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Section 36-12-4 - Liability of person sending pauper to county for support purposes — Georgia Law | CourtGPT
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Section 36-12-4 - Liability of person sending pauper to county for support purposes

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Any inhabitant of any county, city, town, or village in or out of this state who sends a pauper to some county in this state by paying the expense of his transportation or otherwise has him removed for the purpose of burdening some other community shall be personally liable for the support of the pauper in the county where he locates. If the person who transports a pauper is insolvent or does not respond to such demand from any cause, the county from which the transportation took place shall be liable.