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RETURN of all MUNICIPALITIES. LOCAL
N a m e of Body and
Authoritj
under which established.
NICOSIA
DISTRICT.
Municipal Council, Xico–
sia. Elecced under the
Municipalicies Amend–
ment Law, 1907.
Municipal Coancil, Mor–
phou. Elected under the
Municipalities Amend–
ment Law, 1907.
Municipal Council, Lefka.
Elected under the Muni–
cipalities Amendment
Law, 1907.
Powers
and
Duties.
The Municipal Councils (or Com–
missions, as the case may be) are charged
with the general superintendence and con–
trol (excepting Police supervision) of the
Town, Village or area defined as the Muni–
cipal limits, in manuer regulated by
various enactments.—
Their duties include:—
The construction and maintenance
of streets, open spaces, Public gardens
and plautations, sewers and drains, Public
fountains, privies and urinate.
The lighting of the Municipal area.
The cleauing of all streecs and open
spaces, aud the removal of night soil and
refuse of houses.
The provisiou of a good and sufficient
supply of water for the use of persons
dwelling within the Municipal limits.
The provision of slaughter houses aud
the regulaciou of the slaughter of animals
for food.
The establishment and regulation of
markets, and the regulation of the sale
of perishable goods and inflammable aud
explosive substances.
The inspection of food offered for sale
and the destruction of such as is unfit for
consumption.
The supervision of weights and
measures aud 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 che demolition of buildings
unfit for habitation or in a dangerous con-
dicion.
The provision of storage accommoda–
tion for inflammable and explosive sub–
stances.
And generally the doing of such acts
as will promote the health, comfort aud
convenience of the people residiug 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 matters
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 tbe fortifica–
tions (vide Order of High
Commissioner in Council
No. 2.5 of 24th June, 1S82,
published in Gazette No. 88
of 26th June, 1882), as
denned by boundary stones
set up in accordance with
the provisions of Order of
High Commissioner in
Council No. -166 of 18th
December, 1908, published
in the Cyprus Gazette No.
936 of 2-tth December,
1908.
The T o w n of Morphou
(vide Order of High Com–
missioner inCoancil No. 128
of 26th October, 1888, in
Gazette No. 271 of 2nd
November, 188S).
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.
Source* of ""Urenae. It rite-,
state n m o a n c and oa whtt
alas* of property Imor»blt or
lmmo»»bla).
Rates on property
within the Muuicipal
limits, but, except ia
rare instances, such a
rate haa not been im–
posed, fees on the
slaughtering of ani–
mals, tolls and stal–
lages in markets, rates
on trades and profes–
sions, weighing and
measuring fees, fees
for storage of inflam–
mable and explosive
substances, fees for
building permits aad
legalization of con–
tracts, rents of Muni–
cipal properties and
fines and penalties
from prosecutions
under the Municipal
Laws.
do.
do.