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(1) There shall be One councillor for every of the Cor- p o pU]a tio n of 7 500 subject to a maximum of 60 potation. r r ’ number*: Provided that wherever five per cent or more of the inhabitants of the Corporation are Scheduled Castes, and in case no person belonging to the Scheduled Castes is elected to the Corporation, the Corporation shall co-opt one such person as Councillor: Provided further that wherever five per cent or more of the inhabitants of the Corporation are Scheduled Tribes, and in case no person belonging to the Sche duled Tribes is elected to the Corporation, the Corpora tion shall co-opt one such person as Councillor: 39 Provided further that this representation shall continue only as long as special representation for the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes continues to be provided for in the Constitution of India : Provided further that such co-opted Councillors shall be in addition to the Councillors provided for in sub clause (I) (a) of this section. (b) All the Councillors shall be elected by direct election on the basis of adult suffrage as stipulated in the Representation of the People Act, 1950 (Central Act XLIII of 1950) from various wards into which the city shall be divided in accordance with the provisions of this Act and the rules made thereunder. _ Explanation.-— For the purposes of this Act, “popula tion” shall mean the population as ascertained at the latest census of which the relevant figures have been published. Incorporation (2) The Corporation shall by the name of the tion °rP O ra' Municipal Corporation of Gauhati be a bod}’ corporate and have perpetual succession and a common seal and may by such name sue and be sued. Power of Cor- (3) The Corporation shall have power to acquire porationas and hold property, both movable and immovable with- rcXtbie & i a o r without the limits of the city, and subject to Immmovable the provisions of this Act, the rules and bye-laws made property, thereunder, to transfer or to acquire any property and to contract and do all other things necessary for the e* purpose of this Act. G e n e ra l