Civil Government for Common Schools

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CIVIL GOVERNMENT FOR COMMON SCHOOLS.
PREPARED AS A MANUAL FOR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION IN THE
STATE OF NEW YORK.
To which are appended the Constitution of the State of New York as
amended at the election of 1880, the Constitution of the United States,
and the Declaration of Independence.
BY HENRY C. NORTHAM,
CONDUCTOR OF TEACHERS' INSTITUTES.

PREFACE TO THIRD EDITION.
Instruction in Civil Government should be both theoretical and
practical. Unfortunately the text-books in general use stop with the
theory.
They deal with the science of government, but, being intended for use
throughout the United States, they give no information as to the ART
of government as practiced in this State.
Our students learn what is the guaranty of Republican government, but
not how that government is exercised in their own town.
They are drilled in Incorporeal Hereditaments, but do not learn what
kind of causes can be tried before a Justice of the Peace.
To supply this deficiency, is the aim of the present manual. Beginning
with the school district, the names, manner of election, duties, and

salaries are given of all important officers from the school trustee to the
President of the United States.
The rapid sale of the First and Second Editions of this book encourages
the hope that, with the additions now made, this manual may be
considered indispensable in every PROGRESSIVE school in the State
of New York.
HENRY C. NORTHAM. LOWVILLE, April 22, 1878.

I.--INTRODUCTION.
Officers are elected to administer the government for
I. The United State II. Each State III. Counties. IV. Cities V. Towns VI.
Districts
The following are names given to some of the different kinds of
districts in the State of N. York
I. Road, School and Election Districts. II. School Commissioner
Districts. III. Assembly districts IV. Senatorial districts V.
Congressional districts VI. Judicial districts
QUESTION. Which are the smallest districts named?
A. Road, School and Election districts.
Q. What is a road district?
A. A portion of a town placed under the charge of an officer, whose
duty it is to see that the roads are kept in good condition.
Q. What is a school district?
A. A portion of a town or city, placed under the care of officers, whose
duties are to maintain a public school in and for the district
Q. What is an Election district?
A. A whole or part of a town, in which all the voting is done at one
poll.
Q. What is a School commissioner district?
A. A whole or a portion of a county, under the jurisdiction of a school
commissioner.
Q. What is an Assembly district?
A. A whole or a portion of a county set off for the purpose of electing a
"Member of the Assembly," except Fulton and Hamilton, which
together form one district, and elect one member.
Q. What is a Senatorial district?
A. A portion of a county, a whole county, or several counties combined

for the purpose of electing a Senator; the amount of territory depending
upon population.
Q. What is a Congressional district?
A. A portion of a county, a whole county, or several counties combined
for the purpose of electing a "Representative in Congress;" the amount
of territory depending upon population.
Q. What is a Judicial district?
A. One county (as in the case of New York), or several counties united
for the purpose of electing Supreme