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.
History. 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 .
Structure Georgia Code
§ 36-7-1. Requirement of County Surveyor for Each County; Appointment of Assistants or Deputies
§ 36-7-2. Election, Commissioning, Qualification, and Removal of County Surveyor; Qualifications
§ 36-7-3. Procedure When Election Fails to Fill Office; Procedure in Event of Vacancy
§ 36-7-4. Commissioning of Surveyor
§ 36-7-5. Oath of Office; Bond and Security
§ 36-7-6. Oath of Assistant; Entry of Appointment of Assistant on Minutes of Probate Court
§ 36-7-8. Duties of Surveyor Generally
§ 36-7-9. Establishment of Fees
§ 36-7-10. Payment of Fees Generally
§ 36-7-11. Issuance of Execution for Fees
§ 36-7-12. Surveys or Plats Deemed Presumptive Evidence of Facts
§ 36-7-14. Appointment of Disinterested Surveyor; Oath