. Government and politics in Virginia . also to assist in thepreservation of the peace. Three justices are elected in eachmagisterial district. There is also elected in each districtat least one constable whose duty it is to arrest persons ac-cused of violating the laws and otherwise to assist in preserv-ing order within the community. The superintendent of the poor is the officer who has chargeof the poorhouse or poor farm that is maintained in everycounty. The principal financial officers of the county are the landassessors, the commissioners of revenue, and the county treas- THE GOVERNMENT
. Government and politics in Virginia . also to assist in thepreservation of the peace. Three justices are elected in eachmagisterial district. There is also elected in each districtat least one constable whose duty it is to arrest persons ac-cused of violating the laws and otherwise to assist in preserv-ing order within the community. The superintendent of the poor is the officer who has chargeof the poorhouse or poor farm that is maintained in everycounty. The principal financial officers of the county are the landassessors, the commissioners of revenue, and the county treas- THE GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES 115 urer. For each magisterial district one land assessor is ap-pointed by the circuit judge. It is the duty of the landassessor to make lists of all the land and buildings in his dis-trict and to determine the value at which such property shallbe held for taxation. The people of each district also elect acommissioner of revenue, whose duty it is to list and valuenew buildings and all other kinds of property that are owned. PEELING WILLOWS TO MAKE BASKETSThese willows are grown at Arlington Farm, Virginia by the people of the district. The taxes that are levied arecollected and cared for by the county treasurer. He paysout such sums as he may be authorized to pay; and he for-wards to the State Auditor at Richmond such part of thetaxes as belongs to the state government. There are also in every county a surveyor, a superin-tendent of roads, coroners, and certain minor officers required 116 GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS IN VIRGINIA by law. These assist in various ways in carrying out thescheme of county government. THE COUNTY SCHOOL OFFICERS. It has alreadybeen mentioned that in every community there is a local officercalled the division superintendent of schools, this officerbeing appointed by the State Board of Education, with theapproval of the Senate. The division superintendent usuallyhas charge of a single county or city, but in a few instancestwo counties or a county
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