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10. That a casual vacancy be filled up within one
month of its occurring.
11. That there be no ex-officio members of the
District Council.
12. The District Council shall elect a Chairman and
Deputy-Chairman from among the members of their own
body, and such elections shall take place annually at the
first meeting after the election of Councillors.
13. That there be transferred to the District Council
the following powers and responsibilities of the Vestry:—
(a) The entire control of the roads and footpaths,
lighting, drainage, and collection of dust and
ashes, and all powers incidental to this control:
(b) As the Sanitary Authority under the
Public Health (London) Act, 1891: (c) As the
Local Authority under Part II. of the Housing
of the Working Classes Act, 1890: (d) As the
Overseers under the Local Acts of the Parish,
with power to assess all rateable property in
the District, to prepare Valuation Lists, to
estimate the expenditure necessary for various
purposes, to make all rates, collect and recover
the same, and excuse from payment those whom
they think entitled on the ground of poverty,
and with power under the Poor Rate Assessment
and Collection Act, 1869, to compound
with the owners for payment in certain cases
should it be deemed advisable: (e) As the
Local or Highway authority under any