POLLING THE VOTE, how done, 22, 23.

POLLS, towns may determine time for closing, 86.
POOR, overseers of, to be elected, 35.

when none elected, selectmen to be, 36.

PROBATION OFFICER, may be appointed, 59.
tenure of office of, 59.

PROVISIONS, inspector of, 58.

PROXY cannot vote in town meeting, 85.

PUPILS, conveyance of, to school, 156.

QUALIFICATION of voter, 15.

moderator no power to determine, 24.

of officer, 28.

QUARANTINE, towns may establish, 139.

RAILROAD POLICE, appointment of, 60.
tenure of office of, 60.

RAILROADS, towns may subscribe for stock in, 140.
READING-ROOM, towns may grant money for, 132.
RECOUNT OF VOTES, 91.

REGISTRAR of births, marriages, and deaths, 42.
REGISTRARS OF VOTERS, to be appointed, 49.
when selectmen to act as, 50.

qualification of, 49.

to subscribe oath, 72.

to prepare check-list, 25.

may be removed, when, 78, 79.
temporary, to be appointed, 50.
qualification of, 50.

to subscribe oath, 72.

REMOVAL from office, 77-79.

RESIDENCE a qualification of voter, 16, 19.

of officer, 28.

RESIGNATION of office, 75.

REWARDS, selectmen may offer, 143.
towns may offer, 143.

ROAD COMMISSIONERS, may be chosen, 34.
duties of, 34.

vacancy in office of, how filled, 35.

to report concerning guide-posts, 128.
may lay out town and private ways, 173.
ROADS. See WAYS.

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, to be elected, 29.
number of, may be increased or diminished, 29.
women eligible to office of, 28, 29.

women may vote for, 16.

tenure of office, 29.

vacancy in office of, how filled, 80, 82.

have charge of high school building, 152.

have charge of all school buildings unless, 152.
to appoint truant officers, 64.

SCHOOL-HOUSES, towns required to provide, 150.
site of, to be determined by town, 150.

to be under charge of school committee, 151.
SCHOOLS, public, what are, 157.

towns required to support, 145.

towns may hold money in trust for, 143, 159.
high, towns required to maintain, 146.

union high, towns may unite to maintain, 149.

evening, towns to maintain, 147.

drawing, towns to maintain, 148.
industrial, towns may support, 148.

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SCHOOLS- continued.

nautical, towns may support, 148.

truant, county required to establish, when, 180.

SCHOOLS, SUPERINTENDENT OF, may be

pointed, 62, 152.

towns may unite in employing, 153.

SEALER of weights and measures, to be appointed, 51.
of lineal measure may be appointed, 61.

SELECTMEN to be elected, 35.

number of, to be fixed by town, 35, 86, 87.
may be chosen for three years, 30.

to be chosen by ballot and sworn, 68, 70.

to act as assessors and overseers of poor, when, 36.
majority of, must join in calling meetings, 11.

when to act as registrars of voters, 50.

may appoint certain officers, 55, 70.

must appoint certain officers, 46.

may appoint tellers, 20.

are not general agents, 98.

may establish drinking-troughs, 125.

may lay out town and private ways, 173.

may lay out sewers and drains, 160.

may enter on land to protect roads and bridges, 179.
have no authority to change highways, 172.

ap-

SEWERS AND DRAINS, towns may grant money for,
160.

towns not authorized to lay out, 163.

towns liable for negligence in construction of, 163.
SHADE-TREES, towns may grant money for, 163.
SINKING FUNDS, 119.

SMOKING not allowed in town meeting, 24.

STATUTES, acceptance of, 97.

STAVES AND HOOPS, cullers of, to be elected, 36.

SUNSET, officers may be elected after, 86.
SUPERINTENDENT of baths and wash-houses, 44.

of schools may be appointed, 62, 152.

of streets to be appointed, 51.

may be removed, 51.

duties of, 52.

of hay scales may be appointed, 61.
SURVEYOR of lumber, to be elected, 37.
of highways, to be elected, 35.

of marble, soapstone, and freestone, 64.

TAXES, discount and interest on, 165.
TELEGRAPH, towns may construct, 166.
TELLERS may be appointed, 20, 92.

TEXT-BOOKS in schools, towns must furnish, 155.
TOWN-CLERK to be elected by ballot and sworn, 35,

68, 70.

pro tem. to be appointed, 81.

pro tem. to be elected, 81.

to preside during election of moderator, 20.

TOWN-HALL, town may build, 167.

TOWN MEETING is legislative assembly, 10.

annual, when to be held, 10.

how called, 10.

when justice of the peace may call, 11.

must be held at time and place named in warrant, 12.

may be adjourned to another time and place, 12.

how organized in absence of clerk, 20.

warrant for, how served, 11, 12.

who may vote in, 15.

officers to be chosen at, 28, 68-70.

TOWN OFFICERS, qualification of, 28.
list of, to be elected, 29, 68, 69.
to be appointed, 70.

to be sworn, 69, 72.

TOWNS are political organizations, 9.
duties of, fixed by law, 9.

may vote to raise money by taxation, 94.

may appoint agents and attorneys, 97.

may take land for town-hall, 167.

for school-houses, 150, 151.

may require county to establish school for truants, 180.
TREASURER, to be chosen and sworn, 35, 70. .
vacancy in office of, how filled, 80, 83.

pro tem. may be appointed, 83.

TREES, SHADE, towns may raise money for, 163.
superintendent of streets to have care of, 52.
TRUANT OFFICERS, to be appointed, 64.
tenure of office, 65.

TRUANT SCHOOLS, 113, 180.

TRUST once accepted cannot be renounced, 133.
TRUST FUNDS, 104, 132, 142, 159.

VACANCY IN OFFICE, how caused, 75.

how filled, 80.

of assessors, 32.

of board of health, 80.

of commissioners of sinking-fund, 37.

of clerk, 81.

of collector of taxes, 77.

of constable, 58.

of fence-viewer, 58.

of field-driver, 58.