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with the eastern branch of Rock creek to the bridge cross-
ing said creek at William B. Muncastee's mill, then with
the county road leading to the village of Redland to where
the said road crosses the western branch of Rock creek,
at what was formerly known as Rickett's ford, then fol-
lowing up and with said western branch of Rock Creek
to where it crosses the road leading from Rockville to
Unity, near the farm of Walter M. Talbot, then following
said road to its intersection with the road leading from
Mechanicsville to Laytonville, near the residence of
Fletcher R. Veitch, then following the road leading from
Laytonville to Brookville to the crossing of the public
road near the Catholic church and the village of Mount
Zion, then with said public road to Hawling's river, near
the residence of Thomas D. Gaither, then down and with
Hawling's river to the Westminster road, near Allen Bowie
Davis' mill, then with the said Westminster road to the
intersection of the road leading to Triadelphia, north of
the store of Frederick 0. Gaither, then with said road to
the bridge across the Patuxent river at the village of
Triadelphia, then down and with said Patuxent river to
Brown bridge, the place of beginning."

1880 Ch. 228. Additional election district, No. 10, erected with the following
bounds:

" Beginning at the mouth of Cabin John creek, thence
up and with said Cabin John creek to the mouth of
Thomas' run, thence up and with said Thomas' run until
the same is crossed by the Orendorff mill road, thence
with a straight line to where Piney branch is crossed by
the public road near the residence of Mrs. Upton West,
thence down and with said Piney branch until it empties
into the Potomac river, thence down and with said Po-
tomac river to the place of beginning."

1880 Ch. 301. Additional election district, No. 9, erected from portions of the
1st, 2d, 4th, and 6th election districts.

" Beginning for the same at the cross roads in the vil-
lage of Germantown, and running thence with the Neels-
ville road to the Georgetown and Frederick road, thence
across said Georgetown and Frederick road to the road
leading from the Neelsville Presbyterian Church to the
old Baltimore road, thence with said road to its inter-
section with the old Baltimore road, thence with said old
Baltimore road to Seneca bridge, thence with the road
leading from Seneca bridge to Rockville, via the village
of Redland to where the said road is crossed by Mill
branch, near the farm of William O. Householder, thence
with a straight line.to the intersection of the Georgetown
and Frederick road, with what is known as the Gaither