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when the crime is committed on land or territory owned by the Federal Government.

The Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice and 8 Associate Justices, appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. The United States is divided into 9 circuits, to each of which the Chief Justice or an Associate Justice is assigned, and such Chief Justice or Associate Justice, respectively, has primary jurisdiction of applications for peremptory orders in any such district respectively. The Supreme Court has jurisdiction of cases on appeal or in error from the inferior Courts, a: original jurisdiction in cases affecting foreign Ministers and those between the ditierent States. The salary of the Chief Justice is 15,000 dollars, and that of each of the Associate Justices 14.500 dollars.

The District of Columbia, in which the seat of the National Government is located, has a Municipal Court, a Supreme Court, and a Court of Appeals. The Municipal Court has jurisdiction in matters equivaki.' of the

Justices of the Peace and Police Magistrates of cities and towns ; the Supreme Court is the highest Court of original jurisdiction, and is equivalent to the District or Circuit Courts of the States, and the District Courts of the United States. The Circuit Conrt of Appeals has jurisdiction in cases of appeal or in error from the Supreme Court of the District, and is equivalent to the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals of the various States, and the Circuit Courts of Appeals of the United States.

The territories and insular possessions have different judicial systems, generally following the State organizations, but having as well jurisdiction of cams under the Federal Laws, except Porto Rico, which has a United States District Court, separate and distinct from the Municipal, Circuit, and Territorial Supreme Courts.

Pauperism.

The following table shows the number of paupers enumerated in alms- house* in 1903 and 1910.

Dec. 31

, 1903

Jan. 1

, 1910 1

Num-

Num-

Native

Num-

ber per 100,000

Num-

100,000

For- eign-

White, nativity

Col-

ber

of popula- tion

ber

-. ooala-

tion

white

born white

un- known

oured

Total for U.S

81,764

101-4

H,1M

91-5

44,254

33,125

S55

6,464

Geographic divi-

sion* 2 —

New Bngiand.

11,495

1*45

11,886

181-4

5,959

5,706

38

183

Middle Atlantic

n,7W

13-2.5

•:3.772

123-1

11,324

11,712

45

691

East North Centra?

126-3

21,358

1170

12,125

j SH

113

782

West North Central

6.61S

6H>

6,366

3.603

. 2,371

41

351

South Atlantic

MM

754

7,706

63-3

4,423

664

S5

2,584

Sooth Central


 * 4,-es

60-0

4,266

50-7

2,634

232

1,358

West South Central

1 1,689

20-7

1,630

18-6

968

M

15

Mountain

69T

1,652

813

791

16

P

Pacific.

4,703

180-5


 * 5.562

132 7

. 2,405

• 2,993

10

154

1 Figures baaed on estimated population, Dee. 31, 1903. - For States included in each division, see pp. 457-458.