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Call Now: 904-383-7448The general supervision of all paupers is vested in the county governing authority.
(Laws 1792, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 346; Laws 1818, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 347; Code 1863, § 710; Code 1868, § 776; Code 1873, § 754; Code 1882, § 754; Civil Code 1895, § 426; Civil Code 1910, § 541; Code 1933, § 23-2101.)
- Under this section, until there has been some inquiry into the circumstances of the poor who will be treated as paupers and who shall become chargeable to the county, no persons can be properly said to be so chargeable. Justices of Inferior Court v. Chapman, 16 Ga. 89 (1854) (see O.C.G.A. § 36-12-1).
Confederate soldiers, referred to in the expression "indigent pensioners," as used in Ga. L. 1909, p. 17, § 2, cannot be classed as paupers. Clark v. Walton, 137 Ga. 277, 73 S.E. 392 (1911).
- Presumption and burden of proof of settlement in action by one town or poor district against another for support of pauper, 99 A.L.R. 457.
Tort liability of municipality or other governmental subdivision in connection with poor relief activities, 134 A.L.R. 762.
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2015-09-14
Citation: 297 Ga. 655, 778 S.E.2d 1, 2015 Ga. LEXIS 645
Snippet: Augusta-Richmond County’s merit system. See OCGA § 36-1-21 (b). In fact, in 1956, when the General Assembly
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2010-03-01
Citation: 691 S.E.2d 845, 286 Ga. 860, 2010 Fulton County D. Rep. 515, 2010 Ga. LEXIS 171
Snippet: 1986 of OCGA § 36-1-21. Id. at 506(1)(b), 458 S.E.2d 791. In relevant part, OCGA § 36-1-21 states: (a) The
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2007-02-26
Citation: 281 Ga. 643, 641 S.E.2d 787, 2007 Fulton County D. Rep. 479, 2007 Ga. LEXIS 187
Snippet: (citation omitted). Ferdinand’s reliance on OCGA § 36-1-21 does not change the result, as that statute expressly
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2006-02-27
Citation: 627 S.E.2d 3, 280 Ga. 278, 2006 Fulton County D. Rep. 575, 2006 Ga. LEXIS 160
Snippet: amendment, or the procedure set out in OCGA § 36-1-21 must be followed. Gwinnett County v. Yates, 265
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1998-07-16
Citation: 506 S.E.2d 366, 269 Ga. 678, 1998 Ga. LEXIS 773
Snippet: Laws 2097; 1929 Ga. Laws at 749. See OCGA § 36-1-21 (providing that the county governing authority
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1995-05-30
Citation: 265 Ga. 504, 458 S.E.2d 791
Snippet: by following the procedure set forth in OCGA § 36-1-21. a. The Constitutional Amendment In 1968, the General