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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-30-1. Meaning of terms “city,” “town,” “municipality,” or “village.”
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-30-1. Meaning of terms “city,” “town,” “municipality,” or “village.”

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.

## 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).