(1) Subject to such conditions as may be prescribed, theAdminislra101 may, with the consent of a Vill-lge Council, by i~otification in the Orficial Gazette, entrust.to the Villagc ~ , . . . ~ . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ t l ~ f ~ ~ ~ c _ ~ ~ _ ~ ~ : . ~ ~ ~ ~ , ~ u t i e ~ ~ o ~ ~ l le:(ing ,-- the . - -- land - .. revenue .... - and other .. . . - dues recoverable _.. .I-.. - ._ _ as arrears nf land rwenue.
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Proceedings not to be invalidated becailse of existence of vacaticy Duties ai~d iilnctions of the Village Council.
Control of Village Council oil certain propcrries.
Transfer of work or ii~slil~~lrorl lo Villagc i.'ouncil.
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(2) Where any functions or duties are entrusted to a Village Council under subsection (I), the Administrator shall pay to such Village Council collection charges at such rates as he ]nay determine.
Village 31. (I) Subject to the rules made under this Regulation, a Village Council may organise a Village Volunteer Forcc consisting of able bodied males residing in the village who arc Force between the ages of twenty-one and forty years and who are willing to join the force and place such force under the command of a suitable person.
(2') 'l'he services of the Village Volunteer Force may be utilised for general watch and ward purpose and in case of emergency including fire, floods, out-break of epidemic or any other natural calamity.
(3) No member of the Force shall be held liable for damages on account of any act done by him in the bonnjide discharge of his duties as a member of such Force.
Execut~on of 32. Every contract or agreement entered into by a Village Council shall be in writing contracts and shall be signed by the First Captain, Secretary and one other member of the Village Council, and sealed with tlie common seal of the Village Council.
CHAPTER V VlIIage Council 33. (1) There shall be a Village Council Fund for each Village General Body and the Fund same shall be utilised for carrying out the duties and obligations imposed upon the V~llage General Body or the Village Council under this Regulation.
(2) The following shall be credited to and form part of the Village Council Fund, namely:-
(a) the proceeds of any tax or fee ilnposed under section 36;
(h) the contributions made by the Government or any local authority or person;
(c) all sums ordered 'by any authority or court to be credited to the Village council Fund;
(d) the income from securities in which the Village Council Fund has invested;
(e) the share in [he collection of land revenue or other dues of the Government;
all sums received by way of loans or gifts;
(g) the income derived from fisheries under the management of the Villzge Council;
(h ) the income from or proceeds of any property of the Village General Body;
(i) the sale proceeds of all dust, dirt, dung or refuse collected by the employees of the Village Council;
0) Sl~lTls assigned to the Village Council Fund by any general or special ordcr of the Government; and ( k ) all sums received in aid of or for expenditure on any institution or service ~nainta~ned or financed from the Village Council Fund or managed by the Village Council.
(3) The amount in the "~llage Cnr~nciI Fund shall be applied subjcct to the p~ovis~ons and for the purpose of this Regulation and shall be kept in such custody as may be prescribed.
Grants 34. Thc Adlnin~strator may, subject to such conditions as he may deem fit, make grants to the Village Counc~I for general pdrposes or f o ~ the ~mprovement of the v~llage and____----_^__ SEC. 11 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINAKY 11 -
35. ( I ) The Administrator may, if he deems fit, place all or any ofthe properties, of the Properties nature specified below and situated within the jurisdiction of the Village General Body, placed llndcr tlie d i r ec t~on , under the direction, management and control ofthe Village Council, namely: -- managenlent and control of (a) open sites, waste, vacant and grazing land, not being private property and Vll,age river beds; C O U I ~ C I I
(h) public roads and streets;
(c) public channels, water courses, wells, ponds, tanks (except irrigation tanks under the control of the Government) p ~ ~ b l i c springs, reservoirs, cisterns, fountains, aqueducts and any adjacent land (not being private property) appertaining to any public tanks or ponds; and lands appertaining thereto;
(d) public sewers, drains, drainage works, tunnels and culverts and things appertaining thereto and other conservancy works;
( e ) sewage, rubbish and offensive matter, deposited 011 streets or collected by the Village Council from streets, latrines, urinals, sewers, cesspools and other places;
and V) public lamps, lamp posts and apparatus connected therewith or appertaining thereto.
(2)All markets and fairs or such portion thereof as are held upon public land shall be managed and regulated by the Village Council and the Village General Body shall receive to the credit of the Village Council Fund all dues levied or imposed in respect thereof.