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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

the eastern shore of Smith's Island, in latitude 37°

57' 08" longitude 75° 59' 20"; thence south 79° 30'

east, four thousand eight hundred and eighty yards,

to a point marked " A " on the accompanying map,

Latitudes and

1 in the middle of Tangier Sound, in latitude 37° 56'

longitar.es.

42', longitude 75° 56'23" said point bearing from

Jane's Island Light south 54° west, and distant from

that light three thousand five hundred and sixty

yards ; thence south 10° 30' west, four thousand seven

hundred and forty yards, by a line dividing the wa-

ters of Tangier Sound, to a point where it intersects

the straight line from Smith's Point to Watkins'

Point, said point of intersection being in latitude

37° 54' 21', longitude 75° 56' 55' bearing from Jane's

Island Light south 29° west, and from Horse Hain-

mock south 34° 30' east. This point of intersection

is marked " B " on the accompanying map. Thence

north 85° 15' east, six thousand seven hundred and

twenty yards alongthe line above-mentioned, which

runs from Smith's Point to Watkins' Point, until it

reaches the latter spot, namely, Watkins' Point,

which is in latitude 37° 54' 38\ longitude 75° 52' 44\

From Watkins' Point the boundary line runs due

east, seven thousand eight hundred and eighty

yards, to a point where it meets a line running

through the middle of Pokomoke Sound, which

is marked "C" on the accompanying map, and
is in latitude 37° 54' 38', longitude 75° 47'

50* ; thence by a line dividing the waters of Poko-

moke Sound, north 47° 30' east, five thousand two

hundred and twenty yards, to a point in said sound

marked " D " on the accompanying map, in latitude

27° 56' 25' longitude 75° 45' 26'; thence following

the middle of the Pocomoke River by a line of irreg-

ular curves, as laid down on the accompanying map,

until it intersects the westward protraction of the

boundary line marked by Scarborough and Calvert,
May 28th, 1668, at a point in the middle of the Po-

comoke River, and in the latitude 37° 59' 37' longi-

tude 75° 37' 04'; thence by the Scarborough and

Calvert line, which runs 5° 15' north of east to the

Atlantic Ocean.

Latitude, &c.

The latitude, longitude courses and distances here

givenhave been measured upon the coast chart, No. 33,
of the United States Coast Survey (sheet No. 3 Chesa-