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Constitutional Ammendments
Senate Resolution Mo. «
F.eaolwtion No. 10
A Resolution
Proposing io the qualified
voter* of Georgia an amend
ment to the Constitution of
Georgia by inserting a new
paragraph in Article V, Sec
tion I. to be numbered IV
(a), providing for the nomina
tion of candidates for United
Elates Senator, Governor, Lieu
tenant-Governor, Secretary of
State, the Attorney General,
State School Superintendent ,
Comptroller - General, State
Treasurer, Commissioner of
Agriculture, Commissioner of
Labor, Justices of the Supreme
Court, Judges of the Court of
Appeals, and Members of the
Public Service Commission, on
a County Unit basis, in all pri
mary elections, held by any
political party, and requiring
political parties, to hold a pri
mary election for the afore
said officers before the name
of such candidate or candidates
shall be placed upon the
tickets or ballots at the gen
eral election following such pri
mary; to set forth the method
and procedure to be followed;
to provide for a second pri- ;
mary election for United
States Senator or Governor
when no candidate has re- *
reived a majority of all the ’
county unit votes throughout
the State, when there are more ’
than two candidates for said :
office; to provide for the date '
of holding said second primary,
who shall be candidates; pro
vidin': for the election in the *
second primary on a county f
unit basis, the candidate re
ceiving the majority of the J
county unit votes to be de- *
dared the nominee; to provide '
that if both candidates for any
office m said second primary '
election shall receive an equal c
number of county unit votes, c
the candidate receiving the I
majority of the popular votes
cast shall be the nominee of c
such party for that particular i
office; and for other purposes. 5
PE IT RESOLVED BY THE r
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF p
GEORGIA: -e
SECTION 1. t
Upon the approval of this c
Resolution in the manner a
hereinafter provided, that Ar- a
tide V, Section I of the Con- t
stitution of Georgia be and the S
same is hereby amended by
inserting a new paragraph to t
be numbered IV (a), to read t
as follows: f
Paragraph IV (a). All politi- 1
cal parties desiring to certify
party nominees to the Sec
retary of State to be placed on T
the general election ballot for t
the offices of United States t
Senator. Governor, Lieutenant- 1
Governor. Secretary of State, 1
the Attorney General. State e
School Superintendent. Comp- c
trailer General, State Treasur- c
er. Commissioner of Agricul- i
ture, Commissioner of Labor, I
Justices of the Supreme Court, 1
Judges of the Court of Appeals, t
and Members of the Public 1
Service Commission shall hold 7
primary elections for nomina
tion of said candidates, and 1
such party or its authorities I
shall cau c e all candidates for <
nomination for said offices to
voted for on one and the 1
same day throughout the State, 1
which 's hereby fixed as the <
second Wednesday in Sep- 1
tember of each year in which <
there is a regular general elec- 1
tion, except when the United <
States is engaged in war, or
when a National Emergency
has been proclaimed by the
President of the United States,
another date may be fixed by <
the General Assembly in
order to provide for members
of the Armed Forces to vote.
Candidates for nominations to
the above named offices who
receive, ’■espeetively, the high
est number of popular votes
in any given county shall be
considered to have carried such
county, and shall be entitled
to the full vote of such coun
ty, on the county unit basis,
that is to say, two votes for
each representative tn which
such county is entitled in the
Lower House of the General
Assembly. If in any county,
any two er more candidates
shall tie fcr the highest num
ber of popular votes received,
the county unit vote of such
county shall be equally divided
between the candidates so ty
ing. All such county unit votes
shall within ten days after such
primary be accurately consoli
dated by the Chairman and
Secretary of the State Com
mittee of the political party
holding simh primary and pub
lished in a newspaper publish
ed at the Capitol, and the
candidates for said offices,
respectively who shall receive
a majority of all the county
tmit votes, throughout the
entire state, upon the basis
above set forth, shall be de
clared by the State Convention
of the party .holding such pri
mary, or the permanent Chair
man thereof, or other party
authority, without the necea-
F’ty of a formal ballot, to be
the nominees of such party for
the above named offices, re
spectively; and it shall be the
duty of the State executive
committee elected or appointed
•i such convention, nr by its
•Bthority, or the chairman or
••cretary thereof, or other
authority of such party, to
to it that the names of all
successful candidates shall
placed upon the tickets or
pilots 0! such party at the
. elect ion following such
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primary, and such succesaful
candidates shall be eonsidered,
deemed and held as the duly
nominated candidates of such
party for the offices named;
provided, that in the event
there are only two candidates
for any particular office refer
red to in this section, and it
shall appear, after the consoli
dation of al’ the county unit
votes throughout the State,
that said candidates have re
ceived an equal number of
county unit votes, the one who
shall have received a majority
of the popular votes shall be
declared oy the State conven
tion of the party holding such
primary, or the permanent
hairman thereof, or other party
authority, without the neces
sity of a formal ballot, to be
the nominee of such party for
such office; and it shall be
the duty of the State execu
tive committee elected or ap
pointed a 1 such convention, or
by its authority, or the chair
man or secretary thereof, or
other authority of such party,
to see to it that the name of
such successful candidates shall
be placed upon the tickets or
ballots of such party at the
general election following such
primary, end such successful
candidate shall be considered,
deemed and held as the duly
nominat’d candidate of such
party for the office named. If
no convention of such party ।
shall be called or held, the
declaration of the result shall
be made in such manner as ।
may be prescribed by the State
committee or other authority
of such party The name of no ■
person shal l be placed on the
general election ballots or
tickets for said offices who
was not nominated in a pri- ।
mary election as herein pro- (
vided, except to fill a vacancy
caused by death, or other .
causes, of the nominee in said ,
primary.
