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and in possession for a period of six months previous to the teste of writ of election. ”

The qualifications for electors of Assemblymen in addition to citizenship and full age, are ownership or occu« pancy of real estate valued at $100, or of the yearly value of $6.00 for six months before teste of writ ; or in the City of Charlottetown and the Town of Summerside, the payment of p011 and civic tax for the year immediately preceding the election, and a residence for twelve months in the electoral district; or the payment of $1.00 Road Tax for the year immediately preceding the teste of the writ, and a residence of twelve months ; or on the part of clergymen and overseers being specially exempt, a residence of twelve months in the electoral district before the teste of writ.

The number of voters is 21, 129.

The duration of the Assembly is four years, unless sooner dissolved, the sessions are held annually in March or April, and there must be a session every year.

The Legislature expends money for Provincial Legisla- tion, Administration of Justice (_ except Judges’ salaries), Education. Public Works, such as Wharfs (being of Prbvincial as distinguished from Dominion or Federal importance) Ferries, Roads, Bridges, etc. It maintains offices for the Registration of Deeds, Mortgages, Wills, Judgments, etc., and pays for Poor House maintenance, Inspectors of Licenses, Hospital for the Insane, Coroners’ Inquests, Boards of Health, Dairy Associations, etc.

For educational purposes, the Province is divided into School Districts, each of which has authority to spend moneys for school buildings, running expenses, and supple— ments for teachers’ salaries.

The City of Charlottetown expends money for general civic purposes, such as streets, sewers, water-works, fire prevention, city buildings, lighting streets, etc.; and the towns of Summerside and Georgetown (the latter to a very limited extent) have somewhat similar powers.

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