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27-730: Jahazpur is a historical town and a municipality in Bhilwara district in the Indian state of Rajasthan . It is also the tehsil headquarters of the Jahazpur tehsil. It is known for the Jain temple swastidham, built around the Jahazpur fort . According to a legend, the fort of Jahazpur was originally built by Samprati , grandson of the Mauryan emperor Ashoka , who was a follower of Jainism . This fort once guarded

54-456: A governmental area or by their governmental representatives. Special districts possess some form of civil office , that is, the board has received a delegation of sovereign power from the state. Some boards may be appointed by only landowners. Private entities may appoint some or all of the members of a special district; however, there must be evidence of civil office. In addition to special districts with privately appointed boards,

81-400: A municipality has jurisdiction may encompass: Powers of municipalities range from virtual autonomy to complete subordination to the state . Municipalities may have the right to tax individuals and corporations with income tax , property tax , and corporate income tax , but may also receive substantial funding from the state. In some European countries, such as Germany, municipalities have

108-426: A special district government, rather than as a subordinate agency, an entity must possess three attributes—existence as an organized entity, governmental character, and substantial autonomy. Each state description also lists various statutory authorities, commissions, corporations, and other forms of organizations that have certain governmental characteristics, but are subject by law to administrative or fiscal control by

135-451: A special district may have a privately founded board; however, such a board could not be given the power to set a tax. There is a citizen-government fiscal accountability relationship. To maintain accountability for special districts, states must maintain ultimate control (the power to repeal the authorizing law at any time). Due to public foundation and, thus, ultimate control, the state can freely delegate sovereign power (such as

162-445: A town in Tonk district . It has an average elevation of 334 m (1,096 ft). The area has rich mineral resources. As of 2001 India census , Jahazpur had a population of 18,816. Males constitute 51% of the population while the females constitute another 49%. Jahazpur has an average literacy rate of 59%, lower than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 72%, and female literacy

189-599: Is 45%. 16% of the population is under 6 years of age. Jahazpur is one of the 200 Vidhan Sabha (legislative) constituencies in Rajasthan. Gopichand Meena serves as the Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing Jahazpur in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly . Jahazpur, along with Hasteda, is known for its ancient idols of Munisuwartnath. The temples at Jahazpur and Hasteda is dedicated to Munisuvrata ,

216-439: Is a historical temple of Hindu god Shiva in the village of Luhari-Kalan and is famous among the locals. The temple is dedicated to Chavandiya Mataji and is located near Jahazpur. Meena Chiefs after Maratha Invasion Municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it

243-463: Is subordinate. The term municipality may also mean the governing body of a given municipality. A municipality is a general-purpose administrative subdivision, as opposed to a special-purpose district . The English word is derived from French municipalité , which in turn derives from the Latin municipalis , based on the word for social contract ( municipium ), referring originally to

270-734: The Maratha forces invaded the Jahazpur fort, forcing the rulers to shift to Anjar . Meena Tribal people are very brave and independent by nature. They protested against the British rule in 1855 and 1857.The Meena chieftains here attacked the Maratha bases and looted them in 1809, due to which the Maratha Leader Mahadji Scindia left this area. In 1867 To pacify the Meena chieftains, the Mewar state gave them

297-407: The 20th tirthankara of Jainism. The Moolnayak idol at the newly-built Jahaj (ship) shaped temple at Jahazpur is a black idol of Munisuvrata Swami. This temple has been constructed with the inspiration of Shri 105 Swasti Bhushan Mataji. The idol is considered miraculous by Jains. The statue of Munisuvrat Nath was unearthed from the ground during the construction of a house in Jahazpur in 2013. There

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324-653: The Hadoti Bundi and Mewar terrain like a Giridwar (mountain pass). In the tenth century, Rana Kumbha rebuilt the fort of Jahazpur. Jahazpur Jahazpur is dominated by people of the Meena tribe who have been settled since ancient times and the Meenas of Motish and Pratihar or Padihar gotra ruled Jahazpur. Jahazpur State was took in 1572 by Jagmal Singh , when he was denied the kingship of Mewar . He went to Mughal service, and Emperor Akbar gifted him Jahazpur Jagir, he used Rao as his title; Jahazpur State existed until 1758, when

351-587: The Incorporated Guardians of the Poor, which were created by special acts in the 17th century. Turnpike trusts were an early and popular special purpose authority in England. Internal drainage boards are current examples in parts of England and Wales. The state of Illinois leads the nation in the number of special districts with California close behind. State counts of their special districts may differ from

378-607: The Latin communities that supplied Rome with troops in exchange for their own incorporation into the Roman state (granting Roman citizenship to the inhabitants) while permitting the communities to retain their own local governments (a limited autonomy). A municipality can be any political jurisdiction , from a sovereign state such as the Principality of Monaco , to a small village such as West Hampton Dunes, New York . The territory over which

