History. Laws 1826, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 1027; Code 1863, § 1572; Code 1868, § 1634; Code 1873, § 1640; Code 1882, § 1640; Civil Code 1895, § 282; Civil Code 1910, § 317; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 78; Code 1933, § 40-1404; Ga. L. 1941, p. 240, § 1; Ga. L. 1943, p. 127, § 1; Ga. L. 1947, p. 673, § 1; Ga. L. 1963, p. 575, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 96, § 3; Code 1981, § 45-14-3 ; Code 1981, § 45-14-4 , as redesignated by Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 25; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 45.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 25, provided for the repeal of this Code section, effective April 3, 1996. For present comparable provisions, see Code Section 45-14-5.
Ga. L. 1986, p. 855, § 25, redesignated former Code Section 45-14-3 as Code Section 45-14-4.