Georgia § 22-3-121 - Acquisition of right to enter lands and clear or cut timber for purposes of carrying out survey of coasts - Generally.
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§ 22-3-121. Acquisition of right to enter lands and clear or cut timber for purposes of carrying out survey of coasts - Generally.
Any person employed under the act of the Congress of the United States providing for a survey of the coasts may enter upon lands within this state and clear or cut timber upon the same for any purpose legitimately connected with and necessary to carry out the survey, provided that no unnecessary injury be done thereby and all damages to the owner of the land be promptly paid. (Laws 1847, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 155; Code 1863, § 25; Code 1868, § 23; Code 1873, § 23; Code 1882, § 23; Civil Code 1895, § 27; Civil Code 1910, § 28; Code 1933, § 36-1102.) U.S. Code. - The federal Act referred to in this section is codified at 33 U.S.C. § 883a, which provides for the activities which the director of the Coast and Geodetic Survey is authorized to conduct.
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