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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-31-1. Legislative intent.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-31-1. Legislative intent.

It is declared to be the intention of the General Assembly to prescribe certain minimum standards which must exist as a condition precedent to the original incorporation of a municipal corporation of this state.

## History

Ga. L. 1963, p. 251, § 1.

## Law Reviews

For article surveying history of grant of municipal charters in Georgia, see 11 Ga. B. J. 133 (1948).