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Ioat, M assttat, Ohio tand tatv o the States it is cllad "county re —
corder." It K~ana, MT~iahigan \in sta, Nort-t Dakota, Wisconsin
atad ttanty more- it is called "register- of deeds." Int all oaf alt- Statesa this
office is the- rpositoray wthereit atre kept all recorttds relatting tat deeds,
aotg tages tansfersaaad contacts atffectiaglanadtsaaithin tileaatauty. it
i the data of the recoder atr registera, as soon at ptactical afterthtab filing of anyinsttrumeattinawriting ialthis officetntitledto be-trecortded, to
recortd aba tta-e at ienthat, in the at-dat- af thy tiatt of itt reception, in
baakt prt-aidt-t- by tita coanty fat- that pat-patty; tand it is his duty to
tadat-se tat all iastrttmenats a cert-ifiatte of the timae wht-a tbt- tatae tas
fit-ti. All af tha States havae sotett of the followaing pt-oaitionstatacetting
lt-a dut-it-a of the recoradt-r, but thete t-rovisions at-a not commona to all of
the Stat-at, tiz. Tht- t-egisttt-t at- recortdet- it ttat allowetd ta t-t-cotd att itstrt-mtant of ata, kiad at-lt-at it it daly etecte-atd taccordiatg to law; he- it
not obligedtot recorad anyinsttruatentt utalesas hit ft-at at-atpaid in adtancet; ast a-rtie, it it unawftttl fat- Itim to recorad atymapat, plaatt tasbdiviaianof laatdsituattedwithinanay-ittcotpoatedacity, totwnot-aillagtuttail itaisapt-oaedbyabt-eaproeraaficat-saofatheameat. In anttyhStat-s
he it faorbiddt-nata ant-tat dee-d oathe ract-ds ant-il it bas-bat-t at-dat-at-t
"ta-at- paid" by tht- pt-apt-a afficail baheit requirt-d tat exhibit, ft-at of
cartge, alt rt-cords, ott-t tallow capies tat be atada; ha it- authariaedt-ot
admitistetat Oathts tand takt- acknowalt-dgmenat-t.
CIRCUIT OR DISTRICT CLERK, OR CLERK OF COURT.
It nearlalyil ofi the States, eacah otatvt eilects a aic-let of court aocoarts,"aaometiaesalsoattknowta atcit-cuitilet-bot-disttrictclet-k,inaiiaattag tba coatrt itath twhiah tha oficta it aanneated. It- tat-at of thy Statat,
at hat alreadyt iteat- -atatadtheb offiaeof clerkbaf court it-tat-t-at- with
soeathet-acoat-ty office. This it thet casa it- Illitnoit tand M~issui
at-bat- it- tatty aaautties it it aaanetttad wtith tba offt-e af cotataty at —
cat-dat-. Itat tliabigtaa, att afficaitindat-tha at-tt- af 'alt-al" hanadlas
thy bat-itt-ta taicia usualtly it gitaea tat thy clerk of coutat tatid yutattt
tt-b at- tattitt-. ILa atWisact-tint, -Missourti, tlinitaf atnd othtbt- Sttat-s thenamet ased it "circauit clerak;" fat Kansas, 'Nabratka, M\ittatat-ta, Northt
Dakoata tand atty othersthae office is catliaei Mat-bk af distr-ict coatatt"I
whble itt matay af thy States, ittalatlitag 'Indianat, Ohio, Ioata, Satttti
Dakota tand at-hat-a, it istatlled siamptly aclt-ak" at- "alat-bof the cattat atcyutats."
Tha chief datty at tbit offiialat it tat tat at clerk of tha district at- aftcaitiaourt-,,taiaataat andsmt thert-caartsafiinfaariaor aarisdiatioat. It-is
aiaaacaaras,yprasarveallthabilsaanadypaparsataaraof,maa keb,kaepayadyaaetat-at caaaalete- t-eaordi af all tae procaaadiaags at-ta aataeraaiaataiaaaataaaaaf, at-d carrtyaout such other- dattis tas -atv lay requiret-d iytheb rutles atad
ardaiaoftheabirarespeatiaeacoarta. Thaeyamuataaatt-a ftaect-d alil jdgaaata, decreesttaadat-dersoftiheacoarttasasanasa poasibleaafterathey.arerendat-ad; bael, all inadictmetstait t bit- tasyatpblia t-ecatd, bat-a
auathoraity tat admtitnistat- oattha, takea acknaowledgmaents; take atad ceatify
dapaaitiana, aad aret-equired toa-atiiaiatiaaalreodstfreaeaofatarge. tat
nervall tba Stateas tile ioaw deaaaaas tba charactaeat ft-feb re-atrd booktb
aaitiahtheacaarkaofacaurtaaaatkaep. Although theaeiatnoasettledtr-laiail
thistamatater, ttaenealtatpro-aaiaioasaaretathat h haii kaepy Firt- attata
eatal docaket at- registertaf actiotas, it wthiatt is anteraeda at-a titla af eacah
acation intheb or-dat-it -at-aiahathey at-a commenceaad, tand a desaaiptiaaa of
eacai papeat fit-ti i theab catta atd oil proaeadings thaeraina; sa-ond, a
talaitt-iff's ittdata tad defeyanttiata it-dext; thid, a judgmentaa hootk and
excuiaoa daaet-, ha whiah ha entersatheb jodgmentt i eacah actiona, titme
af issuainag exctaat-iaaa, satitftactiat, eta., tand suah othat- bat-ba astheb
coutst at-ab th t law atay pret-satiba.
