the husband deserted his wife and went to Europe. The wife, having no means of support, went to live with her father in Rhode Island, and there acquired a domicile. After a desertion by the husband of several years, the wife instituted a suit for a divorce in Rhode Island on the ground of desertion. The court specifically considered the question whether the domicile within its jurisdiction of the complaining party only was sufficient to authorize a valid decree of divorce. It held it had the power, and that such decree would command recognition in the courts of other states.

APPENDIX A.

MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS.

§1. Has a corporation a right to sue for wrongs done to it? § 2. Can Jones be taxed on property owned by a corporation of which he is a shareholder?

§ 4. What is the difference between a municipal corporation and a quasi-municipal corporation?

§ 5. What privilege was enjoyed by the early municipal corporations in England in regard to taxes?

§ 10. Which had the earlier origin, municipal or quasi-municipal corporations?

§§ 11, 12. Why was the county of more importance as an administrative unit in the southern American colonies than in the northern?

§ 13. Is the consent of a majority of the inhabitants required before a city or town can be changed into a corporation?

§14. How is the power of the legislature to create municipal and quasi-municipal corporations controlled?

§ 15. In the absence of any constitutional provision to the contrary, has a legislature the right to take away a municipal charter without the consent of the inhabitants?

§§ 17, 18. The legislature divides Wilson county into two halves; one half being called Horton county and the other half retaining the old name. Against which county should a creditor bring an action for debts contracted by Wilson county before the division? Either county has sufficient taxable property to pay all the debts.

Would the creditor be without a remedy if the new Wilson county had no taxable property?

§§ 20, 23. The legislature passes an act providing that the public parks in a certain city shall be under the control of a board of park commissioners appointed by the governor. Is there any

objection to this act? Is the act valid?

Would the same objections be applicable to an act providing for the establishment of an Industrial School for Girls, the school to be under the control of a board appointed by the governor, and

the county, from which any girl committed under the provisions of the act is sent, to be liable for the expense attending the maintenance of such girl.

§ 24. Brown devises land to the city of X to be used for a municipal home for orphans. The legislature enacts that this land, the title to which is in the city, shall be used for a municipal waterworks. Is there any objection to this enactment?

§§ 25, 26. The legislature enacts that money raised in a city by taxation for the purpose of building a city water-works shall be used for the establishment of a state home for incurables. What are the objections to this act?

§§ 29, 30. An act of the legislature provides that all cities which now have an area of between eight and ten square miles, shall install and maintain a certain specified water system for protection from fire. Is this special legislation? Would it be with the word "now" left out.

§ 33. What constitutional provision is commonly found in regard to the choosing of county and city officers?

§ 34. A constitution provides that "all city officers shall be elected by the electors of such cities." Two years after the adoption of this constitution, the legislature enacts that there shall be in each city an inspector to superintend the cleaning of streets. How will these inspectors be chosen?

§ 35. The legislature creates a "Walton fire district" the boundaries of which include the city of Walton and a small neighboring city, and places at the head of this district a fire chief appointed by the governor of the state. The constitution provides that "all city officers shall be elected by the electors of such cities." There has always been a fire chief of the city of Walton, elected by the electors of that city. Is the legislative act unconstitutional?

§ 38. Is the quasi-municipal corporation of today a suable body? An action is brought by Williams against the county to recover damages for injuries sustained because of the negligence of the county board of health in destroying property as a nuisance which was not in fact a nuisance. Can he succeed?

§ 41. An entertainment is given by the county, in the county court house, the proceeds to be used for county purposes. Carter, who attends, is injured by the breaking of one of the folding chairs, which was negligently left in an unsafe condition. Can he recover from the county?

§ 42. White brings an action against a city for an act of the

city marshal in entering upon his land and pulling up a post, in compliance with the mayor's orders and a written statement of the mayor and city solicitor that the acts were done by the city for the public use in a public street. Can he succeed?

§ 43. Drew brings an action against a city for injuries caused from drinking impure water in a public well, the board of health being the city agency to which was exclusively intrusted the duty of inspection, analysis and care of all public wells. Can he recover?

§ 44. Williams' house is destroyed by fire, originating in a wooden building erected within the city fire limits. The city had notice that the building was to be erected and took no steps to prevent it. Can he recover damages from the city?

§ 45. A city to improve its sanitary condition collected and deposited all the city garbage in one place. This place was unnecessarily and unreasonably near to the plaintiff's house. Can the plaintiff recover damages for sickness produced thereby?

§ 46. Is a city liable for failure to enact an ordinance requiring property owners to fill excavations adjacent to streets, to a person injured by such an excavation?

§ 47. The municipal authorities of a city temporarily suspended an ordinance prescribing a fine of five dollars for permitting horses to stand untied. During its suspension Clark was injured because of a runaway which was left untied. Can he recover damages from the city?

§ 48. Dodson brings an action against a municipal corporation to recover damages for the destruction of his house which was accidentally burned down by sparks from a steam engine used by the proprietor of an adjoining lot. The engine might have been abated as a nuisance under a city ordinance and the corporate authorities had been notified of its dangerous character and had failed to abate it. Can Dodson succeed in his action?

§ 49. Jones puts up a large hanging sign in front of his store. Later he finds out that there is a city ordinance forbidding the erection of such signs. He goes to the mayor and is granted a "special permit" allowing the sign to remain. The sign falls and White, a pedestrian, is injured. Has White an action against the city?

§ 51. The expense of establishing a fire department was assessed by the common council of a city in an irregular and illegal manner. The collectors enforced the assessment by seizure of plaintiff's property. Can plaintiff recover damages from the city?

§ 55. A city gas works was constructed under a legislative charter and placed under the exclusive control of a board of commissioners provided for by the charter and appointed by the mayor. Plaintiff is injured by gas which is negligently permitted to escape from a tank on the premises of the gas works. Can he recover damages from the city?

§ 56. Would it make any difference in the above case if the city derived a revenue from the gas works?

§ 58. A city rents some of its garbage wagons to a coal company. One of the wagons has been negligently permitted to remain in an unsafe condition. Jones is injured because of the condition of this wagon while it is being used by the coal company. Can he recover damages from the city?

§ 61. The bricks of a church building destroyed by fire were taken by the mayor and aldermen and used in the construction of culverts and for other city purposes, by direction of the mayor and under the supervision of the city overseer of streets. Can the church recover the value of the bricks from the city?

§ 62. Can Williams recover from the city for a loss by fire due to the inefficiency of the city fire department?

§ 63. Is the city liable for personal injuries to Buck who fell into a sewer which was in process of construction and which was negligently left insufficiently guarded by officers of the city?

§ 64. A common council committee, arranging for a centennial anniversary, directed the fire department to convene in front of the city hall at midnight, December 31, 1875. Can Watson, who was injured by a city fire engine on that night, recover damages from the city?

§ 68. A city is authorized by its charter to maintain a fire department. Has it power to buy fire apparatus on credit and issue bonds for the same?

§ 70. A city is expressly authorized to borrow money for the purpose of maintaining a small park. Does this include the power to issue bonds?

$71. A constitution which took effect January 1, 1895 declared that "all indebtedness" incurred by any city in excess of the limitation imposed thereby, except such as may now exist, shall be absolutely void. Did this provision apply to existing contracts by which a greater indebtedness than the specified limit was incurred after January 1, 1895?