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title: O.C.G.A. § 45-4-8. Attorney at law or county officer not to be surety.
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# O.C.G.A. § 45-4-8. Attorney at law or county officer not to be surety.

No attorney at law or county officer shall be accepted as surety on the bond of any county officer.

## History

Ga. L. 1876, p. 13, § 1; Code 1882, § 152; Civil Code 1895, § 248; Civil Code 1910, § 283; Code 1933, § 89-416.