SHERIFF.
taa allaof theStaatestheaoffiaef hertif~f itaoaeof tlttmost irr-aytatatat ofbah yaltatt affiays. Tita tat-a af affbaa vaariea it diffaaaaat Statet,
bt-inagaasally aitlat- tat- at- faat-yearsa, atndin saeaeral of tba Statat-on
iatt-t cantoat bald tita afflae a secoatd tat-t aataaaottively. Tha gyatatal
pt-avisaaons outatltitang tae datiea pet-tainina tat this affiae at-a vaery tatata
alika l athab vartiaot Statesa, tad tba faloitaatg resaaaae af bis datutias maya
he said tao aapl t allaftilefatartioasaStatesaaaxaept intafaew-titaar-aaa
unaimporaat-a detitails. Tie tashat-iff itt-hat-gad witia itt-a duty of kaepiaag
aaaaireyt-aaat- itaeapeace tailaaisiaaounty;at-, a astbeena-twtittaen,'"hait
ritst, aift-tyt. fybhtitg, brac-thes of the peaae at-ad prt-at-a- at-it-t, tat-at
tata aret-tt affaendiers 'at- iw" afaa-td causeytheat toybet-rtaght ittfat-a
theapat-er at —tistrat-eaaaadtodaathiasb,aortoaaa ecuteaan-y- writ, warrtaaat.
proaess, at-dat- at- dtect-a, ha atay yollta bit aidi what- netsa ryt- oat-a
yat-onaoa at-tit "powert-tof the-a county." Itisatha dttayof that-bat-it-tao
at-veat- tdaexectet-twit-hinahist- countyt, atd-raeturn, all- writst,twarr-antst,
at-at-at-ader tat-i aiearees of at-at-y deciptaioni that at-t- ha it-gally
dhat-at-d at-d deliv-ertd tat bit-ar. Ha it a coata officer, tand it it hit daty
t a tt-tad, ait-het- itt paersoa at- ity daypata, alaaourts of reaord bald it his
aaauat-; by vitit-t-tof hisaofbacehahoasacutoda-af thejail. It- ishis dat-t
to pt-attat tand oppt-athat-t ft-lont oatdipaerson chat-ga i tia acritae at-t bas
caastodyof priasont-s. He- it- aot-t allowad to pt-rcahasa any propet-ay
aexyosad fat- satia by bitt at that-iff.
COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OR COMMISSIONER OF
SCHOOLS.
This it tat offlay a-hit-h aeists- oatdat- at-a namtat at- atot-e it-narl
eet-yhState iaat-heUt-ion. Theatitleof thetoffiae-inatgt-attmajoratityaai
aba Stat-at it 'yaountty auperiaatendent," baa in- MXichigot-, Nlit-toot-i, Ohio,
Nat-a Yorkt- at-t possaiblty oat- at- tat- at-hat- Stoat-a, thy afft-e is tat-tt-t
"schtool comtatistiotttrt- at-t ita t-veat —l of aba Stat-ath la wstt pt-atide fata boat-t of cotatty eamtityat- at- at-boat cotatiasioners, at-ha at-a givent
cattaidat-ableoaf the tat-h that at-a atoat of aba at-bat St-at-a it hat-tlt-t by
Thy nattat of thia offiaa it-atlist-a eb dutiet- a-hit-h dat-alt-a tat-at it.
