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title: O.C.G.A. § 23-4-5. Receipt of and action on petition; transmittal of proceedings to clerk.
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# O.C.G.A. § 23-4-5. Receipt of and action on petition; transmittal of proceedings to clerk.

The judge may receive and act upon the petitions described in Code Section 23-4-4 at chambers, always transmitting the entire proceedings to the clerk to be entered on the minutes or other records of the court.

## History

Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 59, § 1; Code 1863, § 4131; Code 1868, § 4163; Code 1873, § 4222; Code 1882, § 4222; Civil Code 1895, § 4864; Civil Code 1910, § 5437; Code 1933, § 37-1302.