If a person expatriated under Code Section 1-2-4 acquires citizenship under some foreign power, he and his descendants who go with him for the purpose of residence may become citizens of this state again only after meeting the residence requirements and taking the oath of allegiance required of other foreigners as a condition to becoming a citizen of the United States by Section 1448 of Title 8 of the United States Code.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 55; Code 1868, § 51; Code 1873, § 48; Code 1882, § 48; Civil Code 1895, § 1807; Civil Code 1910, § 2164; Code 1933, § 79-204.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 2 - Persons and Their Rights
§ 1-2-2. Categories of Natural Persons
§ 1-2-3. Duration of Citizenship
§ 1-2-4. Right of Expatriation
§ 1-2-5. Reacquisition of Citizenship by Expatriated Persons and Descendants
§ 1-2-6. Rights of Citizens Generally
§ 1-2-7. Rights of Female Citizens Generally
§ 1-2-9. Rights of Citizens of the United States While in This State Generally
§ 1-2-10. Rights of Citizens of Other States or Nations to Sue or Give Evidence
§ 1-2-11. Rights of Aliens Generally; Purchase, Holding, and Conveyance of Realty