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HB 1496: Acworth, City of; adopt by reference a certain map

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House Bill 1496 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Campbell of the 35th, Jones of the 60th, Parsons of the 44th, McQueen of the 61st, Ehrhart of the 36th, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

To amend an Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3711), so as to adopt by reference a certain map; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

An Act to reincorporate and provide a new charter for the City of Acworth, approved February 17, 1989 (Ga. L. 1989, p. 3512), as amended, particularly by an Act approved May 13, 2025 (Ga. L. 2025, p. 3711), is amended by revising subsection (a) of Section 1.11 as follows:

"(a) The boundaries of this city shall be those existing on the effective date of this charter with such alterations as may be made from time to time by local law or in a manner provided by general state law. The boundaries of this city at all times shall be shown on a map, a written description, or any combination thereof, to be retained permanently in the office of the city clerk and to be designated, as the case may be, the 'Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia.' Photographic, typed, or other copies of such map or description certified by the city clerk shall be admitted as evidence in all courts and shall have the same force and effect as the original map or description. The 'Official Map or Description of the Corporate Limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia,' dated January 2, 2026, prepared by the City Clerk of the City of Acworth, is adopted as the official map of the corporate limits of the City of Acworth, Georgia, and the corporate boundaries of the City of Acworth, Georgia, as of January 1, 2026, shall be reflected on said official map, subject to amendment as set forth in this charter or by local Act or in accordance with the general laws of the state."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.