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{{short description|Legal term for a local governing body}} |
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| ⚫ | '''Municipal corporation''' is the legal term for a [[local government|local governing body]], including (but not necessarily limited to) [[city|cities]], [[county|counties]], [[town]]s, [[township]]s, [[charter township]]s, [[village]]s, and [[borough]]s.<ref name="Voornetal" /> The term can also be used to describe [[municipally owned corporation]]s.<ref name=Voornetal>{{cite journal|last1 = Voorn| first1 = Bart|first2= Marieke L.|last2=Van Genugten|first3=Sandra| last3 = van Thiel|year=2017|title=The efficiency and effectiveness of municipally owned corporations: A systematic review|journal=Local Government Studies|volume=43|issue=5|pages=820–841|doi=10.1080/03003930.2017.1319360|hdl=2066/176125|url=https://repository.ubn.ru.nl/bitstream/2066/176125/1/176125.pdf|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref name=TavaresCamoes>{{cite journal|last1=Tavares|first1=Antonio F.|first2=Pedro J.|last2=Camoes|title=Local service delivery choices in Portugal: A political transaction costs network|journal=Local Government Studies|volume=33|issue=4|pages=535–553|doi=10.1080/03003930701417544|year=2007|s2cid=154709321}}</ref><ref name=GrossiReichard>{{cite journal|last1=Grossi|first1=G.|last2=Reichard|first2=C.|title=Municipal corporatization in Germany and Italy|journal=Public Management Review|volume=10|issue=5|pages=597–617|doi=10.1080/14719030802264275|year=2008|s2cid=153354582}}</ref> |
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==Municipal corporation as local self-government== |
==Municipal corporation as local self-government== |
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Municipal incorporation occurs when such [[municipality|municipalities]] become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a [[municipal charter]]. A '''city charter''' or '''town charter''' or '''municipal charter''' is a [[legal document]] establishing a municipality, such as a [[city]] or [[town]].{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} |
Municipal incorporation occurs when such [[municipality|municipalities]] become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a [[municipal charter]]. A '''city charter''' or '''town charter''' or '''municipal charter''' is a [[legal document]] establishing a municipality, such as a [[city]] or [[town]].{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} |
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===Bangladesh=== |
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{{main article|List of municipal corporations in Bangladesh}} |
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In [[Bangladesh]], There are 330 such municipal corporations in [[Divisions of Bangladesh|eight divisions]] of Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thefinancialexpress.com.bd/views/columns/making-city-corporation-effective-1649869161#google_vignette | title=Making City Corporation effective }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/603y478vyh | title=Facilities of city corporations' councilors being increased by manifold | date=12 February 2023 }}</ref> |
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===Canada=== |
===Canada=== |
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{{main article|Municipal government in Canada}} |
{{main article|Municipal government in Canada}} |
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In Canada, charters are granted by [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial authorities]]. |
In Canada, charters are granted by [[provinces and territories of Canada|provincial authorities]]. |
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===India=== |
===India=== |
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{{Main|Municipal Corporations in India}} |
{{Main|Municipal Corporations in India}} |
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[[File:Ripon Building panorama.jpg|thumb|[[Chennai Corporation]] headquarters]] |
[[File:Ripon Building panorama.jpg|thumb|[[Chennai Corporation]] headquarters]] |
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The [[Greater Chennai Corporation]] is the oldest municipal corporation in the world outside the United Kingdom.<ref name="oldestcorp">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/02/stories/2003040200100300.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040128034716/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/02/stories/2003040200100300.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-01-28|title=The first corporation |date=2003-04-02|access-date=14 April 2012|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai}}</ref> |
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===Ireland=== |
===Ireland=== |
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The title "corporation" was used in [[borough]]s from soon after the [[Norman conquest of Ireland|Norman conquest]] until the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. Under the 2001 act, [[county borough]]s were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0037/|title=Local Government Act, 2001|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|access-date=13 May 2014|page=§11(3), §11(4), Schedule 2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204040438/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0037/|archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |
The title "corporation" was used in [[borough]]s from soon after the [[Norman conquest of Ireland|Norman conquest]] until the [[Local Government Act 2001]]. Under the 2001 act, [[county borough]]s were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0037/|title=Local Government Act, 2001|work=[[Irish Statute Book]]|access-date=13 May 2014|page=§11(3), §11(4), Schedule 2|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204040438/http://www.irishstatutebook.ie/2001/en/act/pub/0037/|archive-date=4 February 2014}}</ref> |
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===New Zealand=== |
===New Zealand=== |
