P^SiiPii pppi SECTioiSr VIII DIRECTORY OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES 23. State and Territorial Pages 24. Rosters of State Officials •'mK'. •V \ m s- / : ^ X '-x' ••*"-• .*^-'-'.-." f^y, ••' -" 'M'-- 'i^^':;y>--i^:: I State arid Terriiorial Pages •1- r—\ HE following pages supply information respecting the several states Titid teirritories and indicate sources from which additional data may be obtained. They arc intended to furnish concisely an over-all sur­ vey of the government of each state—its elective officials; the composi­ tion of its supreme court, and of its commissions on interstate coopera­ tion; the number of its legislators, their terms and political affiliations; ft.- its administrative officials; its nickname, motto, song, bird, and flower; summary state istatistics; a condensation of those services performed by ^ its legislative reference bureau; the contents of its state manual; and \ the activities of its planning and development agency. In each case, \^e material has been double checked by officials within the state rcijorted upoii. '•Financial statistics are given for^aU states. Theifigures vyere fur­ nished by the states and by the U. S. Bureau of the Census,.nvhich coordinates data from states to,compensate for variations in termin­ ology and record procedures, thus rendering the figures more nearly comparable., Figure for total st^te revenue and expenditure were obtained from "Summary orState Government Finances in 1944," State Finances: 1944, Governments' Division, Bureau of the Census, May 1945, pp. 3-4. Because of wartime shifts in population during 1943 and 1944, the' actual populations of the states in 1945 are difficult to ascertein. The following pages, therefore, use the total estimated population by states for 1944 releas^ by the Bureau of the Census March 10, 1945; but for relative size of state populations, density per square mile, and for the populatioi|s of toyims and cities, the figures of the 1940 census are •used. • .'.•'•'-'••' v • -. \ wi • 454 '. ' ; ' v^ ./..•. wmmmmt ,-!,"'>;,?.•.•:! >-::~'"./;''-;/'';'-'^">^''-v <t;-.- STATE AND TERRITORIAL PAGES « 455 THE STATES OF THE UNION—HISTORltl^ DATA Date DaU Chronolotical. Organited AdmiUed Orderof at to Admiition Slatt Capital Souret afStatt Lands Ttrritory Union . to Union Alabama Montgomery Mississippi Territory, i798* March 3,1817 Dec. 14,1819 22 • Arlzooa. Phoenix Ceded by Mexico, 1848>> Feb. 24,1863 Feb. 14,1912 48 Arkansaa ... Little Rock Louisiana Purchase. 1803 March 2,1819 June 15, 1836 25 California,....,' Sacramento Ceded by Mexico, 1848 - • (•) Sept. 9,1849 31 Coloradcv.,.... Denver Louisiana Purchase, 1803*' Feb. 28,1861 Aug. 1.1876 n Connectlctit.... Hartford Royal charter. 1662* Jan. 9, 1788' 5 "tJ Delaware ..Dover Swedish charter, 1638; English Dec 7,1787'' 1 charter. 1683* Florida......... Tallahassee. Ceded by Spain, 1819 Uaich 30.1822 March 3, 1845 27 Georftla Atlanta Charter. 1732, from George II Jan. 2, 1788' 4 to Oglethorpe* .'Idaho... Boise . Oregon Territory. 1848 March 3,1863 "July 3, 1890 43 llUnola.... Springfield Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 3. 1809 Dec. 3, 1818 21 Indiana. Indianapolis Northwest Territory, 1787 May 7.1800 Dec. 11.1816 19 Iowa............. Des Moines Louisiana Purchase, 1803 une 12, 1838 Dec. 28. 1846 Ij 29 Kansas. , Topeka Louisiana Purchase. 1803<' Jfay 30,1854 Jan. 29, 1861 34 Kentucky.,.,... Frankfort Part of Virginia until admitted {•) June 1, 1792 • 15 as state Louisiana....... Baton Rouge Louisiana Purchase. 1803' March 24, 1804 April 8, 1812 18 Part of Massachusetts until (•) March 15, 1820 23 Maine.. -Augusta admitted as state Charter. 1632, from Chariea I April 28,1788' Bfaryland Annapolis to Calvert* • ( tr- Charter to Massachusetts Bay Feb, 6,1788' Aiiiaachusett*.. Boston| Company, 1629* Northwest Territory, 1787 an. 11,1805 an. 26. 1837 26 MlebiiMn....... I.aBidng Northwest Territory, 1787» ilarch 3.1849 Ilay 11,1858 32 Minnesota St. Paul Mississippi Territory' April 17, 1798 Dec. 10, 1817 20 Mississippi Jackson Louisiana Purchase. 1803 , June 4, 1812 Aug. 10,1821 24 Mlssouit........ Jefferson City Louinana Purchase, 1803' May 26, 1864 Nov. 8, 1889 41 Montana....... Helena Louisiana Purchase^ 1803 May 30. 1854 March i, 1867 37 Nebraska Lincoln Ceded from Spain. 1848 March 2,1861 Oct. 31, 1864 36 Nevada......... Carson City Grant from James 1,1622 and June 21. 1788' . 9 New Hampahlre. Concord 1629* • New Jersey...... Trenton Dutch settlement. 1623; Eng- Dec. 18.1787' , lish charter, 16M* ^J New Mexico Santa Ve Ceded by Mexico. 1848'' Sept. 9, 1850 Jan. 6.1912 47 New York .^Albany -' Dutch settlement, 1623; Eng- July 26, 1788' II li8h\contrDl, 1664* North Carolina.. Raleigh ' Chart^. 