[14] By an important act passed in Illinois in 1917 a large number of bureaus and commissions were consolidated and placed under the authority of departmental heads appointed by the governor, who has a large power of control over them. A number of other states have since done likewise.
[15] In several states certain of the state officers, one of whom is the attorney-general, serve as the pardon board; in others, it is the senate; and in Massachusetts and Maine it is the executive council.
[16] Baldwin, The American Judiciary, p. 133.
[17] Trial court judges in certain districts receive $17,500 a year.
[18] Baldwin, The American Judiciary, p. 227.
[19] In several instances provision has recently been made for such an officer; for example, in Los Angeles.
[20] These states are Arkansas, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, South Dakota, and Texas.
[21] Most states have laws allowing voters to leave work for a certain length of time on election day without deduction of wages. A few states provide means for taking the votes of those who are necessarily absent on business on election day. Many states provide for taking the votes of men serving as soldiers in time of war.
[22] Fuller, "Government by the People," p. 150.
[23] Fuller, "Government by the People," pp. 61-63.