If a protest or exceptions to the survey and plat are filed in the Secretary of State’s office within the 30 days, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to give, through the mail, ten days’ written notice of the time when he will hear the protest or exceptions at his office to the county governing authorities of the respective counties. Upon the hearing, the Secretary of State shall determine from the law and evidence the true boundary line in dispute between the respective counties.
History. Ga. L. 1899, p. 24, § 3; Civil Code 1910, § 475; Code 1933, § 23-405.
Structure Georgia Code
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