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Recovery of taxes, etc:- (1) Any arrears of any tax, water- rate, 1[rent,] fee or any other money claimable by a committee under this Act may be recovered on ap- plication to a Magistrate having jurisdiction within the limits of the municipality, or in any other place where the person from whom the money is claimable may for the time being be resident, by the distress and sale of any movable property within the limits of his jurisdiction belonging to such person.2[The cost of such proceedings shall be recoverable from the defaulter in the same manner as the said arrears.] 3[(2) An application made under sub-section (1) shall be in writing and shall be signed by the 4[president, a vice-president or the secretary] of the committee, but it shall not be necessary to present it in person.] Section 81-A 5[81-A. Recovery of water tax and water rate as arrears of land revenue:- When a committee has made over to the 6[State] Government its water works for maintenance, any arrears of water tax and water rate or both due to the committee un- der this Act, may be recovered by the 7[State] Government on behalf of the committee as arrears of land revenue.] Section 82