ols in the town; or the
town may be divided into districts, the school in each being managed by
its own school board.

Does the township system or the district system prevail in this state?
Name some state in which the other system prevails.

How Chosen.--In this country most of the public officers are chosen by the
people interested. The great problem of election is how to ascertain the
real will of those entitled to express an opinion or have a choice. And
all the arrangements for conducting elections have in view one of two
things: either to facilitate voting or to prevent fraud. The town serves
as a convenient voting precinct.

Find out from the statutes or from the town manual or by inquiry, when the
town meeting is held; how notice is given; how it is known who may vote;
who are judges of election; how many clerks there are; how voting is done;
how the votes are counted and the result made known; what reports of the
election are made. Give the reason for each provision. Can a person vote
by proxy? Why? What is to prevent a person from voting more than once? If
the polls are open seven hours, and it takes one minute to vote, how many
persons can vote at one polling place? What may be done in case there are
more than that number of voters in the town? How are road overseers
elected, and in what part of the day? Why then? What other business is
transacted at town meeting? How do the people know how much money will be
needed for the coming year's improvements? How do they learn the nature
and expense of last year's improvements?

Give four general reasons for our having towns.

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PRACTICAL WORK FOR STUDENTS.

I. ORGANIZING A TOWN.

Prepare in due form a petition to the proper authorities asking that a new
town be organized. [Footnote: For forms see Appendix. If necessary, all
the pupils in the room or school may act as "legal voters." (This
"Practical Work" may be omitted until the review, if deemed best.)] Be
sure that the order establishing the new town is duly made out, signed,
attested and filed. Give reasons for each step.

II. HOLDING ANNUAL TOWN MEETING.

1. Preliminary.--What report does each road overseer make to the
supervisors? When is the report due? What do the supervisors require this
information for?

Who gives notice of the town meeting? When? How?

When does the town treasurer make his report to the persons appointed to
examine his account