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The [[New Zealand Constitution Act 1852]] allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new [[Provinces of New Zealand]]. The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-GovCons-t1-body-d1-d1.html|publisher=[[Victoria University of Wellington]] - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection|title=New Zealand Constitution Act 1852|access-date=2 April 2019|date=30 June 1852|ref={{sfnref|Constitution Act|1852}}}}</ref> |
The [[New Zealand Constitution Act 1852]] allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new [[Provinces of New Zealand]]. The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-GovCons-t1-body-d1-d1.html|publisher=[[Victoria University of Wellington]] - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection|title=New Zealand Constitution Act 1852|access-date=2 April 2019|date=30 June 1852|ref={{sfnref|Constitution Act|1852}}}}</ref> |
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===United Kingdom=== |
===United Kingdom=== |
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{{main|Borough status in the United Kingdom}} |
{{main|Borough status in the United Kingdom}} |
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The [[ancient borough]]s of [[England and Wales]] were typically incorporated by a [[royal charter]], though some were boroughs by [[Customary law|prescription]]. The [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]] and [[Municipal Corporations Act 1882]] abolished the corporations of [[rotten borough]]s and other small rural areas. The [[Local Government Act 1888]] aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new [[Urban district ( |
The [[ancient borough]]s of [[England and Wales]] were typically incorporated by a [[royal charter]], though some were boroughs by [[Customary law|prescription]]. The [[Municipal Corporations Act 1835]] and [[Municipal Corporations Act 1882]] abolished the corporations of [[rotten borough]]s and other small rural areas. The [[Local Government Act 1888]] aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new [[Urban district (England and Wales)|urban district council]]s. All borough corporations were replaced under the [[Local Government Act 1972]] with councils not designated as "corporations", with the exception of the [[City of London Corporation]]. |
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The corporations of the [[burgh]]s of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]. The Irish borough corporations within what is now [[Northern Ireland]] were reformed by the [[Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840]] and [[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]] and replaced by the [[Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972]]. |
The corporations of the [[burgh]]s of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the [[Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973]]. The Irish borough corporations within what is now [[Northern Ireland]] were reformed by the [[Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840]] and [[Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898]] and replaced by the [[Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972]]. |
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===United States=== |
===United States=== |
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{{main|Local government in the United States}} |
{{main|Local government in the United States}} |
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Most [[U.S. state]]s and territories have at least two tiers of local government: [[County (United States)|counties]] and [[Municipality|municipalities]]. [[Louisiana]] uses the term [[List of parishes in Louisiana|parish]] and [[Alaska]] uses the term [[List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska|borough]] for what the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]] terms [[county equivalent]]s in those states. [[Civil township]]s or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest. |
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Population centers may be organized into incorporated municipalities of several types, including the [[city]], [[town]], [[Borough (United States)|borough]], and [[Village (United States)|village]]. The types and nature of these municipal entities vary from state to state. In addition to these general-purpose local governments, states may also create [[Special district (United States)|special-purpose]] local governments. Depending on the state, local governments may operate under their own charters or under general law, or a state may have a mix of chartered and general-law local governments. Generally, in a state having both chartered and general-law local governments, the chartered local governments have more local autonomy and home rule. Municipalities are typically subordinate to a county government, with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, have consolidated with their county government as [[Consolidated city-county|consolidated city-counties]]. In [[Virginia]], cities are completely [[Independent city (United States)|independent]] from the county in which they would otherwise be a part. In some states, particularly in New England, [[New England town|towns]] form the primary unit of local government below the state level, in some cases eliminating the need for county government entirely. Many rural areas and even some suburban areas of many states have no municipal government below the county level. |
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In addition to counties and municipalities, states often create special purpose authorities, such as [[school district]]s and districts for fire protection, [[sanitary sewer]] service, [[public transport]]ation, [[Public library|public libraries]], public parks or forests, water resource management, and [[conservation district]]s. Such special purpose districts may encompass areas in multiple municipalities or counties. According to the US Census Bureau's data collected in 2012, there were 89,004 local government units in the United States. This data shows a decline from 89,476 units since the last census of local governments performed in 2007. |
