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# O.C.G.A. § 36-36-30. Municipal corporation defined.

As used in this article, the term “municipal corporation” means a municipal corporation which has a population of 200 or more persons according to the United States decennial census of 1960 or any future such census.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 409, § 7; Code 1981, § 36-36-20; Code 1981, § 36-36-30, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1992, p. 2592, § 3, effective July 1, 1992, renumbered former Code Section 36-36-20 as present Code Section 36-36-30.