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  2. Service of process - Wikipedia

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    In the U.S. legal system, service of process is the procedure by which a party to a lawsuit gives an appropriate notice of initial legal action to another party (such as a defendant), court, or administrative body in an effort to exercise jurisdiction over that person so as to force that person to respond to the proceeding before the court, body, or other tribunal.

  3. Hague Service Convention - Wikipedia

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    Hague Service Convention. The Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters, more commonly called the Hague Service Convention, is a multilateral treaty that was adopted in The Hague, The Netherlands, on 15 November 1965 by member states of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.

  4. Conscription in Georgia - Wikipedia

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    As defined by the Constitution of Georgia, military service is a universal "duty of all capable citizens of the country." In 1997, the Law on Conscription and Military Service was established, forming the basis of male citizens' universal obligation to military service. This service includes four stages: registration, preparation, urgent ...

  5. James Osgood Andrew - Wikipedia

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    A James Osgood Andrew is listed as a resident of Athens, Georgia, in the 1830 U.S. Census. This Andrew is listed as the owner of two enslaved persons, although the New Georgia Encyclopedia sketch of Andrew concedes this man may not have been the man who was elected bishop. [8] The 1840 Census lists Bishop Andrew as a resident of Newton County ...

  6. Presidential Order of Excellence - Wikipedia

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    First awarded. 2010. The Presidential Order of Excellence is an award given by the President of Georgia to individuals in culture, education, science, art, sport, and other fields, for significant achievements and meritorious service for Georgia. [1][2] The award was established on July 31, 2009 by the Parliament of Georgia and is accompanied ...

  7. Compact of 1802 - Wikipedia

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    The Compact of 1802, formally Articles of Agreement and Cession, was a compact between the United States and the state of Georgia entered into on April 24, 1802. In it, the United States paid Georgia 1.25 million U.S. dollars for its central and western lands (the Yazoo lands, now Alabama and Mississippi, respectively), and promised that the U.S. government would extinguish American Indian ...

  8. George Mathews (soldier) - Wikipedia

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    George Mathews (August 30, 1739 – August 30, 1812) was an American soldier and politician from the U.S. States of Virginia and Georgia.He was a brevet brigadier general in the Continental Army, the 20th and 24th Governor of Georgia, a U.S. Representative from Georgia, and the leading participant in the Patriot War of East Florida.

  9. Orders, decorations, and medals of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    The Presidential Order of Excellence was established on 31 July 2009 and is awarded by the President of Georgia to individuals for outstanding achievements in the spheres of culture, education, science, art, sport etc. and for the significant achievements in the relevant fields of social life and meritorious service for Georgia. [1]