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Central of Vermont, Boston and Maine, and the Grand Trunk. There are also electric railways with 125 miles of track. The lakes, rivers, and canals are also used for traffic with other States and with Canada.
Books of Reference.
The Ueports of the various Executive Departments of the State. ThoiHuoii, (Z.), History of Vermont. Burlington, 1853. \rood (F. A.), History of Taxation in Vermont. New York, 1904.
VIRGINIA.
Constitution and Government.— The first English Charter for settle- ments in America was that giantcd by James I. in 1606 for the planting of colonies in Virginia. On the outbreak of the civil war in 1861, Virginia, after long hesitation, decided to join the seceding States, a course objected to by the western portion of tlie State, which in 1863 was admitted into the Union as "West Virginia.
The Genei'al Assembly consists of a Senate and a House of Delegates the former containing not more than 40 nor less than 33 members, and the latter not more than 100 nor less than 90. Senators are elected for 4 years. The House of Delegates contains 100 members, elected for 2 years. Qualified as electoi's are (with few exceptions) all male citizens 21 years of age resident in the State for 2 years and in the county, city, town, or precinct for which the election is held for 30 days, who have paid their State poll-taxes and registered.
The State sends to the Federal Congress 2 Senatoisand 1 Representatives.
Governor :— William H. Mann, Feb. 1910— Feb. 1914 (5,000 dollars).
Secretary of CommonweaUk : — B. 0. James.
The State Capital is Richmond.
Area, Population, Instruction.— Area, 40,125 square miles.
Years
Population Tota) Per sq. mile
Y^ears
1
Population
Total
Per sq. mile
1860 1880
1,596,318 1 24-6 ' 1,512,5651 37-7 1
1900 1 1910
1,854,184 2,061,612
46-2
51-2
1 The area having been reduced by the separation of West Virginia, In 1900 the population by sex and race was : —
—
White
601,996 ' 590,859
Negro
Asiatic
Indian
Total
Male Female .
323,459 337,263
249
4 i
193 161
925,897
928,287
Total
1,192,855
660,722
253
354
1,854,184
The total population in 1910 contain.cd 1,035,348 males and 1.026,264 females ; 26,628 were of foreign birth ; 671,096 were negroes; 539 Indians; 154 Chinese ; and 14 Japanese.
