. Cyclopedia of American government . distribution of powers, and dutiesof officers do not differ essentially from similararticles in other constitutions. One articleprovides for a fully organized militia and an-other entitled literature authorizes the legis-lature to endow schools, academies and col-leges. Most of the functions of local governmentare performed by the town. There are com-paratively few cities in Maine and such as there are are outgrowths of towns, there beingno necessary connection between the number ofinhabitants and organization under a citycharter. The inhabitants of towns
. Cyclopedia of American government . distribution of powers, and dutiesof officers do not differ essentially from similararticles in other constitutions. One articleprovides for a fully organized militia and an-other entitled literature authorizes the legis-lature to endow schools, academies and col-leges. Most of the functions of local governmentare performed by the town. There are com-paratively few cities in Maine and such as there are are outgrowths of towns, there beingno necessary connection between the number ofinhabitants and organization under a citycharter. The inhabitants of towns are acorporate body and the annual town meet-ing, in which all qualified voters may par-ticipate, is one of the best examples of democ-racy. Aside from seventeen cities and threehundred and ninety-six towns there are seven-ty-eight plantations and one hundred andthirty-one unorganized places under thenames of plantations, grants, surpluses, gores,tracts. The term plantation used by the earli-est settlers in many of the colonies meant. Boundaries oe the State of Maine- originally settlement but long ago ceased tobe used except in Maine where it still desig-nates a political subdivision inferior to other terms mentioned above are survivalsof terms used in colonial times. The countyin Maine serves certain judicial and executivepurposes for the town and the state but is un-important politically in comparison witheither (see Town-County System ). The stateofficially devotes much attention to the devel-opment of summer business. An elaboratesystem of laws has been enacted for the pro-tection of fish and game. The general adminis-tration of these laws is committed to a com-missioner of sea and shore fisheries and aboard of commissioners of inland fisheries andgame. Constitutional Prohibition.—Throughout thegreater part of the history of Maine as astate the agitation of the liquor questionhas been a potent influence both politically andsocially. From 1846 to the present time
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