ADDITIONAL NOTES
Page [109]: School taxes under the new Township law are collected by Town authorities.
Page [142]: In New York County the Grand Jury is composed of thirty-six men.
Page [144]: A bill to make women eligible for jury service is before the Legislature of New York State.
Page [163]: Efforts are being made to repeal the Township school law and to go back to the School District system of 1795.
FOOTNOTES:
[12] Also under our present system a large minority of voters may be without representation. A third party in the State may have a considerable membership, but its numbers may not be large enough in any one district to elect a representative over either of the other parties.
CHART OF OFFICIALS FOR WHOM YOU
CAN VOTE
| ELECTIONS | WHEN HELD | TERM | SALARY |
| School Elections. | School-meeting annually first Tuesday in May. | ||
| Board of Education, 3-5 in each town. | ” ” | 3 years. | |
| School directors, 2 in each town. | ” ” | 5 ” | |
| Village Elections. | Annually, usually in the spring, the third Tuesday in March. | ||
| President. | ” ” | 1 ” | |
| Trustees (2 to 8). | ” ” | 2 ” | |
| Clerk (sometimes appointed). | 1 year. | varies. | |
| Treasurer. | ” ” | 1 ” | ” |
| Assessors. | ” ” | 1 ” | ” |
| Collector. | ” ” | 1 ” | percentage. |
| Police justice. | ” ” | 4 years. | varies. |
| Special elections may be called to decide special questions. | |||
| Town Elections. | Biennially, either in the spring or at the general election in November. | ||
| Supervisor. | ” ” | 2 years. | by the day or salary. |
| Town clerk. | ” ” | 2 ” | fees. |
| Assessors. | ” ” | 2 ” | by the day. |
| Collector. | ” ” | 2 ” | percentage. |
| Overseer of the Poor. | ” ” | 2 ” | by the day. |
| Supt. of Highways. | ” ” | 2 ” | ” ” |
| Constables. | ” ” | 2 ” | fees. |
| Just. of the Peace. | ” ” | 4 ” | ” |
| County Elections. | At the general election in November. | ||
| Sheriff. | ” ” | 3 ” | fees or sal’y. |
| County clerk. | ” ” | 3 ” | ” ” |
| Treasurer. | ” ” | 3 ” | fixed by b’rd of supervisors. |
| District attorney. | At the general election in November. | 3 years. | sal’y varies. |
| Supt. of the poor. | ” ” | 3 ” | by the day or salary. |
| County judge. | ” ” | 6 ” | sal’y varies. |
| Surrogate. | ” ” | 6 ” | ” ” |
| Coroners. | ” ” | 3 ” | fees or sal’y. |
| City Elections. | |||
| Cities of the first and second class and usually those of the third classhold elections biennially, in the odd-numbered years. | |||
| New York City. | |||
| Mayor. | Elected every four years at the general election in November. Next mayor elected in 1921. | 4 years. | $15,000 |
| Comptroller. | ” ” | 4 ” | 15,000 |
| Borough presidents. | Elected by the people of each borough. | 4 ” | 7,500 to 5,000 |
| Aldermen. | In odd-numbered years. | 2 ” | 2,000 |
| Judges, City Courts. | At any general election. 10 | 10 ” | 12,000 |
| Judges, Muni. Courts. | ” ” | 10 ” | 7,000 to 8,000 |
| New York County. | At the general election. | ||
| Sheriff. | 4 ” | 12,000 | |
| District attorney. | 4 ” | 15,000 | |
| County clerk. | 4 ” | 15,000 | |
| Register. | 2 ” | 12,000 | |
| Judges of the Court of General Sessions. | 14 ” | 17,500 | |
| Surrogates (2). | 14 ” | 15,000 | |
| Bronx County. | At the general election. | ||
| Sheriff. | 4 ” | 10,000 | |
| District attorney. | 4 ” | 10,000 | |
| County clerk. | 4 ” | 10,000 | |
| Register. | 4 ” | 10,000 | |
| County judge. | 6 ” | 10,000 | |
| Surrogate. | 6 ” | 10,000 | |
| Kings County. | At the general election. | ||
| Sheriff. | 2 ” | 15,000 | |
| District attorney. | 3 ” | 10,000 | |
| County clerk. | 4 ” | 12,000 | |
| Register. | 2 ” | 12,000 | |
| County judges (5). | 6 ” | 12,500 | |
| Surrogate. | 6 ” | 15,000 | |
| Queens County. | At the general election. | ||
| Sheriff. | 3 ” | 10,000 | |
| District attorney. | 3 ” | 8,000 | |
| County clerk. | 3 ” | 8,000 | |
| County judge. | 6 ” | 12,500 | |
| Surrogate. | 6 ” | 10,000 | |
| Richmond County. | At the general election. | ||
| Sheriff. | 3 years. | 6,000 | |
| District attorney. | 3 ” | 5,000 | |
| County clerk. | 3 ” | 5,000 | |
| County judge and surrogate. | 6 ” | 10,000 | |
| State Elections. | Biennially, at the general election in even-numbered years. | ||
| Governor. | 2 ” | 10,000 | |
| Lieutenant-Governor. | 2 ” | 5,000 | |
| Secretary of State. | 2 ” | 6,000 | |
| Comptroller. | 2 ” | 8,000 | |
| Treasurer. | 2 ” | 6,000 | |
| Attorney-General. | 2 ” | 10,000 | |
| State Engineer. | 2 ” | 8,000 | |
| State Senators. | 2 ” | 1,500 | |
| Assemblymen. | 1 year. | 1,500 | |
| Judges of the Court of Appeals. | 14 years. | 13,700 to 14,200 | |
| Judges of the Supreme Court. | 14 ” | 10,000 to 17,500 | |
| National Elections. | At the general election. | ||
| President. | Elected by presidential electors who are elected by the people every four years. | 4 ” | 75,000 |
| Vice-President. | ” ” | 4 ” | 12,000 |
| U. S. Senators. | At different general elec. | 6 ” | 7,500 |
| Representatives in Congress. | Biennially, in even-numbered years. | 2 ” | 7,500 |
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