486                           THE COUNTIES OF MARYLAND

or until it intersects the county road leading from Cabin
creek to Hunting creek, thence with the Manor line to
Washington chapel, thence with the aforesaid line and
road that divides the lands of Nathan "Williams from
Thomas A. Price, Nicholas Wright from Stephen Andrews
and James M. Hurlock, thence following the plain road
leading to Henry D. Wright's Mill and branch, thence with
said branch to the Nanticoke river, thence with said river
to the place of beginning."

1860  Ch. 165. Commission appointed to run and define boundary line between

Somerset and Dorchester counties.

1861  Ch. 99. County divided into 13 districts. The old districts confirmed

except in the case of the 7th district which is divided as
follows:

" Beginning at the mouth of Black Water River and run-
ning up said river until it comes to the fork of the same;
then with the east branch up to Maple dam bridge, then
with the county road southerly, until it intersects David
M. Corkrans road, then with said road to Martin's road,
then by and with Martin's road until it intersects the
county road leading from Bucktown to Cambridge, at or
near Levin Mowbray's gate, then with said road leading
from Bucktown to Cambridge north until it intersects the
Cordtown road, then with the Cordtown road until it inter-
sects the road leading from Vienna to Cambridge, then
with said road to the corner of Doct. Curt's oat-field, and
intersecting a road leading from the Cambridge and
Vienna road to Airies, then by and with said road to
Transquaking bridge, then with the Transquaking river to
its mouth."

1862  Ch. 168. Erects an additional election district with the following

bounds:

" Beginning at the bridge on the main branch of 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 or until it intersects the county road
leading from Cabin Creek to Hunting Creek, thence with
the Manor line to Washington Chapel, thence with the
aforesaid line and road that divides the lands of Nathan
Williams from Thomas A Trice, Nicholas Wright from
Stephen Andrews and James M. Hurlock, thence follow-
ing the plain road leading to Henry D. Wright's Mill and
branch, thence with said branch to the main branch of
the Nanticoke river, thence with said river to the mouth
of Miles branch, thence with said branch to the county
road leading from Johnson's Cross Roads to Federalsburg,
thence with said county road to the place of beginning."