In the event that, after such
consolidation of all the county '
unit votes throughout the
State, it shall be made to ap
pear that in the contest for
United States Senator or Gov
ernor, that there are more
than two candidates for any
one or more of said offices,
and no candidate has received
a majority of all the county
unit votes throughout the
State, upon the basis above set
forth, such political party shall
hold a second primary election
throughout the State on the
first Wednesday in October fol
lowing such first primary elec
mary election only the two
flon. and in such second
primary election, only the
two candidates ascertained
to have received the
highest number of county
unit votes at the first primary
election for either one of said
offices shall be voted -for. ex
cept when the United States
is engaged in war, or when a
National Emergency has been
proclaimed by the President of
the United States, another date
may be fixed by the General
Assembly in order toi provide
for members of the* Armed
Forces to vote. The vote shall
be consolidated and the result
declared and certified within
10 days after said second pri
mary election, and published in
a newspaper published at the
Capitol within three days after
the completion of said consoli
dation, and the candidate who
received a majority of the
county unit votes throughout
the State shall be declared by
the State convention of the
party holding such primary, or
the permanent chairman there
of. or other party authority,
without the necessity of a
formal ballot, to be the nomi
nee of such party for the par
ticular office for which he is a
candidate; and it shall be the
duty of the State executive
committee elected or appointed
at such convention, or by its
authority, or the chairman or
secretary thereof, or other au
thority of such party, to see to
it that the names of all such
successful candidates shall be
placed upon the tickets or bal
lets of such party at the gen
era! election following such
primary, and such successful
candidates shall be considered,
deemed and held to be the duly
nominated candidates of such
party for the offices named:
Provided, that if both candi
dates for any office in said pri
mary election shall receive an
equal number of county unit
votes of all the counties, said
Sta}e convention or the perma
nent chairman thereof, or the
secretary thereof, or other auth
ority of such party, shall de
clare the candidate receiving
the majority of the popular
votes cast the regular nomi
nee of such party for tha^ par
ticular office: Provided, further,
that if no convention of such
party shall be called or held,
the declaration of the result
shall be made in such manner
as may be prescribed by the
State committee or other au
thority of such party: Provid
ed, further that in the event
there shad be more than two
candidates in the first primary
and any two candidates shall
t e in said first primary for the
next or second highest number
of county unit votes received,
the candidate who shall receive
the highest number of popular
votes in said first primary, as
between said two candidates
so tying, shall make the con
test in said second primary,
against the candidate who shall
have received in said first pri
mary the highest number of
ooiuity unit votes; and in the
event any three or more candi
dates shall tie in said first pri
mary for the highest number
' of county unit votes, the two
1 candidates (among said candi
, dates so tying for the highest
r number of county unit votes)
1 who shall have received the
: highest number of popular
i votes in said first primary shall
1 make the contest against each
other in said second primary.
In the contest for all said of
fices, except United States
Senator and Governor, the
candidates for such offices who
shall receive the highest num
ber of county unit votes,
throughout the State, upon the
basis above set forth, shall in
like manner, be declared the
nominees of such party for
said offices,. respectively; and
if after such consolidation it
shall be made to appear that
any two or more candidates
for the same office (except in
contests for United States Sena
tor and Governor) shall have
received the highest number of
county unit votes, and an equal
number of county unit votes,
the candidate or candidates who
shall receive the highest num
ber of popular votes throughout
the state shall, in like manner,
be declared the nominee or
nominees, of stich party for said
offices, respectively. Provided,
however, that in the event of
the death of a nominee who
has been nominated by any
political party for any of said
offices should die prior to the
general election, the executive
committee of the political party
nominatin’ said deceased nomi
nee shall have the right to
certify the name of some other
member of said political party
as the nominee of said party
whose name shall be placed on
the geneial election ballot.
