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County and Township Government in 1945*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2014

Clyde F. Snider  and
Neil P. Garvey
Clyde F. Snider
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
Neil P. Garvey
Affiliation:
University of Illinois
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Problems of rural local government received considerable attention during 1945 from state legislators, constitution-makers, and the public in general. There were numerous statutory enactments relating to counties and townships, and a new constitution adopted in Georgia contained significant provisions concerning local government. Regular legislative sessions in the states convened, and indeed in a majority of the states adjourned, prior to V-E Day, and in only a few instances did they extend beyond the cessation of hostilities in the Pacific. Essentially, therefore, the 1945 legislative meetings constituted another series of wartime sessions, devoting much of their attention to problems related to winning the war and those of postwar reconstruction. This fact was clearly reflected in the year's enactments concerning local government, as in other fields of legislation.

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Rural Local Government
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American Political Science Review , Volume 41 , Issue 1 , February 1947 , pp. 28 - 47
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Copyright © American Political Science Association 1947

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Footnotes

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For previous annual summaries, see this Review, Vol. 31, pp. 884–913; Vol. 32, pp. 936–956; Vol. 33, pp. 1058–1072; Vol. 34, pp. 1145–1166; Vol. 35, pp. 1106–1119; Vol. 36, pp. 1109–1127; Vol. 37, pp. 1041–1051; Vol. 38, pp. 1089–1113; Vol. 39, pp. 1107–1118.

References

1 Local-government provisions of Missouri's new constitution, adopted early in 1945, were discussed in the preceding article in this series.

2 Regular sessions were held during the year in all states except Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Virginia. In at least two of the latter states—Kentucky and Virginia—there were special sessions.

3 Laws of Arizona, 1945, ch. 43; Statutes of California, 1945, ch. 1294; Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 91; Laws of Delaware, 1945, ch. 113; Acts and Joint Resolutions of Iowa, 1945, ch. 162; Kansas Session Laws, 1945, ch. 180; Laws of Nebraska, 1945, ch. 16; Laws of Utah, 1945, ch. 17; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, chs. 182, 183, 264.

4 Supplement to the General Statutes of Connecticut, 1945, p. 202Google Scholar; Acts of Massachusetts, 1945, ch. 531; Laws of New Hampshire, 1945, ch. 151; United States Soil Conservation Service, Soil Conservation Districts (mimeo., Washington, July 1, 1946)Google Scholar.

5 Constitution of Georgia (1945), Art. XI, sec. 1.

6 Kansas Session Laws, 1945, ch. 291.

7 Reorganization of School Districts in Kansas, 1945–46 (Publication No. 140, Research Department, Kansas Legislative Council, Topeka, June, 1946)Google Scholar.

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9 Information supplied by Dr. J. F. Isakoff, Director of Research, Illinois Legislative Council.

10 Acts and Joint Resolutions of Iowa, 1945, ch. 128.

11 Information supplied by Mr. Cameron M. Ross of the Iowa State Department of Public Instruction.

12 Laws of New Mexico, 1945, ch. 61.

13 Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 108; Laws of South Dakota, 1945, ch. 183; Public Acts of Tennessee, 1945, ch. 38; Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, ch. 89.

14 Satterfield, M. H., “County Legislation in Tennessee,” National Municipal Review, Vol. 34, pp. 257–258 (May, 1945)Google Scholar.

15 Constitution of Georgia (1945), Art. XI, sec. 1; Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, p. 1113Google Scholar; Mauck, Elwyn A., note in National Municipal Review, Vol. 34, p. 315 (June, 1945)CrossRefGoogle Scholar

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20 Acts of Arkansas, 1945, no. 162; Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 125; General Laws of Idaho, 1945, chs. 9, 182; Kansas Session Laws, 1945, chs. 206, 207; Laws of Nebraska, 1945, ch. 48; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 87.

21 Laws of Indiana, 1945, ch. 340; Laws, Resolutions, and Memorials of Montana, 1945, ch. 212; Laws of New Hampshire, 1945, oh. 201; Oregon Laws, 1945, ch. 401; General and Special Laws of Texas, 1945, p. 1045Google Scholar; Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, ch. 156.

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24 General Laws of Alabama, 1945, p. 565; Statutes of Nevada, 1945, ch. 206; Laws of New Hampshire, ch. 120; Laws of New Mexico, 1945, ch. 67; Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 1052; Laws of Pennsylvania, 1945, ch. 155.Google Scholar

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29 Statutes of California, 1945, ch. 1242.

30 Public Acts of Michigan, 1945, no. 282; Session Laws of Minnesota, 1945, ch. 551; Laws of New York, 1945, ch. 903; Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 1040. Planning commissions previously established in some Michigan counties under earlier legislation are to be reconstituted under the provisions of the new law.

31 Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 90; Laws of Delaware, 1945, ch. 2; Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, ch. 218.

32 Mason, John E., “Constitutionality of Zoning Challenged in Virginia,” Journal of Land and Public Utility Economics, Vol. 22, pp. 77–78 (Feb., 1946)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

33 Public Acts of Michigan, 1945, no. 58; Laws of South Dakota, 1945, chs. 118, 119.

34 Acts and Joint Resolutions of Iowa, 1945, ch. 153; Laws of North Dakota, 1945, ch. 294; Laws of Pennsylvania, 1945, no. 41.

