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Chas. O'Connor .
Democratic
2,429
Thos. A. Hendricks
6 John M. Palmer.
B. Gratz Brown
8
T. E. Bramlette.
David Davis
1876
Rutherford B. Hayes. .. Republican
. 145,029
Samuel J. Tilden
.Democratic 203,077 . 15
Peter Cooper
. Greenbacker 3,498
G. C. Smith . Prohibitionist 64
Scattering 97
1880
James A. Garfield Republican 153,567
W. S, Hancock . Democratic
203,609
13
Thomas A. Hendricks. Samuel F. Carey. G. T. Stewart. Chester A Arthur. W. H. English. B. J. Chambers.
LIST OF GOVERNORS FROM 1820 TO 1880.
YEAR. NAME. REMARKS.
1820 AlexanderMc Nair
1824 Frederick Bates.
.died in office.
1825 Abraham J. Williams . vice Bates.
1826 John Miller.
1828 .John Miller
1832 Daniel Dunklin
resigned; appointed Serv. Gen. U. S.
1836 Lilburn W. Boggs . vice Dunklin.
1840
Thos. Reynolds . .
. died 1844.
1844 M. M. Marmaduke
. vice Reynolds.
1844 John C. Edwards
1848 Austin A. King
1852 Sterling Price
resigned.
1857
Hancock Jackson
vice Polk. «
1857
Robert M. Stewart.
[State Convention.
1860
C. F. Jackson
office declared vacant by Unionist
1861
Hamilton R. Gamble . appointed governor by State Conven-
1864
Willard P. Hall vice Gamble. [tion; died in office.
1864 Thos. Fletcher
1868 Joseph W. McClurg
1870 B. Gratz Brown
1872 Silas Woodson .
1874 Charles H. Hardin.
1876 John S. Phelps.
term now 4 years instead of 2.
1880 Thos. T. Crittenden
LIST OF UNITED STAES SENATORS FROM 1820 TO 1880.
Year. Names.
Year.
Names.
1820 Thomas Hart Benton
1857
Trusten Polk.
1824 David Barton ..
1861
Waldo Porter Johnson.
1826 Thomas Hart Benton
1862
Robert Wilson .
1830
Alexander Buckner. died in 1833
1863 B. Gratz Brown
1832
Thomas Hart Benton.
1863 John B. Henderson
1833
Lewis Field Linn ..... vice Buckner
1867
Chas. D. Drake . .resigned 1870
1856 Trusten Polk
1 Willis B. Machem. William. A Wheeler.
James B. Weaver Greenback 35,135
11 Schuyler Colfax. F. P. Blair, Jr. Henry Wilson. B. Gratz Brown. Geo. W. Julien.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
LIST OF UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM 1820 TO 1880 .- Continued.
Year. Names.
Year.
Names.
1836 Lewis Field Linn
1869
Carl Schurz.
1838 Thomas Hart Benton.
1870
Daniel F. Jewett
. vice Drake
1842 Lewis Field Linn. .died 1843
1871 Francis P. Blair, Jr.
1843
David R. Atchison vice Linn
1873 Lewis V. Bogy
1844 David R. Atchison
1875
Francis M. Cockrell.
1844 Thomas Hart Benton
1879
Daniel H. Armstrong
1849
David R. Atchison
1880
James Shields. vice Bogy
1857
Jas. S. Green
MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM 1820 TO 1881.
YEAR.
CONG.
DIBT.
NAMES.
YEAR.
& CONG.
OTA CO DIST.
NAMES.
1820
17
John Scott
1852
3 John G. Miller
1822
18
John Scott.
4 Mordecai Oliver
1824 19
John Scott.
5 John S. Phelps ....
1826 20
Edward Bates
James I. Lindley, at large .. Samuel Carruthers, at large.
1828
21
Spencer Pettis
1854 34
1 L. M. Kennett
1831
22 . Wm. H. Ashley, vice Pettis.
2 Gilchrist Porter.
1832 23
Wm. H. Ashley
3 John I. Lindley
1834 24
Wm. H. Ashley
5 John G. Miller, died 1855.
1836 25
Albert G. Harrison
7 Samuel Carruthers.
1838
26
Albert G. Harrison, died in 1839.
