Chapter III CONDUCT OF BUSINESS

Meeting of the Village Council:

1. (1) The President of the Village Council shall preside over all the meetings. He shall summon the meetings of the Village Council whenever necessity arises, or if and when two-third of the members in writing request him to do so.
2. (2) The quorum to constitute a meeting of the Village Council shall be two-third of the members.
3. (3) All proposals and questions shall be decided by a majority of votes.
4. (4) The President or any members presiding the meeting shall not have vote at the first instance but shall have an exercise a casting vote in the case of equality of votes.
5. (5) The President shall summon the meeting at least once in two months and sixty days shall not elapse between the date of the last meeting and the next meeting.
6. (6) The Secretary and Tlangau shall also attend the Village Council meeting but shall not have vote.

Maintenance of Order: The President shall preserve order and have all powers necessary for the purpose of enforcing decision during the meeting as follows:-

1. (1) He may direct any member whose conduct is, in his Opinion, disorderly, to withdraw immediately from the day's meeting. The member ordered, in this manner, shall comply with the order at once.
2. (2) If any member is ordered to withdraw for a second time from a meeting of the same meeting of the Village Council, the President may suspend the member for the remaining period of the same meeting.
3. (3) If any member fails to carry out the directions given to him under Sub-Section
4. (1) or Sub-Section (2), the President shall report, in writing, the conduct of the member to the Executive Committee.

Village Council Fund Village Council Fund: There shall be a fund for every village council, a fund to be called "Village Council Fund". Any collection authorised by Law, other than revenue and taxes made in a village for the good of the people shall be paid into the said fund.

Responsibility of the President Responsibility of the President:

1. (1) The President shall cause notice and instructions for prevention of dangers such as out-break of fire, epidemic, etc. in the village to be proclaimed by engaging 'Tlangau' and whenever notices, orders, circulars or letters are received for re-distribution from the District Council to pass on to the other village, he shall forthwith cause it to be sent through the 'Secretary'.
2. (2) The President shall be responsible for the compliance of all orders and notifications issued either by the District Council or any state Government's department authorities through the office of the District Council.
3. (3) The President shall cause all such orders and notifications to be read out by the Secretary in the meeting of the Village Council and if it is necessary, to be brought to the knowledge of the public, it shall be given over to the Secretary for publication by the 'Tlangau'.
4. (4) The Secretary shall be responsible for the proper and up-to-date maintenance of all books and records.

Duties of Secretary:

1. (a) He shall record all the proceedings of the Village Council as well as the Village Court and such records shall be signed by the President. He shall publish all orders, notification and records as may be necessary and such orders, notification and records shall be signed by the President.
2. (b) On receipt of any orders, notices, circulars or letters from the District Council or from any authorities in the state government for service or onward transmission to other village, the Secretary shall cause it to be served or transmit to any other Village Council as may be directed and he shall be responsible to carry out such direction.
3. (c) He shall keep all the books and records of the Council and of the Village Court. He shall send all such books and records to the Executive Committee as may be required by it, with his own signature and of the President.
4. (d) All books and records shall be kept ready to be examined once in a year by the officer of the District Council or any member of the Village Council so appointed in this behalf.
5. (e) He shall keep the Village Council Fund and the accounts as provided in Section 17.

Village Site:

1. (1) Without the written permission of the Lai Autonomous District Council, no such village or temporary village shall be made or set-up at any site within the Lai District area.
2. (2) A Village Council shall not shift the site of a village to a new site without the previous approval of the Lai Autonomous District Council.
3. (3) The Executive Committee or any officer authorised by the Lai Autonomous District Council may evict any person or persons having in-occupation of un-authorised sub-village or temporary village. After serving on such person or persons, individually of a notice shall vacate the area within a period of one month.
4. (4) Failure to vacate the area within the time fixed in the notice, the Executive Committee or any officer of the District Council authorised in that behalf, may impose a fine not exceeding Rs. 1,000/- per month to each family for the un-authorised occupation after the service of the notice.
5. (5) The order of the Executive Committee or of the officer under Sub-Section
6. (3) and
7. (4) above, shall be deemed to be an appropriate clause of the competent Civil Court for the purpose of evicting un-authorised occupation from the area to which this section applies.

Allotment of House-site or Land:

1. (1) No person shall be allowed to construct a house for any purpose without the written permission of the Executive Committee or officers authorised in this behalf.
2. (2) The Village Council should be consulted before the house or any building is constructed. Provided that nothing restricts the power of Executive Committee from allotting any house-site or sites for constructing a house or houses for any purposes, or land for jhumming or gardening purposes within the territorial jurisdiction of a village.

Boundaries and jurisdiction of Village Boundaries and jurisdiction of Village:

Tlangau Tlangau:

1. (1) There shall be one or two Tlangau for each Village Council as determined by the Executive Committee.
2. (2) The President shall have a power to appoint or dismiss the Tlangau but such case shall be reported to the Executive Committee for approval.
3. (3) The duties of Tlangau shall be as follows:-
   • (a) He shall bring to the notice of the public all orders and notifications the Village Council may direct to be notified.
   • (b) He shall summon all parties and other person required by the Village Council or Village Court to attend its meeting.
   • (c) The Secretary of Village Council may also direct the Tlangau to bring to the notice of the public any other matter not necessarily connected with the affairs of the Village Council or any officer of the Lai District Council on duty.
   • (d) If at any time emergency requires the gathering of the public in the interest of the village, any member of the village council may, without the previous approval of the President, direct the Tlangau to summon all the village.
   • (e) The Tlangau shall carry notice to all the members of the Village Council for all meetings of the Village Council summoned by the President.

Remuneration of Member:

Power to make Rules Power to make Rules: Subject to the approval of the Governor, the Executive Committee may make Rules for the carrying out of any of the provisions of this Act.

Removal of Doubt and Difficulty: If any doubt or difficulty arises in giving effect to the provision of this Act, the Executive Committee may, as occasion may require by order do anything not inconsistent with the provision of this Act or rules made there-under which appears to it necessary for the purpose of removing such doubt and difficulty.

Repeal and Saving:

1. (1) The Pawi Autonomous District Council (Village Councils) Act, 1974, and the Lai Autonomous District (Village Councils) (Amendment) Act, 1993 are here by repealed.
2. (2) Notwithstanding such repeal, any action taken or proceeding made under any provisions of the Acts repealed therein shall be deemed to be the action taken or proceedings made by this Act.