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ings (the same being the boundary between the first and twelfth districts of
Dorchester county), north thirty-three degrees east, thirty-six perches; north
sixty-five degrees east, ten perches; north fifteen degrees east, ten perches;
south thirty-eight degrees east, nineteen perches; north five degrees west,
sixteen perches; north thirty degrees east, twenty-two perches; south seventy-
seven degrees east, twelve perches; south ninety degrees east, twenty-two
perches: south seventy-five degrees east, six perches; south twenty-nine
degrees east, six perches; south thirty-one degrees east, twelve perches;
north seventy-six degrees east, eight perches; north fifty-four degrees east,
twelve perches; south eighty-five degrees east, twenty perches, to the county
road from Johnson's Cross Roads to Federalsburg, which county road is also
the boundary between Dorchester and Caroline counties; and thence with the
same and bounded thereby, north thirty-one degrees west, two hundred and
thirty-six perches; south eighty-two degrees west, fifty-six perches, to the
place of beginning, be transferred to Caroline county, and shall hereafter
form a part of the fifth election district of said last named county." ....

DORCHESTER 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.
1816 Ch. 35. County divided into 5 election districts.

1816  Ch. 127. Commission provisionally appointed to run boundaries and

appoint election places.

1817  Ch. 42. Confirms Acts of 1816 Ch. 35.

1821 Ch. 166. Polling place in 3d election district to be Levin Woolford's
house.

1821  Ch. 188. County divided into 6 election districts.

1822  Ch. 2. Confirms Acts of 1821 Ch. 188.

1822  Ch. 5. Commission appointed to lay off in a single district the

" country between the branches of the Nanticoke River
commonly called the Fork."

1823  Ch. 16. Confirms Acts of 1822 Ch. 5.

1826  Ch. 181.    County divided into 7 election districts.

1826  Ch. 177.    Commission appointed to lay off the districts.

1827  Ch. 2.    Confirms Acts of 1826 Ch. 181.

1828  Ch. 1.    County divided into 8 election districts by the division of the

7th district.

1829  Ch. 1. Confirms Acts of 1828 Ch. 1.

1829 Ch. 10. Commissioners appointed to divide'the Cambridge or 7th elec-
tion district into two election districts.

1831 Ch. 40. Part of the 3d election district annexed to the 2d district.

" Beginning at the forks of the road at Minons old field,
and running down and binding with the road leading to
Cratchens Ferry, to Thomas Davidson's school house,
thence with a private road by said school house; and