35 Laws, Resolutions, and Memorials of Montana, 1945, ch. 171; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 183.

36 See this Review, Vol. 38, p. 1106; Vol. 39, p. 1115.

37 “Health Developments in 1945,” Municipal Year Book, 1946, pp. 292–298Google Scholar.

38 Public Acts of Michigan, 1945, no. 47; Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 516; Laws of Pennsylvania, 1945, no. 326; “Health Developments in 1945,” loc. cit.

39 Statutes of California, 1945, ch. 1272; Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 4; Laws of Illinois, 1945, p. 940Google Scholar; Laws of Indiana, 1945, ch. 190; Public Acts of Michigan, 1945, no. 281; Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 1040; Public Management, Vol. 27, p. 314 (Oct.-Nov., 1945)Google Scholar.

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41 Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 168; Session Laws of Wyoming, 1945, ch. 110.

42 M. H. Satterfield, loc. cit.

43 See this Review, Vol. 32, p. 948.

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45 Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 105.

46 Laws of Colorado, 1945, ch. 93; Acts and Resolutions of Georgia, 1945, p. 393Google Scholar; Statutes of Nevada, 1945, ch. 234; Laws of New York, 1945, ch. 742; Oregon Laws, 1945, ch. 453; Laws of Utah, 1945, ch. 113; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 51. Cf. also Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, ch. 418, empowering county boards to make appropriations, within prescribed limitations, “for postwar projects generally, without specific designation thereof, to be constructed or carried on by the county following the termination of the present war.”

47 Cf. Hemenway, H. Harrison, “Municipal Reserve Funds,” Municipal Year Book, 1946, pp. 191–192Google Scholar.

48 Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 61.

49 Laws of Maryland, 1945, ch. 871; M. H. Satterfield, loc. cit.

50 See infra, “Federal-Local Relations.”

51 Laws of North Dakota, 1945, ch. 150.

52 See this Review, Vol. 36, pp. 1123–1124.

53 The proposal was defeated when referred to the voters in 1946. Mauck, Elwyn A., note in National Municipal Review, Vol. 35, p. 436 (Sept., 1946)CrossRefGoogle Scholar.

54 Constitution of Georgia (1945), Art. XV, sec. 1.

55 See supra, “County and Town Executives.”

56 Laws of Nebraska, 1945, ch. 42.

57 Weidner, Edward W., “County Reform Run-Around,” National Municipal Review, Vol. 34, pp. 386–392, 400 (Sept., 1945)CrossRefGoogle Scholar. A similar proposal had been given first legislative approval in 1939 only to fail of re-passage two years later.

58 Statutes of California, 1944 (4th spec. sess. of 55th legislature), ch. 47; Laws of Pennsylvania, 1945, no. 413.

59 Acts of Arkansas, 1945, no. 20; Kansas Session Laws, 1945, ch. 315; Public Acts of Michigan, 1945, no. 190; Laws of New Hampshire, 1945, ch. 116; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 205.

60 Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 757; Laws of North Dakota, 1945, ch. 297; Oregon Laws, 1945, ch. 400; Laws of Pennsylvania, 1945, no. 383.

61 Laws of New Hampshire, 1945, ch. 32.

62 General Laws of Idaho, 1945, ch. 33; Kansas Session Laws, 1945, ch. 391; Laws, Resolutions, and Memorials of Montana, 1945, ch. 65; Laws of North Dakota, 1945, ch. 39; Laws of Utah, 1945, ch. 9; Acts of West Virginia, 1945, ch. 6.

63 Acts of Arkansas, 1945, no. 20; Laws of Delaware, 1945, ch. 71; Acts and Resolutions of Georgia, 1945, p. 394Google Scholar; General Laws of Idaho, 1945, ch. 161; Kansas Session Laws, 1945, ch. 315; Laws of Maryland, 1945, ch. 749; Session Laws of Minnesota, 1945, ch. 167; Laws, Resolutions, and Memorials of Montana, 1945, ch. 156; Statutes of Nevada, 1945, ch. 43; Laws of New Mexico, 1945, ch. 12; Session Laws and Resolutions of North Carolina, 1945, ch. 144; Laws of North Dakota, 1945, ch. 147; Oregon Laws, 1945, ch. 112; Acts and Resolves of Rhode Island, 1945, p. 181Google Scholar; Public Acts of Tennessee, 1945, ch. 16; Acts of Virginia, 1945 (spec. sess.), ch. 35; Session Laws of Washington, 1945, ch. 88.

64 Supra, “Areas—Consolidation.”

65 Laws of New York, 1945, ch. 8. See this Review, Vol. 39, p. 1117.

66 Wisconsin Session Laws, 1945, p. 1170Google Scholar.

67 Alexander, C. K., “Wisconsin Interim Committee Plans Legislative Report,” National Municipal Review, Vol. 35, pp. 376–377 (July, 1946)Google Scholar.

68 Laws of New Hampshire, 1945, ch. 231.

69 General Laws of Alabama, 1945, pp. 496, 545Google Scholar.

70 Acts and Joint Resolutions of Iowa, 1945, ch. 259.

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