Part 41 (1/2)

--5. How is the deficiency in the income of the school fund supplied?

--6. How, and to what extent, are school funds provided in the new states?

--7. In what way, and to what extent, were the school funds increased in 1837?

--8. How are school moneys from the state treasury apportioned? How is the deficiency in the public moneys to pay teachers made up?

--9. Why are schools called _district_ schools, and _common_ schools?

What officers are elected in districts?

--10. What is the state superintendent in this state called?

Chapter XXIII.

--1. What other duty does the government owe to the citizens?

--2. What portion of the people of a state are most favored?

--3. By whom are ca.n.a.ls made? Is there such a public work in this state?

--4. Why should not the money to make them be raised by a general tax?

--5. How are funds sometimes provided for this purpose?

--6. For the want of such funds, how is the money obtained? How is it to be repaid?

--7. How is the business of borrowing done? What are _state stocks_?

--8. What renders the purchase of state stocks a safe transaction?

--9. By whom are ca.n.a.l affairs managed?

--10. What states are most noted for their ca.n.a.ls?

--11. By whom are rail-roads usually constructed? Why is an act of incorporation necessary?

--12. What does the act provide?

--13. How is the capital, or stock, raised? What officers are chosen, and by whom?

--14. What is the nature of these certificates of stock?

--15. How do stockholders expect to be refunded? What are dividends? When are stocks at par? When above or below par?

Chapter XXIV.