The County: The "Dark Continent" of American Politics

About this eBook

Author

Gilbertson, Henry S.

Original Publication

United States: The National Short Ballot Organization,1917.

Credits

deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

JS: Political science: Local government, Municipal government

Subject

County government -- United States

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 67350

Release Date

February 7, 2022

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.The County The “Dark Continent” of American Politics
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.The County
7. 7.CHAPTER I A POLITICAL BY-WAY
8. 8.CHAPTER II JUST WHAT IS A COUNTY?
9. 9.CHAPTER III A CREATURE OF TRADITION
10. 10.CHAPTER IV FALLING AFOUL OF “DEMOCRACY”
11. 11.CHAPTER V THE “JUNGLE”
12. 12.CHAPTER VI A BASE OF POLITICAL SUPPLIES
13. 13.CHAPTER VII URBAN COUNTIES
14. 14.CHAPTER VIII COUNTY GOVERNMENTS AT WORK
15. 15.CHAPTER IX THE HUMANITARIAN SIDE — THE POOR — THE INSANE — COUNTY PRISONS
16. 16.CHAPTER X ROADS AND BRIDGES
17. 17.CHAPTER XI NULLIFICATION
18. 18.CHAPTER XII STATE MEDDLING
19. 19.CHAPTER XIII STATE GUIDANCE — TAX ADMINISTRATION — CIVIL SERVICE
20. 20.CHAPTER XIV READJUSTMENTS
21. 21.CHAPTER XV COUNTY HOME RULE
22. 22.CHAPTER XVI CONSOLIDATION — FEDERATION
23. 23.CHAPTER XVII RECONSTRUCTION: PRINCIPLES, PRECEDENTS AND PROPOSALS
24. 24.CHAPTER XVIII SCIENTIFIC ADMINISTRATION — ACCOUNTING — THE BUDGET — AUDITING AND PURCHASING — OTHER FORMS OF ACCOUNTING — THE MERIT SYSTEM
25. 25.CHAPTER XIX THE COUNTY OF THE FUTURE — PUBLIC HEALTH — COUNTY PLANNING — COUNTY LIBRARIES — THE PUBLIC DEFENDER — AN IDEALIZED POORMASTER — CITIZEN ORGANIZATION — COUNTY STUDY CLUBS
26. 26.APPENDIX A CONSTITUTIONAL COUNTY HOME RULE IN CALIFORNIA
27. 27.APPENDIX B THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY CHARTER — CHARTER — ARTICLE 1. — ARTICLE II. — ARTICLE III. — ARTICLE IV. — ARTICLE V. — ARTICLE VI. — ARTICLE VII. — ARTICLE VIII. — ARTICLE IX. — ARTICLE X. — ARTICLE XI. — ARTICLE XII.
28. 28.APPENDIX C PROPOSED COUNTY HOME RULE IN NEW YORK
29. 29.APPENDIX D PROPOSED COUNTY MANAGER LAW IN NEW YORK — Article 14-b
30. 30.APPENDIX E THE CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER IN NEW YORK CITY — TITLE IV — ORGANIZATION OF OFFICE; OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES — VIOLENT AND SUSPICIOUS DEATHS; PROCEDURE — AUTOPSIES; FINDINGS — REPORT OF DEATHS; REMOVAL OF BODY — RECORDS — OATHS AND AFFIDAVITS — BUREAUS — MEDICAL EXAMINERS’ RETURNS — DEATHS TO BE REPORTED — COUNTY CLERKS TO EXERCISE CERTAIN STATUTORY POWERS AND DUTIES OF CORONERS
31. 31.APPENDIX F A COUNTY ALMSHOUSE IN TEXAS — THE INSANE IN COUNTY JAILS
32. 32.BIBLIOGRAPHY THE COUNTY GENERALLY — Books and Collections of Papers — Book References — Magazine Articles and Monographs — Individual States — Studies and Surveys of Individual Counties — City-County Relations — Charities — Civil Service — The Coroner — County Courts and Court Clerks — County Politics — The District Attorney — Financial Administration — Home Rule — Prisons — The Recorder — Reorganization — The Sheriff — State Administrative Supervision — State Police
33. 33.INDEX — Transcriber’s Notes

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