Georgia § 50-16-142 - Receipt for property received from predecessor in office; accounting for property not turned over.
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§ 50-16-142. Receipt for property received from predecessor in office; accounting for property not turned over.
When any officer shall vacate his office, he shall take a receipt from his successor for all property turned over to the successor, which receipt shall be entered in the inventory book; and he shall satisfactorily account to the proper authority for any not turned over. (Ga. L. 1882-83, p. 126, § 2; Civil Code 1895, § 276; Civil Code 1910, § 311; Code 1933, § 91-802.)
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