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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-68-1. Constitutional authority; purpose.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-68-1. Constitutional authority; purpose.

This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority of Article IX, Section III, Paragraph II, subparagraph (b) of the Constitution. It is the purpose of this chapter to grant authority to the General Assembly to provide by local law for a form of governmental reorganization whereby the charter of a municipality is repealed in order for the county in which the municipality is located to succeed to the corporate powers, functions, rights, assets, and liabilities of the municipality. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out effectively such purpose.

## History

Code 1981, § 36-68-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1080, § 1.