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.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 3517, HB 841, not codified by the General Assembly, incorporates the City of East Cobb.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 4927, HB 840, not codified by the General Assembly, incorporates the City of Vinings.
Law reviews.
For article surveying history of grant of municipal charters in Georgia, see 11 Ga. B. J. 133 (1948).
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 31 - Incorporation of Municipal Corporations
§ 36-31-2. Two-Year Inapplicability of Provisions Regarding Inactive Municipalities
§ 36-31-3. Minimum Population Standards for Proposed Municipal Corporation
§ 36-31-4. Use and Subdivision of Areas Proposed to Be Incorporated
§ 36-31-7. Power to License and Regulate Alcoholic Beverages
§ 36-31-7.1. Ownership and Control of County Road Rights of Way
§ 36-31-9. Initial Terms of Office
§ 36-31-10. Appropriation of Funds for Grants or Loans
§ 36-31-11.1. Municipality Control Over Parks and Fire Stations; Obligation of County