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Show 206 States. GENERAl IN FORMATION . Legal Rates. l~c r Cent. Penalty for Usury. --------------- . · · · .... ~ ........... 8 .... ~forfcjt usury and c?sts. M~sstssi PP1• • • .ti .... **forfeit usury and Interest. Mts oun · · • • · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · forfeit entire debt. New York.···.···· · ·········· · · · · ~ · · · · forfeit three times usury. New Hampshne. · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · ti · · 1 '·t J . ·. ·6 .... for ctt cnttre (Cu. NNeowrt h cCrsaeryo.l i·n · a· .· .· .· •· .· .· .· .· .· .·.· .· •· •· .... 6 .••. t·o rfe1· t doub 1~ 0usury. 0 1 1· 10.................... .... . ... 6 .... contr.a cts v.o t d. lb Pennsylvania ................... 6 ... . forfe ~t entire e }: t t Rhode Island .. ............... . .. 6 .... forfe~t usury ~nu tn eres . South Carolina .................. 7 .... forfeJtusury!Jtterest,andcosts. Tennessee ........ . ... . .......... 6 .... contracts vo~c. 1' xas .......................... 10 .... contracts .votd. . . v~·rm o nt ........................ 6 .... recovery 1n actiOn ·w1th costs. Vi.rginia ......................... 6 .... forfeit double the usury. Wiscon sin ....... ············ · ·· .7. ·· · tt . District of Columbia ............. 6 .... contracts vOid. *By special con tract as high as 10 per cent. t . . . . . . 12 .. t . . . . . . 12 .. §Uanksallowed .. .............. G •• n 8 per cent. allowerl on tobacco contracts. ~By contract as high as 10 per cent. t*t* 10 Any rate agreed upon by the parties. SAILING OF STEAMSHIPS. CUNARD LIN E.- The British and North Ameri~an Royal Mail Steam· ships ai 1 bet \Veen N E\V YoRK and L1 v ERPOOL dzrect, and also between Bo TON aud LrvERPOOL; the latter ships, only, stopping at HALIFAX, to land and receive mails and pas~e nge rs . These ve ·sP-Is sail regularly every Wednesday, from AMERICA to Liver· pool; anrl from LivERPOOL to America, every Saturday. Fr01n N cw York anu Boston, they leave on alternate Wednesdays. Price of passage, from New York or Boston, to Liverpool, in first cabin, $120; second cabin, $70. Between Boston and Halifax, $'20. COLLINS' LINE.-The New York and Liverpool Unitecl States' Mail Stcamshi ps, bu.i It expressly for government service, anrl in the most durable and elegant manner, sail regularly every Satu1·day, from NEw YoRK to Liverpool; and on every Wednesday, from LIVERPOOL to New York. The price of passage by this superior linP., from New York to Liver· pool, is $130; and from Liverpool to New York, £35. NEW YORK AND HAV RE STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.-The vessels composing this line will leave NEw YoRK for Havre, during 1851, once every f11ur weeks, on Saturday, according to the following- dates:.! Jpril5th, JYiny 3rl, .May 31st, .June 28th, July 26th, .flugust 23d, Septcm· ber 20th, Octobe1· 18th, November 15th, and December 13th. GENERAL INFORMATION. 207 From HAVRE for New York, on T¥cdnesdays, as follows :-.!Jpril9th, M ay 7th, June 4th, .July2d, July aOth , .!J.ugust 27th, September 2-1th, October 22tl, Novembe'r 19th, and December 17th. Price of pa s~ a fre from New York to Southampton,•or Havre, $125; from Havre or Southampton to New York, 850 fra ucs. OCEAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY.-Unitcd States' l\1ail Li ne of t;tcatuships, sailing between New York and llremerhaven,* stopping each way at Southampton , England. 'The ships of this company will sail from NEw YoRK on Satu'rda ys, BREnlEN on F'ridays, and SouTHAMPTON on Wednesdays, of each month. From NEw YoRK, .!Jpril1!Jth, May 17th, June 14th, July 12th. August 9th, September Gth, October 4th, November l st, Nov. 20th, D ecember 21st. From llREMEN, .flp1·il 18th, .May 16th, June 13th, J uly 11th, .flugust 8th , Septembe1· 5th, October 3d, October 31st, November 28th. UNITED STATES' MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY,-Thu ships of this Company wiJI leave New YorJ( ou the 11th and :tuth of each month. for CHARLE::;ToN ~ SAVANNAII, li AVANA, NEw ORLEANS, and CHAGRES. They are the F"alcon, Ohio, and G eorgia. EMPIRE CITY liN E.-The steamships of this line leave NEw YoRK for CHAlHtEs, direct, on the 13th of each month, con necti ug at PANAMA. with the Pacific Line, running to SAN FRANcrsco. They are the Crescent City and the Empire City. Passengers going direct should purchase through tickets, thereby avoid· inrY unnPcess:uy deten ti on. 'fhe steamers running on the Paci fie are the California., Oregon, Pa· nama, Carolina, Tennessee: Northern er, and Union. These steamships fonn a scmi-rnonthly line between Panama and San Francisco. Pas!;agc can be secured at the following rates: FROM N,f:W YORK TO CHAGRES. State-room berths .... ...........•.. . •.......................... $100 Standee herth, forward saloon. . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Steerage berth, found bed , and separate table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 FROl'l'l PANAMA TO PLACES ON THE PACIFIC. From Panama to San Bias, or Mazatlan ....•...•.... San Diego . ..•...•...•..••...•.... San Francisco ...•...•...•........ From NEw YoRK to Slate- room. Charleston ......•...•...•....•..•...•.. I S a '' ct ll n a 11 • • • • • • • • • • , • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • . • • • llavana ..... . .......................... j New Orleans ......•...............••.... $25 25 70 75 Cabin. $225 250 300 Standee. $20 20 55 60 S teerage. $100 125 150 S tt!e r::l.[~e . I $ 10 10 I 25 25 PHHADELPHIA AND LIVERPOOl LINE OF STEAMSHIPS .• -The s~e amships forming this line will be the City of Gla ·gow, t!te Ctty of Pluladclphia, and the P ennsylvania. The former of these JS the only one, at presen t, running ; the others, now building, will ue placed upon the line as early us practicaule. * Bremerhaven is situated at the mouth of the Wcser, and about 40 miles from Bremen, of which it is the seaport. |