The western boundary of this state is the middle of the stream of the Mississippi River, including within this state all such islands as are held under grants from the states of Tennessee and North Carolina.
Code 1858, § 69; Shan., § 80; Code 1932, § 91; T.C.A. (orig. ed.), § 4-207.
Cross-References. Criminal jurisdiction over Mississippi River, §§4-1-103,4-1-104.
Textbooks. Tennessee Jurisprudence, 5 Tenn. Juris., Boundaries, § 1; 22 Tenn. Juris., State, § 4.