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pn'TV ENVILLE (GA.) NEWS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1962
Resolution Act No. 228
House Resolution No. 575-1110
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution of the State of Geor
gia, as heretofore amended, by add
ing at the end of Article VII, Sec
tion IV, Paragraph I thereof a new
(paragraph to be appropriately
numbered, to grant to the General
Assembly the power to delegate to
any county the right to levy a tax
to build, acquire, maintain and
operate and to participate with
other counties, municipalities, pub
lic or private corporations in build
ing, acquiring, maintaining and op
erating a system or systems of
public transportation, including the
payment of preliminary investiga
tive expenses, the (payment of all or
any part of the principal of and
the interest on any obligations is
sued to finance the construction or
acouisition of any such public
transportation system or systems
and to establish and maintain rea
sonable reserves in connection with
the issuance of any such obliga
tions and reasonable reserves for
the future operation, development,
improvement and expansion of such
facilities, and to declare that the
Construction, acquisition, mainte
nance and operation of public
transporation systems is an es
sential government function un
dertaken for public purposes for
which the powers of taxation and
eminent domain may be exercised
and public funds expended; and for
other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Gen
eral Assembly of Georgia, and it
is hereby resolved by the authority
aforesaid, as follows:
SECTION 1
The Constitution of the State of
Georgia as heretofore amended, is
hereby further amended by adding
at the end of Article VII, Section
IV, Paragraph I thereof a new
paragraph to be appropriately
numbered, reading as follows:
To build, acquire, maintain and
operate and to participate with
other counties, municipalities, pub
lic or private corporations in build
ing, acquiring, maintaining and
operating a system or systems of
public transportation, including the
payment of preliminary investiga
tive expenses, the payment of all or
any part of the principal of. and
the interest on any obligations is
sued to finance the construction or
acquisition of any such public
transportation system or systems
and to establish and maintain rea
sonable reserves in connection with
the issuance of any such obliga
tions and reasonable reserves for
the future operations, development,
improvement and expansion of such
facilities. The construction, acqui
sition, maintenance and operation
of public transportation systems
is hereby declared to be an essen
tial governmental function under
taken for public purposes for which
the powers of taxation and eminent
domain may be exercised and pub
lic funds expended.
SECTION 2
When this resolution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds (23)
of the members elected to_
houses of the General Assembly o
Georgia, the same shall be entered
on their journals with the yeas and
nays taken thereon and shall be
submitted to the people for ratifi
cation or rejection at the next gen
eral election for members of the
General Assembly as provided by
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia. At said general election,
those desiring to vote in favorof
said amendment shall have written
.or printed on their ballot the words
“For ratification of amendment to
the Constitution of the State of
’Georgia, authorizing the General
Assembly to delegates to counties
the right to levy taxes for public
transportation, and declaring the
same to be an essential Jfovcni
mental function.” Those desiring
to ->ote against ratification of said
XendmSrt shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words
“Against ratification of aT ? e
inert to the Constitution of the
S-?te of Georgia, authorizing the
Genial Assembly to delegate to
cornties the right to levy taxes so
transportation, and declar
ing the same to be an essentia
xr-cvernmenml function.
SECTION 3
This PToposed amendment shall
he published before said gemera
election as now provided by law. If
at said general election the ma-
Toritv of qualified voters voting
S “inas Z'-Wed in the Conet,-
Sn of the State of Georps(.as
amended, vote m favor of the rati
fication of this amendment me
same shall, upon the result _ th ®
being ascertained, consolidated and
certified as provided by law, be
come a part of the Constitution of
this State, and the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof as pro
vided by law.
I GEO. L. SMITH IT
' Speaker of ths House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the Houtse
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary < xC th Q
Resolution Act No. 203
House Resolution No. 420-875
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to disqualify a
write-in vote candidate unless he
announced his intention or can
didacy ten (10) or more days prior
to the election; to provide the
method of announcing his candi
dacy; to authorize the General As
sembly to enact other regulations
pertaining to holding public office;
to provide for the submission of
this amendment for ratification or
rejection; and for other purposes.
i BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENER AL ASSEMBLY 0 F
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article 11, Section IV, of the Con
stitution,* relating to persons dis
qualified to hold office is hereby
amended by adding a new para
graph at the end thereof, to read:
“No person elected on a write-in
vote shall be eligible to hold office
unless notice of his intention or
candidacy was given ten (10) or
more days prior to the election by
the person to be a write-in candi
date, or by some other person or
group of persons qualified to vote
in the subject election, as follows:
In a state general election, to the
Secretary of State and by publi
cation in a paper of general circu
ation in the state; in a general
election of county officers, to the
Ordinary of the County in which
he is to be a candidate and by pub
lication in the official organ of the
came County; in a municipal
general election, to the Mayor or
similar officer thereof and by pub
lication in the official gazette of
the municipality holding the elec
tion. The General Assembly may
enact other reasonable regulations
and require compliance therewith
as a condition of eligibility to hold
office in this State.”
