Chapter XIV. §1. For what reasons is a state divided into counties and townships? §2. How large are townships? §3. From what comes the name of _county_? Of _shire_, and _sheriff_? §4. Define _corporation_. What powers have town and county corporations? §5. In what officers are these powers vested? In whom in this state? §6. What are the duties of a county treasurer? §7. Of a register or recorder? Where are deeds, &c., recorded in this state? §8. What are a sheriff's duties? §9. What is the business of a coroner? §10. Are there state's attorneys in the counties of this state? §11. Is there a county surveyor? §12. Are county officers elected by the people in this state? Chapter XV. §1. Into what are counties divided? §2. What is done at the annual town meetings? §3. What officers are elected? Are all there elected in the towns of this state? §4. What are those officers called who direct town affairs? What in this state? §5. What are the duties of a town clerk? §6. What officers in this state have the care of highways? What is a poll-tax? §7. By whom are the poor provided for? Are there county poor-houses in this state? §8. The duties of constables? §9. Of treasurer? Are there town treasurers in this state? §10. The duties of fence-viewers? §11. Of town-sealer? Chapter XVI. §1. Why is the incorporation of cities, &c., necessary? §2. How are city charters obtained? Define _charter_? §3. What are the principal city officers called? What inferior officers are elected? §4. Are the citizens governed wholly by their own laws? §5. What criminal court is peculiar to cities? §6. What are village officers usually called? §7. Illustrate, by example, the necessity of a village incorporation? §8. Are corporations always formed by special laws? §9. What is said of incorporated _companies_? §10. What is peculiar in the nature of corporations? §11. In what does a state differ from other government corporations? §12. Wherein do all government corporations differ from incorporated business companies? Chapter XVII. §2. What is the business of the judicial department? §3. If there were no courts of justice, what would be the result? §4. What are the lowest courts called? Why? Define _jurisdiction_? §5. To what extent has a justice jurisdiction? §6. What are civil causes? Criminal? Misdemeanors? §7. How is a suit in a justice's court commenced? §8. How is a summon served? §9. Describe the manner of joining issue. §10. How are witnesses procured? and how is the issue tried? §11. What if a defendant or plaintiff does not appear? §12. How is judgment confessed? Chapter XVIII. §1. Why are juries instituted? §2. What is a _jury_? A _verdict_? §3. A _venire_? §4. How are jurors kept during their deliberations? §5. What is done if they agree? If they disagree? §6. What is an _execution_? What if it is not satisfied? §7. Is all personal property liable to be sold on execution?