American Institutions and Their Preservation, Volume 1Norwood Press, 1929 - 833 pagina's |
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Pagina 45
... town government is preeminent , not only as a distinctive mark , but for its strength , usefulness , intrinsic sense , and political importance . " 2 The town meeting is a New England institution , free from city , state , and federal ...
... town government is preeminent , not only as a distinctive mark , but for its strength , usefulness , intrinsic sense , and political importance . " 2 The town meeting is a New England institution , free from city , state , and federal ...
Pagina 287
... town , the difference between them being only in internal administration ; the former managing its affairs by representatives chosen by the citizens ; the latter , by votes of the whole body of citizens in town meeting . " Compendious ...
... town , the difference between them being only in internal administration ; the former managing its affairs by representatives chosen by the citizens ; the latter , by votes of the whole body of citizens in town meeting . " Compendious ...
Pagina 288
... town - meeting where the town officers were chosen : the usual New England ones with the addition of a supervisor to receive and pay out town moneys , keep accounts , sue in the name of the town , and cause town surveys to be made ...
... town - meeting where the town officers were chosen : the usual New England ones with the addition of a supervisor to receive and pay out town moneys , keep accounts , sue in the name of the town , and cause town surveys to be made ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
WHAT ARE AMERICAN INSTITUTIONS? | 16 |
1 A written constitution | 18 |
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