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Each of the five permanently inhabited [[Territories of the United States|U.S. territories]] is also subdivided into smaller entities. Puerto Rico has [[Municipalities of Puerto Rico|78 municipalities]], and the [[Northern Mariana Islands]] has four municipalities. [[Guam]] has [[List of populated places in Guam#List of villages|villages]], the [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] has [[Districts and sub-districts of the United States Virgin Islands|districts]], and [[American Samoa]] has [[Administrative divisions of American Samoa|districts and unorganized atolls]]. |
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Each [[Indian Reservation]] is subdivided in various ways. For example, the [[Navajo Nation]] is subdivided into agencies and [[Chapter house (Navajo Nation)|Chapter houses]], while the [[Blackfeet Indian Reservation|Blackfeet Nation]] is subdivided into [[Blackfeet Indian Reservation|Communities]]. |
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| ⚫ | According to one definition of the term, municipal corporations are "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership".<ref name=Voornetal /> Some such corporations rely on revenue from user fees, distinguishing them from agencies and special districts funded through taxation,<ref name=TavaresCamoes /> although this is not always the case.<ref name=Voornetal /> Such municipal corporations result from a process of "externalization", and require different skills and orientations from the respective local governments, and follow common changes{{clarify|date=February 2022}} in the institutional landscape of public services.<ref name=GrossiReichard /> They are argued to be more efficient than government bureaucracies, but have higher failure rates because of their legal and managerial autonomy.<ref name=Voornetal /> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[German town law]] |
* [[German town law]] |
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*[[Unincorporated area]] |
* [[Unincorporated area]] |
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* [[Municipality]] |
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* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Cities}}</small>''''' |
* '''''<small>{{portal-inline|Cities}}</small>''''' |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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===Municipal incorporation=== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020110606/https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/pdfs/GARM/Ch9GARM.pdf "Characteristics and State Requirements for Incorporated Places"] - United States Census |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20141020110606/https://www.census.gov/geo/reference/pdfs/GARM/Ch9GARM.pdf "Characteristics and State Requirements for Incorporated Places"] - United States Census |
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===Municipal disincorporation/dissolution=== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181117014943/http://www.californiacityfinance.com/DisincorporationKnox2010.pdf "Municipal Disincorporation in California"] - California City Finance |
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181117014943/http://www.californiacityfinance.com/DisincorporationKnox2010.pdf "Municipal Disincorporation in California"] - California City Finance |
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{{Cities}} |
{{Cities}} |
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{{Authority control}} |
{{Authority control}} |
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[[Category:Government corporations]] |
[[Category:Government corporations]] |
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[[Category:Types of business entity]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 2 July 2024
Municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to) cities, counties, towns, townships, charter townships, villages, and boroughs.[1] The term can also be used to describe municipally owned corporations.[1][2][3]
Municipal corporation as local self-government
[edit]Municipal incorporation occurs when such municipalities become self-governing entities under the laws of the state or province in which they are located. Often, this event is marked by the award or declaration of a municipal charter. A city charter or town charter or municipal charter is a legal document establishing a municipality, such as a city or town.[citation needed]
Bangladesh
[edit]In Bangladesh, There are 330 such municipal corporations in eight divisions of Bangladesh.[4][5]
Canada
[edit]In Canada, charters are granted by provincial authorities.
India
[edit]
The Greater Chennai Corporation is the oldest municipal corporation in the world outside the United Kingdom.[6]
Ireland
[edit]The title "corporation" was used in boroughs from soon after the Norman conquest until the Local Government Act 2001. Under the 2001 act, county boroughs were renamed "cities" and their corporations became "city councils"; other borough corporations were renamed "borough councils".[7]
After the Partition of Ireland, the corporations in the Irish Free State were Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Waterford (county boroughs) and Drogheda, Kilkenny, Sligo, Clonmel, and Wexford (non-county boroughs). Dún Laoghaire gained borough status in 1930 as "The Corporation of Dun Laoghaire".[8] Galway's borough status, lost in 1840, was restored in 1937; it was formally styled "the Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Galway",[9] but referred to as "the Corporation".[10]
New Zealand
[edit]The New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 allowed municipal corporations to be established within the new Provinces of New Zealand. The term fell out of favour following the abolition of the Provinces in 1876.[11]
United Kingdom
[edit]The ancient boroughs of England and Wales were typically incorporated by a royal charter, though some were boroughs by prescription. The Municipal Corporations Act 1835 and Municipal Corporations Act 1882 abolished the corporations of rotten boroughs and other small rural areas. The Local Government Act 1888 aligned the powers of the remaining borough corporations with those of the new urban district councils. All borough corporations were replaced under the Local Government Act 1972 with councils not designated as "corporations", with the exception of the City of London Corporation.
