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title: O.C.G.A. § 32-10-16. Construction of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 32-10-16. Construction of article.

This article, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 626, § 37; Ga. L. 1955, p. 124, § 38; Ga. L. 1967, p. 385, § 37; Code 1933, § 95A-1237, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 32.