Edward Lloyd, 335 Ezekiel F. Chambers, 66 1826" 1835. Joseph Kent, 66 1833" 1838. John S. Spence, William D. Merrick, John Leidsker, James A. Pearce, Reverdy Johnson, 66 1863" 1868. 1849 1850. Thomas G. Pratt, 66 1850 1857. Anthony Kennedy, 1857" 1863. Thomas H. Hicks, Massachusetts, the "Bay State," as she is commonly called, from the great bays indenting her eastern shore, is one of the original thirteen States, and has an area of 7,800 square miles, equal to 4,992,000 acres. Her population in 1860 amounted to 1,231,066, which entitles her to ten Members of Congress. Massachusetts lies in the first judicial circuit, which is composed of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine-and forms one judicial district. There are now fourteen ports of entry in this State, and twenty-five ports of delivery. These have been so often changed, discontinued, or annexed to others, and will probably be hereafter, that we omit a list of them, and only remark that Boston is the principal one. Boston is the capital. The Legislature meets on the first Wednesday of January. The State election is held on the first Tuesday in November. The enacting clause of her laws is: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows." on the 15th day of June, 1836, and as such was admitted to all the rights and privileges of the other States; making the twenty-fifth State, (Arkansas was admitted on the same day). Her area is 56,243 square miles equal to 35,995,520 acres. The population in 1860 was 749,113 which entitled her to six Representatives in Congress. By an act of 1866, Michigan was located in the sixth judicial circuit; and forms two judicial districts, and has four collection districts and four ports of entry, viz.: Detroit, Port Huron, Grand Haven, and Michilimackinac; also five ports of delivery, (if the President deem them necessary). The capital is Lansing. The State election is held on the first Tuesday in November. The Legislature meets biennially on the first Wednesday of January. The enacting clause of the laws is as follows: "The people of the State of Michigan enact." This State was admitted into the Union on the 11th day of May, 1858, and made the thirty-second State. It has an area of 83,531 square miles, equal to 53,459,840 acres. The population in 1860 amounted to 172,123. In 1862, an act was passed increasing the number of Representatives in Congress from 233 to 241. This increase of eight members was given to the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Iowa, Vermont, Rhode Island and Minnesota. By these means this State was allowed two Members of Congress. It lies in the eighth judicial circuit, which is composed of Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, Arkansas and Minnesota. Minnesota forms one judicial district, and has no ports of entry or delivery. St. Paul is the capital. The Legislature meets biennially on the first Tuesday in January. The State election is held on the first Tuesday in November. |