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460                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

ough district, shall consist of the remaining portion of
what has been heretofore known as District No. 1, or the
upper District of Caroline County. District No. three, or
Denton District, shall consist of what has heretofore been
known as District No. two, of Caroline County. District
No. four, or Harmony District, of what has heretofore
been known as District No. three, and District No. five,
or Federalsburg District of what has heretofore been
known as District No. four. All elections for public officers
shall be held in District No. one, as constituted by this
Section, at Henderson in District No. two, at Greensbor-
ough; in District No. three, at Denton in District No. four,
at Harmony, and in District No. five, at Federalsburg.

1880 Ch. 107. Creates election district No. 6 as follows:

" Beginning at Hillsborough, at the intersection of the
counties of Caroline, Talbot and Queen Anne's, and run-
ning with the division line between Caroline and Talbot
counties down Tuckahoe Creek to the mouth thereof,
thence in a northerly direction up the Choptank river to
the Brick Mill, thence with the county road to Boons-
borough district to Wilson's Mill, there sometimes called
the head of Tuckahoe Creek, and thence with the lines
dividing the counties of Caroline and Queen Anne's, in a
southerly direction to the place of beginning."

1880 Ch. 208. Changes boundary line and transfers certain territory from
Dorchester to Caroline County.

1884 Ch. 17. Divides the 4th election district into two election precincts
as follows:

" ....... the dividing line between said precincts shall be
as follows: Beginning at Choptank river at the mouth of
Hog creek, and running up and with said creek until said
stream is crossed by the public road leading from Bethle-
hem to Harmony, near R. M. Messick's steam mill, then
with the public road to Friendship M. E. Church, passing
near Union Grove. The remaining lines of said precinct
to remain as the lines of said election district already laid
down.

That all of said election district north of said dividing
line as laid down in section two, shall be called and known
as Harmony precinct, or precinct number one .... and
that all of said election district south of said line shall be
called and known as Preston precinct, or precinct number
two."

1894 Ch. 499. Erects election districts 7 and 8 and changes the line be-
tween 2d and 3d election districts as follows:

"the boundary lines for the new district number seven
or Ridgely district, shall read as follows: Beginning at
point on Choptank river north of Denton Bridge opposite
end of Park and Dunning public road; then up said river

 

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