1663, from Charles II* Nov, 21,1789' 12 * North Dakota... Bismarck- Louisiana Purchase, 1803 March 2,1861 Nov. 2, 1889 39 Ohio. Columbus Northwest Territory, 1787 Feb. 19,1803 17 Oklahoma Oklahoma City Louisiana Purcliase, 1803 May 2, 1890 Nov. 16, 1907 46 ^ Orejtoii Salem Settlement and treaty with Aug. 14, 1848 Feb. 14, 1859 33 Britain, 1846 Pennsylvania.... Harrisburg Grant from Charles II to Dec 12, 1787' William Penn, 1680*- Rliode Island... - Providence Charter, 1663,fromCharlesII* May 29, 1790'. 13 'South Carolina.. Columbia Charter, 1663. from Charies II* May 23, 1788' 8 Somb Dakota... Pierre Louisiana Purchase. 1803 March 2. 1861 Nov. 2, 1889 40 Tennessee. Nashville Fart of North Carolina until (•) June 1,1796 16 admitted as state Texas........... Austin • Republic of Texas, 1845 Dec 29.1845 28 Utah. SaltLakeClty Ceded by Mexico. 1848 Sept. 9, 1850 an. 4,1896 45 Vermont....... Montpelier From lanSs of New Hamp­ , ' (•) {larch 4,1791 14 shire and New York Vft^glnla Richmond Charter. 1609. from James I June 25,1788' 10 to London Con^any* Washington Olympia Oregon Territory, 1848 March ^.1853 Nov. 11, 1889 " 42 West Vlntlnla... Charieston Partof Virginia until admitted . (•) , Jun&20, 1863 35 as state Wisconsin...... Madison Northwest Territory. 4787 April 20. 1836 May 29, 1848 30 . Wyoming....... Cheyenne Looisiana Purchase. IS03'^,> July 25, 1868 July 10, 1890 44 By the Treaty of Paris. 1783, England gave uj> Claim to *> Portion of land obtained by Gadsden Purchase,' 1853., the 13 original colonies,.and to all land within an area * No territorial status before admission to Union. extending along the present Canadian border to the Lake <> Portion of land ceded by Me^cd, 1848. of the Woods, down the Miraissippi River to the 3l8t •^One of the original 13 colonies. paralld. east to the Chattahoodue. down that river to ' Date of raUfication of U. S. Constitution. '' the mouth <^ the Flint, east' to the source of the St. s West iFelidaM District (Baton Rouge) acquired from Mary's, down that river to the ocean. ^ Territory. west* Spain, 1810. added to |x>uisiana. 1812. of the AUeghenies was dahned by various states, but was "Portion <tf land "obtained by Louisiaiia Purchase. 1803. eventually all ceded to the nation. Thus, the major part * See footnote (•). The lower portion of Mississippi was of Alabama was acquired by the Treaty of Paris, but the also acquired from Spain in 1813. lower portion from.Spain In 1813. i Portion of land obtained from Oregon/Territory. 'tB48. X Wm ALABAMA Nickname '..., ^Tlie (Cotton State Bird,... .,.,.., .ycllowhanimcr Motto We Dare Defend Our Rights Song, • • f' • Alabama \ , Flower ,.;.,,,. .Goldenrod Entered the Union December 14,1819 .8 • , •./- LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE ALABAMA STATE PLANNING SERVICE * BOARD ALEX S, Pow, DIRECTOR Director: W, O. DOBBINS, JR. Legal Basis: Ala. Gen. Laws (Reg. Sess. 1943,'H.'- Services: The Legislative Reference Serv­ 62—Smyer) No. 183 ice, created unuer authority of Act No. 152 Appropriation: $110,000 (including $35,000 con- of the 1945 Legislature, has four general clitibnal) for 1945-46 activities—information concerning govern­ Activities: The purpose of the State Plan­ ment in Alabama, governmental research, ning Board is to develop facts and plans codification of the statute laws, and bill which will point the way to the best pos­ dmfting. The agency principally serves* sible development of Alabama — econom­ legislators, although it also works on re­ ically, socially, and physically. It attempts quest for state department heads, local to assist communities,-jpdividiiMls, com­ government officials, and other persons.' panies, and agencies in bringing about the All personnel of the agency had not been realization of this development. In work­ chosen on August 6,1945; a staflfof six was ing toward this goal, the Planning Board contemplated. The Legislative Reference attempts to promote only those plani di­ Service is supervised by a Legislative Coun­ rected toward the wise use- of our natural cil-of twelve persons, who are the Presi­ resources— the soil, the minerals, the wa­ dent of the Seijate^jfour Senators ejected ters, and especially the people of Alabama. by members of the Senate, the Speaker of. the House of Repriesentatives, affid six Rep­ resentatives elected by the House. STATISTICS STATE MANUAL j Alabama Official'and Statistical Register Area (square miles)............'.:.:..,. .51,078 Issued by the Department of Archives Rank in Nation ,.;..... v.::..... .28th and History Population (estimated 1944).,...;..,. .2,818,083 Published quadrennially Rank in Nation (1940)......:......... .17th Total Pages: 891 Current Volume: 1943 Density per square mile (1940) 55.5 Size in inches: 6 x 9 Number of Representatives in Congress 9 . The Register contains a complete direc­ Total State Revenue (1944)» ..;.... $96,634,000 tory of the