. Reader for coming Americans;. and writs. He pur-sues criminals and takes them to jail. He summonsjurors and sometimes collects the taxes. Where the duties of the selectmen are too numerousthe town chooses assessors of taxes to prepare thetax list and overseers of the poor to manage the townalmshouse and settle questions arising with regard tothe homeless poor. In a New York town the officers are: A supervisor(who is a member of the law-making board of thecounty), a town clerk, one or more assessors, one tothree commissioners of highways, four justices of thepeace, a town collector, an overse
. Reader for coming Americans;. and writs. He pur-sues criminals and takes them to jail. He summonsjurors and sometimes collects the taxes. Where the duties of the selectmen are too numerousthe town chooses assessors of taxes to prepare thetax list and overseers of the poor to manage the townalmshouse and settle questions arising with regard tothe homeless poor. In a New York town the officers are: A supervisor(who is a member of the law-making board of thecounty), a town clerk, one or more assessors, one tothree commissioners of highways, four justices of thepeace, a town collector, an overseer of the poor andconstables. The supervisor, town clerk and justicesconstitute a town board, the general duties of whichcorrespond somewhat to those of the selectmen in aNew England town. In many of the Middle Atlantic States and thoseof the Central West there prevails a system that isa compromise between the New England and Virginiasystems, in which the town and county share aboutequally in the functions of local CENTRE. Of DEMOCRACY Note.—The object of this figure is to illustrate how the various offices inthe town government are founded by democracy and are its most simple ex-pression in self-government. The off-shoots of the larger branches show theduties involved in the office specified. The teacher should build this in thepresence of the class as suggested in the preface. 148 READER FOR COMING AMERICANS Questions 1. Where does the government of a New Englandtownship center? 2. Who are the voters in such a meeting? 3. Can any one take part in the discussions? 4. What are the three things generally done in thetown meeting? 5. What are the executive magistrates of a NewEngland town called? 6. How many are they in number? 7. What are their duties? 8. What are the town clerks duties? 9. What are the duties of the treasurer? 10. What are the duties of constables? 11. If the duties of the selectmen are too numerouswhat does the township do? Hints to Teachers On a
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