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1834 Ch. 27. Erects a 13th election district by a Commission.

1834  Ch. 213. Supplemental act filling vacancy caused by death.

1835  Ch. 256. Carroll County erected from parts of Frederick and Baltimore

counties.

1836  Ch. 91. Confirms units of districts 1, 2, 14, 15, 3, 10, 4, 5, 11 as exist-

ing before Act of 1835 Ch. 256 and that the limits of dis-
tricts 9 and 8 shall remain the same except insofar as
modified by the lines of Carroll County.

1843 Ch. 323. Commissioners appointed to lay off a new district [15?] from
Frederick and Creagerstown districts.

1847 Ch. 52. Commissioners appointed to lay off new district [16?] from
parts of Hauvers and Middletown election districts.

1847 Ch. 147. Commissioners appointed to lay off a new district [17?] from
parts of Buckeystown and New Market election districts.

1852 Ch. 100. Commission appointed to lay off and establish new election
district out of parts of 8th, 9th and 11th districts.

" Commencing at the mouth of the Linganore Creek,
thence up said creek to the head of William Jones' Mill
dam, thence with a straight line as near as may be to
Jacob Harmiss' dwelling house on the road leading from
Liberty town, to Bigg's Ford on the Monocacy River,
thence down said river to the place of beginning."

1852 Ch. 261. Beginning at the Frederick district line above George Bless-
ing's, and running thence in a straight line, as near as
practicable to intersect the Catoctin Creek, where the road
leading from Smithburg to Frederick city crosses said
creek, excluding the aforesaid George Blessing's dwelling;
thence to the bridge lately built across the branch coming
from Palmer's mill, on the road leading from the old
Hagerstown road to Wolfville; thence to intersect the
Washington county line above Jacob Renners including
said Renner, thence with said Washington county line until
it intersects the turnpike leading from Frederick to
Hagerstown, thence to Shoemaker's school house; thence to
Koogle's school house; thence to intersect the road leading
from Beallsville to Middletown at Rennet's mill; thence
• to intersect the Frederick district line above George W.
Sumners; thence with the said Frederick district line to
the point first mentioned above."

1852 Ch. 279. Commissioners appointed to erect new election district out
of Cregerstown, Emmittsburg, and Hauvers districts.

" Beginning at the summit of the Catoctin mountain,
near the furnace, and running thence to a point near the
blacksmith shop of Michael Zimmerman, thence from said
shop along the public road to Thomas Metcalfe's land,
thence with a straight line to John R. Boiler's house, in-
cluding said house, and the village of Graceham, thence
along the public road leading from Merhanicsburg to the