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
‘been agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
branches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on
their journals with the “Ayes” and
“Nays” taken thereon, such pro
i posed amendment shall be pub
! lished and submitted as (provided
in Article XIII, Section 1, Para
graph lof the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol
lowing:
“For ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to dis
qualify write-in candidates unless
they have given notice of candi
dacy ten (10) days prior to election
and to authorize the General As
sembly to enact other regulations.
“Against ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution so as to
disqualify write-in candidates un
less they have given notice of can
didacy ten (10) days prior to elec
tion, and to authorize the General
Assembly to enact other regula
tions.”
AU persons desiring to vote m
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifica
tion of the amendment, and all per
sons desiring to vote against the
adoption of the proposed amend
ment shall vote against ratifica
tion.
If such amendment shall be rati
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall become
a part of the Constitution of this
State. The returns of the election
'•hall b° made in like manner as re
turns for elections for members of
the General Assembly, and it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of
State to ascertain the result and
certify the result to the Governor,
who shall issue his proclamation
thereon.
GEO. L. SMITH IT
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate
i GEORGE D. STEWART
‘ Secretary of the Senate
Resolution Act No. 201
House Resolution No. 424-891
| A RESOLUTION
j Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so as to increase and
change the piovisions relating to
the ruthorized payment for the
bringing in of the first commercial
oil or gas well in this State; to
‘ provide for the submission of this
amendment for ratification or re
jection; and for Other purposes.
I BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
' GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0 F
'GEORGIA:
SECTION 1
Article VII, Section 1, Paragraph
II of the Constitution is hereby
. > mendel by striking said para
graph in its entirety and inserting
in lieu thereof a new Paragraph
II to read as follows:
“lhe General Assembly shall not
Ly vote, resolution, or order, grant
any donation or gratuity in favor
o>x any person, corporation or as
sociation. The General Assembly is
authorized to provide by law for
the payment of five hundred
thousand dollars ($500,000) to the
first person, firm or corporation,
or combination thereof, which puts
down and brings in the first com
mercial oil or gas well in this State.
Such well must be a commercial
producing well for a period of 30
days and the determination as to
whether a well qualifies is hereby
vested in the Director of the State
Department of Mines, Mining and
Geology, who shall seek the advice
of experts on this subject. Such
law shall provide for the distribu
tion of said amount in any manner
which the General Assembly m?y
provide.”
SECTION 2
When the above proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the two
branches of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered on
their journals with the “Ayes” and
“Nays” taken thereon, such pro
posed amendment shall be pub
lished and submitted as provided
in Article XIII, Section 1, Para
graph I of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the fol
lowing:
“For ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to in
crease and change the provisions
relating to the payment authorized
or bringing in the first commer
cial oil well.”
“Against ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution so as to
increase and change the provisions
relating to the payment authorized
>nr brir.ging in the first commer
cial oil well.”
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifica
tion of the amendment, and all per
sons desiring to vote against the
adoption of the proposed amend
ment shall vote against ratifica
tion.
If such amendment.shall be rati
fied as provided in said Paragraph
of the Constitution, it shall become
a part of the Constitution of this
State. The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner as
returns for elections for members
of the General Assembly, and it
shall be the duty of the Secretary
of State to ascertain the result and
certify the result to the Governor,
who shall issue his proclamation
theron.
GEO. L. SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the House
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
*
Resolution Act No. 200
House Resolution No. 364-763
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to
Article VII, Section VII, Paragraph
V of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia to authorize any county,
municipal corporation or political
subdivision of ‘the State to issue
and sell revenue bonds subject to
and in accordance with the terms
and provisions of the Act of the
General Assembly of the State of
Georgia approved March 31. 1937,
known as the Revenue Bond Law
of 1937, as amended, and as the
same may hereafter be amended,
and to refund any such bonds to
provide funds for the punpose of
carrying out shim clearance and re
development work, including the
acquisition and clearance of areas
which are predominantly slum or
blighted areas, the preparation of
such areas for re-use, and the sale
or other disposition of such areas
to private enterprise for private
uses or to public bodies for public
uses, and to provide that the is
suing body may pledge to the pay
ment of the principal of and the
interest on any such bonds and to
create reasonable reserves in con
nection therewith, as well as to
establish a fund for future work,
all or any part of the taxes received
(except such taxes which by law
are required to be used only for
I specific purposes) by such body
I from any real property involved
J in any slum clearance or redevelop
worik, including work hereto-
fore or hereafter done, together
with any or all other revenues
il.»m any such work and to the
exitent that such taxes and revenues
so pledged are insufficient to pay
the principal of and the interest
on such revenue (bonds and to create
reasonable reserves in connection
therewith such issuing body may
pledge the full faith and credit of
such issuer to make u|p any deficit
and the issuance of any such bonds
and the pledge of the full faith and
credit of the issuer shall be an
authorized indebtedness but no vote
of the people shall be required
