The Government Class Book Part 39

Chapter XV.

--1. Into what are counties divided?

--2. What is done at the annual town meetings?

--3. What officers are elected? Are all there elected in the towns of this state?

--4. What are those officers called who direct town affairs? What in this state?

--5. What are the duties of a town clerk?

--6. What officers in this state have the care of highways? What is a poll-tax?

--7. By whom are the poor provided for? Are there county poor-houses in this state?

--8. The duties of constables?

--9. Of treasurer? Are there town treasurers in this state?

--10. The duties of fence-viewers?

--11. Of town-sealer?

Chapter XVI.

--1. Why is the incorporation of cities, &c., necessary?

--2. How are city charters obtained? Define _charter_?

--3. What are the princ.i.p.al city officers called? What inferior officers are elected?

--4. Are the citizens governed wholly by their own laws?

--5. What criminal court is peculiar to cities?

--6. What are village officers usually called?

--7. Ill.u.s.trate, by example, the necessity of a village incorporation?

--8. Are corporations always formed by special laws?

--9. What is said of incorporated _companies_?

--10. What is peculiar in the nature of corporations?

--11. In what does a state differ from other government corporations?

--12. Wherein do all government corporations differ from incorporated business companies?

Chapter XVII.

--2. What is the business of the judicial department?

--3. If there were no courts of justice, what would be the result?

--4. What are the lowest courts called? Why? Define _jurisdiction_?

--5. To what extent has a justice jurisdiction?

--6. What are civil causes? Criminal? Misdemeanors?

--7. How is a suit in a justice's court commenced?

--8. How is a summon served?

--9. Describe the manner of joining issue.

--10. How are witnesses procured? and how is the issue tried?

--11. What if a defendant or plaintiff does not appear?

--12. How is judgment confessed?

Chapter XVIII.

--1. Why are juries inst.i.tuted?

--2. What is a _jury_? A _verdict_?

--3. A _venire_?

--4. How are jurors kept during their deliberations?

--5. What is done if they agree? If they disagree?

--6. What is an _execution_? What if it is not satisfied?