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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-16-100. Exclusive state property.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-16-100. Exclusive state property.

The railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga is the property of this state exclusively and shall be known as the Western and Atlantic Railroad.

## History

Orig. Code 1863, § 888; Code 1868, § 96; Code 1873, § 963; Code 1882, § 963; Ga. L. 1889, p. 362, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 1020; Civil Code 1910, § 1287; Code 1933, § 91-201.