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title: O.C.G.A. § 50-9-16. Liberal construction of provisions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 50-9-16. Liberal construction of provisions.

This article and Article 2 of this chapter, being for the welfare of the state and its inhabitants, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.

## History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 699, § 30.