1
2 T. L. Anderson. .. ·[1857
1838
26
J. Jamison, vice Harrison ..
4 James Craig.
1840 27
John Miller ...
John C. Edwards
6 John S. Phelps
1842 28
James M. Hughes.
7 Sam'l Carruthers.
James H. Relfe
1857 35 ·
3 John B. Clark, vice Green ..
John Jamisom.
1858 36
1
J. Richard Barrett, declared not elected.
Gustavus M. Brown
2 Thos. L. Anderson
James B. Bowlin.
3 John B. Clark
James H. Relfe
4 Jas Craig.
Sterling Price, resigned.
5 Jas. H. Woodson.
.. John S. Phelps
6 John S. Phelps
Leonard H. Sims
7 John W. Noell.
Wm. McDaniels, vice Price.
1860 36
1 Francis P. Blair, Jr., resigned
2 John Jameson
1860 37
1 Francis P. Blair, Jr
3 James S. Green .
2 Jas. S. Rollins.
4 Willard P. Hall
3 John B. Clark, expelled.
5 John S Phelps
4 E. H. Norton
1848 31 1 James B. Bowlin.
5 John W. Reid, expelled.
2 William V. N. Bay
6 John S. Phelps
3 James S. Green .
7 John W. Noell.
4 Willard P. Hall.
1862 37
3 Wm. A. Hall, vice Clark ...
.
5 John S. Phelps.
5 Thos. L. Price, vice Reid
1850 32
1 John F. Darby
1862 38
1 Francis P. Blair
2 Gilchrist Porter
2 Henry T. Blow.
3 John G. Miller
3 John W. Noell, died 1863.
4 Willard P Hall
4 Sempronius S. Boyd ..
5 John S. Phelps
5 Joseph W. McClurg.
1852 33
1 Thos H. Benton.
6 Austin A. King ..
2 Alfred W. Lamb
34
5 Thos. P. Aiken, vice Miller. Francts P. Blair
John Miller .
1856
34
3 ·Jas. S. Green, elec. U. S. Sen.
John Bull.
4 Mordecai Oliver
Albert G. Harrison
6 John S. Phelps
John Miller ..
1855
5 James H. Woodson
John B. Bowlin.
1844 29
1846 29 1846 30 1 James B. Bowlin
1 J. Richard Barrett, vice Blair
1851 Henry S. Geyer
1881
George G. Vest
7 Benjamin F. Loan
1830 22 Spencer Pettis, died 1831
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
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MEMBERS OF CONGRESS FROM 1820 TO 1880 .- Continued.
YBAR'
CONG.
NAMES.
YEAR.
CONG.
NAMES.
1862
38 8 W. A. Hall .
1874 44
1 Edward C. Kerr.
9 John S. Rollins
2 Erastus Wells.
3 John G. Scott, vice Noell
3 William H. Stone.
1864 39 1 John Hogan
4 Robert A. Hatcher
2 Henry T. Blow
5 Richard P. Bland
3 Thos. E. Noell.
6 Charles H. Morgan
4 John R. Kelsoe.
7 John F. Philips
5
Joseph W. McClurg.
9 David Rea ..
7
Benjamin F. Loan.
11 John B. Clark, Jr.
12 John M. Glover.
1866 40 1 William A. Pile ..
1876 45
1 Anthony Ittner
3 Thomas E. Noell. deceased ..
2 Nathan Cole.
4 J. J. Gravely.
3 Lyne S. Metcalfe
6
Robert T. Van Horn.
5 Richard P. Bland
7 Benjamin F. Loan.
6 Charles H. Morgan
8 John F. Benjamin.
7 Thos. T. Crittenden
9 George W. Anderson.
8 Benjamin J. Franklin.
1867 1868
40 5 41 1
11 Jobn B. Clark, Jr.
2 G. A. Finkelnburg
12 John M. Glover.
3 J. R. McCormack
13 Aylett H. Buckner
4 S. H. Boyd ..
1878 46 1 Martin L. Clardy
5 Samuel S. Burdett.
2 Erastus Wells. .
6 Robert T. Van Horn
3 Richard G. Frost.
7 Joel F. Asper.
4 Lowndes H. Davis
8 John F. Benjamin
5 Richard P. Bland
9 David P. Dyer
6 James R. Waddill.
1870 42
1 Erastus Wells
7 Alfred M. Lay, died.
2 G. A. Finkelnburg.
1879 46
7 John F. Philips, vice Lay ..
. 3 J. R. McCormack
8 Samuel L. Sawyer ..
4 H. E. Havens.
9 Nicholas Ford ..
5 Samuel S. Burdett.
10 Gideon F. Rothwell
6 A. Comingo ..
11
John B. Clark, Jr
7 Isaac C. Parker.
12 Wm. H. Hatch ..
8 James G. Blair.
13 Aylett H Buckner
9 Andrew King.
1880 47
1 Martin L. Clardy
1872 43
1 E. O. Stanard
2 Thomas Allen
2
Erastus Wells.
3 Richard G. Frost.
3 W. H. Stone
4 Lowndes H. Davis.
4 Robert A. Hatcher
5 Richard P. Bland
5 Richard P. Bland.
6 Ira S. Hazeltine
6 Harrison E. Havens
7 Thcron M. Rice.
7 Thomas F. Crittenden
8 Robert T. Van Horn
8 Abram Comingo
9 Nicholas Ford
9 Isaac C. Parker
10 J. H. Burroughs
10 Ira B. Hyde ..
11 John B. Clark, Jr
11 John B. Clark, Jr,
12 Wm. H. Hatch.
12 John M. Glover.
13 Aylett H. Buckner
13 A. H. Buckner
8 Benjamin J. Franklin
6
Robert T. Van Horn
10 Rezin A. DeBolt
8 John F. Benjamin.
9 George W. Anderson
13 Aylett H. Buckner
2 C. A. Newcombe.
5 Jos. W. McClurg, resigned
4 Robert H. Hatcher.
3 J. R. McCormack, vice Noell John H. Stover, vice McClurg Erastus Wells.
9 David Rea.
10 Henry M. Pollard.
The election for members of the legislature and members of Congress occurs biennially on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November of
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
the even numbered years-as 1880, 1882, etc .; and the legislature meets on the first Wednesday after January 1st, in the odd numbered years- as 1881, 1883, etc. The governor is elected every four years, at the same time with the presidential election.
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.
. The State of Missouri has made liberal provision for the support of public schools, equal to any other state in the Union .* The main fea- tures of our school system are well epitomized in a report made by the state superintendent in 1879, as follows:
SCHOOL REVENUE-Is derived from invested state funds, bearing inter- est at the rate of six per cent per annum, and one-fourth of the state reve- nue collections, annually, equal to a tax of five cents on the $100 of valu- ation; from the invested county funds at rates from 6 to 10 per centum annually, secured by real estate mortgages; from the sixteenth section or township fund invested and producing income in the same manner as the county funds.
The state and township permanent funds arise principally from the sale of lands donated by the general government. The income is used only for teachers' wages, and is apportioned upon the number of children to districts having maintained the minimum term of school.
The deficiency is supplied by local taxation, limited in amount, and con- trolled in the first instance by boards of directors, and second, by the tax-payers in annual meeting assembled.
STATE BOARDS .- STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION consists of the super- intendent of public schools, the governor, secretary of state, and attorney- general. The duties, practically, are simply the investment and care of the state permanent fund.
BOARD OF CURATORS OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY - Consists of nine members, appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, for a term of six years, three being appointed every two years. They con- trol and manage the university, agricultural college and school of mines and metallurgy.
. BOARDS OF REGENTS-Of normal schools consist of six members
* The first free day school ever opened in Missouri was by the Church of the Messiah, in St. Louis. This church was organized in 1834, by Rev. Wm. G. Elliott, D. D., who was the founder, and is now Chancellor of Washington University.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
to each school, appointed by the governor, with consent of the senate, from the locality. The state superintendent of public schools is ex officio member of each board.
BOARDS OF CONTROL - Of other institutions vary in name and num- ber of members. They are usually appointed by the governor.
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Has general supervision of the public schools; collects and tabulates the school statistics of the state; apportions the state school funds to the counties; gives information to school officers upon construction of school law; prepares and furnishes blanks for use of school officers; spends five days in each congressional dis- trict of the state, yearly, consulting and advising teachers and other school officers, and delivering lectures; is a member of the board of regents of the normal schools, and president of state board of education; receives reports from the county commissioners and state institutions of learn- ing; makes annual. reports to the governor and general assembly alter- nately; and is the executive manager of the state school fund under the direction of state board of education.
COUNTY SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS-Elected at the annual school meet- ings of the various school districts for the term of two years; compen- sation varies according to population of county, from twenty to forty dollars per annum and a fee, additional, of one and one-half dollars from each teacher undergoing examination; examines teachers, grants and revokes certificates; has final jurisdiction over appealed cases of changes of district boundaries, appealed from the annual meetings; condenses and reports to state superintendent of public schools the educational statistics of the county, as received by him from the district boards of directors; supplies the districts with copies of the law, and all blanks needed; performs any and all duties required by the State Superintend- ent, and in counties where the people have voted in favor of it, employs his whole time in supervision and school work.
MISCELLANEOUS .- To draw public money, districts must maintain at least three months public school in each year, but the law requires and provides that four months shall be taught. Any person between the ages of six and twenty years may attend the public schools. In cities, towns and villages, the boards are authorized to hold from five to ten months term of school each year, and in the country districts the people may vote an extension of term over four months. The rate of taxation for school purposes, in addition to the distributed state, county and town- ship, or sixteenth section funds, is limited to forty cents on the $100 valu- ation, except that the people, at the annual school meeting, may vote an increase not to exeed sixty-five cents on the $100, by a majority vote of tax-payers. To raise funds by taxation for building purposes, requires
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
that the increased rate be voted by two-thirds of the qualified voters voting at the annual or special meeting.
ANNUAL SCHOOL MEETING- Meets at the district school house annu- ally, and elects a director for a full term, and fills vacancies in the board; determines the length of time in excess of four months, that the schools shall be kept open, and orders the proper levies within the limitations to be made therefor; votes a sum not exceeding $20 per annum for pur- chase of books for district library; decides for or against proposed changes. of district boundary lines; directs the sale of property no longer required, and determines the applications of proceeds; designates their choice for county school commissioner every second year; directs the loan, of money to aid in erecting school houses; directs the levy of tax for the erection of school houses; determines the location of the school house or houses; by a two-thirds vote changes location of school house; receives the reports of school district board as to financial condition, and itemized receipts and disbursements for the year ending.
DISTRICT BOARDS-Consist of three members in the country districts, and six members in the city, town and village districts; each elected for a term of three years; one, annually, in the country, and two in the city, town and village districts; they elect one of their number president, and appoint a clerk who may not be a member of the board, if it so chooses; they are the executive officers of the school corporation, which each dis- trict is, being created by law; they serve without compensation; have custody of school property; execute the orders of the annual meeting; take the school census; make and file the estimates for tax levies; con- trol the disbursements of all school money; keep the district records; visit the schools; employ teachers; provide for a four months term of school without consulting the people; make rules for organization, gra- ding and government of the schools, suspend or expel pupils; admit and prescribe fees for non-resident pupils, and in general do all things neces- sary to carry on the schools.
In city, town and village districts the board has power to establish higher grades of schools, but are subject to the same tax restrictions.
Some cities have special charters giving other privileges than those : enumerated, but subject to the same tax restrictions, they being constitu- tional provisions.
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY .- University of Missouri, located at Colum- bia; number of students, 577; legislative appropriation for 1879 and 1880, $39,000. State Agricultural College constitutes a department of the University. Three State Normal Schools, located respectively at Kirks- ville, Warrensburg and Cape Girardeau .* The appropriation to each of
*St. Louis supports its own normal school, for the preparation and training of its teachers, the greater number of whom are graduates of this normal school.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
normal schools is $7,500 per annum. Deaf and Dumb Asylum, located at Fulton; legislative appropriation for 1879 and 1880, $91,000. Blind Asylum, located at St. Louis; legislative appropriation for 1879 and 1880, $46,000. Lincoln Institute,* located at Jefferson City; legislative appro- priation, $10,000 for 1879 and 1880; devoted to training colored teachers for colored public schools of the state. School of Mines and Metallurgy, located at Rolla; legislative appropriation, $15,000 for 1879 and 1880; constitutes a department of the state university. State teachers' associ- ation, meets annually at places selected at each session, during the last week in June.
