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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-4-12. Approval and filing of bonds.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-4-12. Approval and filing of bonds.

The approval of all official bonds shall be in writing, endorsed on the bonds, and shall show the day and year on which they were approved; and such bonds shall not be filed until thus approved.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 145; Code 1868, § 140; Code 1873, § 150; Code 1882, § 150; Civil Code 1895, § 245; Civil Code 1910, § 280; Code 1933, § 89-404.