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The town leaders took the side of the civil authorities.

For police administration work, it came under local civil authorities.

If people have died upon the island then it is a matter for the civil authorities.

Army and civil authorities reached the site within 30 minutes.

Because there are no civil authorities right now, not the kind you expect.

With the rest there has been no follow up by the civil authorities.

It was returned to civil authorities on May 19, 1945.

Army troops were called in to help the civil authorities maintain law and order.

It will then be up to church leaders in Illinois to give the information to civil authorities, he said.

However, this addition was made without the approval of civil authorities.