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The Village or Ringgold was incorporated on December 18, 1847, when George Towns was
Governor and the Area was a part of Walker County. The Village was probably called
Cross Roads right up to the time when it was incorporated. It was named after Major
Sam Ringgold, who was the First Officer, of any rank, to die in the first battle of
the Mexican War.
An Act To Provide for a New Charter for the City of Ringgold; To Provide for Incorporation,
Boundaries, and Powers of the City; To Provide for a Governing Authority of Such City
and the Powers, Duties, Authority, Election, Terms, Vacancies, Compensation, Expenses,
Qualifications, Prohibitions, Conflicts of Interest, and Suspension and Removal From
Office Relative To Members of Such Governing Authority; To Provide for Inquiries and
Investigations; To Provide for Ordinances and Codes; To Provide for a City Manager,
Mayor, and Mayor Pro Tempore and Certain Duties, Powers, and Other Matters Relative
Thereto; To Provide for Administrative Affairs and Responsibilities; To Provide for
Boards, Commissions, and Authority; To Provide for a City Attorney, a City Clerk,
and Other Personnel and Matters Relating Thereto; To Provide for Rules and Regulations;
To Provide for a Municipal Court and the Judges Thereof and Other Matters Relative
to Those Judges; To Provide for the Court's Jurisdiction, Powers, Practices, and Procedures;
To Provide for the Right of Certiorari; To Provide for Elections; to Provide for Taxation,
Licenses, and Fees; To Provide for Franchises, Service Charges, and Assessments; To
Provide for Bonded and Other Indebtedness; To Provide for Auditing, Accounting, Budgeting,
and Appropriations; To Provide for City Contracts and Purchasing; to Provide for the
Conveyance of Property and Interest Therein; To Provide for Bonds for Officials; To
Provide for Penalties; To Provide for Definitions and Construction; To Provide for
Other Matters Relative To the Foregoing; To Repeal a Specific Act; To Provide for
an Effective Date; To Provide for Related Matters; To Repeal Conflicting Laws; and
for Other Purposes.
Be It Enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia:
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