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(1) A [Municipality]4 may, and if so required by the State Government, shall by special resolution, appoint the principal officers of its technical departments such as Civil Engineer, Assistant Civil Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Assistant Electrical Engineer, Water Works Engineer, Assistant Water Works Engineer, Electrical and Water Works Engineer, Assistance Electrical and Water Works Engineer or Overseer and also Secretary where there is already an Executive Officer and Superintendent or Lady-Superintendent of Education. (2) During the absence on leave, or other temporary vacancy in the office of any of the officers mentioned in sub-section (1), if the period of such leave or vacancy does not exceed two months, the President may appoint a person to act in such office; if the period exceeds two months an appointment shall be made by the [Municipality]4 in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (1). 1- Added by U.P. Act No. 5 of 1932. 224 2- Added by U.P. Act No. 7 of 1949. 3- Subs. by section 123 of Chapter-III of U.P. Act No. 12 of 1994. 4- Subs. by section 32 of Chapter-III of U.P. Act No. 26 of 1995. [The [Uttar Pradesh]4 Municipalities Act, 1916] [Section 68A-69A] (3) When the period of vacancy in which appointment has been made under the first part of sub-section (2) is subsequently extended beyond two months due to unforeseen circumstances, the appointment made by the President may continue subject to the approval of the State Government. (4) Every person appointed under sub-section (2) may exercise the powers and shall perform the duties conferred or imposed by or under this or any other enactment on the person for which he is appointed to act. (5) Each appointment made under sub-section (1) or the second part of sub- section (2) shall be subject to the prior approval of the State Government. (6) The salary and other conditions of service of a person appointed under this section shall be such as may be prescribed. [Compliance by Municipality of requisition by State Government for servants in times of emergency 68-A On the occurrence of war, famine, scarcity, epidemic disease of men, or beasts, flood, or any similar emergency, and to provide for fairs, melas or other occasions involving large gathering of people, the Municipality shall immediately comply with any requisition made by the State Government or by an officer of the Government authorized by general or special order to make the requisition, for the services of any of the Municipality’s officers or officials holding posts in its medical, public healt sanitary, veterinary electrical,waterworks or Public Works Departments or vaccination for the services of any Vaid or Hakim employed by the Municipality, and shall meet such proportion of the charge connected with the requisitioning as the State Government may decide to be a proper charge on the Municipality.]1 Punishment and dismissal of officers appointed under Section 68