e the peace, safety, and
public
welfare of their inhabitants,
O days. Dis-
. ecutives may be found in Appendix F.
® imposition and collecti
on of
excise taxes authorized
by the
Municipal council members and the
district legislature, hea
d taxes,
chief executive officers of the charterand property taxes;
ed municipal governments and of
several unchartered municipalities are
@ construction and Mai
ntenance of - elected by popular vote. Some municmunicipal streets,
roads, and ; ipalities elect other officers, but many
docks;
charters
provide
for
: municipal
disapproved
ninistrator’s
rity of their
HOR ae
district adapprove a
nust send it
who must
fe it within
abership of
@ all necessary law enf
orcement
not otherwise provided for
;
legislature
® support of court sitt
ings within
the municipality awa
y from
established courthouses;
and
& given in
Part VI,
on-voting
members
® support of public edu
cation and
Public health as may be
required
by law.
Municipal boundaries lar
gely represent customary geographi
c-political
divisions Or entities which
may com-
Prise an island, group of
islands
or
atolls, or a locally recognized
area or
division of a larger island
. The Marshall
Islands, however, are gro
uped into
municipalities by island
s and atolls,
irrespective of the
overlapping jurisdiction of the hereditar
y chieftains
the /roi Laplap.
as
The municipalities may
beclassified
those
which
function
under
a
charter and those which
are unchartered; some of the latter
elect only an
mment
lity.
‘ and responsibilities of officials.
e licensing and collecting lice
nse
The chief executive of a municipalfees of retail and service busi
- ity is either the magistrate or the
nesses;
mayor. Lists of municipal chief ex-
t legislatures
trict admin1 approve or
istrates of
the Yap
the 10
cedures, terms of office, and duties
executive officer whi
le others remain
under a traditional for
m of govern-
ment.
Part V—Political Advanc
ement
appointment of such officers as treasurer and secretary.
Age qualifications for office holders
vary among the districts with positions
of greater responsibility normally requiring a higher age.
Ordinances passed by the chartered
municipal council and approved by the
district administrator have the force
and effect of law within that municipality.
Preparation of municipal budgetsis
discussed in Part VI, Chapter 1.
Traditional Rulers
rank.
In
some
districts,
hereditary
position or rank has been extremely
important. Thus, as democratic procedures were introduced, the traditional or hereditary leader often would
be automatically elected to office. As
the elective process becomes more
popular and as the demands of the
office increase, this situation is gradually changing. Increasingly, voters are
electing candidates who are knowledgeable and who have won their
confidence. The hereditary or traditional leader who runs for office no
longer can rely exclusively on his
traditional prestige. In some districts,
chiefs who realize the importance of
the elective office of magistrate, but
who do not choose to run themselves,
will support younger men who are
more educated in the processes of
modern government.
Chapter 5
CIVIL SERVICE
Conditions of Employment
United States citizens, except for
Chiefs and other traditional rulers
of comparable rank acquire their rank
and title through a combination of
hereditary rights and acceptance by
their people. In somedistricts, upon
the death of a high-ranking or hightitled person, a community council of
elders or the general populace pass
upon the qualifications and endorsement of his normal successor before he
assumes title. When a chief fails to
fulfill his obligations and to hold the
Fiscal Year 1968
SRNE OTF mone EN eetaR I ON RE
respect of his people, the people of the
area or a council of elders representing
the people may revoke his title or
teachers, medical personnel, engineers,
and technicians in public works are
employed under and subject to U.S.
civil service regulations and procedures.
Micronesians are employed in
accordance with terms of the Trust
Territory Merit System, enacted by
the Congress of Micronesia as Public
Law 2-2, and with policies and procedures established by the High
Commissioner.
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hy
responsible for:
bodies meet
the Marshall
which meets
‘ory body
There are 45 chartered municipalities. In general the charter provides
- for a municipal council, a chief execu‘tive and other officials, election pro-
districts, municipalities are
primarily
wy
Subject to all Territory-wi
de laws
and all district laws of their
respective
4-year terms
which has a