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rural municipality 
one of several divisions into which certain provinces are broken down for administrative purposes. See 1945 quote.
See also: municipal district R.M.
- 1861 Such was the state of things in Canada until 1841, when the Canadian Legislature passed an act (4 & 3 Vic. cap 10) to extend the municipal system to districts (now counties) and other rural municipalities.
- 1904 The council of a rural municipality is made up of a reeve and not less than four nor more than six councillors, the number being fixed by by-law.
- 1945 (1950) One of the reasons for the apparent confusion is that rural municipalities go by different names in different provinces. In Nova Scotia they are called municipalities; in New Brunswick, counties and parishes; in Quebec, counties, townships and parishes; in Ontario, counties and townships; in Manitoba and Saskatchewan, rural municipalities; in Alberta, municipal districts; and in British Columbia, districts.
- 1964 A meeting of the council of the Rural Municipality of Pleasantdale No. 398 was held in the R.M. office Wednesday.
- 1861 Such was the state of things in Canada until 1841, when the Canadian Legislature passed an act (4 & 3 Vic. cap 10) to extend the municipal system to districts (now counties) and other rural municipalities.