The Athenian Constitution   

the Assembly by open vote. They hand over to the Hipparchs and
Phylarchs the list of those whom they have enrolled, and these
officers take it and bring it up before the Council, and there open
the sealed tablet containing the names of the cavalry. If
any of those
who have been on the roll previously make affidavit that they are
physically incapable of cavalry service, they strike them out; then
they call up the persons newly enrolled, and if any one makes
affidavit that he is either physically or pecuniarily incapable of
cavalry service they dismiss him, but if no such affidavit
is made the
Council vote whether the individual in question is suitable for the
purpose or not. If they vote in the affirmative his name is
entered on
the tablet; if not, he is dismissed with the others.
Formerly the Council used to decide on the plans for public
buildings and the contract for making the robe of Athena;
but now this
work is done by a jury in the law-courts appointed by lot, since the
Council was considered to have shown favouritism in its
decisions. The
Council also shares with the Military Treasurer the
superintendence of
the manufacture of the images of Victory and the prizes at the
Panathenaic festival.
The Council also examines infirm paupers; for there is a law which
provides that persons possessing less than three minas, who are so
crippled as to be unable to do any work, are, after
examination by the
Council, to receive two obols a day from the state for their
support. A treasurer is appointed by lot to attend to them.
The Council also, speaking broadly, cooperates in most of
the duties
of all the other magistrates; and this ends the list of the
functions of that body.

Part 50

There are ten Commissioners for Repairs of Temples, elected by
lot, who receive a sum of thirty minas from the
Receivers-General, and
therewith carry out the most necessary repairs in the temples.
There are also ten City Commissioners (Astynomi), of whom five
hold office in Piraeus and five in the city. Their duty is
to see that
female flute-and harp-and lute-players are not hired at more than
two drachmas, and if more than one person is anxious to hire the
same girl, they cast lots and hire her out to the person to whom the
lot falls. They also provide that no collector of sewage shall shoot
any of his sewage within ten stradia of the walls; they
prevent people
from blocking up the streets by building, or stretching barriers
across them, or making drain-pipes in mid-air with a discharge into
the street, or having doors which open outwards; they also remove
the corpses of those who die in the streets, for which purpose they
have a body of state slaves assigned to them.

Part 51

Market Commissioners (Agoranomi) are elected by lot, five for
Piraeus, five for the city. Their statutory duty is to see that all
articles offered for sale in the market are pure and unadulterated.
Commissioners of Weights and Measures (Metronomi) are elected by
lot, five for the city, and five for Piraeus. They see that sellers