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Civil Government of Virginia

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INTRODUCTION

I GENERAL PRINCIPLES Bill of Bights—Who May Vote and Hold Office —Elections

II LEGISLATIVE, DEPARTMENT The Senate—House of Delegates—General Assembly

III EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Governor—Lieutenant Governor—Attorney General

IV EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT-Continued

Secretary of the Commonwealth-Treasurer-Auditor of Public Accounts—Second Auditor—Register of the Land Office—State Corporation Commission—Superintendent of the Penitentiary— Superintendent of Public Printing—Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration—Commissioners of the Sinking Fund—Board of State Canvassers

V. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT

Supreme Court of Appeals—Circuit Courts—Circuit Court of the City of Richmond

VI. JUDICIARY DEPARTMENT-Continued

Corporation or Hustings Courts—Justices Courts—Hustings Court of the City of Richmond—Chancery Court of the City of Richmond—Law and Equity Court of the City of Richmond

VII OFFICERS OF COURTS Clerks—The Tipstaff and Crier—Sheriff— Commonswealth's Attorney Attorneys at-Law Who May Practice Law in —Virginia Juries—Grand Junes—Petit Jury

VIII. COUNTY ORGANIZATION

Counties

County Officers Sheriff—Commonwealth's Attorney—County Clerk— Treasurer—Commissioner of the Revenue—Superintendent of the Poor—County Surveyor-Superintendent of Public Schools County Board of School Commissioners—Electoral Board—Board of Supervisors—Assessors—Coroner

IX. DISTRICT ORGANIZATION

Magisterial Districts.—Supervisors.—Justices of the Peace.— Constable.—Overseer of the Poor.—Conservators of the Peace.

X. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES AND TOWNS

Council.—Mayor.—City Sergeant.—Commissioner of the Revenue. —Commonwealth's Attorney.—Treasurer.—Sheriff of Richmond City.

XI. EDUCATION

State: Board of Education.—Superintendent of Public Instruction.

County: County and City Superintendents.—School Trustee Electoral Board.—County School Board.

District: School Districts.—School Trustees.—District Board of School Trustees.

School Funds.

Teachers.

OUTLINES or COLONIAL AND STATE HISTORY Colonial Governors.—State Governors.

CONSTITUTION OF VIRGINIA

POPULATION OF VIRGINIA AT VARIOUS DATES

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