516 THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND
1896 Ch. 289. Divides Kent County into 7 election districts bounded as
follows:
" The first election district shall begin at the point on
the boundary line between the States of Maryland and
Delaware, where Kent county joins Queen Anne's county;
and running thence by and with said State line north-
wardly to the line of Cecil county, then westerly with the
division line between Cecil and Kent and with Sassafras
river to Mill creek, then up mill creek to the head thereof
and southerly to the public road leading from Lambson's
to Chesterville, then with said public road through Chester-
ville and to Chester river at Crumpton, then up Chester
river and with the division line between Kent and Queen
Anne's counties to the beginning. The first election dis-
trict is divided into two voting precincts, to be known as
the Millington precinct, comprising all that part of the
said first district which lies south of the Baltimore and
Delaware Bay Railroad, with the voting place at Milling-
ton, and the Galena precinct, comprising all that part of
the said district which lies north of the said Baltimore
and Delaware Bay Railroad, with the voting place at
Galena.
The second election district shall begin at Mill creek on
Sassafras river, and running down Sassafras river to the
public road at Betterton then with the said public road
from Betterton to the intersection of said road with the
public road from Coleman's to Lynch's, then with that
public road to Lynch's and thence with the public road to
Riley's mill on Morgan creek, then with Morgan creek to
Chester river, then up Chester river to the public road at
Crumpton, then with said public road to Chesterville and
with the public road towards Lambson to the line of the
first district, then with that line northerly to Mill creek,
and with Mill creek to the beginning on Sassafras river,
with the voting place at Kennedyville.
The third election district shall be as follows: Begin-
ning at the public road at Betterton, on Sassafras river,
and running down Sassafras river and down Chesapeake
bay to the mouth of Worton creek; then up Worton creek
to the public road at Buck Neck Landing; then with said
public road to Militoto and with the public road towards
Chestertown, until it intersects the public road from Elia-
son's to the Watson farm; then with that public road and
the public road to Goose Hill to the mill stream; then with
said mill stream to the public road at Riley's mill; then
with the public road to and through Lynch's and with the
public road through the Norris lands towards Barnard's
wharf, as far as the public road near the mill at the head
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