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79. The Sex Qualification....

80. Woman Suffrage in the Constitutions.

81. Arguments For and Against Woman Suffrage.

82. Woman Suffrage in Practice..

83. The Educational Qualification.

84. The Property Qualification..

85. Payment of Poll Tax....

86. Alternative Qualifications.

87. The "Grandfather Clause".

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Chapter VII. Elections

88. Early Simplicity and Growing Complexity of Elections..

89. Methods of Nomination...

90. Direct Primaries....

91. Conduct of Campaigns.

92. Registration

93. Election Regulations

94. Voting by Ballot....

95. Ascertaining the Election Results.

96. Securing the Vote for Employes and Absentees...

97. Proportional Representation and Preferential Voting.

98. Object of Election Laws......

Chapter VIII. Organization of the State Government.

99. The First State Constitutions....

100. Turgot's Criticism.....

101. The Doctrine of the Separation of Powers.

102. Political Thought and Practice in the Latter Eighteenth

103. Governmental Activity Not Desired.

104. State Legislatures Entrusted with Most of Powers of Gov-

105. Development of Doctrine of Separation of Powers.

106. Separation of Powers in Present Constitutions.

107. Imperfect Realization of Separation of Powers in Practice. 140

108. The Political Party a Means of Harmonizing the Separate

109. Changed Political and Economic Conditions.

110. Cabinet Government Contrasted with Government of Sepa-

111. Suggestions for Reorganization of State Governments 146

Chapter IX. The Short Ballot....

112. Nature and Purpose of the Short Ballot Idea.

113. The Short Ballot in Early History.

114. Elective Officers Required in Present Constitutions.

115. Reason for Advocacy of the Long Ballot.

116. Arguments in Favor of the Short Ballot.

117. Larger Aspect of the Short Ballot Movement.

Chapter X. The Making of Statute Law by the Representatives of

118. Huge Mass of Legislation.

119. Legislature Bicameral

120. Term, Apportionment and Qualifications of Legislators.. 163

121. Privileges, Remuneration and Conduct of Legislators. 166

122. Legislative Sessions

123. Legislative Organization

124. Committees

125. Procedure of Law-Making.

126. Passage of Bills....

127. Engrossment and Signing of Acts.

128. The Governor's Veto Power..

129. Local, Special and Private Legislation.

130. Elections by the Legislature..

131. Publicity and Record of Legislative Sessions.

132. Adjournment

133. Suggestions for Reform..

134. Constitutional Restrictions Discussed.

135. Expert Drafting

136. Coöperation of the Executive.

Chapter XI. The Making of Statute Law by the Electorate Directly. 187

137. Nature and Development of Initiative and Referendum.. 187

138. Illinois "Public Opinion System".

139. Direct Legislation in The States..

140. Original South Dakota Provisions.

141. Oregon Provisions

142. Maryland Referendum

143. The Petition ..

144. Filing the Petition..

145. Publication ; Publicity Pamphlets.

146. Required Vote, Canvass, etc...

147. Peculiarities of Legislation Enacted by the Voters.

148. Direct and Indirect Initiative....

149. Emergency Acts

150. Arguments For and Against Direct Legislation.

Chapter XII. The Administration of the Law..

151. Changing Conditions and New Problems of Administration. 200

152. Need for Qualified. Officials and Adequate Organization. ... 201

153. Civil Service

154. Situation in Illinois and Proposed Reorganization.

155. Administrative Boards.

156. The Governor and Executive Department.

157. Election of Governor..

158. Qualifications of Governor

159. Term of Office, Salary, etc...

160. Administrative Powers and Duties.

161. Appointments by the Governor...

162. Division and Unity of Administration.

163. General Methods of Removal.

164. Removals by the Governor..

165. Miscellaneous Functions of Governor.

166. Liability to Impeachment.

167. Gubernatorial Succession

168. The Secretary of State..

169. The Auditor or Comptroller.

170. The Treasurer

171. The Attorney General.

172. Study of Scientific Administration.

173. Efficiency in Democracy

174. Administration and Distribution of Constitutional Authority 218

175. The Recall

176. Conclusion

Chapter XIII. The Interpretation of the Law..

