Constitution of the State of Georgia

Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Article V. EXECUTIVE BRANCH · Section II. DUTIES AND POWERS OF GOVERNOR

Art. V, Sec. II, Para. II. Law enforcement.

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The Governor shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed and shall be the conservator of the peace throughout the state.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

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1976 Constitution.: Art. IV, Sec. VI, Para. I; Art. V, Sec. II, Para. II.
public officer.: This paragraph does not imply authority in the Governor to remove a public officer during tenure of office. Holder v. Anderson, 160 Ga. 433, 128 S.E. 181 (1925) (see Ga. Const. 1983, Art. V, Sec. II, Para. II). Cited in Kryder v. State, 212 Ga. 272, 91 S.E.2d 612 (1956); Manders v. Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).

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Text read from 2ga-const-(v2)-2016-pdf.pdf, Volume V2, 2016 edition, page 969; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 1b27199d8655.