JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOB. 109
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CHAPTER 87.
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AN ACT to create a new election district in Mont-
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gomery county, to be known as Bethsda district,
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number seven, or the seventh election district of
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Montgomery county.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
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of Maryland, That a new election district be formed
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New election
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and laid out in Montgomery county out of portions
of the fourth and fifth election districts, to be known
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district.
Number sev-
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as Bethsda district, number seven, or the seventh
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en.
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election district of Montgomery county, whose metes
and bounds shall be as follows : Beginning on the
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Metes and
bounds.
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Potomac river at the point where the dividing line
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between Montgomery county and the District of
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Columbia crosses, the same then running with said
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dividing line in a northeasterly direction until the
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same crosses near the residence of Hon. Montgomery
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Blair, then with said dividing line in a southeasterly
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direction until the same is crossed by the turnpike
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leading from Brookville to Washington city, then
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with said turnpike in a northerly direction until the
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same is crossed by the Metropolitan Branch of the
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, then with said rail-
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road in a westerly direction until the same crosses
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the county road east of Rock creek and near New-
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port mills, then with said county road until it inter-
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sects the turnpike leading from Rockville to George-
town, then with a straight line to the intersection of
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the Orendoff mill road with the old Georgetown
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road, near the residence of Isaac O. Rabbitt, then
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with said Orendoff mill road until the same is
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crossed by Thomas' run, then down and with said
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Thomas' run until the same empties into Cabin
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John creek, then down and with said Cabin John
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creek until the same empties into the Potomac
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river, then down and with the Potomac river to
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the place of beginning.
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SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the voting place
or polls in said district shall be held at or near the
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Voting place.
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house now used as the Bethsda post-office.
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SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the Governor of
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Maryland and the County Commissioners of Mont-
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