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STATE ADMINISTRATION.
195
The Local Government in Sweden dates in its present shape from
1634, when the subdivision of the country into certain defined Läns
was made. Each Län then received a Governor (Landshöfding) as the
King’s executive representative and its administrative head. In the
City of Stockholm, forming a län by itself, the Governor has the
title of High Governor (öfverståthållare), and is supported by a Deputy
High Governor (Underståthållare). The permanent offices under the
Governor of a län are: a secretarial and a fiscal department, each
under a chief clerk. In case of the absence of the Governor these two
officials exercise his functions jointly, the right of decision resting
with the one under whose department the case in question falls. —
The number of läns (including the City of Stockholm) is 25.
In the
Administration of the läns a strict
difference is made
between town and country.
In towns the highest
authoritative body under
the Governor is the
Magistrate, consisting of a
Mayor — in
Gothenburg two Mayors — and
Aldermen. The latter
are elected by the
townspeople, as are also the
Mayors, though, in their
case, Government
appoints to the post one of
the three candidates at
the top of the list as
elected by the town. It
must be remembered that
& Mayor in Sweden is a
professional lawyer and
retains his (salaried) post
for life or until
pensioned off. — The
Magistrate is likewise a court
of justice.
The rural districts
tre subdivided for
administrative purposes into
a number of Bailiwicks
(Fögderier) with a
Bailiff at the head of each,
while a bailiwick is
divided into a number of
Constablewicks
(Länsmansdistrikt) under a Constable. A bailiwick has a District Clerk with the special
dntv of drawing up the schedules of the ratepayers. The total number of bailiwicks
in Sweden is 117, of constablewicks, 518. The area of the former averages
The Official Residence of the High Governor of Stockholm.
From the Garden.
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