Georgia § 20-2-490 - Municipalities authorized to levy school taxes.
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§ 20-2-490. Municipalities authorized to levy school taxes.
Authority is given by the Constitution of Georgia to municipalities now authorized by law to operate independent school systems to maintain public schools in their respective limits by local taxation. (Ga. L. 1919, p. 288, § 127; Code 1933, § 32-1111; Ga. L. 1946, p. 206, § 14.) Cross references. - Authority of municipal corporations to maintain existing independent school systems, Ga. Const. 1983, Art. VIII, Sec. V, Para. I. Municipal tax for independent school systems, § 48-5-405 .
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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