There must be one county surveyor for each county. The surveyor is empowered to appoint one or more assistants or deputies, for whose conduct he is responsible.
O.C.G.A. § 36-7-1
Requirement of county surveyor for each county; appointment of assistants or deputies
— Laws 1783, Cobb’s 1851 1868, § 612; Code 1873, § 571; Code Digest, p. 665; Laws 1784, Cobb’s 1851 1882, § 571; Civil Code 1895, § 478; Civil Digest, p. 670; Code 1863, § 548; …
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