because folks voted for the magistrate and it would be foolish and a waste of taxpayer $ to light lanterns by themselves

huh... the magistrate is setting fire... not just lighting lanterns

and what if people didn't vote for the magistrate?

many lanters = fire. majority = representative?

oh man... another confusing topic...

see how I am simplfying it? join the oversimplification fun

where does the majority come from?

I clearly misunderstood how magistrate is selected

lol... yea... sigh