When the boundary line between two or more counties is in dispute and the grand jury of either county presents that the boundary line needs to be marked out and defined, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the presentments were made to certify the presentments to the Governor. The Governor shall appoint some suitable and competent land surveyor, who shall not reside in either county, to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute and to return the survey with plat to the Secretary of State’s office to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose.
History. Ga. L. 1887, p. 106, § 1; Civil Code 1895, § 386; Civil Code 1910, § 472; Code 1933, § 23-401; Ga. L. 1977, p. 248, § 1.
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For annual survey on local government law, see 66 Mercer L. Rev. 135 (2014).
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Article 2 - Settlement of Boundary Disputes
§ 36-3-21. Service of Notice of Survey Upon County Authorities
§ 36-3-21.1. Counties’ Agreement to Boundary Lines; Filing of Resolutions
§ 36-3-22. Copy of Survey and Plat Furnished to County Authorities
§ 36-3-23. Filing of Survey and Plat With Secretary of State; Time for Protest or Exceptions Thereto
§ 36-3-24. Notice and Hearing of Protest or Exceptions by Secretary of State
§ 36-3-25. Recordation of Survey and Plat; Conclusive Effect; Subsequent Changes of Boundary Line
§ 36-3-27. Payment by County Authorities of Compensation; Tax Levy