law: Cantonments Act, I924 
  12.Appointment of Executive Officer:- 
  (1) The Executive Officer of every cantonment
  
  shall be appointed by the Central Government, or by such Person as the Central
  
  Government may authorize in this behalf, from the {Subs by Act 50 of 1948,
  
  s.2.} [ Military 
  
   Lands and Cantonments
  
  Service] constituted by rules made under section 280:
  [Provided that where a member of the
  
  Military Lands and Cantonments Service is not readily available for such
  
  appointment, a Military Officer may be appointed as the Executive Officer for a
  
  period not exceeding three months:
  Provided  further that] an Executive Officer
  
  appointed before the commencement {The Cantonments (Amendments) Act, 1936 (24
  
  of 1936), came into force on the 31st October, 1936.} of the Cantonments (Amendment)
  
  Act, 1936, shall, unless the Central Government otherwise directs in any case,
  
  be deemed to have been duly appointed in accordance with this sub-section.(24
  
  of 1936.)
  (2) Not less than half the cost of the salary
  
  of the Executive Officer shall be paid {Subs.by the A.O.1937, for " by
  
  Government ".} [by the Central Government] and the balance from the
  
  cantonment fund:
  Provided  that the salary of an Executive Officer
  
  appointed before the commencement of the Cantonments (Amendment) Act, 1936, 2
  
  shall, until the Central Government otherwise directs, continue to be paid from
  
  the source from which it was being paid at the commencement of the said Act.(24
  
  of 1936.)
  (3) The Executive Officer shall be the
  
  Secretary of the Board and of every committee of the Board, but shall not be a
  
  member of the Board or of any such committee.]