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messex River; thence by a straight line to the mouth of
Flat Cap Creek."

1878 Ch. 186. Divides Dames Quarter District, number 2, and annexes to it
a portion of Princess Anne District, number 1.

" Commencing for the same at a point on Tangier Sound,
or Monie Bay, known as Dames' Quarter District, and run-
ning thence in a southerly direction across the marsh, said
marsh being the division between Dames' Quarter and
Pigeon House to Monokin River, thence by and with the
channel of said Monokin River to the mouth of Goose
Creek, near the residence of William E. Waters, thence
by and with the channel of said Goose Creek to the mouth
of a ditch near the head of said creek, thence by and
with said ditch to the county road near the residence of
Thomas Heath, thence by a right line due north to the
county road commonly known as the Black or Monie Road,
thence by and with that road to the bridge crossing Great
Monie Creek, known as the Waterloo Bridge, thence by
and with said creek to Tangier Sound and the place of
beginning. That portion of the said Dames' Quarter Dis-
trict west of the first line mentioned in this act—viz., the
line running from a point on Tangier Sound or Monie
Bay, as the case may be, to the Monokin River—is hereby
annexed to Tangier District, number nine " .......

1878 Ch. 214. Changes the name of Hungry Neck, or election district num-
ber 5, to Mount Vernon District, or election district No. 5.

1878 Ch. 45. Additional election district, No. 10, erected from 7th election
district the new district to " comprise all that territory
belonging to the State of Maryland on Smith's Island."

This practically repeals Acts of 1874 Ch. 43 and re-en-
acts Acts of 1853 Ch. 301 so far as they relate to Smith's
Island.

1880 Ch. 146. Changes the line between Dames' Quarter District, number 2,
and Princess Anne District, number 1, to run as follows:
" Commencing for the same at a point on Monie Bay,
known as Dames' Quarter Creek, and running thence in a
southerly direction across the marsh, said marsh being
the division between Dames' Quarter and Pigeon House,
to Manokin River, thence by and with the channel of said
Manokin River to the mouth of Goose Creek, thence to the
mouth of a ditch to the county road, near the residence of
Thomas Heath, thence by the county road leading from
Princess Anne, westward to John B. Wallers' store, thence
northward, by the county road leading to Waterloo Bridge,
thence northwesterly by and with the channel of Little
Monie Creek, thence northwestwardly by and with the
channel of Little Monie Creek to Monie Bay to the begin-
ning. That portion of Dames' Quarter District as now
constituted not included in the district as now consti-