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Rh ART. 109.

A special law shall regulate on wider bases the election of administrative Councils of the province (Vilayet) of the district (Sandjak) and of the canton (Kaza) as well as that of the general council which meets annually in the capital of each province.

ART. 110. The powers of the provincial General Council shall be fixed by the same special law and shall include : The right of debating on objects of public utility as well as the establishment of ways of communication, the organization of agricultural  credit funds, the development of industry as well as of commerce, of agriculture and the propagation of public instruction. The right of complaining to the competent authorities for obtaining the redress of acts or deeds committed in contravention of the laws and regulations whether in the assessment and collection of taxes or in any other manner.

ART. 111. There shall be in each Kaza a council belonging to each of the different communities. This council will be charged with the control of : — (1) The administration of the revenues of real property or of Vakouf funds (pious foundations) the special destination of which has been fixed by the expressed dispositions of the founders or by usage. (2) The employment of funds or property affected by testamentary disposition, of acts of charity or of beneficence. (3) The administration of funds of orphans conformably with the special regulation which governs this matter. Each council shall be composed of members elected by the community it represents conformably to special regulations to be established. These councils shall depend on the local authorities and on the General Councils of the province.

ART. 112. Municipal affairs shall be administered in Constantinople and in the provinces by elective municipal Councils. The regulation of the municipal councils, their powers and the method of electing their members shall be determined by a special law.