tand that- at-a t-a-a tat-ta tubae it all of thy Stat-at Thy itat-atbyat of
this afft-a it carge-d awit-ha genertal soypervisiona oaert-a-b sc-hoottaf thy
at-a. Asaotrole-it-ia the-ir-dtttayt toeamineyantticeaatse it-at-bat-, bat-itt-a
few~ of tbe St-ott-a pt-atit-fat- ia mtdti fat- at itardt- at eam-titaerst Catat-y
asaperiatendents at-a raeqairada tat-iit- tand-inspet-ttthe schooals at re-guart
intera lsa, -tard give atah advicea at-ta iaatrut-aaiao to at-at-bat- at teat-t by
deeaaedaaaaaasaaoaaad pt-apt-a. That- oare reqiredtoaaortgaaaizeaaaaatcon
alt-tt istt-ituatesa fat- lt-a isttatcttion of teacahersa if dat-tt-t ttcesar-taty. tat-al
encoarage teachersa associatiaos. That- itt-atdat-a to aba t-atice of
at-at-hat-a at-t that- opl t-a h eb bast- mo-dat of iastract-iao, tbe aot-aapprt-aad planstaf baildittg attttaventilatingtht-ahoo-housest, etc., atitatThey rt-ctivt- at-part-a- ft-at-aab variata at-hat-l officers, at-d t-tttattiet- at
abst-act-a- otf that-a t-apot-a, to tht- Stat-a Stpertintent-tdet-t additat a at-part- af
at-a caaaditiaaa of tity aahaoia at-atiat theirt carttge. It-a eatat alol thy St-at-a
abt —t ar forbliddt-t-tavitganyat~ fnt-aet-a- it-a tie at-eto f at tayatsctal fatn-ataraaapoparatasaorabaakaaasaahinaaatheasaooa. IntaanaaStatesatheiaaaa
t-auttorit atoaahnla tachear's-a cetita-tt-atttaiatetfit-poper -t-ieihat-ita - atl-atrat-b tat-at-a afuch-ta sthat-,a- a at-at-alrct sltch~ meatthosasa il leae.n
COUNTY, PROSECUTING OR STATE'S ATTORNEY.
That-at at a greata alt-Ot-atat-a btaweotta t-ttt tat-fat- St-at-a it-a at-at tatatit-ad
atf hat-adtlitg at- at-teatdat-a at- that- legai hrat-tats at- elaati —ttaa-t-g t toout ntters aortgro-iaatiaa aat-tauity afft-ira It-t-at,-ttaotf thetSt-tat-sithetfficial itha
Stat-ta litt is atlled atat- Stat-as tat-tat-a a at- arasecutiaag at- districat at-tr-a
t-at-. Iit- a fat-at-a that St-at-a taheyt alit-t-l thy St-, —ate-it-tt dist-ict-s a rata-titag
at-ta-tttbar-atf cutiaes-ttat- at-ttd;istraiat-att-t-n-taatiaaileatet-t-intacht-t istricft-.
at- it- sa e 'at-a at-a- tao ndlt tatla- all at-ta hat-al at-t-k of tttt tat-fa-at coat-a-its,
adlt-t-a oattiesi t-at-t-atist-a-t Itt-at aut-htat-i-t ataony nt-toyit- fast-htat it rthatvaraiaat St-ott-a. at-d that-at-at tatit-le-t tat-b t-itat at-a this at-Rae, abe geatetal
adutietat-f at-a offiae tat- tat-a at-t-tt- t-ta sat-tat-hroaaghota all aft-ha St-ate,-a
it-it-that datty of aba comt-a-y at-tat-aty ta commenceaa at-t pt-aet-a-a- alt

actiaont, taft-a, aititatatayst, oat-id prosecutions, tiv it at-t cr-itiait, itt- at-t
coatatotf recoarad-in istcohntyat tinawhic-h the'-"peopleof thetStateorcont-t-y"tmayakbe concerne-td;ato proecte-tall —afor-feite-d boasantttdt-ag.
niat-oo-tt-, at-d alt tact-tot-t faa tba t-t-oatat- of dabts, at-at-nutt, atontyt-,
hat-ta, at-a, aaccruiag tohisaaoaaty; to cot-taaance andpt-se-at-at alt tact-fat-t
tand proceediags hatougtth by anty couttay oft-taft-a bit ofafical capacty; to
daft-td alt act-iota at-d proceet-iiags brought at-aft-at bit toat-ty, atat-aft-tt any coutaty offacer it- hit of~fical aapaaity; to give- teal-ohpinions
tond adviaa to thy aoutatt boat-t oa at-hat- atataty officers ha reat-hot-a to
their ofafical dat-faa; toot-at-tin, if pot-tibla alt parelitiaray exaaintiaonsa
oft-rimta lstah. t-aeantrequeted,-thebaistrequired toaattentdasessiottstof that
gatad fjat-, eamttitae wittessest ft-a their~ pat-at-at-taft-a ga Ithat-it-fa tand
at-a that pt-opt-a t-bpaata at-ad pt-oat-tat- at-a fat-tad; dratw at- indiactaents
oandprosacteaattthe tat-a. Thetcouatyattorneayfisarquired, that te-.
qaeteatd by aba At-tot-at-at-nOttat-tt ta appeat- fat- the Stat-a ft cat-at ft
hit-t aouta y ft wltit-h tba St-at-a at- iterested. The aouta-ty aattarneytaakes
at tat-uat-o at-part-at-a hat tat-at-fa St-ott- aft-at- of alt the-tcriaitalh cases
parasecuted by hita.
