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title: O.C.G.A. § 14-4-60. Powers generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 14-4-60. Powers generally.

All corporations have the right to sue and be sued, to have and use a common seal, to make bylaws binding on their own members not inconsistent with the laws of this state and of the United States, to receive donations by gift or will, to purchase and hold such property, real or personal, as is necessary to the purpose of their organization, and to do all such acts as are necessary for the legitimate execution of this purpose.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 1633; Code 1868, § 1678; Code 1873, § 1679; Code 1882, § 1679; Civil Code 1895, § 1852; Civil Code 1910, § 2216; Code 1933, § 22-703; Code 1933, § 22-4103, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.