Tennessee was admitted into the Union, June 1st, 1796, and made the sixteenth State. Its area is 45,600 square miles, equal to 29,184,000 acres. The population in 1870 numbered 1,257,983. It has now eight Representatives in Congress, is in the sixth judicial circuit, forms three judicial districts, and has two ports of delivery, Memphis and Knoxville. Before Tennessee was admitted it formed a part of North Carolina. Nashville is the capital. The State election is held on the first Monday in August; and on the first Monday of October the Legislature meets, once in two years.

The enacting clause of the laws of this State is as follows: "Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee."

The history of this State is unlike that of any other belonging to the Union. It is not one of the original States; neither was it first formed into a territory and afterwards changed into a State. Down to 1836, Texas was a part of Mexico; at that time the people of this Mexican province or colony revolted against the Mexican authority, and, after a short war with that power, gained their independence and established a government of their own. This they called the "Republic of Texas." But it was a small and feeble power, and could not sustain itself as an independent nation. In this helpless condition she applied to the United States government for permission to unite herself with it. The request was listened to and favorably received by the United States. The proposition was accepted, and in 1845 Texas was admitted-making the twenty-ninth State-and became a part of the

"Great Republic." Though larger than five such states as New York, she has continued to this day a single State, because her population has remained so small. But in the act of admission it was provided that Texas might be divided into four new States, besides that of Texas, making five in all. When this shall be done, all will be large States. The whole area of Texas is 237,504 square miles, which make 152,002,560 acres. The population in 1870-twenty five years after her admission-was only 797,500. She has at present four Members of Congress. Texas lies in the fifth judicial circuit, and makes two judicial districts, the eastern and western.

There are three collection districts in this State. The respective ports of entry for these districts are Galveston, Lasalle and Brazos Santiago. To these are attached nine ports of delivery.

The capital is Austin, where the Legislature meets biennially on the first Monday of November. The State election is held on the first Monday in August: