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AbstractState Municipal Finance Commission has greatly aided rehabilitation of credit in New Jersey municipal.

A Public Utility District (P.U.D.), organized in 1937 and including the Town of Newport in its territory, in June 1949 purchased the properties of a public service corporation which supplied the Town of Newport and the surrounding area with electric power. The P.U.D. thereafter performed this service. In July 1949, the Newport City Council proposed that the city acquire its own power system. An election was conducted which favored the proposal. Action by the P.U.D. to enjoin issuance of revenue bonds by the Town of Newport to finance the proposed acquisition. Judgment for the Town of Newport. On appeal, that part of the judgment holding the election valid was reversed, but the Court declared by way of dictum that a town or city may, after a P.U.D. has installed authorized utilities, enter into competition with the P.U.D. Public Utility District No. 1 v. Town of Newport, 38 Wn. 2d 221, 228 P. 2d 766 (1951).

There is a well-known principle of municipal government that there cannot be two municipalities possessed of the same or similar powers, privileges and jurisdiction covering the same territory at the same time. Perhaps the earliest expression of this principle may be found in an early English dictum to that effect where the court explains why such a proposition must be true, viz., "[F]or, instead of good order, that would only be productive of anarchy." Whether in our conglomerate of municipalities we have abided by this principle or have created duplications, overlappings and conflicts due to the vast multiplicity of municipal units is an issue which will bear study. It will appear that the courts have not been unduly disturbed by the inconveniences, the probability of litigation, the uneconomical operation of public business or even the anarchy which are inherent in any scheme which departs measurably from the principle that coterminous units should not have the same or similar powers, either wholly or in part. Due or even excessive deference has been shown to the legislative will where the creating statutes have been drawn without adequate care.

The use of ICT in government has set the stage for greater transparency and the possibility for greater citizen participation. ICT such as Internet, GSM system, Computer and Online tools for effective information and communication service delivery should be made available in the local government area. The term e-governance focuses on the use of new ICT by governments as applied the full range of government functions. ICT acts in speeding up the flow of information and knowledge between government and citizen and transforming the way in which government and citizen interact. ICT holds particular promise in areas of governance and public participation. Open government and e-government proponents believe government in the digital age can use information to reduce corruption and increase government transparency, accountability, efficiency and citizen participation. Municipal Corporation Ludhiana aims to introduce automation and governance through ICT and GIS to simplify and improve service delivery, provide better information management and ensure citizen participation in governance.

Takes up Drainage and reclamation, Water districts, Fire districts, Sewer districts and sewer improvement and treatment works, Sanitary districts, School districts, Roads and streets, Bridges, Fencing districts, Agricultural development districts, Forest preserve districts, Inter-municipal parks, District children's home, Union town farms, Public utility districts.

Discusses Irrigation districts; Levee and drainage districts; Flood and river control districts; Bulk-head and sea-wall districts; Sanitary and storm sewer districts; School districts; Road districts; Horticulture and quarantine districts; Tuberculosis districts; Fire and water districts; Lighting districts; Bridge districts; Stone and gravel districts; Electrical districts; Land improvement districts.