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The council is composed of 50 members and is empowered to authorize all decisions relevant to the towns tax rate, budget, annual report, and credit.
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In 1921 workers were empowered to break these bonds of indebtedness tying them to the estates.
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The Attorney-General was also empowered to determine the venues in which cases would be heard.
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The persistent issue of the holding charge: where the police charge suspects to courts that are not statutorily empowered to handle their case.
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In state-owned lake water area (in major lakes) and on state-owned lake islands, all persons domiciled in municipalities by the lake are empowered to hunt.
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Telecom service providers, sources say, have been receiving complaints on this, but are not empowered to do much more than warn access providers.
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Each municipality is also required to have a board of zoning appeals empowered to grant variances and settle boundary disputes.
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This is likely due to workers feeling less restricted by what they are allowed to do and more empowered to solve a problem.
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When these included military service, the ecclesiastic was empowered to fulfil this duty by a substitute.
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The governor serves as commander-in-chief of the state's military forces and is empowered to enforce all laws of the state.
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