It is the capital of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County.
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Plymouth, the shire town of the county and capital of the colony.
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These became known as the shire town or later the county town.
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This is Chelsea, Vermont, the shire town of Orange County, chartered on August 4, 1781, population 1,250.
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Some rural locations added a central dot to signify if the plate was issued for shire or town based drivers.
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The maze is to be funded by section 94 funds levied by council from high-density developments in more built-up areas of the shire such as Hornsby town centre.
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Shire, city and town councils are responsible for functions delegated by the Northern Territory parliament, such as city planning, road infrastructure and waste management.
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Each county or shire had a county town as its administrative centre and was divided into individual parishes that were defined along ecclesiastic boundaries.
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Durrant promoted the evacuation of non-essential civilians and a scorched earth policy in the event of invasion, to the local town and shire councils and the Chamber of Commerce.