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Maine was admitted into the Union on the 15th day of March, 1820, making the twenty-third State. She has an area of 31,766 square miles, equal to 20,330,240 acres. In 1860 the population amounted to 628,279, in view of which she is now entitled to five Representatives in Congress. Maine forms a part of the first judicial circuit, and constitutes one judicial district. This State has thirteen ports of entry, and thirty-two ports of delivery. Until it was admitted into the Union, it formed a part of the State of Massachusetts.

Augusta is the capital. The State elections are held on the second Monday of September. The Legislature meets on the first Wednesday of January.

The enacting clause of the laws is as follows: "Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in Legislature assembled."

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Maryland is one of the original thirteen States, and

has an area of 11,124 square miles, equal to 7,119,360 acres. The population in 1860 was 687,049, which gives her five Representatives in Congress. By an act of Congress, passed in 1866, this State was put in the fourth judicial circuit, which is composed of Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North and South Carolina. Maryland constitutes one judicial district; has ten ports of entry, viz.: Baltimore, Chester, Oxford, Vienna, Snow-Hill, Annapolis, Nottingham, St. Mary's, Georgetown, and Havre de Grace; and twelve ports of delivery.

Annapolis is the capital. The State election is held on the first Tuesday of November. The Legislature meets on the first Wednesday of January.

The enacting clause of the laws is as follows: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland.”

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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."

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