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title: O.C.G.A. § 9-7-7. Contempt referred to superior court.
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# O.C.G.A. § 9-7-7. Contempt referred to superior court.

In cases of contempt by either party, a witness, or other persons, upon application to the court making the appointment, the judge thereof shall take such proceedings and impose such penalty as the facts authorize or require.

## History

Ga. L. 1894, p. 123, § 3; Civil Code 1895, § 4583; Civil Code 1910, § 5129; Code 1933, § 10-103.