( 1 ) There shall be a Mayor-in-Council consisting of the Mayor, the M a y o r - i 11 - Deputy Mayor and other members not exceeding ten. Council shall be the executive body.
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(2) The Deputy Mayor and other members of the Mayor-in-Council shall be nominated by the Mayor from against the elected members of the Municipal Corporation as soon as possible after he enters upon his office and shall assume office after taking such oath of secrecy as may be prescribed.
(3) All executive powers of a Municipality of a Larger Urban Municipal, area that is to say, the Municipal Corporation, shall vest in the Mayor-in-Council.
(4) The manner of transaction of business of the Mayor-in-Council shall be such as may be prescribed.
( 5 ) The Mayor-in-Council shall be collectively responsible to the Municipality, that is to say the Municipal Corporation.
(6) All executive actions of the Mayor-in-Council shall be expressed to be taken in the name of the Corporation.
Mayor. 40. ( 1 ) The Mayor of a Municipal Corporation shall be the executive head of the Municipality and the Municipal administration of the Larger Urban Municipal area shall be under his control.
( 2 ) The Mayor shall exercise such powers and discharge such functions as are conferred on him by or under this Act.
(3) The Mayor shall, for convenient transaction of the business of the Corporation allocate among the members of the Mayor-in-Council such business and in such manner as he thinks fit.
(4) The Mayor shall preside over meetings of the Mayor-in- Council and corporation and the matters to be discussed in Mayor-in- Council shall be prepared under the direction of the Mayor and shall be circulated to the members of the Mayor-in-Council in such manner as the Mayor may determine.
Exercise of 41. (1 ) The Mayor-in-Council may authorise the Mayor in writing to powers by take action in anticipation of its approval, sanction, consent or concurrence, the in as may be required under any law, subject to such conditions, if any, as may anticipation of the Mayor be specified by the Mayor-in-Council.
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(2) Whenever the Mayor takes any action under Sub-section (I) , he shall inform the Mayor-in-Council of such action forthwith.
42. If the Mayor is satisfied that an emergency has arisen and is of the Powers o f opinion that the immediate execution of any work for the doing of any act, the Mayor in which ordinarily requires the approval, sanction, consent or concurrence of emergencythe Corporation or the Mayor-in-Council, is necessary for the maintenance of services or safety of the public or for the prevention of extensive damage to any property of the Corporation, he may direct the execution of such work or the doing of such act without such approval, sanction, consent or concurrence and, in such case, he may direct that the expenses for such execution or doing shall be paid from Municipal Fund :
Provided that the Mayor shall report forthwith to the Corporation or to the Mayor-in-Council, as the case may be the action taken under this section and the reasons thereof,