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jurisdiction in all cases where the sum in dispute exceeds $50; and appellate jurisdiction from the courts of the justices of the peace, when the sum exceeds $20. They are also invested with criminal jurisdiction, except in the County of Adams, which has a court exclusively of criminal jurisdiction, of which the present judge is John M. Maury: salary $800.

Probate and County Courts.

There are in every county a Probate Court and a County Court, the judges of which have no salary, but are paid by fees and by an allowance of $3 a day. The County Court is composed of three judges, of which the Probate Judge is the presiding justice. This court has jurisdiction over all offences committed by slaves; and for such trials it is vested with the powers which usually belong to courts of oyer and terminer. It has appellate jurisdiction from the courts of the justices of the peace, when the sum involved does not exceed $20.

BANK.

The Bank of Mississippi, at Natchez, capital $1,000,000. This bank, the only one in the state, has three branches in different places. The dividends for the last six years have been, on an average, more than 11 per cent. per annum.

EDUCATION.

Jefferson College, at Washington, was established in 1802, and has received liberal endowments in public lands from the federal government. It is pleasantly situated; the buildings are large and commodious; the course of study is similar to that of West Point; and the number of cadets or students in 1830, was 98. There are other seminaries in different parts; and although an interest in education is manifested in the different counties, yet no system of primary schools has been adopted. The state has a Literary Fund amounting, at present, to $27,800, derived from the donation of the general government, rents of lands, three per cent. on all sales of public lands, fines, forfeitures, &c. But no portion of it is available till it shall amount to $50,000.

INDIANS.

The whole number of acres of land within this state is computed at 30,206,800, of which 15,700,000 acres are still claimed by the Indians; 11,643,275 were, in 1824, at the disposal of the national government; the remainder being 2,863,525. The tribes of Indians within the chartered limits of the state are the Choctaws, estimated at from 20,000 to 26,000; and the Chickasaws, computed at about 4,000.

XVIII. LOUISIANA.

THE state of Louisiana comprises the southern part of an extensive country, which was purchased by the United States of France, in 1803, for the sum of $15,000,000.

The river Mississippi was discovered in 1673, by Marquette and Joliette, two French missionaries; in 1682, the country was explored by La Salle, and named Louisiana, in honor of Louis XIV; in 1699, a French settlement was begun at Iberville; and in 1717, New Orleans was founded.

The country now forming the state of Louisiana, was separated from the rest in 1804, and called the Territory of Orleans; and in 1812, it was admitted into the Union as an independent state, by the name of Louisiana.

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Wm. C. C. Claiborne, elected 1812 | Peter Derbigny, elected 1828

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OUTLINES OF THE CONSTITUTION.

The Constitution of this state was formed in 1812.

The legislative power is vested in a Senate and House of Representatives, both together styled The General Assembly of the State of Louisiana.

The representatives are elected for two years on the first Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in July. Their number cannot be less than 25, nor more than 50; and they are apportioned according to the number of electors, as ascertained by enumeration every four years.

The members of the Senate are elected for four years; one half being chosen every two years, at the time of the election of the representatives. The state is divided into 16 senatorial districts, in each of which one senator is chosen.

The executive power is vested in a Governor, who is elected for the term of four years. The people give their votes for a governor at the time and place of voting for representatives and senators; and on the second day of the succeeding session of the General Assembly, the two Houses, by a joint ballot, elect for Governor, one of the two candidates who have the greatest number of votes. The Governor's term of office commences on the fourth Monday succeeding his election.

The General Assembly meets (since 1829, at Donaldson or Donaldsonville) annually, on the first Monday in January; except in the years of the election of President of the United States, when it meets on the 3d Monday in November.

The right of suffrage is possessed by every white, male citizen of the United States, of the age of 21 years, who has resided in the county in which he offers to vote one year next preceding the election, and who in the last six months prior to said election has paid a state tax.

The judiciary power is vested in a Supreme Court, which possesses appellate jurisdiction only, and such inferior courts as the legislature may establish. The judges are appointed by the Governor, with the advice and consent of the Senate, and hold their offices during good behavior.

