County and Township Government in the United StatesMacmillan, 1922 - 362 páginas |
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administrative district appointed areas of government assessed assessor auditor authorities ballots board of selectmen borough building central chief executive clerk of court colonial commissioners commitment order connection constables contracts coöperate coroner corporations county and township county board county clerk county government county officers county seat county treasurer created criminal desirable duties enforce England town established exer exercise exist fact factors federal fixed func governmental grand jury highways important independent institutions involved jurisdiction justice land legislation legislature machinery maintain maintenance matter ment minor areas necessary ordinarily organization outdoor relief peace officer person police political units poor relief poorhouse popularly elected population practice problem public defender public prosecutor purpose records reform register of deeds responsible roads rural school district selectmen self-government serve sheriff small board small municipalities superintendent supervision tax rate tion to-day town meeting usually village
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Página 332 - In many cases, however, the number of inhabitants enumerated within the municipal boundaries gives an inadequate idea of the population grouped about one urban center. In fact, in only a few of the large cities do the municipal boundaries closely define the urban area. Immediately beyond the political limits of many cities, and connected with them by rapid transportation systems, are densely populated suburban districts which industrially and socially are parts of the cities themselves, differing...
Página 32 - Hist. Soc., VIII, 34, for an act regulating entertainment of strangers. Security for good behavior might be exacted at any time: "Richard Way is admitted into the Town, provided that Aron Way doe become bound in the sum of twenty pound sterll. to free the Town from any charge that may accrew to the town by the said Rich* or his family.
Página 321 - ... Number and Distribution of Inhabitants." As previously noted in THE AMERICAN CITY, the census shows that 51.4 per cent of the total population of the United States in 1920 was urban, the Census Bureau classifying as urban population that residing in cities and other incorporated places having 2,500 inhabitants or more, and in towns of that size in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Página 321 - ... (which are the primary divisions of the counties), and no town as a whole is incorporated as a municipality until it attains a population greatly in excess of 2,500.
Página 32 - ... even when the guest was a near relative of the host, was forbidden under penalty ; and the enforcement of this requirement seems to have caused the selectmen constant anxiety. Any number of entries such as the following may be found in the records : " It is ordered that no Inhabitant shall entertaine man or woman from any other towne or countrye as a sojourner or inmate with an intent to reside here, butt shall give notice thereof to the Selectmen of the towne for their approbation within 8 dayes...
Página 268 - A federal department of education appears best adapted for rendering this service to the country. We, therefore, reaffirm the previous declarations of this body in favor of establishing a federal department of education with a secretary at its head who shall be a member of the President's Cabinet and we urge the Congress of the United States to enact suitable legislation to create such a department. Illiteracy — That the efforts made to reduce illiteracy in a number of states and the splendid results...
Página 322 - For this reason those towns having 2,500 or more inhabitants in the three states named are treated as urban, although portions of their areas are rural in character. The urban areas in the three states in question, as classified by the census, thus contain a certain number of inhabitants who in other sections of the country would be segregated as rural. Nevertheless, in most of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island towns having 2,500 inhabitants or more by far the greater part of the...
Página 183 - In such cases they render a verdict declaring the opinion of the jury that the victim came to his death at the hands of some person or persons unknown to the jury.
Página 65 - ... proves itself to be wholly inadequate to the newer problems. Furthermore, the town and the township have lost their hold upon the imagination of the people, and township affairs no longer excite interest and enthusiasm. The individual is no longer so much interested in local self-government as he is in efficiency. He wants things done, and done well, and as economically as possible. He is very willing to sacrifice some of the opportunities for self-government in order to attain these ends. As...
Página 55 - ... New York is typical of this group. In that state the township was clearly defined, and had its clearly defined functions independent of the county, yet serving as a unit for representation on the county board of supervisors. (4) The South-Central Type, of which Pennsylvania is representative. In this group "was to be found the township and the county, but the township was distinctly a subordinate unit, had virtually no independent functions, was not a unit of representation on the county board...