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RETURN of all MUNICIPALITIES, LOCAL
N a m e of Body and
Authority
under which established.
NICOSIA
DISTRICT.
Municipal Council, Nico–
sia. Elected under the
Municipalities Amend–
ment Law, 1907.
Municipal Council, Mor–
phou. Elected under the
Muincipalities Amend–
ment Law, 1907.
Powers and Duties.
Municipal CouncU, Lefka.
Elected under the Muni–
cipalicies Amendment
Law, 1907.
The Municipal Councils (or Com-,
missions, as the case may be) are charged
with the geueral superintendence and con–
trol (excepting Pohce supervision) of the
Town, Village or area defined as the Muni–
cipal limits, in manner regulaced by
various enactments.—
Their duties include:—
The construction and maintenance
of streets, open spaces, PubUc gardens
and plantations, sewers and drains, Public
fountains, privies and urinals.
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The lighcing of che Municipal area.
The cleaning of all screecs and open
spaces, and the removal of night soil and
refuse of houses.
The provision of a good and sufficient
supply of water for the use of persons
dwelling within the Municipal limits.
The provision of slaughter houses and
the regulacion of the slaughter of animals
for food.
The establishment and regulacion of
markets, and the regulacion of che sale
of perishable goods and inflammable and
explosive substances.
The inspection of food offered for sale
and the destruction of such as is unfit for
consumption.
The supervision of weighcs and
measures ana the provision of Public
weighers and measurers.
The prevention of noxious and offen–
sive trades and the abatement of nuisances.
The regulation of the construction of
buildings and the demolition of buildings
unfic for habitation or in a dangerous con–
dition.
The provision of scorage accommoda–
tion for inflammable and explosive sub–
stances.
And generally the doing of such acts
as will promote the health, comfort and
convenience of the people residing within
the Municipal limits.
For these purposes the Municipalities
have power, with the approval of the
High Commissioner, to impose rates and
other fees and charges as set out under
"Sources of Revenue" and to make Bye-
Laws for regulating the various mattere
coming within the scope of their functions.
do.
do.
Municipal Limits.
-A circle drawn at a dis–
tance of 500 yards beyond
the salient angles of the
bastions of the fortifica–
tions (cide Order of High
Commissioner in Council
Xo. 25 of 24ch June, 1882,
published in Gazette No. 88
of 26th June, 1382).
The T o w n of Morphou
(vide Order of High Com–
missioner inCouncU No. 128
of 26th October, 1888, in
Gazette No. 271 of 2nd
November, 1SS8).
The T o w n of Lefka (includ–
ing ApLiji) and the lands
attached thereto except such
as are within 200 yards of
the seashore.
Sources of Revenue.
Rates on property
within the Municipal
limits, but, except in
rare instances, such a
rate has noe been im–
posed, fees on the
slaughtering of ani–
mals, tolls and stal–
lages in markets, rates
on trades and profes–
sions, weighing aud
measuring fees, fees
for storage of inflam–
mable and explosive
substances, fees for
building permits and
legalization of con–
tracts, rents of Muni–
cipal properties aud
fines ana penalties
from prosecutions
under the Municipal
Laws.
do.
do.