on May fourteen, eighteen hundred and  fifty-three,  entitled  "An  act  relating to the separation of the district of Boston  Corner from this commonwealth, and the cession of the same to the  state  of   New  York."  The  acceptance  by  this  state  of  sovereignty  and  jurisdiction of such ceded territory which took  effect  January  three,  eighteen  hundred and fifty-five, the date of the approval of the act of  congress consenting to such cession, is continued in force,  subject  to  the retention by the state of Massachusetts of jurisdiction in any cause  which  arose  or  was  pending  before  the  date  of the issuing of the  proclamation  provided  in  the  third  section  of  such  act  of   the  legislature  of  Massachusetts,  provided,  however, that nothing herein  contained shall be construed  to  affect  existing  titles  to  property  corporeal  or incorporeal held under grants heretofore made by either of  said states, nor to affect existing rights which said states, or  either  of  them,  or  which  the citizens of either of said states may have, by  grant, letters patent or prescription irrespective of the boundary  line  hereby  established, it not being the purpose hereof to define, limit or  interfere with any such right, rights or privileges  whatever  the  same  may be.