405-627: The Spanish term ayuntamiento , referring to a municipality's administration building, is extended via synecdoche to denote the municipality itself. In Moldova and Romania , both municipalities ( municipiu ; urban administrative units) and communes ( comună ; rural units) exist, and a commune may be part of a municipality. In many countries, comparable entities may exist with various names. Special district (United States) The United States Census counts government units across all States. This includes "special districts". To count

432-646: The United States are founded by some level of government in accordance with state law (either constitutional amendment, general law, or special acts) and exist in all states. Special districts are legally separate entities with at least some corporate powers. Districts are created by legislative action, court action, or public referendum . The procedures for creating a special district may include procedures such as petitions , hearings, voter or landowner approval, or government approval. Tribal governments may create special districts pursuant to state law and may serve on

459-528: The United States follow the English custom. The earliest known general law in England authorizing special purpose authorities was the Statute of Sewers of 1532. Single purpose authorities created by individual charters also existed at the time. However, the early authorities were temporary and unconnected to local government structure. The first laws authorizing permanent authorities connected to local governments were

486-1037: The board. The board of a special district serves primarily as a managing board and often appoints a chief executive for day-to-day operations and decision making and policy implementation. In the New England states, special districts are often run in the same town meeting fashion as other local governments. Most districts have employees, but some districts exist solely to raise funds by issuing bonds and/or by providing tax increment financing . Special districts perform many functions including airports , ports , highways , mass transit , parking facilities , fire protection , libraries , parks , cemeteries , hospitals , irrigation , conservation , sewerage , wastewater treatment , solid waste , fiber optic systems , stadiums , water supply , electric power , and natural gas utility . Special districts are authorized by state law and must have public foundation, civil office , and public accountability . Special districts in

513-403: The boards of special districts. Special districts, like all public entities, have public foundation. The landmark case of the U.S. Supreme Court addressing public versus private charters was Dartmouth College v. Woodward in 1819. Dartmouth established the fundamental differences between public and private organizations. Critically, a government must be founded by all of the people of

540-475: The community living in the area and the common interest. These include terms: The same terms "Gemeente" (Dutch) or "Gemeinde" (German) may be used for church congregations or parishes, for example, in the German and Dutch Protestant churches. In Greece, the word Δήμος ( demos ) is used, also meaning 'community'; the word is known in English from the compound democracy (rule of the people). In some countries,

567-400: The constitutional right to supply public services through municipally-owned public utility companies . Terms cognate with "municipality", mostly referring to territory or political structure, are Spanish municipio (Spain) and municipalidad (Chile), Catalan municipi , Portuguese município . In many countries, terms cognate with "commune" are used, referring to

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594-739: The less conspicuous tasks of mosquito abatement and upkeep of cemeteries. The Census Bureau classification of special district governments covers a wide variety of entities, most of which are officially called districts or authorities. Not all public agencies so termed, however, represent separate governments. Many entities that carry the designation "district" or "authority" are, by law, so closely related to county, municipal, town or township, or state governments that they are classified as subordinate agencies of those governments in Census Bureau statistics on governments, and are not counted as separate special district governments. In order to be classified as

621-439: The parganas of Jahazpur, Hindoli, Deoli, Gormagarh. They ruled here freely.Meena chieftains had control over the entire Kherad region whose capital was Gormagarh. The ruins of several ancient Jain temples have been found at Jahazpur. Jahazpur is a town in Rajasthan located at 25°37′N 75°17′E  /  25.62°N 75.28°E  / 25.62; 75.28 near Bundi and Shahpura , towns of Bhilwara , and Deoli ,

648-538: The power to tax) to special districts and can allow them to act autonomously with little supervision. There is little information available on the earliest special districts in the United States. It is known that park districts existed in the 18th century. Toll road and canal corporations existed in the 19th century. The first general statute authorizing irrigation districts was adopted by California in 1887. The U.S. Census Bureau began identifying and collecting data on special districts in 1942. Special districts in

675-578: The special districts the Census must define the special districts so as to address all such governmental entities across the broad spectrum of 50 states' definitions and interpretations. The Census's full definition is: Special district governments are independent, special purpose governmental units, other than school district governments, that exist as separate entities with substantial administrative and fiscal independence from general purpose local governments. As defined for Census Bureau statistics on governments,

702-620: The state or by independent local governments; therefore, they are classified as subordinate agencies of those governments. Special districts serve limited areas and have governing boards that accomplish legislatively assigned functions using public funds . Each district is governed by a board of directors , commissioners , board of supervisors , or the like. These boards may be appointed by public officials , appointed by private entities, popularly elected, or elected by benefited citizens (typically, property owners). Sometimes, one or more public officials will serve as an ex officio member on

729-518: The term "special district governments" excludes school district governments as they are defined as a separate governmental type. Special district governments provide specific services that are not being supplied by existing general purpose governments. Most perform a single function, but in some instances, their enabling legislation allows them to provide several, usually related, types of services. The services provided by these districts range from such basic social needs as hospitals and fire protection, to

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