PAUPERISM
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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.
