GOVERNING THE COMMUNE OF VEYRIER:
POLITICS IN SWISS LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Table of Contents
Foreword		v
Preface		vii
Chapter I.	Communes, Cantons, and the Swiss Confederation	1
Chapter II.	The Land and Its People	13
Chapter III.	The Politics	23
Chapter IV.	The Legislative Authority: The Municipal Council	39
Chapter V.	The Communal Executive: The Mayor and His Deputies	57
Chapter VI.	Administering the Commune	69
Glossary		81
Appendix A.	The Mayors and Deputy Mayors of Veyrier, 1814-1967	83
Appendix B.	Veyrier's Financial Report for the Year 1965	85
Appendix C.	Official Ballot for the Independent Communal Interest Movement for the April 23, 1967 Municipal Council Election	89
Appendix D.	Results of the Municipal Council Elections in Veyrier, April 23, 1967	91
Bibliography		93
Index		96