GOVERNMENT.

Jacques Dupré, Acting Governor. [In July, 1830, A. B. Roman received a plurality of votes for Governor; election to take place in January, 1831.] Governor's salary $7,500.

G. A. Waggoman, Secretary of State. Alonzo Morphy, Attorney General.

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The present number of representatives is 50. Pay of the members of both Houses, $4 a day each, during attendance.

JUDICIARY.

Judges of the Supreme Court. George Matthews, Francis X. Martin, Alexander Porter.

Judge of the Criminal Court of the City of New Orleans. J. W. Smith.

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The Supreme Court sits in the city of New Orleans, for the Eastern District of the state, during the months of November, December, January,

February, March, April, May, June, and July; and for the Northern District, at Opelousas and Attakapas, during the months of August, September, and October. The District Courts, with the exception of the courts in the First District, hold, in each parish, two sessions during the year, to try causes originally instituted before them, and appeals from the Parish Courts. The Parish Courts hold their regular sessions in each parish on the first Monday in each month. The courts in the First District, composed of the District, Parish, and Criminal Courts, and Courts of Probate, are in session during the whole year, excepting the months of July, August, September, and October, in which they hold special courts when necessary.

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*The Bank of the United States has an Office of Discount and Deposit at New Orleans.

SUGAR CANE.

Louisiana has invested in the cultivation of the sugar cane about $30,000,000. Assuming 50,000 hhds. as an average crop, the sugar and molasses will give about 10 per cent. on the amount of capital employed. From this, however, various expenses are to be deducted, which will reduce the net profit to about 5 per cent.

COMMERCE OF NEW ORLEANS.

Imports into New Orleans from the Interior during Six Years.

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Buffalo robes,

lbs.

295
12,609 18,411

503

560

603

795

7,740

13,412

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bales,
do.

Corn meal,

729

1,827

Corn in ears,

142,575 206,993 251,983
1,501 3,737

barrels, 4,727 3,420

770 19,987 15,210

337,934 298,042 269,571 3,030 11,171 4,365 5,557 498 6,849

do. 57,351 72,563 143,373 79,973 89,876 91,882

do. 100,929 140,546

129,094 131,096 152,593 157,323

18,210 34,373 51,053 85,865 115,535 110,206

45,454 58,479

86,242 106,405 183,712 146,203

708 1,723 2,637 2,940

4,169 3,160 6,215

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kegs,

Pig lead,

pigs,

Linseed oil,

barrels,

191

622

packs,

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11,693

do.

168

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396 18,409

161

253

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Deer skins,

Bear skins,

Tobacco,
Stock,

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648

4,239

Exports of Cotton in Bales, from New Orleans, Savannah, Charleston, and Mobile, for nine months in 1829 and in 1830, ending June 30.

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The number of steam-boats built, to run upon the Mississippi and its numerous tributaries, from 1811 to the early part of the year 1830, is stated at 336; the number actually running in 1830, 213.

EDUCATION.

There are colleges at Jackson and New Orleans. In 1827, the legislature made a grant to each parish in the state of $2,62 to every voter, to be applied to the education of the indigent; the amount for any one parish not to exceed $1,350, nor to fall short of $800. In consequence of this act nearly $40,000 are annually appropriated to the education of the poor.

XIX. TENNESSEE.

THE earliest settlements in this state were made between the years 1765 and 1770, by emigrants from North Carolina and Virginia.

The country was included within the limits of North Carolina till 1790, when it was placed under a separate territorial government, under the name of the " Territory South of the Ohio"; and in 1796, the inhabitants formed a Constitution, and Tennessee was admitted into the Union as an independent state.

GOVERNORS.

Wm. Blount, Governor of the Territory South of the Ohio, appointed 1790.

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OUTLINES OF THE CONSTITUTION.

The Constitution of this state was formed, at Knoxville, in 1796.

The legislative authority is vested in a General Assembly, consisting of a Senate and House of Representatives; and the members of both houses are elected biennially on the first Thursday and Friday in August,

The number of representatives is 60, who are apportioned among the different counties according to the number of taxable inhabitants. The

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