they
should also introduce many others that will be suggested by the
lesson.]
III.--THE TOWN.
Q. What is a town?
Q. How many towns in your county?
Q. How many towns in New York State?
Q. What are the names of the officers in a town, the number of
officials in each, and their terms of office?
A. I. One supervisor, elected for one year.
II. One town clerk, elected for one year.
III. Four justices of the peace, elected for four years.
IV. Three assessors, elected for three years.
V. One or three highway commissioners, as the electors may
determine; if one be elected, the term is one year; if three, the
term is three years.
VI. One or two overseers of the poor, as the electors may
determine; term one year.
VII. One collector, elected for one year.
VIII. Constables, not to exceed five; term one year.
IX. One game constable; term one year.
X. Three town-auditors; term one year.
XI. Three excise commissioners; term three years.
XII. Three inspectors of election; term one year; and in some
villages and cities a sealer of weights and measures.
Q. What are some of their duties?
I. SUPERVISORS.
I. To receive the school money belonging to the town, and pay it
out by order of the trustees.
II. To receive other money belonging to the town, and disburse the
same according to law.
III. To meet with the other supervisors of the county as a "board
of county canvassers.
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