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title: O.C.G.A. § 46-8-77. Certification by judge of the probate court of the fact of advertisement of petition; filing of certificate with Secretary of State.
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# O.C.G.A. § 46-8-77. Certification by judge of the probate court of the fact of advertisement of petition; filing of certificate with Secretary of State.

When the copy of the petition for dissolution has been published as required by Code Section 46-8-74, the corporation may apply to the judge of the probate court of the county in which its principal office is situated for certification of the fact of such publication, and the judge shall certify the fact. The certificate shall thereupon be filed by the corporation in the office of the Secretary of State.

## History

Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 213, § 7.