Title 36 — Title 36
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O.C.G.A. § 36-31-1 Legislative intent
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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.
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-10 Appropriation of funds for grants or loans
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The General Assembly may, in connection with the incorporation of a new municipal corporation, at any time (before, after, or contemporaneously with the passage of the chartering Act) appropriate to the Department of Community Affairs funds for grants or loans or both to a specif…
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-2 Two-year inapplicability of provisions regarding inactive municipalities
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When a municipal corporation is created by local Act as authorized in this chapter, the provisions of Code Section 36-30-7.1 shall not apply for 504 36-31-3 two years from the date the first elected officials of such municipal corporation take office. No later than July 1 followi…
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-3 Minimum population standards for proposed municipal corporation
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To be eligible for original incorporation as a municipal corporation, the minimum population standards of the area embraced within the proposed municipal boundary shall be as follows: (1) A total resident population of at least 200 persons; and (2) An average resident population …
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-4 Use and subdivision of areas proposed to be incorporated
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To be eligible for original incorporation as a municipal corporation, the area embraced shall be so developed that at least 60 percent of the total number of lots and tracts in the area at the time of incorporation are used for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, …
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-7 Power to license and regulate alcoholic beverages
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When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the governing authority of the municipal corporation shall have all the same powers to license and regulate alcoholic beverages within its territory as did the governing authority of the county when such territory was with…
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-7.1 Ownership and control of county road rights of way
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(a) When a new municipal corporation is created by Act of the General Assembly, the new municipality shall assume the ownership, control, care, and maintenance of county road rights of way located within the area incorporated unless the municipality and the county agree otherwise…
O.C.G.A. § 36-31-9 Initial terms of office
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When a new municipal corporation is created by local Act, the chartering local Act may provide for the initial terms of office of members of the governing authority to be of any length or lengths; and the provisions of this Code section shall control over any conflicting provisio…