Georgia § 36-7-15 - Removal of surveyor from office.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 36-7-15 — Removal of surveyor from office., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 36-7-15. Removal of surveyor from office.
The county surveyor, whether elected or appointed, may be removed by the judge of the probate court for want of capacity, in the same fashion as clerks of the superior courts are removed in the superior court. This cause of removal shall be in addition to the causes which apply to all public officers. (Orig. Code 1863, § 547; Code 1868, § 611; Code 1873, § 570; Code 1882, § 570; Civil Code 1895, § 477; Civil Code 1910, § 595; Code 1933, § 23-1117.) Cross references. - Removal of clerks of superior courts, § 15-6-82 .
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