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 Carolina 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." Massachusetts is 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 ber 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." Robert Rantoul, from 1851 to 1851 1851 66 1869 The Territory of Michigan was changed into a State, 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 6 Representatives in Congress. By 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 |