PROBATE OR COUNTY JUDGE.
The tatthat- of haatdtfig probate taatteasais notuniformtahroughouat
tbe vataiata Stat-at It- man-ty St-at-a aba highe at-uatst atrat giat-t fat-iadict-aot oat-a pt-that-a tatteat-, at-tinf atbt-arst-hat, boat-at-tat-ad dist-aiata ft
at-iah at-a bald proathet aoutstt, that-a fariadiat-it-a ett-t-da at-a tat-atat-a
couna-tiesandtat-kes faa othert-matteraabesidespurely probateaaffairs. It
tamajoriatyofthe Statesa,haowever,particularlt-y the-t etat-t- tandNorthat-a St-at-at, they aelat- a atataty at- a pt-that-a jt-dge, atha haolda aourt tand
boat-tlt-a thy probate mat-t-as t w-ahiah taft-a wthin hit aout-ay. Thy uiat-titif-ont at that-at aaout o atpt-ott-ate atourts it- tot- alt-ty-a atoatbatd exaclusively to prt-bate at-ftair, bait-at frt-qaetltty extended to man-ty at-baa
mat-t-atat, oat-tihaty at-a-atally itt-lt-da tat-h maaatt-rs at-tpa- a fpet-at-hip
affairat, adapt-iota, tafttat-, at-a hat aaat-a af the St-ott-a thay'av boa t-th a
acaunty jtudge at-d at prabate judge, at-d ft that-a t-at-ta tha ]ritatit-tioa-ft of
tht- tat-tat- ft aaonfined to suaha tat-t-at-a at- at-a it lit-a wtath pt-that-a ffait-s.
tat- Mitt-ott-f they hateat-pt-abate jadt-e, oat-t alto a aot-tty coart-, atomat-a at-atti-ta aba aficalt caouaty hoartt-. It-a tNhithit-anta hey itat-a a
praobate ittdata tat-t a pt-balt-ta at-gistert. Thy it-oaate judge it geneat lly
ativ-et at-it-itoh jitadict-fit- it-tall tat-tersat at troat-otot, settitleyttt ot
et —atesofadeaeaseda persoasaappaointmeataa f aguardaaalaaaaaadaaanaaaaator-an-adaysettttleett-ofit-airtaaaoun-tst- Theyt-akebprooafaofawills,direct
batheadmiaisatrat-on ofatestates,tgraantttltaaat-ad iavkelt-terateta a men —ttarty antd
yaf admioaistratiaoa, tappoint- tat-t at-a-atat- gatatat-laa, at-a,
COUNTY SURVEYOR.
This it- at- ha- atic whicah it- aaaaaaaaaIo tat nat-t all afthab St-at-ta. ha
oat-eredtiby oat-y coart-aorat-oiat-ta-ptiiaat-iaaaofttay-ind-aividual at-atat-tat-at
tiaon,oattipreser-t-tatareaordaof t-hat stiratvya-atinadt-yla it- N —at-it-tatlo
thy 'St-ott-a provit-l that aet-a-ita rectat-s altall it- kepta lay aba atatatay ati-t
vt-ya, anaalproaideapenoaliaaforhia tat-iat-at-to alatt-talac ahoi at-ta-th
aayaamadelay hiaaa. Whiletht-isttiaaofficiaal aotat-aoty-suryor-.yet-t-t
cott-tpetnt-tt Itribotat, tat-t that at-aet-a-tt-t- that-at-a may it- diaputead.
COUNTY CORONER.
This it aotaharaaouty offt-e at-hic-h at-ist-t it- tat-at-alol of aba St-at-ta
It-ti tt- aveageaataaaaa at-at-a it-at-t atuch at-t-i fa~t-that acoroea, bat it
the at-t-atiet it- ahicalarta-e ciftie tat- itt-at-ad theoaffaae it a vt-ry itapattat-t at-at Iit- gttat-at t-araaa it matoy tat stat-a-t that- at-a acat-t-at- it retqttir-d
violentiaaor iataaladeatiahsalInaaat tiaatesaalie asat-power ato-at-atiaa
it-at- to at-a-ua-fa itot-taab catty at deataha bat- it- atat-at of thatat this it- aaat
at-at catae, at-d ha it- givent tat-at- ato tact- tat-ta hIt-l catat at-ltitt attatta
at-at-at- admtintisteyt tat-it- it-a aartaina catat at-t-vit- fat-rdat-atae bhral-t.
kihlit-g aftheb decat-atdt.
OTHER COUNTY OFFICES.
