Power of the Government to require municipal council to impose taxes

The Government may by notification require the municipal council or Town Panchayat to impose any tax specified in the notification as may be imposed under section 94 in such manner and to such extent as the Government considers fit and the municipal council or the Town Panchayat, as the case may be, shall forthwith proceed to impose the tax in accordance with the requisition. (3) When a dog which has been detained under the sub-section (2) is wearing a collar with the owner’s name and address thereon, such dog shall not be destroyed until a letter stating the fact that it has been so detained has been sent to the said address, and the dog has remained unclaimed for three clear days: Provided that any dog which is found to be rabid may be destroyed at any time. (4) Any unclaimed dog and any dog, the owner of which refuses to pay all the expenses of its detention, may be sold or destroyed, after having been detained for the said period of three clear days. (5) All expenses incurred by the municipal council under this section may be recovered from the owner of any dog which has been taken possession of or detained in the manner provided by Chapter VII. (6) No damage shall be payable in respect of any dog destroyed under this section.