177. Nature and Function of Courts..

178. The Supreme Court

179. Qualifications of Supreme Judges.

180. Terms of Office

181. Compensation

183. The Chief Justice

18. Time and Place of Holding Court.

185. Jurisdiction

186. Decisions.

187. Advisory Opinions

188. Inferior Courts

189. Justices of the Peace.

190. Procedural Regulations

191. Pleading and Practice

192. Abolition of Distinction Between Law and Equity

193. Judicial Inefficiency

194. The Doctrine of Judicial Review

195. Recall of Judicial Decisions..

196. Sociological Jurisprudence

Chapter XIV. The State Budget..

197. Theory of the Budget.....

198. Proposed New York Budget Clause.

199. Object of the Budget-Responsible Financial Control... 243

200. State Constitutional Regulation of Revenue and Expendi-

201. Budgetary Reports and Estimates.

202. Administration Bills

203. Regulation of Appropriations

201. Extraordinary Procedure for Enactment of Appropriation

205. Veto of Items

206. Continuance of Appropriations

207. Revenue Bills

208. Accounting for Public Money.

209. Handling Public Money

210. Budget-Making in the States Almost Exclusively a Legis-

lative Function

211. Faults of the System

212. Some Efforts at Reform

213. The English Budget

214. American Budgetary Practice and the Separation of Powers 254

215. Financial Necessity Forces Adoption of the Budget........ 254

Chapter XV. Taxation

216. Constitutional Restrictions

217. Model Tax Clause

218. General Property Tax

219. Classification of Property

220. Mines and Forests

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221. License Tax

223. Income Tax

224. Inheritance Tax

225. Single Tax

226. Exemptions

227. Taxation for Particular Purposes.

228. Home Rule in Taxation

230. Assessment

231. Conclusion

Chapter XVI. Public Credit ....

232. Explanation of the Use of Public Credit.

233. Reaction Against State Indebtedness.

234. Debt Referenda

235. State Aid Forbidden

236. Authorization and Limitation of Indebtedness.

237. Provisions for Payment

238. Serial Bonds

239. Local Indebtedness

240. General Considerations

Chapter XVII. Conservation and Social Welfare.

241. Introductory

242. Industrial Conditions, the Police Power and “Due Process" 279

243. Workmen's Compensation

244. Compensation Statutes

245. Compulsory and Optional Laws.

246. Constitutional Authorization

247. Model Clause

248. Maximum Hours of Employment and a Minimum Wage. 284

219. Constitutional Eight Hour Day..

250. Health, Leisure and a Living Wage.

251. Minimum Wage Laws and Constitutional Clauses.

252. The Labor of Women and Children

253. Statutes and Constitutional Clauses.

254. Labor Legislation, Administration and Constitutionality.. 288

255. The Efficient Use of Natural Resources..

258. Water Power

259. Natural Resources the Heritage of All.

260. Awakening Social Consciousness

Chapter XVIII. Home Rule for Cities..

- 261. The Problem of Home Rule...

262. Local Self-Government

263. Development of Legislative Control.

264. Evils of Special Legislation....

265. Incorporation by General Law; Classification.

266. Constitutional Classification

267. Local Veto

268. Power of Cities to Frame Their Own Charters.

269. Extent of Charter-Making Power..

270. Necessity for State Control...

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271. Administrative Supervision

272. Home Rule in Europe.

273. Home Rule and the Legal Powers of a City.

274. Suggestions for Constitutional Provisions.

275. New York Convention Proposals...

Chapter XIX. Types of City Government..

276. The City Charter

277. The Constitutions and City Government.

278. The Mayor and Council..

279. Early Commission Governments

280. Galveston and Des Moines

281. Wide Adoption of Commission Government.

282. Theory of Commission Government.

283. The City Manager

284. European City Government

Chapter XX. City Planning

285. Municipal Awakening

286. Nature of City Planning

287. Eminent Domain

288. Police Power

289. City Planning and the Control of Municipal Property. 325

290. City Planning and the Police Power.

292. Billboards

293. City Planning and the Limitations Upon Eminent Domain., 328

294. Excess Condemnation

295. Constitutional Clauses

296. Discussion of Excess Condemnation

Chapter XXI. Problems of County Government..

297. Diminishing Importance of the County.

298. Differences in Counties

299. Governing Board

300. County Finances

301. Fee System

302. Reform Proposals

304. Commission Government

305. Matters of State Concern

306. Consolidation of City and County.

Chapter XXII. Revising the Constitution.

307. Need for Revision

308. Early Constitutions

309. Proposal of Amendments by the Legislature.

310. Amendment by Popular Initiative.

311. The Constitutional Convention

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