{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-13-21","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 45-13-21","heading":"Duty to prepare and deliver commissions, dedimus potestatems, and bonds to Governor for signature; executive secretary to submit Governor’s appointments for preparation of commissions, dedimus potestatems, and bonds.","body":"(a) It shall be the ministerial duty of the Secretary of State to furnish, prepare for, and deliver to the Governor for his signature and the seal of the office of the Governor all commissions, dedimus potestatems, and bonds for all public officers who are required to be commissioned by the Governor.\n(b) The executive secretary of the office of the Governor shall submit to the Secretary of State a copy of all appointments to public office when made by the Governor, in order that said commissions, dedimus potestatems, and bonds may be prepared and forwarded to the Governor for his signature and the seal of the office of the Governor.","path":["TITLE 45 Public Officers and Employees","CHAPTER 13 Secretary of State","Article 2 Powers and Duties Generally"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.45.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"752caf3686c91c9aaaf346ad7e6bb230cd32bc47f8c8fb59422b6b017ae89b6a","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-13-20","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-45-13-22"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}