jurisdiction of a justice court. Of a probate court. Of a
district or circuit court. Of the supreme court?

Who is the recording officer of a justice court? Of a probate court? Of a
district court? Of the supreme court?

Who keeps a record of the testimony in a justice court? In a district
court? What is meant by "noting an exception," and why is it done? If a
person is dissatisfied with the decision of the supreme court, what can he
do about it?

Who besides the judges of the supreme court can issue the writ of _habeas
corpus?_

Name the justices of the supreme court of this state. How are they chosen?
How long do they serve? How many terms does this court hold annually?
Where are they held? How long do they last? Read some of the syllabi of
the decisions as they appear in the newspapers. Who prepares these
outlines for the press?

Which state in the Union has the largest supreme court? Which has the
smallest? Which demands the highest qualifications? In which is the term
the longest? In which the shortest? Does a decision of the supreme court
of New York have any weight in Minnesota? Which states rank highest in the
value attached to the decisions of their supreme courts? How do you
account for this?

Paper: By means of pages 292-7, &c., prepare a tabular view of your state,
taking that on pages 314-15 as a model.

CHAPTER XVI.

RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT.

Each Organization a Miniature Government.--Some things of general interest
are matters for regulation by the state as a whole, through its
legislature. But many things are properly left to local regulation. For
instance, in a timbered town, where fences can be cheaply built, it may be
desirable, especially if there is much wild land, to let cattle run at
large, each person _fencing out_ the cattle from his crops. On the other
hand, in a prairie town, where fencing is expensive, or where there is
little wild land, it may seem best to arrange that each person shall
_fence in_ his own cattle. No persons can judge which is the better plan
for a given neighborhood so well as the people who live there. And to them
it is left, to be determined at the annual meeting. In passing upon such
questions, in appropriating money for local improvements, &c., powers
pseudo-_legislative_ are exercised. Matters of detail are determined by
the supervisors, and they with the clerk, the treasurer, the road
overseers, the constables, and the assessor, constitute what may