Title 36 — Title 36
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O.C.G.A. § 36-1-1 Names of counties
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The state is divided into 159 counties, whose boundaries and limits shall be ascertained by the several Acts laying off the same and those Acts amendatory thereof. The names of the counties are as follows: Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill,…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-10 Employment of accountant to examine books
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The county governing authority is authorized, whenever it deems it necessary to do so, to employ an expert accountant to examine and report on the books, vouchers, and accounts of any county officer whose duty it is under the law to handle county funds. The expert accountant may …
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-11.1 Expenditure of funds for insurance and employment benefits
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36-1-12. Courthouse to remain open during normal working hours. 36-1-13. Speculation in county orders by county officer. 36-1-14. Interested transactions prohibited; removal from office for violation.
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-13 Speculation in county orders by county officer
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Any public officer of any county in this state who buys up at a discount or in any manner speculates in what are known as ‘‘county orders,’’ ‘‘jury scrip,’’ or any other order or scrip which is to be paid out of any public fund of this state or of any county in this state shall b…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-14 Interested transactions prohibited; removal from office for violation
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36-1-15. Prohibition, regulation, and taxation of fortunetelling and similar practices. 36-1-16. Garbage, trash, waste, or refuse not to be transported across state or county boundaries for dumping without permission; exemption. 36-1-17. Authority of county employees to issue cit…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-2 Extent of jurisdiction of counties divided by water
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Whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county, the jurisdiction of the county shall extend to the center of the main channel of the stream, provided that whenever a stream of water is the boundary of a county and such stream or a bank thereof is the boundary of the State…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-20 Ordinances for governing and policing of unincorporated areas of county
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(a) The governing authority of each county, for the purpose of protecting and preserving the public health, safety, and welfare, is authorized to adopt ordinances for the governing and policing of the 305 36-1-20 unincorporated areas of the county, violations of which ordinances …
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-21 Civil service system for county employees
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(a) The governing authority of any county is authorized to provide by ordinance or resolution for the creation of a civil service system for employees of the county, other than elected officials or persons appointed to positions for specified terms. (b) Subsequent to the creation…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-22 Business and occupational license taxes and fees
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Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1292, § 6, effective January 1, 1995. Editor’s notes. — This Code section was based on Code 1981, § 36-1-22, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1586, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 36; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1734, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 36. 36-1-23. Purchase…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-25 Official minutes of meetings
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Official minutes of the meetings of a county governing authority shall be maintained in the offices of the county governing authority. Copies of contracts, maps, or similar material or documents related to actions taken by a county governing authority may be included in the minut…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-26 Contracts for utility services; terms and conditions
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The governing authority of any county in this state may authorize the execution of one or more contracts which specify the rates, fees, or other charges which will be charged and collected by the county for electric, natural gas, or water utility services to be provided by the co…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-4 When county liable to be sued
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36-1-5. Service upon county. 36-1-6. Publication of annual financial statement; contents. 36-1-7. Submission to grand jury of sworn returns of receipts and disbursements; approval or disapproval; appearance to explain errors; failure to make return. 36-1-8. Investment of certain …
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-5 Service upon county
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In all cases in which a county is a party defendant, service shall be sufficient if perfected upon a majority of the commissioners, in those counties in which the affairs of the county are committed to a county commissioner or a board of county commissioners. History. — Ga. L. 18…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-6 Publication of annual financial statement; contents
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All boards of county commissioners, county commissioners, county managers, or other persons or bodies having charge of receipts and expenditures of county moneys shall publish a financial statement once each calendar year in the paper in which sheriff’s advertisements are publish…
O.C.G.A. § 36-1-9 Payment into county treasury
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Any county official, officer, or employee who is charged with the responsibility of collecting, receiving, or disbursing any fees, fines, forfeitures, costs, commissions, allowances, penalties, funds, or moneys, or any other emolument or perquisite for any other county official, …