Resolution Book for the Year ( 1853 - 1863)

Santipur Municipality is one of the first native run municipalities in colonial India. The proceedings show different taxes in different sectors and different caste groups, the salary scale of the workers and labours at the Municipality and the discussion complains of the local people about local administration and legal issues. Extent and format of original and physical characteristics: Handwritten proceedings of Santipur Municipality.; Partly damaged by dust and book-worms. The original volume with length of 47 cm. Author: Commissioners of the municipality (Iswar Candra Ghosal, Krishna Ballabh Pramanick and Sib Candra Paul). Vol. 1 (1853-1863).