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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-5-8. Filing and preserving papers and evidence.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-5-8. Filing and preserving papers and evidence.

All the papers and evidence upon every application made pursuant to Code Section 44-5-5 shall be filed and preserved in the office of the Governor.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 2329; Code 1868, § 2326; Code 1873, § 2357; Code 1882, § 2357; Civil Code 1895, § 3216; Civil Code 1910, § 3804; Code 1933, § 85-307.