The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1856-04-05
Few Election District.


the law for new Election District in Cecil
county. 1t WILL no doubt, be matter of
convenience TO many of the people included in
its limits by bringing the polls nearer to
their homes 1t will, also, by reducing the
number of voters in the present 4th, 5th, 9th
Districts, facilitate the counting of the votes
on the nights of Election, which in these lat
ter days of long tickets, has been a tedious
business.
We have no doubt there will be amusing
times at The Brick" at the first election:
Strange politicians will meet each other with
good deal of shyncss and suspicion: Shell
e,niah Blue Ball and Brick Meeting House,
all voting together, will for awhile he an odd
arrangement. and there will he some trouble
in fixing beforehand the state and rise Of the
ma jorities i'll 4th. 5th. 9Th ard OH districts.
In the 4th--thc Giblaltcr Of the patent Dem
ocracie it will work marvellous changes. 1t
closes forever the contests between the fac
tons Of B,iley and Ben, and the East of the
Ellis will likely hereafter have good time
selecting their own constab!"s, squircs and
supervisors. In the mean time the old roar
or of The Bvllct' will find himself shorn Of
much IF his power: there will be to him a
manifest Difference between Fair Hill and
1.-The Brick" Here is the law
IN ACT emitted an .tci 10 establish a nem
Election District in Cecil County.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That for the greater
convenience of voting in Cecil county, new
election district be created out Of parts of
election districts numbers four, five and Sin
Of said county.
SEC .. And he it enacted, That the boun-
larics of said district shall BE- as follows:
Beginning for the same at the Pennsylvania
line whore it intcrsccts the public road near
.Lohn Donahoo's s; thence south by said road to
its intersection with the road from Rising
Sun to Brick Meeting House: thence south by
| said road until it inttrsccts the road from
| Brcilcy s cross reads to Brick Meeting House,
| thence cas- by SAID road until it intersccts
! North East Greek; thence south by. said
creek to the bridge on the road from Shcla-
mah to NGwland's corner; thence East by
said read to the road leading from Elkton to
the Pennsylvania line, near McDonne lily S;
| thence West by said line to the place Of be,
| ginning.
SIC 3. And be it enacted That all that
portion hereby laid oil from the fourth fifth
and sixth districts shall constitute the ninth
election district. and the polls hall be held
at the village Of Brick Meeting House.
SEC 1. And be it enacted That the Sheriff
of Cecil county shall give notice of the place
of holding the election in said district, caus-
ing the same to be inserted in two ncwspa-
pers printed III Cecil county once week for
at least one month previous to holding the
election in November, eighteen hundred and
lifly-six.
SEC. s. And lie it enacted, That the inlab-
itants Of the said ninth election district shall
he entitled to elect ono Road Supervisor, two
justices of the Peace, two ConstableS, and in
all respects be entitled to all the rights. lib
critics and privileges. held or to he held and
enjoyed by the other election districts i'll said
county.
SEC 6. And be IT enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the first day Of August.
eighteen hundred and tfty-siX.