the State, at Portsmouth. There are also three ports of delivery, to-wit: New Castle, Dover and Exeter.

The capital is Concord. Here the Legislature assembles on the first Wednesday in June. The State election is held on the second Tuesday in March.

The enacting clause of the laws is as follows: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened."

New Jersey is one of the original thirteen States, and has an area of 8,320 square miles, equal to 5,324,800 acres. The population in 1860 numbered 672,035, which gives her now five Representatives in Congress. This State lies in the third judicial circuit, which is composed of this State and Pennsylvania, and forms one judicial district. There are six collection districts, and consequently six ports of entry in New Jersey, viz.:

Perth Amboy, Burlington, Bridgeton, Great Egg Harbor, Little Egg Harbor and Newark. There are also eight ports of delivery. A part of the eastern shore is attached to the port of New York.

The capital of New Jersey is Trenton. The State election is held on the first Tuesday in November, and the Legislature assembles on the second Tuesday of January.

The style of her laws, or the enacting clause thereof, is as follows: "Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey."

New York is one of the original thirteen States. Its area is 47,000 square miles, equal to 30,080,000

acres.

By the last census (1860) the population was ascertained to be 3,880,735-(4,000,000 in 1866)—which gives it thirty-one members of Congress.

It forms part of the second judicial circuit, which consists of New York, Vermont, Connecticut; and is divided into three judicial districts, the Northern, Southern and Eastern, (the Eastern was formed from the Southern, Feb. 26, 1865).

This State has a great length of sea, lake and river coast, and consequently has eleven ports of entry, viz.: New York, Sag Harbor, Hudson, Oswego, Niagara, Buffalo Creek, Oswegatchie, Dunkirk, Rouse's Point, Cape Vincent and Suspension Bridge; also fourteen ports of delivery; besides which the President is authorized to make eight or nine others if he deems it necessary to do so. The ports of delivery are at such places on the Hudson river, on the Long Island shores, and along the shores of the river St. Lawrence, lakes Ontario, Champlain and Erie, as the trade of these localities requires. Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey, is also attached to the collection district of New York.

The capital of New York is Albany. The State elections are held on the first Tuesday in November, and the Legislature meets on the first Tuesday in January.

The style of the laws, or the enacting clause, is as follows: "Be it enacted by the people of the State of New York represented in Senate and Assembly."