726 REPORT OF NATIONAL Ml^SEUM, 1801. 



881. Popular Participation in Govkrnmknt. 



Ohoice of rulers. Priniitivo incthods. Siiccessioiis and (lyuaslios. 



Ballot systems. All accessories of the ballot aud votiug. \'oting luacliiues. 



882. Law and .Jtstick. (A suggestion. ) 



Legal codes. Retrospective collections . Legal codes of Babylonia. The 

 Jews. India, Greece, Rome, shown by casts, fac-similes, and books. Doc- 

 uments in the history of English law. American law. Louisiana (civil 

 or Roman law). I'acific coast and New Mexico. Literature. 



The court. Tiie judge. Usages and customs. Costume. Thejnry. Meth- 

 ods of ixdling. Arrangement of the hall of justice aud its furniture. Lit- 

 erature. Pictorial illustrations and models. Customs of special courts. 



The legal profession in all its ramiticatioiis. Lawyers m court and other 

 professional relations. Costumes. Special residences (Inns of Court, the 

 Temple, etc.). Pictures, portraits, literature. 



Laws of unlividuals. Master and servant. Husband and wife (forms of 

 ])apers relating to marriage and divorce). Parent aud child, fiiiardiau 

 and ward. Orphans' court. Chancery. 



Bonds and agreements. Methods of signing, sealing, and delivering paper. 



Oaths and affidavits. Papers and other literature illustrating legal forms 

 and methods of procedure. Writs (habeas corpus, ejection, etc.). 



Police aud police sj'stems — Organization of local police. Costumes and 

 weapons and other equipments, patrol wagons and wagons for transport- 

 ing prisoners. 



Detectives and systems of detective work. 



Prisoners and malefactors — Statistics of crime. Criminal genealogy as shown 

 by family trees of noted criminal families. 



Portraits of criminals — Rogues' galleries. Thumb-mark identification. Com- 

 posite portraits of special criminal groups, showing characteristic physi- 

 ognomy of special crime tendencies. 



Characteristics of the diiferent kinds of lawbreakers — Implements and ac- 

 cessories. Weapons. Costumes aud disguises. 



Gamblers and gambling — Deus and halls. Implements and accessories of 

 faro, rouge-et-noir, etc. 



Burglary aud theft — Forgery, etc. Pickpockets. Implements of house- 

 breaking. Highway robbery. Sneak theft. 



Counterfeiting — Tools aud products in metal and paper. Altered coins and 

 notes. 



Murder and violence — Fights. The duel and its history. 



Dissipation — Druukeuness. Opium and hasheesh. 



Vagrancy aud disorder — Riots. Bombs aud dynamite. 



Cruelty to animals. Illustrations of cruel methods. Societies for preveu- 

 tioli of cruelty to animals. 



Administration of justice. 



Arrest — Mauacles and handcufts. 



Punishments — History. Stocks. Ducking stool and whipping post in Amer- 

 ica. Historical collections. 

 882 (t. International Law. 



Sovereignty over seas — Ministers, diplomatic agents, consuls, forms, pass- 

 ports, certifications, etc. Features. Fac-similes of important treaties. 

 Photographs, etc., of important diplomatic meetings (Berlin Congress, 

 e. (J.). Naturalization. Extradition. Allegiance aud citizenship. 



883. l^nisoNs and Reformatorie.s. 



Buildiugs, plans, and pictures of exteriors and interior arraugeraeuts. Cells. 



Prisons of all lands and times. Historical ccdlectious. 



Dress and personal equipment of prisoners. Prison dietaries. 



