556                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

Creek to the vicinity of Corsica Creek on the Chester River, but this
seems hardly probable. Moreover, there is no subsequent law extant
which defines the boundary as it is to-day, and thus it is probable that
the present line is the same as that of the law of 1706. Talbot County
is one of the oldest counties on the Eastern Shore. Since the county
was erected almost as soon as any settlement began it never has been
under the practical jurisdiction of any other county. With the excep-
tion of the early enactments by the Provincial Council and Assembly all
laws now extant, as well as all land and probate records, should be on
file at Easton. The County Court of Talbot County was originally on
the Wye River but subsequently it was moved to Easton.

TALBOT COUNTY ELECTION DISTRICTS.

1798  Ch. 115. County divided into 4 election districts.

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

1799 Ch. 50. Commission appointed to divide county into 4 election dis-
tricts.

1852 Ch. 258. Erects new election district (No. 5) out of 2d election dis-
trict the line to be as follows:

" Beginning at the mouth of Harris' creek and running
with said creek to the head thereof, thence with the divi-
sion line between the lands of James Dawson and William
Lowe, thence with said line until it intersects the division
line between the lands of William Hambleton and said
Lowe, thence with said line, until it reaches the head of a
cove or creek, called Emerson's creek, and with said creek
until it reaches Miles' river, and thence with the river
and bay, including Tilghman's, Poplar, and Sharps' Island
to the mouth of said Harris' creek."

1876 Ch. 154. County Commissioners authorized to divide election districts
into election precincts.

1892 Ch. 572. Changes boundary line between 3d and 1st election districts
to be as follows:

" Beginning at the mouth of Trippe's Creek and running
up Trippe's Creek and the north branch thereof, thence
with said north branch of Trippe's Creek to a point at or
near the residence of Mrs. James P. Hambleton, known as
Waterloo, from thence, nearly east with the road leading
from the said Mrs. Hambleton's residence to a point on the
public road from Hambleton to Dover Bridge, at or near
Iveytown colored church, thence with said road until it
intersects the present dividing line between Easton and
Trappe districts, then following the line as now laid to
to the Choptank river."