The sheriff shall be a competent officer to administer the oath to the person in possession if he desires to tender the counteraffidavit provided for in Code Section 44-11-30.
(Ga. L. 1853-54, p. 52, § 2; Code 1863, § 3980; Code 1868, § 4001; Code 1873, § 4073; Code 1882, § 4073; Civil Code 1895, § 4809; Civil Code 1910, § 5381; Code 1933, § 105-1502.)
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- 28A C.J.S., Ejectment, § 34 et seq.