Either party to a hearing held pursuant to Code Section 14-4-23 who is dissatisfied with the action of the Secretary of State may appeal to the Superior Court of Fulton County, whereupon the matter shall be tried de novo by the court without a jury. The court shall either sustain the action of the Secretary of State or direct him to take such action as the court may deem proper.
(Ga. L. 1923, p. 82, § 3; Code 1933, § 22-205; Code 1933, § 22-4203, enacted by Ga. L. 1968, p. 565, § 1.)