1852.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 61.

Maryland, intervening between Smith's Point, at the
mouth of the Potomac river and the Atlantic Ocean,
has from lapse of time become uncertain, thereby in-
volving innocent parties in difficulties by them irreme-
diable; Therefore,

Governor
to correspond
with Gover-
nor of Virgi-
nia.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the Governor of this State, be re-
quested to open a correspondence with the Governor of
Virginia, relating to retracing and marking the said
boundary line, dividing the State of Maryland, from
the State of Virginia, between Smith's Point and the
Atlantic Ocean.

Governor au-
thorised to ap-
point commis-
sioner.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if the concurrence

of the State of Virginia can be obtained, to the re-
tracing and marking the said portion of the boundary
line dividing the two States, the Governor of this
State, be and he is hereby authorised and empowered
to appoint a commissioner on the purl of this State,
who together with a commissioner on the part of the
State of Virginia, shall proceed to retrace the said por-
tion of the boundary line between this State and the
State of Virginia, and to mark the same by the erec-
tion of suitable monuments at proper points.

Right reserv-
ed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the Legislature
hereby reserves to itself the right to fix the compensa-
tion of said commissioner.

CHAPTER 61.

Passed March
24, 1852.

AN ACT to empower the Board of Commissioners

of Washington County, to lay off a New Election
District, in said County, to be composed of a part

of Election Districts Number one and Number
eight, in said County , and the Polls to be held at

Sandy Hook.

Power to lay

off new elec-
tion district.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That for the greater convenience of
voting in Washington county, it shall be lawful from
and after the passage of this act, for the Commissioners

of Washington county, or a majority of them to lay off
a new election district, in said county, the same to be
formed of the lower part of election districts known as
number one and number eight in said county.