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ji . 1873] . Panjab municipalities. 29 ACT No. IV o 188. PASSED BY TEE GOVERNOR GENERAL OF iNDIA IN COUNCIL. (Received I/se as9esst of tk Governor General o the 21st Jannary l873J. An Act to provide for the appointment of Municipal Committees in the Paujb, and for other purposes. ‘7HEREAS it is expedient to provide for the ap- Preamble. pointinent of Municipal Oommittees in towns in the Panjáb, and for police, conservancy, local mi.. provements, and. education in such towns, and for the levying of rates and taxes therein; It is hereby enacted as follows :— LPret’iminary. 1. This Act may be called “The Panjáb Muni.. Short file, cipal Act, 1873:” it extends only to the territories under the gov.. Local extext.. ernment of the Lieutenant Governor of the Panjáb; And it shall come into force on the passing thereof. Coameuce. inent. . Act No. XV of 1867 (to mahe better prooiion Repeal of for the appointment of ]i/fnnicipal Gommittees in the Acts. Panjdb, and for other purposes) and Act No. H of 1872 (to revive andeontinue the operation Of Act XV of 1867) are repealed; and. Act No. XXVI of 18O (to enable improvements to be made in towns) is repealed so far as it affects the Panjáb. - But all extensions and appointnients made, and all Existing ox- limits defined, under the said Act No. XV of. 1867 tensions aini shall be deemed. to be, respectively, made and. defined under this Act. And an extension of any partieu)ar provision of Act No. XV of 1867 shall be deemed to lie an extension of the corresponding provision of this Act And