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131                  THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA
                          (Part IXA.—The Municipalities)

      243V. Disqualifications for membership.—(1) A person shall be
disqualified for being chosen as, and for being, a member of a Municipality—
          (a) if he is so disqualified by or under any law for the time being in force
      for the purposes of elections to the Legislature of the State concerned:
          Provided that no person shall be disqualified on the ground that he is
      less than twenty-five years of age, if he has attained the age of
      twenty-one years;
          (b) if he is so disqualified by or under any law made by the
      Legislature of the State.
       (2) If any question arises as to whether a member of a Municipality has
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become subject to any of the disqualifications mentioned in clause (1), the
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question shall be referred for the decision of such authority and in such manner
as the Legislature of a State may, by law, provide.
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       243W. Powers, authority and responsibilities of Municipalities,
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etc.—Subject to the provisions of this Constitution, the Legislature of a State
may, by law, endow—                   In
           (a) the Municipalities with such powers and authority as may be
       necessary to enable them to function as institutions of self-government
       and such law may contain provisions for the devolution of powers and
       responsibilities upon Municipalities, subject to such conditions as may
       be specified therein, with respect to—
                 (i) the preparation of plans for economic development and social
           justice;
                 (ii) the performance of functions and the implementation of
           schemes as may be entrusted to them including those in relation to
           the matters listed in the Twelfth Schedule;
           (b) the Committees with such powers and authority as may be
       necessary to enable them to carry out the responsibilities conferred upon
       them including those in relation to the matters listed in the Twelfth
       Schedule.
       243X. Power to impose taxes by, and Funds of, the Municipalities.—
The Legislature of a State may, by law,—
           (a) authorise a Municipality to levy, collect and appropriate such
       taxes, duties, tolls and fees in accordance with such procedure and
       subject to such limits;

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