36-30-1. Meaning of terms “city,” “town,” “municipality,” or “village.”

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Wherever the words “city,” “town,” “municipality,” or “village” appear in the statutory laws of this state, such words shall be construed as synonymous, and the General Assembly so declares this to be its intention in the use of these words; such words shall be held to mean a municipal corporation as defined by statutory law and judicial interpretation.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1964, p. 170, § 1.

Law reviews

For article, “Selected Oddities in Georgia Municipal Law,” see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1975). For article, “Researching Georgia Law,” see 34 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 741 (2015).

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia.

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