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title: O.C.G.A. § 18-2-44. Property to be conveyed generally; description of property; attachment of list of creditors of assignor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 18-2-44. Property to be conveyed generally; description of property; attachment of list of creditors of assignor.

(a) All assignments referred to in Code Section 18-2-42 shall convey all of the property of every sort which is claimed or owned by the assignor at the time of the execution thereof. Such assignments shall:

(1) Identify any lands owned or any interest in lands;

(2) Identify goods, wares, and merchandise by general words of description, indicating the location, kind, and quality thereof, with a statement as accurate as possible, containing the purchase price and selling price of the lot as a whole; and

(3) Describe in general terms any shares of capital stock, livestock, or personal property which are not connected with any mercantile or manufacturing business.

(b) The assignor shall attach a list of all creditors with their post office addresses and amounts due to each.

## History

Ga. L. 1894, p. 90, § 4; Civil Code 1895, § 2701; Civil Code 1910, § 3234; Code 1933, § 28-305.