540                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

County is the earliest to receive its final form. Each of the other eleven
counties then existing has had some modification, although that of
Calvert has been no more than the sharper definition of its line with
Anne Arundel County. Charles County received a small part of the
territory assigned at this time to Prince George's County, but otherwise
remains the same. Cecil County has been curtailed by the transfer of
the south bank of the Sassafras to Kent County. All of the others have
yielded territory for the formation of new counties.

ST. MARY'S ELECTION DISTRICTS.

1798  Ch. 115. County divided into 3 election districts.

1799  Ch. 48. Confirms Acts of 1798 Ch. 115.

1799 Ch. 50. Commission appointed to divide county into 3 election dis-
tricts.

1801 Ch. 59. Commission authorized to make alterations and report to
County Clerk.

1806  Ch. 29. County divided into 4 election districts, the additional elec-

tion district " adjoining and between the first and third
districts as they are now numbered."

1807  Ch. 8. Confirms Act of 1806 Ch. 29.

1807 Ch. 28. Commission appointed to review election districts and to make

changes provided district No. 2 remain unchanged.
1816 Ch. 5. Polling place of the election district No. 2 changed.

1822  Ch. 112. County divided into 5 election districts, the additional dis-

trict to be taken and laid off from the 4th election district.

1823  Ch. 154. Commission appointed to lay off the 5th election district,

Charlotte Hall and Chaptico to be places of election in the
4th and 5th election districts.

1824  Ch. 16. Acts of Commission legalized, confirmed and made valid.
1831 Ch. 190. Commission appointed to ascertain and describe the bounds

of the several election districts and to report to the Clerk
of County Court before Aug. 1, 1832.

1856 Ch. 277. New election district, No. 6, established with the following
bounds:

" Commencing at the Horse landing on the Patuxent
river, thence with the most direct main road to St.
Joseph's church, thence with said road by Bond's store
and until it intersects the Rich Neck road, thence across
Rich Neck swamp with said main road to its junction with
the Mackintosh road near M. Joy's farm, thence from said
junction in the most direct route to the division line and
up the Patuxent river to the place of beginning."