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title: O.C.G.A. § 17-7-22. Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail.
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# O.C.G.A. § 17-7-22. Powers of presiding officer in court of a municipal corporation to bind over or commit criminal offenders to jail.

Any mayor, recorder, or other proper officer presiding in any court of a municipal corporation shall have authority to bind over or commit to jail offenders against any criminal law whenever, in the course of an investigation before such officer, a proper case therefor is made out by the evidence.

## History

Ga. L. 1880-81, p. 176, § 2; Code 1882, § 786c; Penal Code 1895, § 927; Penal Code 1910, § 952; Code 1933, § 27-423.

## Law Reviews

For note, ‘‘Bail in Georgia: Elimination of ‘Double Bonding’ — A Partially Solved Problem,’’ see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 220 (1971).