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Bye-laws.— The Corporation may, and if so required by the State Government shall, make bye-laws for carrying out the provisions and intentions of this Act, and in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, it may make bye-laws to regulate all or any of the following matters, namely,— (1) Conduct of business, (a) the time and place of committee meetings; (b) the manner in which notice of such committee meetings may be given; (c) the quorum necessary for the transaction of business at any committee meetings; (d) the filling of vacancies on any committee other than the Standing Committee; (e) any other matter relating to the proceedings of the Corporation or of the Standing Committee, the holding and regulation of meetings and the Conduct of debate and the mode of asking and answering of questions connected with the Administration of this Act and the inspection of minute books and the supply of copies of minutes to Councillors or other persons on payment of fees or otherwise; (2) Delegation of powers.— the exercise by the Commissioner or any other officer or any of the servants of the Corporation of the powers conferred upon the Corporation by this or any other Act for the time being in force, and the conditions and limitations subject to which such powers may be exercised; (3) Municipal officers and servants.— (a) the qualifications of persons to be appointed Medical Officer of Health, Chief Engineer, or Engineer in charge of a separate department of Corporation works, or of persons to be appointed to posts requiring --146-- scientific or technical knowledge, and the qualifications of persons to be appointed Corporation Officers or servants; (b) the conditions of service of Corporation officers or servants; (c) the procedure to be followed in dismissing or removing from office or otherwise punishing or penalizing any Corporation officer or servant, and the cases in which and the authorities to which an appeal may be allowed; (d) the Corporation officers or servants from whom security may be required and the amount and nature of the security; (e) the grant of leave to Corporation officers and servants; (f) leave salaries to Corporation officers and servants on leave; (g) the remuneration of persons appointed to act for any of the said officers or servants during their absence on leave; (h) the period of service of Corporation officers and servants; (i) the conditions under which Corporation officers and servants may receive pensions, gratuity or compassionate allowances on retirement or discharge and the grant of gratuities to the surviving relatives of any such officers or servants; (j) the conveyance allowance payable to Corporation officers; (k) the travelling allowance of Corporation officers and servants; (1) the determination of what Corporation officers and servants are essential for the purpose of section 58. (4) Provident or annuity fund.— (a) a provident or annuity fund; (b) compulsory subscription to such fund, whether by deduction from pay or otherwise, by all Corporation officers and servants other than those in the service of the State Government; (c) contributions to such funds by the Corporation from the Municipal fund; (d) the times, circumstances, and conditions at or under which payments may be made out of any funds established under the Act and the conditions under which such payments shall discharge the fund from further liability; (e) the settlement by arbitration or otherwise of disputes relating to such fund or to the payments or subscriptions thereto or to claim thereon arising between the Corporation and other persons or between persons claiming any share or interest therein; (5) Manner of service of notice under section 74.— the manner in which notice of any enquiry or order shall be given under sub-section (1) of section 74; (6) Transfer of property.— the conditions and limitations under which immovable property vested in the Corporation may be transferred or disposed of; (7) Publication of annual administration report and statements of accounts.— (a) the form and contents of the report and statement to be prepared under section 96; --147-- (b) the publication of the said report and statement; (c) the submission of a copy thereof by the Commissioner to the State Government; (8) Contracts.— (a) the manner in which and the persons by whom contracts may be executed; (b) the security to be demanded for the due performance of contracts; (c) the submission of estimates of works before contracts are entertained; (d) the examination and acceptance of tenders; (e) the kind of works which may be executed otherwise than by contract; (9) Signature on cheques etc.— (a) the manner in which and the person by whom payments may be made out of the Municipal fund or cheques drawn upon the said fund may be signed; (b) the manner in which and the person by whom coupons attached to debentures issued under this Act may be signed; (10) The common seal.— the custody of the common seal of the Corporation and the manner in which and the person by whom the common seal may be affixed; (11) Preparation of budget estimates.— the manner in which the budget estimates shall be prepared; (12) Tolls and cess on imports:- the classes of goods on which, and the rate at which tolls and cess on imports may be imposed— time and mode of collection of taxes, cesses, etc.— the regulation of the time and mode of collection of any tax which may be imposed under sub-section (2) of section 104; (13) Assessment, collection remission, refund and recovery of taxes, cesses etc.