城镇乡议事会、城镇董事会及乡董为《城镇乡地方自治章程》所规定的城镇乡地方自治机构,其由选举产生,并体现出了现代民主的进步特征。但清政府对其实施严格的监督和控制,使其具有浓重的官治色彩,并且清政府始终未能把其纳入国家行政体系,从根本上说,城镇乡地方自治机构只不过是公益性的自治组织。 Township councils, township councils and township officials are the local self-governing bodies of towns and townships as stipulated in the “Constitution of Local Autonomy of Towns and Townships”. They are elected by election and reflect the progressive features of modern democracy. However, the Qing government imposed strict supervision and control over it, giving it a strong official color. The Qing government still failed to incorporate it into the state administrative system. Basically, the local self-government institutions in urban townships were merely public-benefit agencies Autonomous organizations.