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said Big Black Water river to the road leading to the
Baptist Meeting House, thence with said road to the
county road leading to Taylor's Island, thence with said
county road to the head of Broad Cove, thence with said
cove to the river, thence following the Fishing Creek
branch until it comes opposite Hurley's new road, or place
of beginning."

1852 Ch. 174. Erects additional election district out of 5th election district
to be known as Strait's Neck district or district number
ten, bounded as follows:

" Beginning at the head of Fox Creek, at or near Staple-
ford's wind mill, thence running to the county road to
Holme's front gate, thence running with said road to the
Black Water road, thence running and binding with said
Black Water road to Fearim Creek bridge and from thence
running down said Fearim creek to Fishing bay, thence
running so as to include all the islands in and near the
mouth of the Nanticoke river, belonging to Dorchester
county, and in the fifth election district, to the line divid-
ing Dorchester and Somerset counties, thence with said
line down said river and Fishing bay, the Tangier sound
and Holland straits, to the Chesapeake bay, thence with
said bay, Hooper's Straits, Honga river, and Fox creek to
the place of beginning. The place of holding elections to
be at Todd town."

1854 Ch. 256. Erects an additional election district with the following
bounds:

" Beginning at the bridge over Transquaking river, a
little below Higgins' mills, thence running with the country
road by Middletown, or Manning's road, to the drawbridge
over Chicamacomico river, at Manning's store, then with
and up said river until it comes to a point or place on said
river opposite to the road running to Nanticoke river,
known as the Hard or Craft's road, then with a straight
line to said Hard road, then running with said Hard or
Craft's road to the Nanticoke river to the public landing,
a little south of Vicker's wharf, then down the said river
so as to include all the islands belonging in the third
election district, then to the mouth of Transquaking river,
then up the said river to the place of beginning."

1858 Ch. 198. Changes polling place of 6th election district from Fishing
creek ferry to the store of Robert H. Creighton.

1858 Ch. 235. Erects 12th election district out of No. 2 as follows:

" Beginning at the bridge over the Nanticoke river, at
Federalsburg, thence with the county road that separates
Dorchester from Caroline county, to Hunting Creek, thence
with said Creek to Choptank river, thence with said river
to Blink Horn Creek, thence with said creek to its head,