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Call Now: 904-383-7448Wherever the words "city," "town," "municipality," or "village" appear in the statutory laws of this state, such words shall be construed as synonymous, and the General Assembly so declares this to be its intention in the use of these words; such words shall be held to mean a municipal corporation as defined by statutory law and judicial interpretation.
(Ga. L. 1964, p. 170, § 1.)
- For article, "Selected Oddities in Georgia Municipal Law," see 9 Ga. L. Rev. 783 (1975). For article, "Researching Georgia Law," see 34 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 741 (2015).
This section is not unconstitutional for being a legislative restriction of the judiciary. Holloway v. Mayor of Whitesburg, 225 Ga. 152, 166 S.E.2d 576 (1969) (see O.C.G.A. § 36-30-1).
This section does not operate to diminish the power of a city to impose a sentence after violations of penal ordinances of the city. City of Albany v. Key, 124 Ga. App. 16, 183 S.E.2d 20 (1971) (see O.C.G.A. § 36-30-1).
Cited in City of Jonesboro v. Clayton County Water Auth., 136 Ga. App. 768, 222 S.E.2d 76 (1975); Ga. Reg'l Transp. Auth. v. Foster, 329 Ga. App. 258, 764 S.E.2d 862 (2014).
- 56 Am. Jur. 2d, Municipal Corporations, Counties, and Other Political Subdivisions, § 1 et seq.
- 62 C.J.S., Municipal Corporations, § 1 et seq.
- Irrigation district as municipality within the tax laws, 17 A.L.R. 81; 55 A.L.R. 639.
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This Georgia Code resource is curated by Georgia Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a personal injury and workers' compensation attorney admitted in Georgia (State Bar of Georgia No. 881027, since 2006) and Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.