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118 LOUISIANA.

United States , of the age of 21 years or upwards, who has resided within thisstate one year next preceding an election, and the last six months within thecounty, city, or town in which he offers to vote, and is enrolled in the militiathereof, unless exempted by law from military service ; or, having the aforesaidqualifications of citizenship and residence, has paid a state or county tax.

The judicial power is vested in a Supreme Court , and such superior and in-ferior courts of law and equity, as the legislature may, from time to time, es-tablish. The judges of the several courts are elected by the general assembly,and hold their offices during good behavior, till the age of 65 years.

The governors salary is $2,500.

This state sends two representatives to congress.

LOUISIANA .

Length, 240 miles; breadth, 210: containing 48,220 square miles. Between29° and 33° 30' N. lat. and 12° and 17° 3' W. Ion. Bounded east by Missis­ sippi state, and the Gulf of Mexico , and by the river Mississippi from 31° to33°, and thence by the parallel of 31° to Pearl river ; thence by that stream toits mouth; south by the Gulf of Mexico ; west by the river Sabine, whichseparates it from the Mexican states, and following that river to the parallel of32°, thence due north to 33°, thence due east to the Mississippi , having Arkan­ sas territory on the north.

TABLE OF THE PARISHES AND SEATS OF JUSTICE.

Eastern District.

Parishes.

Pop. 1830.

Scats of Justice.

Dist. fromN. Orleans.

Ascension

sem

5,400

Donaldson

75

Assumption

sem

5,670

Assumption C. II.

90

Baton Rouge , East,

m

6,717

Concordia

Baton Rouge , West,

m

3,092

Baton Rouge

117

Concordia

ne

4,662

Feliciana, East,

em

8,247

Jackson

158

Feliciana, West,

em

8,629

St. Francisville

149

Iberville

sem

7,050

Iberville

98

Jefferson

se

6,846

Coquille

202

Lafourche Interior

s

5,500

Thibadeuxville

108

Orleans

se

3,793

| New Orleans New Orleans

, city suburbs

46^810

Plaquemines

se

4,489

Fort Jackson

75

Point Cupee

m

5,936

Point Coupee

154

St. Bernard

sem

3,356

St. Charles

sem

5,107

St. Helena

em

4,027

St. Helena

98

St. James

sem

7,672

Bringiors

60

St. John Baptist

sem

5,700

Bonnet Carre

36

St. Tammany

e

2,864

Covington

44

Terre Bonne

s

2,121

Williamsburg

Washington

e

2,286

Franklinton

21 Total of East. Dist. \

155,318