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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-7-15. Removal of surveyor.
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-7-15. Removal of surveyor.

The county surveyor, whether elected or appointed, may be removed by the judge of the probate court for want of capacity, in the same fashion as clerks of the superior courts are removed in the superior court. This cause of removal shall be in addition to the causes which apply to all public officers.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 547; Code 1868, § 611; Code 1873, § 570; Code 1882, § 570; Civil Code 1895, § 477; Civil Code 1910, § 595; Code 1933, § 23-1117.

## Cross References

Removal of clerks of superior courts, § 15-6-82.