45-6-5. Source of powers of public officers generally; estoppel.

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Powers of all public officers are defined by law and all persons must take notice thereof. The public may not be estopped by the acts of any officer done in the exercise of an unconferred power.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Civil Code 1895, § 268; Civil Code 1910, § 303; Code 1933, § 89-903.

Cross references

Liability of public agents on public contracts, § 10-6-88.

Law reviews

For survey article on local government law, see 59 Mercer L. Rev. 285 (2007). For annual survey on local government law, see 61 Mercer L. Rev. 255 (2009).

Other notes

History of Code section.: This Code section is derived from the decision in Penitentiary Co. No. 2 v. Gordon, 85 Ga. 159, 11 S.E. 584 (1890).

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