The right and power to organize work gangs or other means of confinement and to confine at labor therein, for a term not exceeding 30 days, persons convicted of violating the ordinances of municipal corporations is conferred on the municipal corporations or their respective authorities. In addition to other punishment allowed by law, municipal corporations, by and through their municipal courts, shall have the right and power to punish persons convicted of violating the ordinances of such municipal corporations by confinement or confinement at labor for a period of time not to exceed 30 days.
History. Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 179, § 1; Code 1933, § 69-205.
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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