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Magistrate, Somerset West

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  • Governmental body
  • 1876 – 1982
A Special Justice of the Peace for Somerset West in the district of Stellenbosch was appointed with effect from 15 September 1876 (Government Gazette No 5611 dated 8 September 1876, Proclamation No 60 dated 7 September 1876). From May 1881 Somerset West was also the seat of a periodical court held by the Magistrate of Stellenbosch. An Assistant Resident Magistrate was appointed at Somerset West as from 1 July 1882 (Government Gazette No 1410 dated 28 June 1892, Government Notice No 663 dated 25 June 1882). A magistrate’s court was established at Somerset West on 20 October 1928 (Government Gazette No 1734 dated 26 October 1928, Proclamation No 248 dated 20 October 1928).

Town Clerk, Municipality Somerset West

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  • Governmental body
  • 1906 – 1990

The Municipality of Somerset West was constituted on 6 November 1903, in terms of Proclamation No 350, 1903 under provision of the Municipal Act, 1882 (The Cape of Good Hope Government Gazette, No 8600, 27 November 1903).

On 1 February, the local authorities of Somerset Municipality, Strand Municipality, Gordon’s Bay Municipality, Lwandle Town Council, Macassar Management Committee and Sir Lowry’s Pass Management Committee were dissolved and each one replaced by a Transitional Metropolitan Substructure. The new Cape Metropolitan Council was created which included all the substructures (The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 4929, Proclamation no 18).

On 28 May 1996, the substructures were dissolved, and a new Helderberg Substructures was created, remaining part of the Metropolitan Council (The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 5051, Proclamation No 27).

On 4 December 2000, the Cape Metropolitan Council and the substructures were abolished, and the new City of Cape Town was created ((The Province of the Western Cape Official Gazette No 5588, Proclamation No 479).

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