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(Orig. Code 1863, § 3629; Code 1868, § 3654; Code 1873, § 3705; Code 1882, § 3705; Civil Code 1895, § 5408; Civil Code 1910, § 6007; Code 1933, § 24-301; Ga. L. 1983, p. 884, § 4-1.)
- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1985, "bailiffs" was substituted for "baliffs" in this Code section.
- Sheriff making collection under one income tax fieri facias and making a return of nulla bona under other tax fieri facias is entitled to deduct the sheriff's fees for all of such fieri facias from the sum collected by the sheriff under one or more of such fieri facias. 1952-53 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 206.
- 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Clerks of Court, §§ 11, 14. 20 Am. Jur. 2d, Costs, §§ 1, 63.
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