Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New YorkNortham, Henry C.
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Civil Government for Common Schools: Prepared as a Manual for Public Instruction in the State of New York
Northam, Henry C.
New York (State) -- Politics and government; United States -- Politics and government -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
Q. What are the names of the county offices, the number of
officials in the same office, and their term?
A. I. One sheriff, term is three years.
II. One county judge, term is six years: in a few counties there
are special judges; same length of term.
III. In counties containing more than forty thousand inhabitants a
surrogate may be elected; in counties containing less than forty
thousand inhabitants, the county judge performs the duties of
judge and surrogate; the term of surrogate is six years; in a few
counties there are special surrogates.
IV. One county clerk; term is three years.
V. One treasurer; term is three years.
VI. One district attorney; term is three years.
VII. Four coroners; term is three years.
VIII. One or three superintendents of the poor; term is three
years.
IX. Two justices of sessions; term is one year.
X. One school commissioner for each commissioner district; term is
three years.
Q. What about the eligibility of these officers?
A. I. The sheriff is prohibited from holding the same office for a
succeeding term, neither can he hold any other office at the same
time. Const., Art. X, Sec. I.
II. No county judge can hold the office longer than the last day
of December succeeding his seventieth birthday. Art VI, Sec. 13.
III. No person, except a counselor at law in the supreme court,
can hold the office of district attorney, if there be such an one
in the county; if there be none, then an attorney may be elected.
IV. Supervisors and county treasurers cannot hold the office of
County superintendent of the poor.
V. No sheriff, under sheriff, deputy, sheriffs clerk or coroner
can practice as counselor at law during his term of office.
VI. Justices of the sessions must be acting justices of the peace
in their respective towns.
VII. There are no other prohibitions in regard to age or re-
election of county officers.
Q. What are some of their duties?
I. SHERIFF.
A. I. He is the executive officer of the county.
II. By himself or by his deputies, executes civil and criminal
processes throughout the county.
III. Has charge of the jail and prisoners.
IV. Attends courts, and keeps the peace.
V. Must be present by himself or under-sheriff, at the drawing of
jurors, and cause them to be legally summoned.
II. JUDGE.
I. He is the presiding officer in the county court.
II. He may with two justices of sessions, hold Courts of Sessions,
with such criminal jurisdiction as the Legislature may prescribe,
III. The county judge of any county may preside at Courts of
Sessions, or hold County Courts, in any other county except New
York and Kings, when requested by the judge of such other county.
Art. VI, Sec. 15.
III. SURROGATE.
I. Takes proof of wills of real or personal property.
II. Grants letters testamentary of administrative.
III. Attends generally to the settlement of the estates of
deceased persons.
IV. COUNTY CLERK
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