§ 6-226. Ownership of abutting property by State or political subdivision.  


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  • Whenever the abutting land owners of any street, alley, avenue or lane of said City petition the said Mayor and Aldermen as herein set out, or said Mayor and Aldermen pass the resolution provided for in section 6-213 of this Charter, for the pavement of any such street, avenue, alley or lane or other public place, where the State or any of its political subdivisions is the owner of the property on said street, the frontage so owned is to be counted as if owned by an individual and shall be likewise treated for the purpose of assessment, and where the State is the owner of the property, the Governor is authorized to sign any petition provided for in this Act for and in behalf of the State, and where the County is the owner, the Chairman of the Board of the County Commissioners of Chatham County is authorized to sign in behalf of the County, and where the City of Savannah is the owner, the Mayor of Savannah is authorized to sign in behalf of the City.

(1919 Ga. Laws, page 1294, § 24)