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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-30-10. Grant of right to obstruct public street prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-30-10. Grant of right to obstruct public street prohibited.

Without express legislative authority, a municipal corporation may not grant to any person the right to erect or maintain a structure or obstruction in a public street.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 745; Civil Code 1910, § 894; Code 1933, § 69-304.

## Law Reviews

For article, “Cities and Towns in Georgia: A Distinction with a Difference?,” see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 385 (1963).

## History of Code Section.

This Code section is derived from the decision in Laing v. Mayor of Americus, 86 Ga. 756, 13 S.E. 107 (1891).