— (a) the date before which, and the rates at which municipal taxes to be levied shall be determined; (b) the assessment, collection, composition, remission, refund and recovery of taxes and cesses and the exemptions from such taxes and cesses, and the prevention of evasion; (c) the date, place and manner of paying any tax or installment of tax payable under this Act and the person to whom it shall be paid; (d) the fees for notice of demand of any tax and for the execution of warrants of distress and the rates to be charged for maintenance of any livestock distrained; and the persons authorized to receive payment of any sums so payable; (e) the manner in which the annual values of buildings and lands shall be determined for the purposes of assessment; (14) Drains.— (a) the maintenance and improvement of existing drains; (b) the construction of new drains; (c) the alteration and discontinuation of drains; --148-- (d) the flushing and cleaning of drains; (e) the drainage of any building or land; (f) the drainage of private streets; (g) the construction and position of closet accommodation, water closets, privies, urinals and similar conveniences, public or private, and bathing and washing and the places and the prevention of nuisances arising therefrom; (h) the construction and maintenance of a sufficient number of some or all of the aforesaid convenience in all buildings; (i) similar provisions for the use of the public; (j) the payment of the cost of agency under the authority conferred by this Act; (15) Public latrines and washing places.— (a) the maintenance and regulation of urinals, closet accommodation, water closet accommodation, water closets, bathing and washing places and premises appurtenant thereto, belonging to the Corporation; (b) the regulation of urinals, closet accommodation, water closets and bathing and washing places provided for the common use of the inhabitants of one or more buildings; (16) Scavenging and disposal of refuse.— the scavenging of streets and the removal or disposal of sewage and rubbish and offensive matter from all buildings and lands within the City; (17) Waterworks.— (a) waterworks; (b) the inspection of waterworks; (c) the power to enter waterworks; (d) the protection of waterworks from waste, injury, or contamination; (e) fire-hydrants; (f) boating, fishing or bathing in any waterworks; (g) the terms and conditions of the supply of water to lands and buildings and the provision of meters; (h) the cutting-off private water supplies and the regulations of water supply; (i) the prevention of fraud in connection with water-supply or the use of meters; (j) the digging or construction of any new well, tank, pond, cistern or fountain; (k) the prevention of the pollution of water within the city; (18) Streets.— (a) the maintenance and improvement of public streets; (b) projections, obstructions or encroachments in public streets and the issue of licences and the conditions under which they may be issued, including the payment of rent or fees; --149-- (c) the execution of works in or near public streets and the temporary occupation of public streets; (d) the naming and numbering of streets and the temporary occupation of public streets; (e) the cleansing of private streets and keeping them free of dusty asphalting, tarring or other means; (f) bill-posting and sky signs including prohibition of the same; (g) dangerous places; (h) the lighting of public streets; (i) the watering of public streets; (19) Street traffic.— street traffic and the reduction of noise caused by such traffic; (20) Prohibition or restriction and regulation of use of barbed wire etc.— the use of barbed wire or any material likely to cause injury to persons or animals on any land or premises abutting on any street, pathway or place which the public are entitled to use or frequent; (21) Hedges.— the removal, trimming and cutting of trees, shrubs and hedges; (22) Lodging houses.— (a) the periodical regulation of the number of persons who may occupy a lodging house and the licences necessary for keepers of lodging houses; (b) the inspection of lodging houses; (c) the cleanliness and ventilation of lodging houses; (d) the lighting of common spaces and staircases in lodging houses; (e) the precautions to be taken in the case of any dangerous or infectious disease breaking out in a lodging house; (f) the general control of lodging houses; (23) Over crowding.— the number of persons who may occupy any building; (24) Rest houses etc.— the inspection and control of stables, camping grounds, pounds and rest-houses; (25) Camping on public ground.— the encamping or picketing of animals or the collection of parking of vehicles in any public place; or the use of such places for the halting of animals or vehicles; (26) Keeping of animals.— (a) the keeping of animals in the City; (b) the importation of animals into the City and the transport of animals within the City. (c) measures to be taken with stray animals or animals likely, if at large in any street or public place, to cause annoyance or intimidation; (d) the prevention of cruelty to animals; --150-- (e) the disposal of carcasses of animals dying in the City; (f) the destruction of any animals which from old age or other cause are in a moribund or infirm state or have received such injuries or are suffering from such dangerous disease that their recovery therefrom is unlikely; (g) the prevention of the sale or use as human food of the carcasses of animals which die naturally or from disease; (h) the prohibition of importation into, or sale or disposal or use within, the Corporation limits of any animal or of the hide or any portion of the carcass of any animal dying or slaughtered on account of, or suffering from, any contagious or infectious disease; (27) Wash-houses.— public wash houses and the exercise of their calling by washermen at places other than those appointed or approved by the Commissioner; (28) Dangerous and offensive trades and factories.— (a) (i) the articles to be included in the description contained in clause (a) of section