458                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

II Be it therefore enacted, by the right honourable the Lord Proprietary,
by and with the advice and consent of his Governor, and the Upper and
Lower Houses of Assembly, and the authority of the same, That after the
Monday after the second Tuesday in March next such parts of the aforesaid
two counties of Dorchester and Queen Anne's as are contained within the
bounds and limits following, to wit: Beginning at a point on the north side
of the mouth of Hunting creek, in Dorchester county, and from thence run-
ning up and with the said creek to the main road at James Murray's mill,
thence with that road by Saint-Mary's White Chapel parish church to the
north-west fork bridge, thence with the main road (that leads to Cannon's
ferry) to Nanticoke river, thence with the said river to and with the exterior
limits of the aforesaid county of Dorchester to the exterior limits of Queen
Anne's county thence with the limits of Queen Anne's county to intersect
the main road that leads from the Beaver-dam causeway to Dovertown, in
Kent county, upon Delaware, thence with the said road to the Long marsh,
thence with the said marsh and stream of the branch of Tuckahoe creek to
Tuckahoe bridge thence with the said creek to Great Choptank river, and with
the said river to the first beginning at the mouth of Hunting creek, shall be
and is hereby erected into a new county by the name of Caroline county."

According to the boundaries laid down by this law that portion of
Caroline County east of the Choptank River had always been in Dorches-
ter County from the date of its settlement. On the other hand, the tract
of land between the Choptank and Tuckahoe which was taken from
Queen Anne's County, had formerly, in part at least, been a portion of
Talbot County, although prior to 1706 when it was transferred from
Talbot to Queen Anne's, few settlements had been made.

CAROLINE COUNTY 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.

1805 Ch. 97. Polling place of 3d election district at "The Walnut Trees."

1816 Ch. 11. Polling place of 3d election district changed to " Upper Hunt-
ing Creek where the elections were formerly held in said
district."

1825 Ch. 47. Line between 1st and 2d election districts changed to run as
follows:

" Beginning on the east side of Choptank river, at the
mouth of Frampton's mill branch, thence running up said
branch, and binding therewith, until it comes to a notable
place on said branch, commonly called and known by the
name of Rackoon Trapp, thence by a straight line to a
methodist meeting house commonly called Lee's meeting