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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-6-2. Requirement of bond and oath.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-6-2. Requirement of bond and oath.

No appointment or election to the office of county treasurer is effective until bond and security is given and the oath of office is taken.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 517; Code 1868, § 581; Code 1873, § 543; Code 1882, § 543; Civil Code 1895, § 449; Civil Code 1910, § 565; Code 1933, § 23-1003.