Virginia Military Lands, History of-Ohio Company's Purchase, Extent and History of, . 14. Of the Public Lands, Continued-Donation Tract- Symmes' Purchase-Refugee Tract-French Grant- Dohrman's Grant-Moravian Lands-Zane's Tracts - Maumee Road Lands-Turnpike Lands — Canal Of the organization of Government, and the Exercise 23. Of Laws and Their Necessity-Rights and Duties, 24. Of the Different Forms of Government-Constitutions, 25. Government of Ohio-Divisions of the Powers of Gov- 26. Qualifications of Electors-Naturalization of Foreigners, 27. Elections-How Conducted-Challenge of Persons Of- 28. Of Elections, Continued-Canvass of Votes and Return 31. Works Of State Charities-Commissioners of the Sinking Fund-Board of Agriculture-Commissioners of Railroads and Telegraphs-Superintendent of In- surance-State Library Commissioners-Commission- Of County Commissioners-Clerk of the Court of Com- mon Pleas — Sheriff-Coroner — County Auditor - Treasurer-Recorder of Deeds-Surveyor-Prosecut- ing Attorney-Gaugers and Inspectors, 39. Establishment of Courts-The Supreme Court and Its EDUCATION AND EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. 44. Common Schools-Classification of Districts-Boards of Education-Commissioner of Common Schools-Ex- aminers of Teachers-Qualifications of Teachers, 45. Common Schools - Sub-Districts Local Directors- Township Board of Education - Enumeration of Youth- Apportionment of School Funds - School Year, School Week and School Month-Who May 46. Teachers' Institutes-Certain Rights and Privileges of Teachers-School Funds-School Statistics for 1874, . 157 47. Universities. Colleges, Normal Schools, Female Semina- . 57. Marriage, Who may Contract—Property Rights of Mar- 59. Of Weights and Measures-Partition Fences, . GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES. 1. Colonial Government-Government Under the Articles of Confederation-Organization of the Federal Gov- 2. Executive Department of the Government of the United States-The Different Secretaries and their Duties, TO TEACHERS AND PUPILS. The object of this work is to supply a want long felt and now fully recognized by the people. Books have been written on the science of government, which have gained admittance into our schools; and many of our youth have, in this way, acquired much valuable information. They have learned some of the first lessons of civil government, and have been made acquainted with the outline of the government, and perhaps history of the United States, but as yet they have not been supplied with that information concerning our own State, so important to enable them to discharge their duties as citi zens. If we would be true to ourselves, true to society, and true to the State, we must study to know what are the rights, privileges and duties of the citizen. Dr. Lord, in his Old Roman World, says: "If the Romans had bequeathed nothing but laws to posterity, they would not have lived in vain. These have more powerfully affected the interests of civilization than the arts of Greece." If, during the golden age of Roman jurisprudence it was disgraceful for a patrician and a noble to be ignorant of the law with which he had to do, what shall we say of those who, ignorant of the laws of the commonwealth, attempt to govern the people and to legislate for them. It is the theory of our government that merit is the citizen's guarantee of success; that worth-not wealthmakes the man; that moral and intellectual fitness-not heriditary honors-give to our countrymen place and power, and assign to our citizens their proper sphere in the civil, political and religious circles. We should always bear in mind that we are American citizens, and as such have in our keeping the institutions transmitted to us by the heroes of '76, as an inheritance more precious than the world's wealth; an inheritance that must not be permitted to deteriorate, but that must be protected, improved and cultivated by wise statemanship, so that our institutions shall continue to shed their luster, and demonstrate to the world that freedom rather than tyrany; liberty rather than despotism shall triumph. This duty we owe, not to ourselves and our posterity only, but to the victims of despotic arogance in the old world-to the oppressed of every clime-who are invited to share in the immunities guaranteed to us in the magna charta of our liberties. In introducing to the public THE GOVERNMENT OF OHIO, the author entertains the hope that its pages will be found to embrace information tending to fit and prepare the student to discharge faithfully and well the duties of citizenship, and to strengthen his attachment and increase his love for the institutions of the country. In preparing the chapters relating to the early history of the State, the author has had access to various documents and histories. Among these the Ohio Historical Collections, by Henry Howe, Esq., of Cincinnati-a work that should be in the hands of every citizen-has been found most valuable. |