By Autbority.

Commonwealth Of Madachufctts.
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In The ysar g our Lord one tboejand Jfven hundred


and ninety nine.


An act to divide the county Of Lincoln


and to confitute the Northerly part


thereof leparate county, by the


name of the county of Kennebeck.
Sro- RE Il EraRed By bs Senate and RosJE
oA'r' I ID Of Rfprs,s1fGfiycs, IL General Court
qD5mJlcd, and BY tbe authority oC tbe Jane, That
he county of Lincoln ihall be divided by line
beginning on the weGerly line Of the county of
Hancock, at place from which line running
wef moth wet, hall Rrike the northeaRerly
tor9er Of The town Of Harlem. from thence run
njng iouth eaRerly by the eaRerly line of Eaid
town to the foutheaterly corner thereof, thence
touthwelterly IN itrait line to the northeater-
ly corner Of PttRon, thence By the eaReriy line
OF idid PttRon TO the foutheaReIly corner there
Of, thence weterly by the foutherly line of f4id
Pl;tltOn 10 the fouth welterly corner of faid
town lat mentioned, thence north weRerly by
the w,Rerly line Of laid Pittfon to the mouth
Of Purgatory fream 10 called) which empties
iiielt into Cobbelecontee Cream 10 calIed)
thence weh north wet to the eaR line of the
town of Monmouth, thence ioutherly by the
eait line Of fad Monmouth, 70 the foutheaRerly
corner thereof, thence weRerly By the f0utherly
line OF lald Monmouth, 10 the weRerlv corner
OF iaid town, thence wet to The ealterly line of
the town OF Greene thence foutherly by The eaR-
erIy line OF lad Greene to the (outhealterly cor
ner thereof, and thence weltely BY NE iouther
y line or laid Greene to Androlcoggin river, or
the dividing line between the counties of Cum
berland and Iinco,n and rbat tbe countv of
Lincoln atoreiad be, and the fame Is hereby
declared 70 be bounded, northerly and weaerly
by the line atorefaid.


Sect. Z. ind be il further Enat2eS BY The 7utbo
riy gor5ad That all and every part and par
eel Of the late county Of Lincoln, fituated on the
northefly and wefeTly fide of the atoreGid d.
vidng line, and extending northerly & welterly
10 as to comprehend al the territory, lying
between the counties of Cumberland and Han.
cock, and On the norlherly and weRerly lide Of
the dividing line aforeiaid ihall be, and the
fame hereby is formed and erected into an en-
tire and dlitlnct county, by the name of Kenne-
beck, OF which AuguEa 1ha'l be the fhire or
county town: and the inhabitants of the faid
county Of Kcnnebeck, thall have and poaefs,
uie, exercite, and enjoy, all the powers, rights,
and immunities, which BY the Contribution and
laws OF this Commonwealth the inhabitants of
any county within the fine, have, Poaels, ule,
e1ercfe, enjoy, and are entitled 70.


SECT. 3. AHd Be II furtArr Enaaed, That there
ihall be held and kept within the faid county
OF Kennebeok Court of General Selfsns of
the Peace and Court of Common Pleas, TO be
holden, i0 and Cor the fame county, at Au3uf