§ 36-3-21.1. Counties’ Agreement to Boundary Lines; Filing of Resolutions
At any time after certification of the grand jury presentment to the Governor and prior to a final determination by the Secretary of State under Code Section 36-3-24, the governing authorities of the affected counties may by mutual agreement determine where the boundary line shall be located. Any such agreement shall be evidenced by the […]
§ 36-3-22. Copy of Survey and Plat Furnished to County Authorities
The land surveyor appointed by the Governor to survey, mark out, and define the boundary line in dispute shall furnish the judges of the probate courts or chairmen of the boards of county commissioners of the respective counties with a copy of the survey and plat made and returned by him to the Secretary of […]
§ 36-3-23. Filing of Survey and Plat With Secretary of State; Time for Protest or Exceptions Thereto
The survey with plat, made and returned to the Secretary of State, shall be filed in his office, and entry of filing shall be made thereon; but the survey and plat shall not be recorded within the space of 30 days from the date of its reception in such office, for the purpose of allowing […]
§ 36-3-24. Notice and Hearing of Protest or Exceptions by Secretary of State
If a protest or exceptions to the survey and plat are filed in the Secretary of State’s office within the 30 days, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to give, through the mail, ten days’ written notice of the time when he will hear the protest or exceptions at his office […]
§ 36-3-25. Recordation of Survey and Plat; Conclusive Effect; Subsequent Changes of Boundary Line
Upon the making of a decision by the Secretary of State pursuant to Code Section 36-3-24 or in case no protest or exceptions are filed within the 30 days, the Secretary of State shall cause the survey and plat to be recorded in a book to be kept for that purpose, whereupon the same shall […]
§ 36-3-26. Compensation of Land Surveyor; Notification of County Authorities of Fee; Advisory Committee
The land surveyor shall receive a fee to be fixed by the Secretary of State or his designated deputy or assistant. Such fee shall be based upon reasonable compensation for the work to be performed and the rates normally charged by land surveyors in the same geographical area as the disputed line. The fee shall […]
§ 36-3-27. Payment by County Authorities of Compensation; Tax Levy
It shall be the duty of the governing authorities of each of the counties affected by such survey to pay that proportion of the fee established under Code Section 36-3-26 that such county bears to the total number of counties directly affected by the survey. The payment of such fees is declared to be a […]
§ 36-3-20. Presentment of Boundary Dispute by Grand Jury; Certification to Governor; Appointment of Surveyor to Define Line; Return of Survey and Plat to Secretary of State
When the boundary line between two or more counties is in dispute and the grand jury of either county presents that the boundary line needs to be marked out and defined, it shall be the duty of the clerk of the superior court in the county where the presentments were made to certify the presentments […]
§ 36-3-21. Service of Notice of Survey Upon County Authorities
Before the land surveyor proceeds to make the survey, he shall give the authorities having charge of the revenues of the counties at least ten days’ notice of the time and place intended to commence the survey. The notice shall be given by mail or in person. History. Ga. L. 1887, p. 106, § 5; […]