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RETURN of all MUNICIPALITIES. LOC
X i E e of Eody and
Authority
under which established.
Powers and Duties.
Sources of R
cret3
NICOSIA
DISTRICT.
Municipal Corami bsion,
Nicosia. The High Com–
missioner in Council under
"The Municipal Councils'
Law, 1835 "
Municipal Commission
Morfon. The High Com–
missioner in Council under
" The Municipal Councils'
Law, ie65 "
The genera! sunerintendence and control of the town in the manner laid down by the
Turkish Law. by " T h e Municipal Councils' Ordinance, ISSC." ar.d "The Municipal
Councils" Liw."lSS5.'
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in which last-named enactment the powers and duties of
Municipal Councils are more particularly denned as follows :—
It is the duty of every Municipal Council—
To keep all roads, streets, square? r.ud public places within the Municipal limits clean
and in good repair, and snrncienrly drained, li^hfed. and clear
r
*i obstructions.
To provide for the removal of all night so:! and refuse from every house within the
Municipal limits.
To provide that all drain;, urinals, privies and cesspits within the Municipal limits
shall be so constructed and kept as not t.> be a nuisance or injurious to health.
To prevent any trade or business from being- carried on within the Municipal limits in
such a manner as to bo injurious to public health, or a source of public danger.
To prevent the accumulation in any public or private place within the Municipal limits
of anyfilthor refuse ;o as to be dangerous to the public health, and to take measures
for the abatement of any public nuisance arising from any public or private cesspool
or drain, or otherwise.
To provide, or cause to be provide-'
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., a good and sufficient supply of water for the use of
persons dwelling within the Municipal limits, and to keep, or cause to be kept,
cleansed and in good repair all public fountains, drains and aqueducts, and to
preserve the same from contamination.
To provide slaughter-houses and to regulate the slaughter of animals within the Muni–
cipal limits.
To provide for the inspection cf allflesh,fish, vegetables aud other provisions exposed
for sale within the Municipal limits, and to seize and destroy all such provisions as
arc unfit for h u m a n f•>-d.
Generally to do such acts as may be necessary for the conservancy of the town, and
preservation of the public health therein.
It is lawful for every Municipal Council to administer its affairs under the supervision
of the Government, to dispose, of its monies and to undertake all or any of the
following things:
The paving, or improvement of any street or public place "within the Municipal limits.
The establishment and regulation of markets.
The allotment of special places within the Municipal limits for the carrying on of
particular trades dealing in perishable goods.
The construction and maintenance of public urinals and privies, ashpits and receptacles
for the tem porary collection and deposit of rubbish.
The fixing of the weights by which household bread exposed for sale is to be sold
within Municipal limits, end providing that it shall not be sold otherwise than
by weight.
It is lawful for every Municipal Council, with the consent of the High Commissioner
• in Council, to undertake all or any of the following things :
The arrangement and execution of general plans for the widening and straightening
of roads and other public places within the Municipal limits.
The building of public buildings, quays, piers, docks, or other public works within the
said limits.
The establishment, maintenance and regulation of hospitals, dispensaries, poor-houses
and other philanthropic establishments.
Generally the doing of anything which m a y tend to promote tbe comfort and con–
venience of the people residing within the" Municipal limits.
Every Municipal .Council has*the power, subject to the approval of the Eich
Commissioner, to m a k e bye-laws for the carrying out of all or anv of the
objects hereinbefore mentioned, and for the fixing and regulation of the follow–
ing rates and fees to be received by the Corporation.
The fees to be taken for the slaughtering of animals at anv Municipal slaughter-house.
The rates to be paid for stallage and pickage in the Municipal markets.
The rates to be taken in respect of trades and professions carried on within the
Municipal limits, hitherto known as trade rates.
The rates on the issue of permits for building within the Municipal limits and the fees
taken on the legalisation of contracts within the Municipal limits.
It is the duty of every Municipal Council—
To deal with nuisances in the manner provided by the Law.
To take the proceedings prescribed by the L a w acainst persons carrving on noxious
or offensive trades without the consent of the Municipality.
To take the proceedings prescribed by the Law, when any building or wall etc. is in
a ruinous state and dangerous to tbe public.
Every Municipal Council may make bye-laws to rwrulate the carrvine on of anv
offensive trade, busines* or manufacture established with their consent."
Every Municipal Council m a y make bye-kws with respect to the following matters
that is to say:—
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width and construction of stree
he provisions
new
free
(1). With respect to the level
for the drain ge thereof.
(2). With respect to the structure of wails, foundations, roofs and chimncv* of »«;v
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^curing stability, the prevention offires,and for
f health
(8). A\ ith respect to the sufficiency of the s:;ace about buildinsrs to secure a .
circulation of air, and with respect to the ventilation of buildings.
(i). With respect to the drainage of buildings, to earth closets, privie3, ashpits and
cesspools m connection with buildings kept for human habitation, and to theclosinjr
of bin dings or parts of buildimts unfit for h u m a n habitation and to the prohibition
of their use for such habitation.
v
do.
A m o n g the soon*
revenue of .%
panties are the
lorring :—
Fees on the slang
of aniraa]«, rate
stallage and pic]
in the rnr.rlc!.;;.;
on trades and pn
sions, rates on Is
ing-pemiits. fee
legalisation of i
tracts, fees
storage of jvetroli
a n d luciier mate
fines and penal
from prosscni:
u n d e r ilrmic
L a w s , fees for wei
iug and mtasni
under L a w Xo.
of 1884, rents
Municipal pro
ties, paring
sale of Mcnk
property, &c.,am
the case of Lima
a tax on the
cupiers and rei
of immoveable
perty within
Municipal limit!
do.