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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-4-1. Intention.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-4-1. Intention.

This chapter is intended to be and is merely a recompilation of existing statutes affecting and regulating corporations chartered by the Secretary of State and complements and supplements the express provisions of existing statutes governing banking, trust, insurance, railroad, canal, navigation, express, and telegraph corporations. All references in this chapter to corporations chartered by or incorporated by the Secretary of State shall refer only to the aforesaid corporations, except as otherwise provided, and shall not refer to corporations incorporated by the Secretary of State under Chapter 2 of this title.

## History

Code 1933, § 22-4801, enacted by Ga. L. 1969, p. 152, § 72; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1102, § 37.

## Cross References

Banking and trust companies generally, § 7-1-240 et seq. Insurance companies generally, § 33-1-1 et seq. Telephone and telegraph companies generally, § 46-5-1 et seq. Express companies generally, § 46-9-230 et seq. Canal companies generally, § 52-4-1 et seq. Navigation companies generally, § 52-5-1 et seq.