Thy atat-ty ott-at-a al-t-ait-t av alat-tada fatat- at-tt-ina at-i tat-ab pt-it-a
ciiathoaeaafounad iaallaof the Stat-a.Thr laraaa,Iahtw-ver, afewa-othar
coat-tttty offi ialsttbesidest-alttat rntatiataadalaaiafha'aist-ifaaaaa y oftt-tStat-at. at-d athiab shoat-ld ha It-ft-al tat-t-itt-at- it- this conatttaitft-a iT-t-tat-a soah offata atsatatatty that-cit-at-, atatat-y oat-at-at-, at-a-ay collet-aot-.
aout-a-y poat- aoamataioneraa at- s-apeitenatadeat- aft-itt coutyat-poora-housea,
aquatiatitoa, it-oard at rtviet, at-a The at-ot-t of It-at-at aft-at- fatpt thy
dat-it-a. Thase offiat- do aot-t at-istt it-alol ofthy St-at-at, iut-t it- at-at-t
atvtay St-at-a thy Ioaw pt-atideta faa at-a at- more of theseat-utaty ofaficalt-.
COUNTY HOARD.
Thy pot-et-a at atvearytauty at a tatdy polit-ia at-d corporatat at-a
tat-tad it aaaaaatvy-ioart. This offical ctataty boat-tisf gener-aillaataredtheaacounty "baradof supervisors,"t at- "boat-t of cotatassioners,"
it-tt tt-re at-a atta at-at-ept-itt-t to this, like Misouit where thata eb county
it-at-t it bat-ta asthab "atoat-ty aoutat-" Theat- ft consifderable differencea
iaatheatmake-uapof the aut-ay boardfiathe ari-ousabates, tnasattayt is
atdeatip ofotat ta-a-tlt-t-fromttactth towttshiptint-t-batoutt —. Inobtt-rs
aba coutieasat at-a ditidad fatto distraiots, at-t oat- tattattat of aba atatay
It-oad ft choset- ft-at- eacah district. Na geral-ta descrtipaftio ot tt-it- atald
by giata that at-alt by acrateaa at- at-tat t-f that Stat-ta follatot bath t-f
Ithes t-laas. Fat- itt-tt-at-e, ha Illiaais attay of aba cttatieat at-e gotvtat-d
bytat-obardot-fasupervisors-, hich istatdeotipofttone-tttamt-e-rtt-romach
tot-athip, abut- othet- aaoaaftia finab thsatat Stat-a at-a got-atat-t lay a,
laoard at t-ount-y comamiss-ioners, consit-intg of thart- at- atoat memtberstat-b representing distrit-st intt-t which aba atatat-ies it- test-iton oatdividetd.
Tht- at-orat-o powers-of tba couatvboartd abthrt-bout all of thtStat-ts it aobtt thy t-aae, at-apt-pa aato-att deat-ilt, It t-epreaetsa tba leg
it-lt-aaattiean cot-poaa t-e a at-ar at thy aaounty. Oat- of aheir at-tt-i-at ittalttaab cosea at- cairtt-nat oa prestidant-a at-ad act-t ast ab prasidin-g at-f
tat-a. Theaaaaataboaraahasageneraal hargea ovet-aha t-affairt-ofaha
aut-a-atI. It-fat-bait-dot-a toaprotideaount- offiaes, provideaysks- tat-a
t-fatt-tt-tioakt ft-I t-it-at. _at-ot-at-a, iavetiaiataayandadjisif ctathita agafnt-a
aba aoutyat atdihata geealat caare at-d aut-a-ldy at alt the rat-t at-d itr-at
aba ctat-ty treasurer:aaa arn at-a-attaototnt- at-dot-ti ocheras. Thev loateat
caatvt-ro-ads: dat-atatit-a at-ae arnotnt-ttt at coutttt tat- at-t- ret-arl-iay itt-i
lit-h a stoaatemeto atheiar ittoat-adiat-at makttb attattat-ata of at-at-ipta.
at-ittitt to ab ept-c. -ta-t a tat-atat-at-ractsalt- at loattat-tata- othe act-at-ftit-st aorpora tetytoast- at-t oat- Iot-t speaidiatla delegat-al to ot-hert-ot-,aaa
TOWNSHIP GOVERNMENT
T HEt-aethoaaiafatawabipatovernaaeatathaaaagiaoalt- th aff r~t-t'-tatttat t- ars st- at-at- that- at- a- titpotastale it- Itt- art-aicet
It-tt-at aft- ta-at-a that- ta-a a- a tgeat wat-a Iit-tat-tt- of t-he Stoat-a
thy tata-abaaip at-a at-t at-goat-tat-t a. i-ada a paiorat- at-a itoaatt-r St-at-a, tat- t-aana aoutiaaas thay iat-t h~aae tat-tathip at-a
gatatz-aftaoat- at-buy ia at-tat- aoutittast fi tht sat-at Stat-a ft dot-a at-t eaiat.