The corporations of the burghs of Scotland were similar in origin and were reformed or replaced in the nineteenth century before being abolished by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973. The Irish borough corporations within what is now Northern Ireland were reformed by the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840 and Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898 and replaced by the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972.
United States
[edit]Most U.S. states and territories have at least two tiers of local government: counties and municipalities. Louisiana uses the term parish and Alaska uses the term borough for what the U.S. Census Bureau terms county equivalents in those states. Civil townships or towns are used as subdivisions of a county in 20 states, mostly in the Northeast and Midwest.
Population centers may be organized into incorporated municipalities of several types, including the city, town, borough, and village. The types and nature of these municipal entities vary from state to state. In addition to these general-purpose local governments, states may also create special-purpose local governments. Depending on the state, local governments may operate under their own charters or under general law, or a state may have a mix of chartered and general-law local governments. Generally, in a state having both chartered and general-law local governments, the chartered local governments have more local autonomy and home rule. Municipalities are typically subordinate to a county government, with some exceptions. Certain cities, for example, have consolidated with their county government as consolidated city-counties. In Virginia, cities are completely independent from the county in which they would otherwise be a part. In some states, particularly in New England, towns form the primary unit of local government below the state level, in some cases eliminating the need for county government entirely. Many rural areas and even some suburban areas of many states have no municipal government below the county level.
In addition to counties and municipalities, states often create special purpose authorities, such as school districts and districts for fire protection, sanitary sewer service, public transportation, public libraries, public parks or forests, water resource management, and conservation districts. Such special purpose districts may encompass areas in multiple municipalities or counties. According to the US Census Bureau's data collected in 2012, there were 89,004 local government units in the United States. This data shows a decline from 89,476 units since the last census of local governments performed in 2007.
Each of the five permanently inhabited U.S. territories is also subdivided into smaller entities. Puerto Rico has 78 municipalities, and the Northern Mariana Islands has four municipalities. Guam has villages, the U.S. Virgin Islands has districts, and American Samoa has districts and unorganized atolls.
Each Indian Reservation is subdivided in various ways. For example, the Navajo Nation is subdivided into agencies and Chapter houses, while the Blackfeet Nation is subdivided into Communities.
Municipal corporations as enterprises
[edit]According to one definition of the term, municipal corporations are "organisations with independent corporate status, managed by an executive board appointed primarily by local government officials, and with majority public ownership".[1] Some such corporations rely on revenue from user fees, distinguishing them from agencies and special districts funded through taxation,[2] although this is not always the case.[1] Such municipal corporations result from a process of "externalization", and require different skills and orientations from the respective local governments, and follow common changes[clarification needed] in the institutional landscape of public services.[3] They are argued to be more efficient than government bureaucracies, but have higher failure rates because of their legal and managerial autonomy.[1]
See also
[edit]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Voorn, Bart; Van Genugten, Marieke L.; van Thiel, Sandra (2017). "The efficiency and effectiveness of municipally owned corporations: A systematic review" (PDF). Local Government Studies. 43 (5): 820–841. doi:10.1080/03003930.2017.1319360. hdl:2066/176125.
- ^ a b Tavares, Antonio F.; Camoes, Pedro J. (2007). "Local service delivery choices in Portugal: A political transaction costs network". Local Government Studies. 33 (4): 535–553. doi:10.1080/03003930701417544. S2CID 154709321.
- ^ a b Grossi, G.; Reichard, C. (2008). "Municipal corporatization in Germany and Italy". Public Management Review. 10 (5): 597–617. doi:10.1080/14719030802264275. S2CID 153354582.
- ^ "Making City Corporation effective".
- ^ "Facilities of city corporations' councilors being increased by manifold". 12 February 2023.
- ^ "The first corporation". The Hindu. Chennai. 2003-04-02. Archived from the original on 2004-01-28. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- ^ "Local Government Act, 2001". Irish Statute Book. p. §11(3), §11(4), Schedule 2. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Government (Dublin) Act, 1930, Section 3". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Government (Galway) Act, 1937, Section 3". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "Local Government (Galway) Act, 1937, Section 2". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ^ "New Zealand Constitution Act 1852". Victoria University of Wellington - New Zealand Electronic Text Collection. 30 June 1852. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
External links
[edit]Municipal incorporation
[edit]- "Characteristics and State Requirements for Incorporated Places" - United States Census
Municipal disincorporation/dissolution
[edit]- "Municipal Disincorporation in California" - California City Finance
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