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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-16-143. Examination of predecessor’s inventories; report.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-16-143. Examination of predecessor’s inventories; report.

Every officer, within three months after taking charge of his office, shall examine the inventories of his predecessor and make a report upon the same to the proper authority, especially reporting each article and its value not turned over or satisfactorily accounted for.

## History

Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 126, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 277; Civil Code 1910, § 312; Code 1933, § 91-803.