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Legislative Enactments VILLAGE COMMUNITIES Marginal Notes 1. This Ordinance may be cited as the Village Communities Ordinance. 2. Application of Ordinance to divisional revenue officers' divisions. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 3. Subdivision of divisions into village areas. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 4. Application of Ordinance to Urban and Town Council areas. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 57, 12 of 1945.] 5. Alteration of boundaries and extent of village areas. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 6. Orders to be laid before Senate and the House of Representatives. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 7. Village Committee to be constituted for each village area. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 8. Wards and representation. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 9. First general election of members. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 10. Commencement of term of office of Village Committee and date of constitution of such Committee. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 11. Term of office of the members elected at the first and each subsequent general election.[ 90, 53 of 1946.] 12. Subsequent general elections. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 13. Vacation of office by operation of law. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 14. Refusal or resignation of office. IS 90, 53 of 1946.] 15. Filling of casual vacancies. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 16. Election for more than one ward. [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 17. First meeting of a Committee and meetings for the election of the Chairman. [ 4, 60 Of 1938.] 18. Quorum for election of Chairman. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 19. Mode of election of Chairman. [ 8, 39 of 1951.] 20. Procedure for election of Vice-Chairman. 21. Power to nominate Chairman or Vice-Chairman when not elected by Village Committee. [ 4, 31 of 1940.] 22. Term of office and powers and duties of Chairman. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 15, 54 of 1942.] 23. Term of office, powers and duties of Vice-Chairman. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 24. A member to preside at meetings in the absence of the Chairman and Vice-Chairman. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 25. Meetings of Committee. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 26. Quorum. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 2, 8 Of 1952.] 27. Language in which business is to be conducted. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 28. Village Committees to be corporations. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 29. Decisions and acts of Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 30. Minutes. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 31. Property deemed to be vested in Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 32. Further property vested in Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 33. Transfer to Village Committees of the rights and liabilities of Local Boards or Sanitary Boards. [ 16, 54 of 1942.] 34. Special provisions as to elections. [ 5, 58 of 1943.] [ 90, 53 of 1946. 35. Use of property and revenue. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 36. Powers of Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 37. Authority to levy land tax. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 4, 17 of 1947.] 38. Licence duties. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 2, 8 of 1952.] 39. Tax on vehicles and animals. [ 4, 60 of 1933.] [ 19, 54 of 1942.] 40. Water-rates and conservancy rates. [ 20, 54 of 1942.] [ 4, 44 of 1944.] 41. Communal fund. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 42. Power to make by-laws. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 43. Power to raise loans. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 44. Village Committee to be proper authority under Cemeteries and Burials Ordinance. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 45. Definition of " village works ". [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 46. Limitation of powers of Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 23, 54 of 1942.] 47. Application of section 46. [ 2, 8 of 1952.] 48. Rules as to administration of fund and property. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] Audit of accounts. 49. Deposit and use of communal fund. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 7, 17 of 1947.] 50. Interest on loans raised by Village Committee. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 2, 8 of 1952.] 51. Payment of costs awarded against Village Committees. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 52. Rules as to meetings, land tax and finance. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 12, 11 of 1940.] 53. Publication of by-laws and translation in village area. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 54. Removal of Chairman and dissolution of Committee. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] 55. Consequences of order for removal of Chairman or dissolution of Committee. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 90, 53 of 1946.] 56. Breach of by-laws to be an offence. [ 4, 60 of 1938.] [ 57, 12 of 1945.] 57. Annual report of Commissioner of Local Government on affairs of each Village Committee. [ 2, 8 of 1952.] 58. Interpretation. [ 17, 60 of 1938.]