Section 10 - Incorporation of City and Town Municipal Councils in Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964
Incorporation of City and Town Municipal Councils.
(1) In every1[municipal area], there shall be a municipal council, and every such municipal council shall be a body corporate by the name of "the City Municipal Council of . . . . . . . ." or "the Town Municipal Council of. . . . . . . .", as the case may be, and shall have perpetual succession and a common seal with power, subject to the provisions of this Act, to acquire, hold and dispose of property and to contract and may by the said name sue and be sued2[through its Chief Officer or Municipal Commissioner].
(2) Save as otherwise provided in this Act, the municipal Government of a1[municipal area] shall vest in the municipal council.
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1. Substituted by Act 36 of 1994 w.e.f. 1.6.1994.
2. Inserted by Act 34 of 1966 w.e.f. 16.1.1967 by notification. Text of notification is at page 894.