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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-3-16. Applicability of article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-3-16. Applicability of article.

This article shall apply to the oaths of office of all public officers of this state unless the contrary is expressly provided.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 163; Code 1868, § 158; Code 1873, § 169; Code 1882, § 169; Civil Code 1895, § 265; Civil Code 1910, § 300; Code 1933, § 89-301.