Short ballot . THE COVNTY. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE Richard S. Childs Suggestions for a Short Ballot County in deference to local sentiment, would remain elective, the dis-trict attorney and the sheriff, who constitute the principalagencies in the administration of justice, would be appointees ofthe governor. All else in the county is regarded as the propersubject of business treatment. In the latter department, theprinciples underlying the commission plan have been broughtinto play so that the governing board of the county would bea small and conspicuously responsible body vested with thecorpo
Short ballot . THE COVNTY. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE Richard S. Childs Suggestions for a Short Ballot County in deference to local sentiment, would remain elective, the dis-trict attorney and the sheriff, who constitute the principalagencies in the administration of justice, would be appointees ofthe governor. All else in the county is regarded as the propersubject of business treatment. In the latter department, theprinciples underlying the commission plan have been broughtinto play so that the governing board of the county would bea small and conspicuously responsible body vested with thecorporate powers and duties of the county. But, Oregon-like,the Oregon plan goes just a step further than the commission 114 SHORT BALLOT plan, for, where the latter requires the members of the govern-ing board individually to supervise the somewhat artificially divi-ded departments of administration, the former arranges for anexpert county manager, who would act under the direction ofthe county directors. This officer woula ap
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