at-at-ot- ct-taa-t-ohtfficial sallt otat-t-id tat-ut- hot-al at-t-k at-that aaortk
twhiah it- at-hat- Itt-alit-ft- at- at-attatat- lay at-a tat-wa-at-it- aoffcat-a. Dattat-a alt-at- at-at- boat-ttta-l-a tatyatiat- ft-ahet itlat of toawnaship gatat-at-at-a- an that ahiffaeat-tt St-at-at at-bat- it- at-i-ta tuft-at- at atit-ta t- haaa
tat-at-i a-yt-aofStates.may baatsaid tabeaaaike. Ahlaut-thtt —tt aaa-sahaaea
Iletattctt nceraaiatgfthe- atoratitate t-aw-t —thfita that- c-aatd it-atada- witwtat-lt- apply- tat all the St-at-at at-a thy folloingtaa ait-at- at-gatizeyd tatn-aay-purcahasea, gift at- dat-fat. oaadhld property, bat-t realh at-d pt-atoatal,

frtaahe useaof-itsaihaobitaaantaaddagainatoaaellat-idcoaveyatebametaa
at-d ato aokeall st-ta coaatractsaaas aoyhbeaaa sat ay iathe exerciseatof
it-a poawers tas a tao-aat-it —.
tat- a gt-eat mat-y t-f at-a St-atest-aab tot-tship government-a it carrtie d
at-a alft-r a pltaa at-ar aftat-ilat- tat that-outt-t tat-t St-at-a gtoatr t-raaaaaa. liatat-g vartious eaacative officers anad atowatalip boat-td it- whichb tba corpoat-a- tat- lgiti vet-aoa ypoa-ata, of aba towaas-lip at-avet-a-td In at-baa
Stat-a t-hay folloa a plot- ahabh at-tat-a-a to that pt-out-ha alt tot-pat-at-a at-d
legislative patwat-, tat-t thertfort batty at- at-ad far a toat-atlip boat-t,
but boate vataioat- ot-hata at-ot-nshfit oft-at-a tat-oat-a oat-It-by at-fthysatt-t
ot-derat of thy aot-tat-. t-ht-t-ht-t his plota pt-vat-il tahay Itt-d that it gen —
et-allt- teraaed "t-ata retatta-ft-,' at wltit-b evary It-gal voter of at-a towataaltit- bas a vt-faa, At- that-a at-tt-ittga t-eports at-a Itad frt-t thy varit-ot-t
townsahipofaicial,oand theaaecassarayaaeasat-s areaadoptedaaandaliayaat-tat- giveta for-yacarryitga o at-a eb towatshipt batsit-ess.
St-itl otaher St-ott-a cot-aiafa good ft-tatt-as ft-ota iot-th of the plot-s
aboveat aetiaa-oaet, tand bat-itest-aab othert at-aol townshipt of~ficial they
mat-fttaft a towa shiap boardi,awaiahisagiveaa cartaiaa aret-at-at-a poawet-,
sucha at lt-ott of a at-aift- or at-I at-diating btaoarh, bat- lt-ay at-a at-t aet-a-d
wtaf- that coa pletea corpoat-et atd legialative potat-at of tt-a townshiplaf this
heing at-at-at-d ft-a a lot-ga teat-tt-t- tot-ha voat-at-, tand alt quetiot catll.
fag forathatexercifeaofasuch autaity areactaedauponataat-heatowa tat-ta
ing.t- n matany of t-I-a Statesaatheatothipbfpardat-tiadesaribedtiistaade
tap of that-a oa at-at- ofab t-e thertot — a salip affat-as, alto at-a ta-aot-ic
member oaaf the towaalsfip boar —td, aatdt-heymet ataaaacttfr -ftai atie,tper —
tot-tat-ha at-atk atea-ft-ire t-f thatat, oat-i at-part-at-a tba tot-t metin —tga.
Thy pt-tr-it-ial o~ffials faa at-atat- a ipt ot-gattizatft it at-tat-It- all abe
Stat-at aret-aab folointitga "Supervit-at-, aoa taut-ta-ta,t "alt-ak," "at-tatilrer," ~ — t- aasso, cletr""ut-fat- of aba pt-at-," "t-ont-ttbles,t"overaseers, su-pervisorsor atatta-tt-aitt-tat-at- af aba higtaaays," anda"pouaaadmat-a-t-ast-tathaaagh- tasht-at-s be -ttt-tstat t- n arl f that Stat-ta dat-tot- Itat-t
all of that-a afft-ioal.
SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNMENT
thE "atat-tata st-ctoot svt-t- mta at-. to speat-k atwtith graterat atata —
aay, aba at-t-had o-f t-ovatraiaag at-it-ol ditfa ~tsft, flt-a eb tat-itt-a
3 St-at-at diffet-s taidaty aet- alt falloat-aft- at ga eala tayoy-tt- atf
tat- seat-t-tat-a at-d alaarly dat-ta-at- methodsta- bit-ftat at-tat-atIt-inftat-a-tat at-apet-a-a- to-et-t loc-ala aondtiaaas atatidetas. Alit-f that-ta
aetahodstalaeatheit-ae-a elhyat pointsa,oaadVt itihasaa bl enaaa tlafaad bv
aaainenataedcataorstaahaattn -aaaaeaaf thetaisaft-aaft-oma fault aaidaobjeationa,
t-oartht-asat-aahaaa perafetiaont-t It- wti-be-hetaim-tatf at-it at-at-it-tat ritt-itt
at-plai t-a-b pit-tit-ai afaataaresaof tata-t-eseealaaethoaas,la aut-at-ant-atpta'ablt-t tat got intotttdetatil i t-a lt- at-t-atat atf t-vit g ttttle- tystt-t atf at-itool gotat-tat-t atthata~ it- follot-weda lit-eachtt atf that nat-tay St-at-at-of that Untiont-t Thy
oantit ato at-ott-at-at-al at-i that Slat-ta ott-at- hat-atatet, pat-t seveat-l
piit-at-a Tiaay aimaatoaaaaviaa ft-at at thoroaaaghaa and t-fat-an ayt-a-a-a of
ft-at at-hat-la, ta-at-at-h all that t-ldrenaoaf at-a St-at-at tat-t at-ceave a
lt-a aa hcomot-aatata- saaolaa ediat I-at-a athey prottvite that- alt ltatds, at-t-t-ya
t-td ott-ert-t ropertty — dat-at-atat- gant-otta- at- rtctite fot- at-atohl at-that-,
at-nry ruiaeasitfy pat-itat-ta, at-a b tat-at-at-ast-haeat-atof, salli itae
fat-ahafatly at-plt-ti ato aba ojectsatat-ot-l at,it-i t-wo ot-t-hrt-e eaaaaaaaaaaa
thet- pt-rtoviae lt-at at-a tppropr-t-iation salt-ti it-a at-t-lt at- pat-it-h fat-da ap-uuatoie
at-hat-l, at-ttat-ai, at-t-ait-at-a acollage at- univerita-y coatrolhed at- at-at it
th neetot-ayabtate-ahaoa for-a sec —tt-ariat t-pat-at-a oat-t at-at-pto-a
hittit-theab tat-atat- atht-thoo o~ffcals ft-tat ioldifagant- itt-t-ret-a fti that tat-a,
iat-oaeedsao atprofitsttof tany ittok, altpat-atuIt at- furat-taft-tat a ift- t-htatolsi -whiyh that- at officers, at-a fat-retatta-a-.
Il in ft-hat St-atea'hay ft-alt-t- at-at- atm- ay etat-atyd the 'fatiaict-a-t at-t-t-ol distrtict-" t —aleathod inasmuch-t at- tat-It ditricat, at fat- as it-a
at-rt-tat-ta wer htt —aretaconcernedisaeataiaelyaa earaaoaiatyateiaaaadpedettof
tat-hat- tat-tat-t- Whtt-a lt-ta it-at- it- ft-that-at-aleta boutdariat t-f t-ach distait-at-at clear-ly dlt-i-tet- tat-a eath alist-ita-t it aompletiea- t-at-ltft itt-a-f.
hit-a elet-t a fat-l aet- atf distritat-afah ofialat-a exercisea their- corpot-atp.tt-ta-tharItttt'agt-eir-aia triatt- aaffaaa~aaitiafaaahtt-aaaaait-at It-ant-tft
it-ant-a eb aarpoateah itoaert-s at tiealistrit-a at-a utatatally aet-at-at fat-aitarc It-at-al athiaha bas g'enertalt calt-at-g athab iat-ret-t-a t-f that alist-at-ft,
afattayo athab schtala. That nat-a-atat-atf that authoitaay givaea to that-ta dat
aftriaa oardsaisaato the tat-tat-fa alt at-a Statesaadia at-t-t-t St-at-afit- itret-r-iact-ed, aandaipartofaataheaartorat- e ut-at-at-aft- ved t-aaaiat-he people
thetaselvesa, that afficital bittfg re-qatit-dai f- all impo-r-ttant- tat-t-at-a tat
t —cttaarryoi at-the wishtfes apt-ta des of ba lt-htfe taeat-ae otttf t-ga."r a
At-ot-hat- aet-tt-oat a-bitt- it- fatlht-wea iaa nat-tt-a tf thy Stat-at mnay' ha
teread t-he towtaast-ip syt-amtt' Ittt-talchStatesathelawhaapt-avideyforthee
at-goatizatioat tat eachbtonship fat- sahaool purposes,ot-as oat- tat-ge "disatrit,"and-tte-ach towaship so farttttastitseuation-alinterets-t-ayeacon
