Evolution of Local Self-government in Bombay |
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Page 254
... vote at elections . The electoral body was , in conse- quence , reduced to a skeleton . To increase the embarrassment , a further conundrum was pronounced for the entertainment of the Municipal authorities , namely whether , as the law ...
... vote at elections . The electoral body was , in conse- quence , reduced to a skeleton . To increase the embarrassment , a further conundrum was pronounced for the entertainment of the Municipal authorities , namely whether , as the law ...
Page 285
... vote but the Committee were inclined to think that the system of cumulative voting , which the Corporation themselves had proposed in 1884 , should be given a fair trial . The Committee conceded to the Corporation the un- fettered right ...
... vote but the Committee were inclined to think that the system of cumulative voting , which the Corporation themselves had proposed in 1884 , should be given a fair trial . The Committee conceded to the Corporation the un- fettered right ...
Page 360
... vote at Municipal elections . The system , however , did not work satisfactorily . The collection of taxes pre- sented countless difficulties ; numerous distress warrants had to be issued , and tenants and landlords were alike incensed ...
... vote at Municipal elections . The system , however , did not work satisfactorily . The collection of taxes pre- sented countless difficulties ; numerous distress warrants had to be issued , and tenants and landlords were alike incensed ...
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affairs amendment annual appointed Article assembly assessment authority Bench of Justices Bill Board of Conservancy body buildings carried CHAPTER charge Chief City of Bombay civic Colaba constitution Corporation Court of Petty Draper East India elected Elphinstone enactment expenditure franchise Gerald Aungier Government of India Governor in Council Hindu Hon'ble Honourable houses improvement inhabitants interest island of Bombay land legislation levied Madras Magistrates Majesty Majesty's Marathi matter Mayor measures ment Mountstuart Elphinstone Municipal Act municipal administration Municipal Commissioner Municipal Fund municipal government necessary opinion Peace persons Petty Sessions Pherozeshah Mehta plague Police population Portuguese President primary education principle proposed question rate-payers reform regard regulations respect revenue roads Rule rupees scheme Select Committee self-government Standing Committee streets Telang thereof tion Town Council town duties town of Bombay trade vested village William Henry Draper