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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-12-1. General supervision of paupers.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-12-1. General supervision of paupers.

The general supervision of all paupers is vested in the county governing authority.

## History

Laws 1792, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 346; Laws 1818, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 347; Code 1863, § 710; Code 1868, § 776; Code 1873, § 754; Code 1882, § 754; Civil Code 1895, § 426; Civil Code 1910, § 541; Code 1933, § 23-2101.