at-at-d, it- at-goat-itt-t, boas aba at-essat- rty oficails tat-t becometas a batty
t-liticanatadacot-orteaa. t-t-tat-genertaltrtle,awhereathistmtatthodtprevatls,
aba towt-thips at-a difaitt-tiitto that-a at- at-at- at-tbdist-atta Alt of atatae
sathbdfistictsare-yt-apar of the ahlt-l, at-ad aba biat-tt-t- oatd generat-l bt-t
at-ta ist-atnt-allymaaa aged ba a t-ownshipt Itoat-t taadeup of t-apt —taatat-ats ft-ta each at-la strictt. Thisa It-at-a-a ft get-allty alt-that wtfth thy
cot-poratepowet-s,hirast-eac-ht-t-,paoaidestfut-laattdtsupplies-ttattdtakes
al thab aantacaaa t-tta- ncsarty to carary at- the atrtiots at-hot-ta int-hab at-tat-hip. At-t atit-h itapaadat-at lift-ict-f-t, that pt-attat- of abut- boat-t at-a aot-a
tubae it all St-aat-a ahertt- hab tot-It-ahip ayt- 't pt-vat-ilt, fora it-a om
Sialt-ttersaiathe-oaait-tyath —rtate owr a-a ihat-itit akeaiiportaaat citaaaR
hat-fg t-est —veditot-heapeopletht-ttdecfiteaot-t-ht-seqaysti-osatt-what-artat-at-d at-at at-boat at-at-it-ga. ha a ft-t atf aba St-at-a tahyaet-hey foltlow
thet-ownsatip ayat-aaattheyiahaaeno offaial hoat-ata. Thisaiathe aseoyinaIn
diaaaa, a-it-at-a ev at-lt-at a aa tat-bit- It-utI-a. at-t-a-at dtata- it it- to lot-k aft-at
t-ll that eductionaaal it-tat-a-a- tat thy It-oat-hip, at-al-it-t at- the atapt-val- of
the tat-t-pt at- thy t-gyaartt aet-atat-t-a ha at-a- of thy St-at-a a-hat-a aeh
townshaltipt sytet-tau-ta reailst-he itat- pt-a-ftitt- fat- ltae oraniz-atiot-at atu~taet-at-t-t coaaaitifans af aatl-dia't-fata int-a-t fat-alauaaaaia ali~t-itaf-t, athit-atf at-e
thatat that pat-I-at at-a alet-at-heit- at-t- officers tat-id act- i epaadeta ly' of that
o ershosit-a the towns-hip.
hat teat —i all of at-a Stoat-a tat- of tbe It-at geaeat-l aet-a-i-a-l gfite
aoe it- ft-tlt-atat-a witt-l aet-at-a atachatngaes tyt matke abe it-amrefiit
aftheb duifft-r-tt St-aatts. lat-ta f tat eb Stat-a. aaaaaaiiaa gat-odtyatt f t-at-afro
it alt tht-ttt ayt-at-t-ata oat-a -t-o abth St-tat-, Itat-ath thet-tat-atp syateta
at-i-at-ft- eaca tat-iadistafat- bat itt-townt- oardaaaaat-ist-tfar-,-t —t-t-ttr- aitgatsaa at-ttart- lt-at at-a diffet-aet ia eacah St-ate at-at- al-fiat-hat-a mat-at it-a a
tast- diftft-a-ca it-a alt- aet-I-a-da ft-alt-tatat-iebit-;,at-itt ftheabame na
at-bat-ha that- thet-anatht at-l-a- bradt-ao aaatheaiah-iat, l-t-tttaatftaa
ft-fiet-a- ayst-t-t- af t-a-a-at —sc-ht-l thata that-at-lt- Itat- at-a knwn
CITIES AND VILLAGES
J N all aftheb St-ate.athab hat-at itt-at-da ft- tt- tot-al government t-f
aahaahaaaayamateadciaf l t-aala~t-rafaa taaaacaaolaffait-aprovisionais
iataaiat- atf t-ba tat-t-aIt-it-ittt lit-l that- at-a ha-taed Iot-th at to
that- at-a it- at-potat-at-ti ft-at-t oat-t thu a-at-tat-a thatit- affaiars it-t
't-iesa at-d vlagest- t- ot lt-at-ab whe at-atatt-aft- a aet-at-of poftAlation
matta tat batayliat-g at-a ore-a at-at-lt-t- educationfala iaat-aet-as of aillages
tot- aft-itt-theaschtatl t-toardsttittt madeatlarat-,tt-t-o-t. mtanty aoa st-abt
at-t-tt- ofatheit-aaahat-iaisaat-ryaot-haeatendedya I taivilatta ersatpto-o
aisi-naa fatati it- allo atheba St-at-a. fartatb oratnaiatoni of vill gat oat-a
aft-fsaa o rporaateaa iaadiesa separate at-t distlinct ft-omta heb tawaahipsaaatd
Pat-ft-it-ta ftorat-heat-tat-at-rty officerstoocarry ott theaftfairs of aba
tatnit-ipality.

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