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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-12-136. Supervision of pawnbrokers by municipalities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-12-136. Supervision of pawnbrokers by municipalities.

Municipal authorities may license pawnbrokers, define their powers and privileges by ordinance, impose taxes upon them, revoke their licenses, and exercise such general supervision as will ensure fair dealing between the pawnbroker and his customers.

## History

Ga. L. 1868, p. 136, § 1; Code 1873, § 2137; Code 1882, § 2137; Civil Code 1895, §§ 755, 2955; Civil Code 1910, §§ 904, 3527; Code 1933, § 12-611.