{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-30-1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-30-1","heading":"Meaning of terms “city,” “town,” “municipality,” or “village.”","body":"Wherever 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.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 30 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.36.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"96c3ac6870c7a623a74d75c7b136e051c681bbb5347beab6e8e7fde476923cb6","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-21-10","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-30-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}