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title: O.C.G.A. § 36-82-40. Authorization and procedure generally.
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heading_path: LOCAL GOVERNMENT / Provisions Applicable to Counties, Municipal Corporations, and Other Governmental Entities / BONDS / VALIDATION OF BONDS / VALIDATION BY HOLDER OF BONDS ISSUED BY COUNTIES OR MUNICIPALITIES SUBSEQUENT TO ADOPTION OF CONSTITUTION OF 1877
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# O.C.G.A. § 36-82-40. Authorization and procedure generally.

The holder of any outstanding bond or bonds of any county, municipality, or political subdivision in this state issued subsequently to the adoption of the Constitution of 1877, the validating of which is not otherwise provided for by Code Sections 36-82-1 through 36-82-6 and Part 1 of this article, shall have the right to have the same validated in the manner provided in this part.

## History

Ga. L. 1908, p. 72, § 1; Civil Code 1910, § 453; Code 1933, § 87-401.

## Law Reviews

For article discussing the impact on bond issues of challenges to voting procedures, see 15 Ga. St. B. J. 15 (1978).