{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-9","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 36-31-9","heading":"Initial terms of office.","body":"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 provisions of Code Sections 21-2-541.1 and 21-2-541.2.","path":["TITLE 36 Local Government","Provisions Applicable to Municipal Corporations Only","CHAPTER 31 Incorporation of Municipal Corporations"],"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":"3b0f5bd9ad49ab09ee7c1f70abaecf22eceea8d4b46652c6ee1e922ffbd885cf","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-8","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-36-31-10"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}