The Illustrated Hand-book, a New Guide for Travelers Through the United States of America: Containing a Description of the States, Cities, Towns, Villages, Watering Places, Colleges, Etc., Etc.; with the Railroad, Stage, and Steamboat Routes, the Distances from Place to Place, and the Fares on the Great Traveling Routes. Embellished with 125 ... Engravings. Accompanied by a Large ... Map

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Side 34 - Every male citizen of the United States of the age of twenty-one years, who has resided in the State one year, and in the county six months...
Side 115 - In all elections, all white male inhabitants above the age of twenty-one years, having resided in the State one year next preceding the election, and who have paid or are charged with a State or county tax...
Side 85 - ... is entitled to vote unless he is possessed of a freehold estate of the value of 250 dollars, without any incumbrance.
Side 161 - John Law, whose national bank and Mississippi speculation involved the ruin of half the French nobility. In 1731, the company resigned the concern to the crown, who, in 1762, ceded the whole of Louisiana to Spain. In 1800, Spain reconveyed the province to the French, of whom it was purchased by the United States, in 1803. for $15,000,000.
Side 151 - ... years ; after that term, during good behavior. They may be removed by impeachment, or by address of two thirds of each House. An Attorney General shall be elected by joint vote of the two Houses for four years; also a Solicitor for each circuit for the same term. The right of suffrage shall belong to every free white male, aged 21 years or upwards, who has resided in Florida for two years, and in the county for six months, and who shall be enrolled in the militia, or by law exempted from serving...
Side 204 - ... Mississippi ; framed a Constitution August 2, 1819, and was admitted into the Union December 14 of the same year. Area 50,722 square miles, or 32,462,080 acres. — Population in 1860, 964,201, of whom 435,080 were slaves. It is the chief cotton growing State of the Union. White male citizens, who have resided one year in the State and three months in the county, are entitled to vote. An election for a Convention was held December 24, 1860, and a majority of over 50,000 votes cast for secession;...
Side 24 - Every male citizen over twenty-one years ol age (excepting paupers and persons under guardianship), who has resided in the state one year, and in the town or district in which he...
Side 143 - Every male citizen, 21 years of age, who has resided in the State for 2 years, and is duly registered, is qualified to vote for any State officer.
Side 84 - No person shall be a representative who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, and have been a citizen and inhabitant of the State three years next preceding his election, and the last year thereof an inhabitant of the district in and for which he shall be chosen a representative, unless he shall have been absent on the public business of the United States or of this State.
Side 193 - It consists of an cast fork and west fork, which unite about thirty miles above its junction with the Wabash. The White Water river runs in the eastern part of the state, and enters the Great Miami a little above its mouth. The St. Joseph's river enters the...

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