prior to incurring the same nor
shall such bonds or such pledge be
considered as an indebtedness in
determining the limitations on in
debtedness imposed by the provis
ions of Article VH, Section VII,
Paragraph I of the Constitution as
now or hereafter amended; and
provided further than any county,
municipal corporation or political
subdivision other than the issuer
benefiting from any such slum
clearance or redevelopment work
may contract with the issuer of
any such revenue bonds and agree
to pay to such issuer all or any
part of the taxes received (except
such taxes which by law are re
quired to be used only for specific
purposes) by such body from any
real property involved in any slum
clearance or redevelopment work,
including work heretofore or here
after done, so that the same may
be pledged to the payment of the
principal of and the interest on
such bonds And to create reason
able reserves in connection there
i with, as well as to establish a fund
for future work; to provide for the j
submission of this amendment for
[ratification; and for other pur
poses.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY 0 F
GEORGIA, and it is hereby re
solved by authority of the same,
that:
SECTION 1
Article VII, Section VII, Para
graph V of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, as hereto- I
fore amended, is hereby further
amended by adding thereto the fol- I
lowing proviso:
Provided that any county, mu
nicipal corporation or political sub
division of the State shall be
authorized to issue and to sell
revenue bonds subject to and in
accordance with the terms and pro
visions of the Act of the General I
Assembly of the State of Georgia
approved March 31, 1937, known
as the Revenue Bond Law of 1937,
as amended, and as the same may
hereafter be amended, and to re-’
fund any such bonds, to provide
funds for the purpose of carrying
out slum clearance and redevelop
ment work, including the acquisi
tion and Clearance of areas which
are .predominantly slum or blighted
areas, the preparation of such areas
for re-use, and the sale or other
disposition for private uses or to
public bodies for public uses. As
security for the payment of the
principal of and the interest on
any such bonds and to create
reasonable reserves in connection
therewith, as well as to establish
a fund for future work, the issuer
may .pledge all or any part of
the taxes received (except such
taxes which by, law are required
to be used only for specific pur
poses) by such body from any real
property involved in any slum
clearance or redevelopment work,
including work heretofore or here
after done, together with any or all
other revenues from any such
project and to the extent that such
taxes and revenues so pledged are
insufficient to pay the principal
of and the interest on avch revenue
bonds and to create reasonable re
serves in connection therewith, as
well as to establish a fund for
future work, such issuing body may
pledge the full faith and credit of
such issuer to make up any deficit
which may exist. The issuance of
any such bonds and the pledge of
the full faith and credit of the
issuer shall be an authorized in
debtedness but no vote of the people
shall be required prior to incurring
the same nor shall such bonds or
such pledge be considered as an
indebtedness in determining the
limitation on indebtedness imposed
by the provisions of Article VII
Section VII, Paragraph lof the
Constitution, as now or hereafter
amended. Provided further that
any county, municipal corporation
or political subdivision other than
the issuer benefiting from any
such slum clearance or redevelop
ment work may contract with the
issuer of any such revenue bonds
and agree to pay to such issuer
all or any part of the axes re
ceived (except such taxes which by
law are required to be used only
for specific purposes) by such bodv
from any real property involved in
any slum clearance or redevelop
ment work, including wonk hereto
fore or hereafter done, so that the
HOMECOMING AT
JAKIN CHURCH
All former members, pas
tors, and friends are invited
to Homeconiing at the Jakin
Freewill Baptist Church,
Sunday, October 21st. Regu
lar Sunday morning services
Bring a covered basket.
same may be pledged to the pay
ment of the principal of and in
terest on siuch bonds and to create
reasonable reserves in connection
therewith, as well as to establish
a fund for future work.
SECTION 2
When this resolution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds (2|3)
of the members elected to both
houses of the General Assembly
of Georgia, the same shall be
entered on their journals with the
yeas and nays taken thereon and
shall be submitted to the people
for ratification or rejection at the
next general election for members
of the General Assembly as pro
vided by the Constitution of the
State of Georgia. At said general
election, those desiring to vote in
favor of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballot
the words: “For ratification of
amendment to Article VII, Section
VII, Paragraph V of the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, as
amended, authorizing any county,
municipal corporation or political
subdivision of the State to issue
and sell revenue bonds and to re
fund any such bonds to provide
funds for the purpose of carrying
out slum clearance and redevelop
ment work and to pledge certain
taxes for that purpose.” Those de
siring to vote against ratification
of said amendment shall have
written or printed on their ballot
the words: “Against ratification of
amendment to Article VII, Section
VII, Paragraph V of the Constitu
tion of the State of Georgia, as
amended, authorizing ahy county,
municipal corporation or political
subdivision of the State to issue
and sell revenue bonds and to re
fund any such bonds to provide
funds for the purpose of carrying
out slum clearance and redevelop
ment work and to pledge certain
taxes for that purpose.”
SECTION 3
This proposed amendment shall
be published before said general
election as now provided by law.
If at said general election the
majority of qualified voters voting
thereon as provided in the Consti
tution of the State of Georgia, as
amended, vote in favor of the rati
fication of this amendment the
same shall, upon the result thereof
being ascertained, consolidated and
certified as provided by law, be
come a part of the Constitution of
this State, and the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof as pro
vided by law.
GEO. L. SMITH II
Speaker of the House
GLENN W. ELLARD
Clerk of the Houise
GARLAND T. BYRD
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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