Excerpt from A Manual of Civil Government for Common Schools: Intended for Public Instruction in the State of New York; To Which Are Appended the Constitution of the State of New York as Amended at the Election of 1894, the Constitution of the United States, the Declaration of Independence, Etc;, Etc P. 49. The term of office in cities oi the first and second classes (all having above inhabitants) is two years; and all elec tions take place in the even years. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

This is an 1878 handbook for children to learn about the United States' politics and government focusing mainly on New York. It includes information on the elections, duties, and salaries of all important officers, from the school trustee to the President of the United States and much more. It aimed to give students practical knowledge on how that government is exercised in their town.

A collection of miscellaneous writings.