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title: O.C.G.A. § 15-16-9. Sheriff’s office.
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# O.C.G.A. § 15-16-9. Sheriff’s office.

Sheriffs must keep their offices at the same places and on the same terms as clerks of the superior court are required to do.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 329; Code 1868, § 390; Code 1873, § 354; Code 1882, § 354; Civil Code 1895, § 4377; Civil Code 1910, § 4911; Code 1933, § 24-2810.