in United Canada, the elected administrative body of a district, as established by the Municipal Act of 1841.
- 1841  And be it enacted, that there shall be a district council in each such district as aforesaid, which district council shall consist of a warden and councillors, to be appointed and elected as herein-provided.
- 1916  In the discharge of his duty, he called the attention of the District council to the facts and figures. . . .