548                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

the said county road to White's road; thence by and with
White's road, to the district bridge, at what is called the
Branch, near John Miles; thence by and with East creek
to the Pocomoke, dividing the lands of Littleton Whitting
ton and Nathaniel Tull; all that part lying South and
West of the aforesaid line, and included in what was for-
merly called Brinkley's district, to constitute the aforesaid
election district, number fourteen or Lawson's district,
and all the remaining portion to constitute Brinkley's
district, number six, as heretofore."

1858 Ch. 20. Additional election district, No. 15, established from the 4th
election district with the following bounds:

" Beginning at the northeast side of the mouth of a
creek commonly called Rock creek, and thence running due
south, until it intersects another stream of water, com-
monly called Pishing creek, all that portion lying west of
the aforesaid line, and included in what was formerly
called Dames' Quarter District, to constitute the aforesaid
Tangier District, or Election District No. 15, and all lying
to the west of the said line, to constitute Dames' Quarter
District, No. 4, as heretofore."

Repealed 1860 Ch. 84.

1860 Ch. 84. Repeals Act of 1858 Ch. 20.

1860 Ch. 165. Resurvey of Dorchester-Somerset boundary line authorized.
1860 Ch. 385. Accepts the Maryland-Virginia line laid down in 1688.
1868 Ch. 24. Defines which old districts are hereafter to be in Wicomico.
1868 Ch. 82. Names and numbers the election districts after separation of
Wicomico county as follows:

"Princess Anne District, number one; Dames' Quarter
District, number two; Brinkley's District, number three;
Dublin District, number four; Hungry Neck District, num-
ber five; Potato Neck District, number six; Smith's Island
District, number seven; Lawson's District, number eight;
Tangin District, number nine.
1870 Ch. 326. County Commissioners authorized to change polling place in

Dames' Quarter election district.

1872 Ch. 428. Fairmount substituted for Potato Neck.

1874 Ch. 43. Established a new 7th election district out of parts of the
former 7th and 8th election districts as follows:

" all that district in said county now known as Smith's
Island or election district number seven, and also all that
part of said Lawson's district south of the following line,
viz: Beginning at the mouth of Apes Hole Creek on Poco-
moke Sound; thence by and with the channel of said Creek
to Apes Hole Bridge; thence by and with the county road
to Mariner's Church; thence by a straight line to the
mouth of a lane running between the lands of L. Dow
Lawson and William Davey near Jacksonville in said dis-
trict; thence by and with said lane to the little Anna-