Whereas, the reports of the county commissioners on the condition of the boundary line monuments, made pursuant to the act of one thousand eight hundred and eighty-seven, show that that portion of the boundary line, known as the circle of New Castle, which separates this commonwealth from the state of Delaware, is unmarked, and has not been surveyed for upwards of one hundred years, leaving its location so uncertain that it is impossible to determine in which state a large amount of property is situated.

And whereas, said county commissioners' reports show that many of the monuments that were set in the Mason and Dixon Line, have been mutilated, destroyed or removed from their proper location; therefore: