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Illinois.
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Indiana.
_Laws of a General Nature Pa.s.sed by the State of Indiana._
Kentucky.
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Louisiana.
_Acts Pa.s.sed by the Legislature of the State of Louisiana._ BULLARD, HENRY A., and THOMAS CURRY. _A New Digest of the Statute Laws of the State of Louisiana to 1842._ (New Orleans, 1842.)
Maryland.
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Ma.s.sachusetts.
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Mississippi.
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Missouri.
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New Jersey.
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New York.
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Ohio.
_Acts of a General Nature Pa.s.sed by the General a.s.sembly of the State of Ohio._ _Acts of a Local Nature Pa.s.sed by the General a.s.sembly of the State of Ohio._
Pennsylvania.
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Rhode Island.
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South Carolina.
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Tennessee.
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Virginia.
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