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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-33-6. Exemption of municipal property from levy and sale.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-33-6. Exemption of municipal property from levy and sale.

Property of a municipal corporation in use for the public or held for future use for the public is not subject to levy and sale under executions. All property held by a municipal corporation is presumptively for public use.

## History

Civil Code 1895, § 750; Civil Code 1910, § 899; Code 1933, § 69-305.

## 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 Curry v. Mayor of Savannah, 64 Ga. 290 (1879).