Note 199 — ARTICLE II (continued 2)

Geofroy v. Riggs, 133 U.S. 258 (1890). See also Fort Leavenworth Railroad Co. v. Lowe, 114 U.S. 525, 541 (1885), which is cited in the Field opinion in support of the idea that no cession of any portion of a State's territory could be effected without the State's consent. The statement is the purest obiter.