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house, which stands on or near the main road leading from
Denton to Whiteleysburgh, then with said road to the
state line which divides the states of Maryland and Dela-
ware."

1852 Ch. 222. Polling place of 3d election district changed to Harmony at
a cross road leading to Gilpin's Point.

1854 Ch. 211. Election district No. 4 erected with the following boundaries:
" Beginning at Newhope on the road from Federalsburg,
to Upper Hunting creek, from Newhope to run with the
road known as the Walnut Tree Road, by Friendship
church to Hubbard's cross roads, from thence with the
public road by Concord church towards the Bloomery
mills until it intersects the public road beginning near
said Concord church and running in an easterly direction
through Bennett Todds' farm and over the camp ground
branch to the Delaware State line, thence with said State
line, until it intersects the dividing lines between Dor-
chester and Caroline counties, thence with said dividing
line to the place of beginning."

1861  Ch. 45. Election district No. 1 divided into two precincts as follows:

" starting for the first precinct, at the County line di-
viding Queen Anne's and Caroline counties, at a point on
said line known, as the Nine Bridges, thence with the
county road to Bridgetown and including said town;
thence with the county road to Hollingsworth Corner;
thence by the county road to Genns' Shop, thence with the
county road to Old Town Branch; thence with the country
road leading to Greensborough, until it reaches the road
leading to Kuglur's Mill; thence with said road to said
Mill; and thence with the branch leading from said Mill to
Choptank River; thence with said river, until it reaches
the State line dividing Maryland and Delaware; thence
with said line, until it reaches the line dividing Queen
Anne's and Caroline counties; thence with said line to the
starting point at Nine Bridges; and the second precinct
to include all the residue of said election district, number
one, not contained within the above named lines."

1862  Ch. 31. Repeals Acts of 1861 Ch. 45.

1870 Ch. 54. County divided into 5 election districts, as follows:

" to begin for the boundaries thereof at the crossing
by the public road of Long Marsh Branch, the dividing
line between Caroline and Queen Anne's Counties, and
thence with said public road to Hollingsworth's corner,
thence with the public road to Gen's shop, thence with the
public road to Old Town Branch, thence with the public
road to Anthony's Mill, thence with the shortest line to
Choptank River, thence with the river to the Delaware
line, and thence with the boundaries of Caroline County
to the place of beginning. District No. two, or Greensbor-