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O.C.G.A. § 36-12-1 General supervision of paupers
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The general supervision of all paupers is vested in the county governing authority. History. — Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 346; Laws 1818, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 347; Code 1863, § 710; Code 1868, § 776; Code 1873, § 754; Code 1882, § 754; Civil Code 1895, § 426; Civil Code …
O.C.G.A. § 36-12-2 Eligibility for benefits
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No person who is able to maintain himself by labor or who has sufficient means shall be entitled to the benefits of the provision for the poor. In cases where women are unable to maintain themselves and the helpless children they may have, they may be aided to the extent required…
O.C.G.A. § 36-12-3 Duty of relatives to support paupers generally; right of county to recover from relatives for provisions furnished
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The father, mother, or child of any pauper contemplated by Code Section 36-12-2, if sufficiently able, shall support the pauper. Any county having provided for such pauper upon the failure of such relatives to do so may bring an action against such relatives of full age and recov…
O.C.G.A. § 36-12-4 Liability of person sending pauper to county for support purposes
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Any inhabitant of any county, city, town, or village in or out of this state who sends a pauper to some county in this state by paying the expense of his transportation or otherwise has him removed for the purpose of burdening some other community shall be personally liable for t…