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title: O.C.G.A. § 44-9-75. Application of article to lessee of mine.
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# O.C.G.A. § 44-9-75. Application of article to lessee of mine.

Any person or company of persons engaged in working a mine under a lease shall be held and regarded as the owner or owners and as such shall be entitled to avail himself or themselves of the benefits and privileges of this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1868, p. 139, § 6; Code 1873, § 750; Code 1882, § 750; Civil Code 1895, § 657; Ga. L. 1897, p. 21, § 1; Code 1933, § 83-209.