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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-1. Origin of title to land.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-1. Origin of title to land.

The title to all lands originates in grants from the Government and, since its independence, from the state.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2322; Code 1868, § 2319; Code 1873, § 2350; Code 1882, § 2350; Civil Code 1895, § 3210; Civil Code 1910, § 3798; Code 1933, § 85-301.