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Show 204 GENERAL INFORMATION. Citirs and Tow10s. I States. 1840. --------- --- Fredericksburg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Va .. ·. · · 3,D7 ~ Galena .......................... IJI. ..... 1,t!43 Gertn an to\Vll ..•...•......•...• • • I> a ......... · · ·. · Harri. burg ....................... Pa. . . . . . 5,~~0 11 a rtforcl. ........................ Con rt... . 9,4G8 Ha \'erhi 11 .......................• Mass.... 4,3:30 Irtu.1J · analJO 11· s •.•.••.•••• • • •• • • • • • • I a .. · · · • · 2 , u9~> ('toll Ithaca .....................•..... N. y.... 5,U50 Jersey City ...................... N.J..... 3,072 1Cct10.slta .................... . · ... Wis ........ · · · · Lancaster ••..................... Pa. . . . . . 8,4 J 7 Lock}>Ort ............... • · · ·. · · · • N. Y. ·. . U,J '25 IAo\vcll .......................... 1"' 'f ass.. . . ,o4o ,-,0v tJ' Louisville ....................... Ky.... .. 21,2J 0 LyJt JJ. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • M ass.. . . C,),'-J,. l(j(") l\1adison ..................... . ... [a...... . 3,708 1\1anayu ulr ................... · ·. Pa ............. . MaucJJester · ................. · · · · N. II... . 3,'2:35 .1\1acon ........................ ···Ga...... 3,927 :Marblehead ...................... Mass.... 5,575 1\1 Ul'J· Ctt.a ......................... o ....... s-, v~ M a11 fie 1 tl. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · . . . . · · · 0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1\Iuvsville ..................... · ·. l{y ..... . Mil-,vuukie ...................... Wis .... . 1\follile .. ......................... Ala .... . 1\Tontgomery ..................... Ala .... . Nantucket ....................... Mass ... . Nashua and t N h as vJ' II .................. N. I-1 ... . c~ .. . Na .... J1\'ille ...................... . . 'fenn .. . New Aluany ..................... la ...... . N e '''a r I' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N. J .... . New Br.~dford ... .................. Mass ... . New Brunswick .................. N. J ... . Ne\\'burg ........................ N.Y ... . Ne wb11ryport ............. , ...... l\1ass ... . New Haven .................... .. Conn .. . New London .................... Conn .. . NEW ORLEANS .............. La ..... . Nc 'vVJlOrt .........•. .. ......•..•.. lt. I .... . NEW YORK CITY ............ N. Y ... . N<>rfoiJt. . ....... . ................. Va ..... . Norristown ...................... Pa ..... . Nor\vich ......................... Conn ... . Os\ve~ratchie ... .................. N.Y ... . Os\\'cgo .......................... N. y ... . J>atc:rsOJl .••....•••.•••.•.•••••.•. N. J ... . PHILADELPHIA ............. Pa ..... . Pitts bt~rg, (incl11ding Allerrheny l and Ui rmi ngham . ...... ~ ..... ~ Pa · · · · · · Plymouth ........................ Mass ... . Portland .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . Me. . ... . l)ottsville ........................ Pa ..... . Poughl<eepsie .................... N. y ... . 2,755 1,700 12,()7 2 2,179 U,OI2 6,154 6,929 4,226 17,2BO 12,087 (j ,500 4,8:33 7,112 12,9(50 5,5H) 102,000 8,333 312,710 10,D20 2,9:37 4,200 5,71U 4,GG5 7,5~6 258,000 32,758 5,281 15,218 4,337 10,006 1850. 4,.500 (),000 u,204 8, 17 ~~ 17, .51 u,OOO 8,0:34 u,7 o 1 () ,000 3,4(j(j ] 2,~l82 12,3 12 :3:!, !)(54 42,000 17,000 8,037 6,1 :Jo J3,n3:3 5,952 8,000 :~,] :1:3 ~3,.557 4,'255 20,026 1U,OOO (),000 10,000 9,042 IG,OOO 9,78.5 38, 85 Iu,464 7, 93 ..I..' )(..'.0,. 3 9,534 1 ,000 H,OOG 145,000 U,::l48 517,000 14,000 o,o3o ........ 7,89G 12,HJ9· ] ] ,329 411,000 96,276 8,000 20,849 7,496 11,080 Increase. 52() 4,157 ........ 