The commissioners are authorized, in their own names or in that of their chairman as such, to bring an action for and recover, to their own use and the improvement of navigation, any forfeiture accruing under this chapter which is not otherwise specifically appropriated.
History. Orig. Code 1863, § 1490; Code 1868, § 1547; Code 1873, § 1541; Code 1882, § 1541; Civil Code 1895, § 1689; Civil Code 1910, § 1935; Code 1933, § 80-209; Ga. L. 1945, p. 279, § 27; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 52.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 52 - Waters of the State, Ports, and Watercraft
Chapter 6 - Pilots and Pilotage
Article 1 - Board of Pilotage Commissioners
§ 52-6-1. Composition of Board; Terms of Commissioners
§ 52-6-2. Filling of Vacancies on Board
§ 52-6-3. Qualifications of Commissioners
§ 52-6-4. Areas for Which Commissioners Appointed
§ 52-6-5. Appointment of Master Pilot; Duties of Master Pilot Generally
§ 52-6-6. Right of Commissioners to Bring an Action to Recover Forfeitures
§ 52-6-7. Manner of Application of Fines and Forfeitures