Senate declares that within each city of the Empire, the electorate shall elect a city council, from which a Lord Mayor will be chosen to lead it. That council will responsible for undertaking necessary public services, including at least:

The maintaining of the roads within the city.
The educating of the children within the city.
The removal of the refuse in the city.
The maintaining of the drainage within the city.
The supply of clean fresh water throughout the city.
The provision of adequate lighting in the public places of the city.
The maintenance of a public library within the city.
The operating of a public bathhouse within the city.
The Licensing of public carriages within the city.
The operating of a public Hospital within the city.
The extinguishing of unwanted fires within the city.
The maintenance of a Central Station of transportation within the city.
The maintenance of a Guildhall within the city.
The maintenance of an Imperial Courthouse within the city.
The maintenance of a Magistrates courthouse within the city.
The care of Wards of state within the city.
The provision of public schools to educate the children of the city.

The city council is declared to be a state body, entitled to levy a proportionate fee upon the owners of all buildings within the city to contribute to meeting the costs of the council's duties.

© Tim Hart 2003
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