Councils
In 1890 each of thirty-three counties was given a county council, partly elected, and partly co-opted by the town councils of burghs in the county. In effect the county council only exercised full powers in the "landward" areas of the county, outside of burgh boundaries.
Read more about this topic: Local Government Areas Of Scotland, 1889 To 1930
Famous quotes containing the word councils:
“In bridge clubs and in councils of state, the passions are the same.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“How many councils and decrees
Have perished in the simple prayer
That gave obedience to the knee;”
—Austin Clarke (1896–1974)
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—“Manifesto of the Arab Surrealist Movement” (1975)