The institution of Local Government is significant and, therefore, its comprehensive study should be multifaceted. A fundamental requirement for a serious consideration of this institution is awareness of its philosophy, as well as its historical trajectory in the specific space and in the specific political-social framework that define each time the coordinates of its development and operation. The spatiotemporal framework within which the institution is examined in this study was deemed suitable for an investigation of its ability to fulfill its role as a regulator of collective life, through the exercise of administrative, judicial, and quasi-legislative powers. The data presented in this study certainly justify the research intention, and we hope that they also justify the formulated conclusions.