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THE COMMUNES.
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limited ; in certain matters tlie decisions of
communal authorities are only valid after being
submitted to tlie governor or to tlie Senate
for approval. Resolutions concerning
extraordinary taxation for a long series of years,
with a special object, or relating to the
establishment of sanitary or police regulations,
must- be referred to the governor. All
decisions for the purpose either of selling or
mortgaging real estate belonging to the commune,
by virtue of a deed of gift, or of fixing or
increasing the charges for highways, bridges,
&c., require the approval of the Senate. In
order to contract a loan for a long term, the
rural commune must request the authorisation
of the governor, the urban commune that of
the Senate. The towns must, moreover,
submit to the approval of the Senate the salaries
of officials which they are obliged to have—
burgomasters, councillors, and some others.
The popular schools of the communes are
subsidised by the State, on condition that they
conform to the system established by the law
on popular schools.
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