The municipal authorities of any municipal corporation are authorized to permit the enclosure of any lane, alley, or portion thereof in such municipal corporation when the owners of the lots abutting on such lane or alley and the owners of any other lots to the enjoyment of which access through such lane or alley is necessary consent thereto. Such municipal authorities shall have the right at any time to reopen such lane or alley.
History. Ga. L. 1878-79, p. 174, § 1; Code 1933, § 69-207.
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For article, “Cities and Towns in Georgia: A Distinction with a Difference?,” see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 385 (1963).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 30 - General Provisions
§ 36-30-1. Meaning of Terms “City,” “Town,” “Municipality,” or “village.”
§ 36-30-2. Management and Disposition of Property
§ 36-30-3. Ordinances of a Council Not to Bind Succeeding Councils; Exceptions
§ 36-30-6. Voting Upon Questions by Interested Councilmembers
§ 36-30-7. Authorization and Procedure for Surrender of Corporate Charter
§ 36-30-7.1. Inactive Municipalities
§ 36-30-8. Confinement of Violators of Ordinances
§ 36-30-9. Compensation of Law Enforcement Officers
§ 36-30-10. Grant of Right to Obstruct Public Street Prohibited
§ 36-30-11. Enclosure of Lanes or Alleys
§ 36-30-13. Special Election to Fill Vacancies When All Seats Are Vacant