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mentioned in the report of the commissioners to the Legislature of 1824.
This act passed the Assembly on February 18, 1825.

One further change was made in the boundaries of Anne Arundel
County by the Convention of 1851, which separated the already estab-
lished Howard district, constituting it Howard County. The limits of
this district were established by an Act of Assembly 1838, Chapter 22,
which defines the boundary as follows:

" Beginning .... at the intersection of the west shore of Deep Run with
the southern shore of the Patapsco River, at or near Ellicott Furnace, and
running southerly with Deep Run, until it reaches the Baltimore and Wash-
ington Rail Road [now the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad]; and thence with the said Rail Road and including the same until
it reaches the southwestern line of Anne Arundel County on the Big
Patuxent River."

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY ELECTION DISTRICTS.

1798  Ch. 115. County divided into 5 election districts,

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

1799 Ch. 50. Commission appointed to lay off county in 5 election districts.

1809  Ch. 38. Excludes inhabitants of Annapolis from voting for Anne

Arundel county delegates.

1810  Ch. 49. Confirms Acts of 1809 Ch. 38.

1816 Ch. 252. Annapolis taken from 2d election district to form 6th district.

1820  Ch. 168. Line between 4th and 5th election districts changed as fol-

lows:

" It shall begin at the bridge across the Patapsco Falls,
near Ellicott's Mills, and run with and bind on "the Cum-
berland turnpike road from said bridge to the 2d turnpike
gate on said road, now erected in Howard's lane and from
said turnpike gate in Howard's lane with the lane as
heretofore established by law to the line of Prince George's
County."

1821  Ch. 123. Repeals Acts of 1817 Ch. 149 in so far as related to "the

electors of the Senate of this State."

1822  Ch. 16. Confirms Acts of 1821 Ch. 123.

1822 Ch. 116. Commission appointed to divide 4th and 5th or only the 5th
election districts into not exceeding 3 districts [making
in all 6 districts].

1822  Ch. 156. Polling place of the 2d district changed to Black Horse

Tavern.

1823  Ch. 58. Confirms Acts of .1822 Ch. 116.

1824  Ch. 13. Polling place of 2d district changed to the Free school.
1832 Ch. 63. Confirms Acts of 1831 Ch. 232.