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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-2-61. Proceedings to be in rem; operation of decree.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-2-61. Proceedings to be in rem; operation of decree.

The proceedings under any petition for the registration of land and all proceedings in the court in relation to registered land shall be proceedings in rem against the land; and the decree of the court shall operate directly on the land and shall vest and establish title thereto in accordance with this article upon all persons who are parties to said proceedings, whether by name or under the general designation of ‘‘whom it may concern.’’

## History

Ga. L. 1917, p. 108, § 4; Ga. L. 1931, p. 190, § 1; Code 1933, § 60-202; Ga. L. 1939, p. 341, § 1.