Section 131(2) in Tamil Nadu District Municipalities Act, 1920
(2)Whenever it appears to the [executive authority] [These words were substituted for the word 'chairman' by section 17(1) of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1933 (Tamil Nadu Act XV of 1933)] that any dwelling-house assessed at an annual value of not less than two hundred rupees is without a proper supply of water for domestic consumption and use and that such a supply can be furnished from a main not more than one hundred feet distant from any part of such building, the [executive authority] [These words were substituted for the word 'chairman' by section 17(1) of the Tamil Nadu District Municipalities (Amendment) Act, 1933 (Tamil Nadu Act XV of 1933)] may, by notice, require the owner to obtain such supply and to executive all such works as may be necessary for that purpose in accordance with the by-laws and regulations.