STATISTICS OF 1878 .- School population, 688,248; school enrollment, 448,033; No. of ungraded school districts, 8,142; No. of graded school districts, 279. No. of school houses, 8,092; estimated value of school houses and sites, $8,321,399; average school year in months, 5; average school year in months, in graded school districts, 9; total number of teachers employed, 11,268; total wages of teachers, $2,320,430.20; aver- age wages of teachers per month, males, $36.36, females, $28.09; aver- age wages of teachers per month, in grades schools, estimated, males, $87.81, females, $40.73.
REVENUE. - From interest on state permanent fund, $174,030.15; from one-fourth state revenue collections, $363,276.32; from county and township permanent funds, $440,191.37; from district taxes, $2,446,- 910.71. Total, $3,424,408.55.
PERMANENT FUNDS .- State fund, $2,909,457.11; county fund, $2,388,- 368.29; township or sixteenth section fund, $1,980,678.51. Total $7,278,- 046.80.
The state auditor's report for 1879 and 1880 furnishes the following school items; and they make a very favorable showing for the public school interests of Missouri:
1879.
1880.
Amount distributed to the counties
$502,795.18
$515,286.09
Maintenance of State University .
19,500.00
19,500.00
Support of Lincoln Institute.
5,000.00
5,000.00
Support School of Mines and Metallurgy
7,500.00
7,500.00
Normal School, 1st district
7,500.00
7,500 00
2d
7,500.00
7,500.00
South Missouri district
7,500,00
7,500.00
Distribution of school laws.
308.58
436.50
*Lincoln Institute was first projected by the 62d Regiment U. S. Colored Infantry, while on duty in Texas, in 1865, and was designed for the higher education of colored people. In January, 1866, the state attached a state normal department to it, to provide suitable teachers for the public schools for colored children. The school was opened Sept. 17, 1876, but was not finally provided for by law as a state normal school until Feb. 14, 1870, since which time it has gone steadily forward and done a good work for the negro population.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
MASSACHUSETTS AND MISSOURI SCHOOL RATES.
Massachusetts is taken almost universally as the standard of measure- ment for other states. The state reports of Massachusetts and Missouri, for 1879, show that in the former there was applied to the educa- tion of every child of school age the sum of $13.71-in the latter, $4.37. But it must be remembered that school age in Massachusetts is between five and fifteen years; in Missouri between six and twenty; a difference of four years in school.
The report of the secretary of the Massachusetts board of education, for 1879, states the "per centage of valuation appropriated for public schools," as two and seventy-two one hundredths mills. In Missouri it was over five mills. That is, every tax-paying Missourian paid nearly twice as much for the maintenance of public schools on the same amount (of value) of property as the tax-payer of Massachusetts.
DENOMINATIONAL SCHOOLS.
DATE
NAME OF INSTITUTION.
WHERE LOCATED.
DENOMINATION.
ORG'ZED.
1871 Central College.
. Fayette
M. E. Church South.
1856 Christian College. .
Canton
Christian.
1859
College Christian Brothers. St. Louis.
Roman Catholic.
1873
Drury College
Springfield Congregational.
1868
Hannibal College
Hannibal
M. E. Church South.
1865 Lewis College.
Glasgow Methodist Episcopal.
1870
Lincoln College
Greenwood
United Presbyterian.
1853
McGee College
College Mound ... Cumb. Presbyterian.
1867
St. Joseph College
St. Joe
Roman Catholic.
1832
St. Louis University
St. Louis
Roman Catholic.
1844
St. Paul College
Palmyra
Protestant Episcopal.
1844
St. Vincent College.
Cape Girardeau. . Roman Catholic.
1857
Washington University. Westminster College. Fulton
St. Louis
Non-Sectarian.
1852
Presbyterian.
1853 Wm. Jewell College
. Liberty
Baptist.
1869 Woodland College
Independence Christian.
1835
St. Charles College
St. Charles M. E. Church South.
1852
Central College.
Fayette
1843
Arcadia College
Arcadia
THEOLOGICAL SCHOOLS.
1839 Concordia College. St. Louis. Evangelical Luth'ran
1844 St. Vincent College .. . Cape Girardeau. . Roman Catholic.
Theological School of West- minster College Fulton Presbyterian.
1869 Vanderman School of The-
· ology
.Liberty . Baptist.
"
In addition to the above, the Baptists have: Stephens College, Columbia .
