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Borough Council

Borough Council, the body representing the bur-gesses of a municipal corporation by virtue of the (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, and consisting of a mayor, alderman, and councillors,

Ballot

for election lost, Pickering v. James, (1873) LR 8 CP 489. The system thus introduced into Parliamentary and Municipal Elections was applied to School Board Elections, County Council, District Council, and Parish Council Elections by various subsequent

Borough-reeve

Borough-reeve, the chief municipal officer in towns unincorporated before the Municipal Corporations Act, 5 & 6 Wm. 4, c. 76.

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Bribe

from voting at any parliamentary election, is bribery punishable by heavy penalties; and this definition is applied to municipal and other local elections by the (English) Municipal Elections (Corrupt and Illegal Practices) Act, 1884; to county council

Brought into the city

into the city, To interpret the expression 'brought into the city' used in s. 126(1) of the Calicat Municipal Act, 1961 as meaning brought into the city for any purpose and without any limitations would, amount to

Building bye-law

Building bye-law, means bye-laws made under section 481 of the Delhi Municipal Corporation Act, 1957 or the bye-laws made under section 188, sub-section (3) of section 189 and sub-section (1)

Casting vote

a second or casting vote; the same applies to Parish Meetings by Part VI., r. 5(3). The (English) Municipal Corporations Act, 1882, still applies to London, see s. 22. By the (English) Companies Clauses Act, 1845, the

property tax

property tax : a tax levied on real or personal property (as by a municipality) compare excise, income tax

Consummation

the act of consumption the commodity must be destroyed or used up, Burma Shell Co. v. Belgaum Borough Municipality, AIR 1963 SC 906: 1963 Supp (2) SCR 216. [Bombay Municipal Boroughs Act, (18 of 1925) as Amended

Acting honestly

of consequences and mala fides stand equal, where the actual state of mind of the actor is relevant, Municipality of Bhiwandi and Nerampur v. Kailash Sizing Works, (1975) 2 SCC 596: AIR 1975 SC 529 (531).

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