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title: O.C.G.A. § 52-2-38. Construction of chapter.
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# O.C.G.A. § 52-2-38. Construction of chapter.

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

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 464, § 18.