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
Mt. Pleasant College, Huntsville; Baptist Female College, Lexington; La Grange College, La Grange; Baptist College, Louisiana; Liberty Female College, Liberty; St. Louis Seminary for Young Ladies, Jennings Sta- tion; Fairview Female Seminary, Jackson; Booneville Seminary for Young Ladies, Booneville; North Grand River College, Edinburg; Ingleside Academy, Palmyra.
The Christian connection has Christian University, at Canton, in Lewis county.
The Congregationalists have Thayer College, at Kidder, in Caldwell county.
The German Evangelicals have Missouri College, in Warren county. .
The Methodist Episcopals (North ) have Johnson College at Macon City.
The Presbyterians have Lindenwood Female College, at St. Charles.
A good. feeling prevails amongst these different schools. Each attends to its own work in its own way, caring for the patronage of its own peo- ple and the community at large, as a good neighbor of every other worker. A most liberal and impartial legislative policy is pursued, by dealing with all alike before the law, whether in the maintenance of vested rights or in the matter of taxation. By constitutional provision all property actually used for school and religious purposes may be exempted from taxes, and the same constitution most explicitly interdicts all discrimination, and also all favor or partiality.
LAW SCHOOLS.
FOUNDED. NAME LOCATION.
1872 Law College of State University Columbia.
1867 Law Department of Washington University St. Louis.
MEDICAL SCHOOLS.
FOUNDED. NAME. LOCATION.
1869 Kansas City College of Physicians and Surgeons. . Kansas City.
1873 Medical College of State University . Columbia.
1840 Missouri Medical College St. Louis.
1841 St. Louis Medical College. .
1858 Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri
1865
Missouri Dental College.
1864 St. Louis College of Pharmacy
SCIENTIFIC SCHOOLS.
1870 Agricultural and Mechanical College (State Uni- Columbia. versity)
1871 Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (State
1857 University) .. .. .Rolla.
Polytechnic Department of Washington University.St. Louis.
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS-1879-80.
No. of
Churches.
No. of Min-
isters.
No. Ohnrch
Members &
Ministers.
Catholic. .
216
264
200,000
Protestant Episcopal. .
65
50
25,000
Lutheran Independent Evangelical.
25
20
1,000
=
German
76
68
3,633
Presbyterian, O. S. North
South
135
73
7,662
Cumberland.
361
169
15,823
United.
10
12
700
=
Reformed.
3
4
165
Congregational.
71
47
3,747
Baptist.
1.385 .
823
88,999
Christian, about.
500
500
70,000
Methodist Episcopal, South.
North.
359
420
42,888
African Methodist Episcopal, Zion.
about
116
118
9,908
Unitarian.
5
5
Total
4,160
3,437
539,004
NOTE .- Church members of the Catholic and Protestant Episcopal Churches include all persons bap- tized into the church. The others count only communicants in good standing.
PROTECTIONAL LAWS.
Our state legislature has made ample and discreet provision for the protection of a home-place from sale on execution. The home and property 'rights of married women, widows and orphans, are guaranteed by statute as far as is practicable. A limit has also been fixed to the amount of indebtedness which may be incurred by the people in voting bonds to railroads, or other enterprises in which they may feel a friendly interest, but in aiding which, too generally, so many western communities have burdened themselves and their posterity with debts and taxation that are grevious to be borne.
HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION.
The laws of Missouri reserve from execution, in the hands of every head of a family living in the country, a homestead, consisting of one hundred and sixty (160) acres of land, not exceeding $1,500 in value; to every head of a family, in cities of over 40,000 inhabitants, a homestead consisting of not more than eighteen square rods of ground, and of a valuation not exceeding $3,000; and in cities and towns of less than 40,- 000 inhabitants, a homestead, consisting of not more than thirty square rods of ground, and of the value of not more than $1,500. Thus it is
English Evangelical
6
6
1,000
210
151
11,143
559
648
53,382
African.
58
· 59
4,954
Colored
Methodist, Protestant and Free Methodist Episcopal Church
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HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI.
seen that a farmer's homestead in Missouri consists of one hundred and sixty acres of land and the improvements thereon, not exceeding in value $1,500; the homestead of the residents of the smaller towns is of the same value; while that allowed to the inhabitants of St. Louis, St. Joseph and Kansas City, where land is. more valuable, and the cost of living greater, is fixed at $3,000.
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