Edward B. Mathews "The Counties of Maryland ..."
Part V, Maryland Geological Survey, (1906)
VI: pp. 417-572
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Edward B. Mathews "The Counties of Maryland ..."
Part V, Maryland Geological Survey, (1906)
VI: pp. 417-572
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572 THE COUNTIES OF MABYLAND west of said boundary line is included in the boundaries of said election district, number one. For Stockton Election District, number eight; the fol- lowing shall be the boundaries of said district, namely: all the territory north and east of line in the said forty- first section of this Act mentioned, beginning on the Poco- moke River at Cottingham's Perry, and running by and with the county road leading from said ferry, to the county road leading from Snow Hill to Newtown, by way of Davis' Cross Roads; thence by and with the county road to a place known by the name of the " Sheep House," and thence in a direct course by survey to the line to the State of Virginia." 1872 Ch. 447. Stockton substituted for Sandy Hill as the name of the 8th election district. 1876 Ch. 153. Divides 3d election district into two: " That all that part of Worcester county known as the third election district of said county, be, and the same is hereby divided into two election districts, to be called respectively the third or East Berlin district, and the ninth or West Berlin district, and described as follows: all that part of said third election district which is east of the public road extending from the northern limit of said dis- trict through the town of Berlin, to the southern limit of said district, known as the old stage road, shall be the third election district of Worcester county, and the voting place in which, shall hereafter be in the town of Berlin; and all that part of said district, formerly known as the third election district of Worcester county, which lies west of the public road running through said district known as the old stage road, shall be the ninth election district of Worcester county, the voting place in which, shall be the town of Berlin." 1882 Ch. 377. Changes the line between the 6th and 7th election districts as follows: " Beginning at the northwest corner of the second elec- tion district, thence running with the western line of the second district to Nassawanga creek, thence with the county road, known as the " Salisbury road," to the line of Wicomico county." 1884 Ch. 344. Changes the line between the 6th and 7th election districts to run as follows: " Beginning at Nassawanga bridge; thence running with the said creek to the Furnace Mill-pond; thence with said mill pond until it intersects Sandy Branch; thence by and with Sandy Branch until it intersects the county road leading from the Furnace Mill-pond to Salisbury; thence by and with said county road until it strikes the line of Wicomico county."