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thence with said county road to the line dividing Caroline
and Dorchester counties, thence with said line to the
Choptank river, thence with said river to Wright's wharf
and thence with the public county road to Blinkborn
School House, then up Cabin Creek to the house where
C. H. Prouse now resides, thence with the county road to
a pond known as Bonner's bay, then down the branch and
mill stream to Upper Cabin creek mill, until it crosses the
county road leading from Cabin creek to Shilo church,
and with said road to the county road leading from East
New Market to Rhodesdale, and with said road to the fork
district line, and with said line to the Nanticoke river,
and up said river to the place of beginning."

1894 Ch. 601. Divides 4th or Parson's Creek Election district into two dis-
tricts.

" The fourth or Parson's Creek election district of Dor-
chester county .... is hereby divided into two election
districts, to be called district No. 4 or Parson's creek dis-
trict, and district No. 16 or Madison district; and that all
that part of the said fourth or Parson's creek district
westward of a line beginning with the head waters of
Parson's creek and running with Stewart's canal to its
intersection with the head waters of Black Water river,
and with said river to the Big Black Water bridge, shall
constitute the new district No. 4, or Parson's creek dis-
trict, with the voting place on Taylor's Island; and all
that part of said fourth or Parson's creek district lying
to the eastward of said line of division shall constitute the
16th or Madison district, and the voting place shall be at
Madison."

1896 Ch. 227. Creates a new precinct in Strait's or 10th election district to
be known as the 2d or Holland's Island precinct.

".... it shall consist of all that part of said Tenth
election district lying south of Hooper's Straits of said
county, the precinct hereby created being the extreme
southern part of the present Strait's district, and the
voting place for said second or Holland's Island precinct
shall be at Holland's Island."

1898 Ch. 418. 3d precinct in Straits or 10th election district to be known
as the 3rd or Elliott's Island precinct.

" It shall consist of all that part of said tenth election
district lying east of Fishing Bay, and known as Elliott's
Island, and the voting place shall be at Elliott's Island."

1900 Ch. 669. Changes the name of Parson's Creek election district to Tay-
lor's Island election district.

1904 Ch. 555. Changes the line between election districts 15 and 2.

" Beginning at the mouth of Cabin creek and thence run-
ning up said Cabin creek to Lower Cabin creek mill, thence