2,243 ~, :~ 8 3 l,GG4 5,342 1 '1 :30 12,928 ...... ' . 3,9(35 3,1 87 12,1()8 20,790 7,(j31 4,239 ........ 10,698 2,025 2,425 3,258 1,500 ] 8,:326 3,:328 3, 21 988 2,898 9,071 5,559 21,595 4,377 ] ,393 2,790 q... . ,4 .°..., 2 5,0.40 3,487 43,000 ],015 204,290 4,080 3,093 . ...... . 2,177 7:534 3,733 153,000 63,518 2,719 5,()31 3,159 1,074 • GENERAL INFORMATION. 205 Cities nnd Towns. StateR. 1840. J 850. Incrt!ase. Proviflence ...................... R. I .... . Raci t1e ... . ...................... Wis .... . !leading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa . .... . ll i c !11 1 1 o 11 rl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . v a . . . . . . Rochester ........................ N.Y ... . Roxbttry ......................... Mass ... . Sacramento City ................. Cal. ... . Salem .......................... . Mass ... . '~"".t L OU t. s •••••••••••••••••••••••• Mo ..... . San li ran cisco ................... Cal. ... . Savat1nah ....•......•..•........ Ga ..... . Springfield ....................... Mass ... . Schen ectady ..................... N. y ... . Sprinafielrl ....................... 0 ...... . Steuben vi lie ...•................• 0 ...... . Syracuse ......•....•.......••...• N .y .. . . '1, arr1aqua ......•...•.••...•••.... Pa ..... . '.fre 11ton ......................... N. J ... . ·!~r oy ........................... N.Y ... . Utica ............ . ............... N.y ... . W aslti n~ tJtl ••.•••••.•••••••.•••. D. C ... . W J1 e c 1 i n g . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . V a . . • • • . \tVj IIi arnshurg .................... N.y . .. . \ Vilmi ngton ..................... Del. ... . \Vorcester ....................... Mass ... . Y or I<: ............ ... .. . ............ Pa ..... . Zanesville ............... . ....... o ...... . --- --- 2:3, 171 43,000 19,829 334 5,111 4,777 8,410 1 .5,8'21 7,411 20,153 :~ 0,280 JO,J27 20,] 91 36,000 ]5,809 9,08£) 18,537 9,448 ..... .. G,OOO . ....... 15,082 21 ,500 6,418 16.46a 81,000 64,531 . .... ' .. 23,000 . ....... 1J,214 20,000 8,786 10,9 5 21 ,000 10,015 6,784 8,92'2 2,138 44:3 5,108 4,665 5,203 6, J 40 937 5,500 22,235 16,735 404 3,979 3,515 4.035 10,776 6,741 19.334 22,000 3 '{j() () 12,782 17,240 4,458 23,364 43,2(){) 19,902 7,885 14,500 6,615 5 ,094 30,786 24,692 8,367 13 ,0~ 1 4,5U4 7,497 17,.500 10,003 4 ,779 7,709 2,030 4, 766 10,355 5,789 LEGAL INTEREST AND USURY LAWS. The following table. ex hi biting the legal rates of i nt f~rest i 11 the different States, and the penalties attached for usury, will be found useful. States. I Legal R:.ttt-s. l'cr Cent. Penalty for Utmry. ------------ Alabama ........................ 8 .... forfeit interest and usury. A rka nsa_s . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . • . . . . ... 6 .... *forfeit tl su ry . Connect1cu t . .••...•............. 6 .... forfeit whole debt. Del a ware ......•...••.••.... .. .. 6 .. .. forfeit whole debt. Florida .......................... 8 .... forfeit interest and usury. Ge?rg!a ......................... 8 .... forfeit three times usury. Illinois ..••...•.......•........ . 6 .•.. tfor. 3 times usnry & int'st due. Indiana ......................... 6 .... forfeit double the usury. Iowa .. .....•...••..•........... 7 ..... tforfeit three times tbe usury. J{e ntucky .........•.••..••....•. 6 .... forfeit usury and costs. Louisiana ...•...•....•..••...... 5 . .•. §contract exacting usury void. Ma~yland ...••..•.•••.•••....... 6 .... IIcon tract exacting usury void. Ma1ne ..........••..••.....•.... 6 . ... forfeit entire de bt. M ~1ss~chnsetts ................... 6 .... forfeit three times the usury. M1chtgan ................... J ... • 1 .... forfeit usury and i the debt. 18 |
