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 616 TENNESSEE There has been a marked progress in many industries since 1870, especially in the manu- facture of cotton, iron, liquors, and carriages and wagons. In 1875 there were 40 cotton mills with 55,384 spindles; cotton consumed during the year, 6,701,718 Ibs., or 14,443 bales. There are no United States customs districts in Tennessee, but Memphis and Nashville are ports of delivery in the district of Louisiana. At the close of 1875 there were 27 national banks in operation, with a capital stock of $3,455,300 and a circulation of $2,474,323. Tennessee had 466 m. of railroad in 1855, 1,253 in 1860, 1,296 in 1865, 1,492 in 1870, and 1,641 in 1875. The lines lying wholly or partly in the state in 1875 were as follows : NAMES OF CORPORATIONS. TEKMINI. Miles completed in the state In 1875. Total length between termini when different from preceding. FEOM TO East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia. ... -I (Cincinnati, Cumberland Gap, and Charleston Knoxville and Ohio Rogersville and Jefferson. . . Knoxville and Charleston . ... Bristol. ... Cleveland Dalton, Ga Chattanooga 225 30 89 38 15 16 46 214 94 87 13 34 87 12 122 287 9 11 100 115 43 81 18 240 'l85 260 123 271 ioo 472 821 "ii 548 165 816 180 188 "Wolf Creek .. Knoxville Junction E. 8. V. and G. . Knoxville Louisville, Ky Memphis Junction, Ky. . . Nashville Carey ville Eogersville Maryville Louisville, Nashville, and Great Southern. . . Nashville Memphis Leased, Nashville and Decatur Decatur Ala Memphis .... Stevenson, Ala Branch Moscow Tullahoma Somerville McMinnvillo ., j McMinnvilleand Manchester operated -j Winchester and Alabama . . . Mississippi and Tennessee Mobile and Ohio Decherd Memphis Columbus Ky Fayette ville Grenada, Miss Mobile, Ala Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Hickman, Ky Chattanooga Wartrace Shelbyville New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago Bridgeport, Ala New Orleans, La Paducah Ky Jasper Cairo, 111 Memphis St Louis and Southeastern East St. Louis 111 Nashville.. Tennessee and Pacific Nashville Knoxville "Western and Atlantic Atlanta, Ga Chattanooga The governor is elected for two years, and receives an annual salary of $4,000. He must be 30 years of age and a citizen of the state for seven years next preceding his election. He is not eligible for more than six years in any period of eight. In case of the removal of the governor from office, or of his death or resig- nation, the executive functions devolve upon the speaker elected by the senate. The secre- tary of state is elected for four years by joint vote of the general assembly, and receives a salary of $1,800 a year and perquisites. A bill may bo passed over the executive veto by a ma- jority vote of each house. The state treasurer and comptroller are appointed by the general assembly for two years. The constitution pro- vides that the number of representatives in the legislature shall not exceed 75 until the popu- lation of the state shall be 1,500,000, and shall never exceed 99. The number of senators is limited to one third of the number of repre- sentatives. There are now (1876) 25 senators and 75 representatives. The sessions of the legislature are biennial, beginning on the first Monday of January in odd years. Senators and representatives receive $4 a day and $4 for every 25 miles travel to and from the cap- ital. No member will be paid for more than 75 days of a regular session, or for more than 20 days of an extra session, or for any days when absent from his seat. The judicial power is vested in a supreme court and chancery, cir- cuit, county, and justices' courts. The supreme court consists of a chief justice and five asso- ciates, who are elected by the people for eight years, and receive a salary of $4,000 each. Its jurisdiction is appellate only. Terms are held annually in Knoxville, Nashville, and Jack- son. The attorney general and reporter for the state is appointed by the judges of the supreme court. Judges of the circuit and chancery courts are elected by the people for eight years. Two terms of the chancery court are held in each county annually. They have all the powers and jurisdiction incident to a court of equity, and exclusive jurisdiction of all equity cases where the amount in contro- versy exceeds $50. They have jurisdiction with the county courts over the person and property of persons of unsound mind, and of infants. Three terms of the circuit court are annually held in each county. Concur- rently with justices of the peace they have jurisdiction of all debts and demands on con- tract over $50, and exclusive jurisdiction of matters relating to the validity of wills ; also appellate jurisdiction of all suits brought be- fore inferior tribunals. Each county has a court consisting of the justices of the county, which has jurisdiction of probate matters. Jus- tices of the peace are elected by the people for six years, and constables for two years. Judges may be removed from office by a two-thirds vote of the legislature. They are prohibited from charging juries with respect to matters of fact, but may state the testimony and de- clare the law. Fines exceeding $50 on any citizen must be assessed by a jury. The right