Q. In case of the re-election of the county clerk, before whom can he qualify? A. The county judge. Q. Where are these oaths of office and bonds recorded? A. In the county clerk's office. Q. Who is the sheriff of this county? Q. Who is the present judge and what is his salary? Q. Is there a separate officer as surrogate, and why? Q. Who is the county clerk? Q. Who is the county treasurer? Q. Who is the district attorney? Q. Who are the coroners? Q. Who are the superintendents of the poor? Q: Who are the justices of sessions? Q. Who are the school commissioners? TOWN AUDITORS. By laws of 1878, 1879 and 1880, the following-named counties are exempt from electing "town auditors," as prescribed on page 13: Wayne, Delaware, Allegany, Oneida, Cayuga, Erie, St. Lawrence, Schuyler, Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Columbia, Broome, Lewis, Madison, Wyoming, Queens, Jefferson, Fulton, Oswego, Suffolk, Onondaga, Saratoga, Ontario, Yates, Rensselaer, Genesee, Schenectady, Monroe, Livingston, Otsego, Schoharie, Niagara and Orleans. A TABLE Showing the salaries of the several county judges and surrogates of the State of New York at the present time, as established by the statutes of 1877 and 1880: COUNTIES. JUDGE. SURROGATE. New York, ------- $12,000 Kings, $10,000 10,000 Erie, 5,000 4,000 Albany, 4,500 4,000 Westchester, 4,500 4,000 Onondaga, 4,000 4,000 Oneida, 4,000 4,000 Monroe, 4,000 4,000 Rensselaer, 3,500 3,500 Saratoga, 3,000 2,500 Ulster, 3,000 3,000 Dutchess, 3,000 3,000 Queens, 2,500 3,000 Chautauqua, 2,000 1,600 Cayuga, 2,000 2,000 Columbia, 2,000 2,500 Ontario, 2,000 1,500 Cattaraugus, 1,500 1,500 Oswego, 1,500 1,500 Jefferson, 1,500 1,500 Niagara, 1,500 1,500 Orange, 1,500 2,500 Otsego, 1,800 1,500 St. Lawrence, 1,750 1,750 Washington, 1,200 1,500 Suffolk, 1,000 1,500 The following are counties in which county judges act as surrogates, receiving the one salary for both offices; $2,000 Salary Franklin, Greene, Rockland, Schenectady, Warren, Wayne, Delaware Orleans, $3,000 Salary Broome, Chemung, Chenango, Herkimer, Livingston, Madison, Clinton, $3,500 Salary Richmond, Steuben, $2,500 Salary Cortland, Essex, Genesee, Schoharie, $2,500 Salary Tioga, Tompkins, Wyoming, Montgomery, $1,500 Salary Putnam, Schuyler, Yates, $1,750 Salary Allegany, $2,250 Salary Fulton, $1,200 Salary Sullivan, Lewis, $1,000 Salary Seneca, $800 Salary Hamilton, V.--THE CITY. Q. What is a city? Q. By what authority organized? A. By an act of the legislative. Q. What instrument defines its powers? A. A charter. Q. What are the divisions of a city called? A. Wards.