See in the digest of the laws of Pennsylvania, the words, ASSESSORS, COLLECTOR, CONSTABLES, OVERSEER OF THE POOR, SUPERVISORS OF HIGHWAYS: and in the acts of a general nature of the state of Ohio, the act of 25th February, 1834, relating to townships, p. 412; beside the peculiar dispositions relating to divers town officers, such as township's clerks, trustees, overseers of the poor, fence-viewers, appraisers of property, township's treasurer, constables, supervisors of highways. [97] The author means the state legislature. The congress has no control over the expenditure of the counties or of the states. [98] See the Revised Statutes of the state of New York, part i., chap. xi., vol. i., p. 410. _Idem_, chap, xii., p. 366: also in the acts of the state of Ohio, an act relating to county commissioners, 26th February, 1824, p. 263. See the Digest of the Laws of Pennsylvania, at the words, COUNTY-RATES AND LEVIES, p. 170. In the state of New York, each township elects a representative, who has a share in the administration of the county as well as in that of the township. [99] In some of the southern states the county-courts are charged with all the details of the administration. See the Statutes of the State of Tennessee, _arts._ JUDICIARY, TAXES, &c. [100] For instance, the direction of public instruction centres in the hands of the government. The legislature names the members of the university, who are denominated regents; the governor and lieutenant-governor of the state are necessarily of the number. Revised Statutes, vol. i., p. 455. The regents of the university annually visit the colleges and academies, and make their report to the legislature. Their superintendence is not inefficient, for several reasons: the colleges in order to become corporations stand in need of a charter, which is only granted on the recommendation of the regents: every year funds are distributed by the state for the encouragement of learning, and the regents are the distributors of this money. See chap. xv., "Public Instruction," Revised Statutes, vol i., p. 455. The school commissioners are obliged to send an annual report to the superintendent of the state. _Idem_, p. 448. A similar report is annually made to the same person on the number and condition of the poor. _Idem_, p. 631. [101] If any one conceives himself to be wronged by the school commissioners (who are town-officers), he can appeal to the superintendent of the primary schools, whose decision is final. Revised Statutes, vol. i., p. 487.