page_title: Yanam
section_title: 1872 decree
hierarchical_section_title: Yanam / Local administration in the colonial era / 1872 decree
caption_attribution_description: English: Bus station complex at Yanam, India
context_page_description: Yanam is a town located in Yanam district, Puducherry, India, which forms a 30 km² enclave in the district of East Godavari in Andhra Pradesh. It has a population of 35,000, most of whom speak Telugu. It was formerly a French colony for nearly 200 years, and, though united with India in 1954, is still sometimes known as "French Yanam". It possesses a blend of French culture and the Telugu culture prevailing in Andhra Pradesh, nicknamed Frelugu. During French rule, the Tuesday market at Yanam was popular among the Telugu people in the Madras Presidency, who visited Yanam to buy foreign and smuggled goods during Yanam People's Festival held in January. After implementation of the Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929 in British India, Telugu people often traveled to Yanam to conduct child marriages, which remained legal under the French administration.
context_section_description: Another pivotal incident in local administration was the decree of 1872. It was dated 13 June 1872 and was issued during Third Republic. According to that decree Conseils locaux (Local councils) were created at each colony. The elected member was called as Conseiller local (Local councillor). Conseil local de Yanaon had a strength of 4 local councillors. The term of office was 6 years with one half of membership renewed every 3 years.  The powers of the local councils are purely advisory. These assemblies give their opinion on the local budget project concerning the establishments to which it belongs and on all the matters of the competence of the general council.
caption: Rajiv Gandhi Bus station complex at Yanam
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