SECTION 2.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA, that when this a
niendment shall have been
agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the
two houses of the General
Assembly the same shall be
entered on their journal with
the “ayes” and “nays” taken
thereon and shall be published
and submi‘ted to the people for
ratification or rejection as one
single amendment to the Con
stitution at the next general
election in 1952. as provided by
law. Those voting in favor of
the ratification of the amend
ment herein propose^ shall
have written or printed on
their ballots the words “For
nominating by political parties,
U. S. Senator, Governor, Lieu
tenant-Governor, Secretary of
State, the Attorney General,
the State School Superinten
dent. the Comptroller General,
the Treasurer, the Commission
er of Agriculture, and the
Commissioner of Labor, Jus
tices of Supreme Court, Judges
of the Court of Appeals, and
members of the Public Serv
ice Commission, by the people
on a county unit basis.” Those
voting agamst the ratification
of the -amendment herein pro
posed shall have written or
printed on their ballots the
words “Against nominating by
political parties, U. S. Senator,
Governor, Lieutenant-Govern
or, Secretary qf State, the At
torney General, the State
School Superintendent, the
Comptroller -General, the
Treasurer, the Commissioner of
Agriculture, and the Commis
sioner of Labor. Justices of
Supreme Court, Judges of the
Court of Appeals, the members
of the Publ’c Service Commis
sion, by tne people on a county
unit basis.” If a majority of
the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General
Assembly, voting thereon, shall
vote for the ratification there
of, when the returns shall be
consolidated as now required
by law in election for members
of the General Assembly, and
return thereof made to the
Governor, then he shall declare
said amendment adopted, and
make proclamation of the result
thereof, and said amendment
shall become a part of the Con
stitution of the State of Geor
gia.
S MARVIN GRIFFIN
President ot the Senate
GEORGE D STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of The House
APPROVED
HERMAN F, TALMADGE
Governor
This 12 day of Feb. 1951.
Senate Resolution No 5
Resolution No. 25
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot
ers of the State of Georgia an
amendment to the Constitution
of the State of Georgia by add •
ing to Paragraph IV of Section
IX of Article VII, a new sub
paragraph to bo numbered (b) tn
read as follows:
(b) To defray the cost of all
activities incident to providing
and maintaining an adequate
system nf public roads and
bridges in this State as au
thorized by laws enacted by
the General Assembly of
Georgia, and for grants to
counties for aid in county
rnad construction and main
tenance as provided by law
authorizing the State treas
ury to make such grants, the
General Assembly of Geor
gia shall in each General Ap
-1 propriation Act make the ag
gregate of the fixed appropria
tions for highway purposes an
amount not less than the total
Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle
License taxes received by the
State Treasury for the im-
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mediately preceding fiscal
year, less the amount of re
funds, rebates, and collection
costs authorized by law. The
expenditure of the appropria
tions made in conformity with
this provision shall be subject
to all the rules, regulations
and restrictions imposed on
the expenditure of appropria
tions by provisions of this
State Constitution and other
Jaws enacted by the General
Assembly. Said funds are
hereby allocated to the High
way Department and shall be
utilized for highway improve
ment including construction
and maintenance. In the event
of a general war in which the
United States of America is
involved said funds shall be
held to the credit of the State
Highway Department until
such time as the road build
ing program can be continued
and materials obtained for
said purpose. During any
such period of time all the 1
funds, which cannot be used j
for highway purposes, shall i
be invested in bonds of the
United States of America or
securities, the payment of the
principal and interest of said
securities being guaranteed by
the United States of America, j
In the event of invasion of
this state by land, sea, or air [
said funds may be utilized on
the executive order of the
Governor for defense pur
poses.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Upon the approval of this
resolution in the manner here
inafter provided that Paragraph
IV of Section IX of Article VII
of the Constitution of the State
of Georgia be amended by
adding a new sub-paragraph to
be numbered (b) to read as I
follows:
“(b) To defray the cost of
all activities incident to pro
viding and maintaining an I
adequate system of prfblic I
roads and bridges in this State
as authorized by laws enacted 1
by the General Assembly of
Georgia, and for grants to
counties for aid in county
road construction and main
tenance as provided by law
authorizing the State treas
ury to make such grants, the
General Assembly of Georgia
shall in each General Appro- J
priation Act make the aggre
gate of the fixed appropria- 1
tions for highway purposes an ,
amount not less than the total
Motor Fuel and Motor Vehicle
License taxes received by the
State Treasury for the im
mediately preceding fiscal
year, less the amount of re- :
funds, rebates, and collection
costs authorized by law. The j
expenditure of the appropria
tions made in conformity with
this provision shall be subject
to all the rules, regulations
and restrictions imposed on
the expenditure of appropria
tions by provisions of this
State Constitution and other
laws enacted by the General
Assembly. Said funds are
hereby allocated to the High
way Department and shall be
utilized for highway improve
ment including construction
and maintenance. In the event
of a general -war in which the
United States of America is
involved said funds shall be
held to the credit of the
State Highway Department
until such time as the road
building program can be con
tinued and materials obtained
for said purpose. During any
such period of time all the
funds, which cannot be used
for highway purposes, shall he
invested in bonds of the Unit
ed States of America or se
curities, the payment of the
principal and interest of said
securities being guaranteed by
the United States of America.
In the event of invasion of
this state by land, sea, or air,
said funds may be utilized on
the executive order of the
Governor for defense pur
poses.”
and sodhat Paragraph IV of Sec
tion IX of Article VII of the
Constitution of ' the State of
Georgia, when so arfiended shall
read as follows:
“(a) The appropriation for
each department, officer, bu
reau. board, commission, agen
cy, nr institution for which
appropriation is made shall he
for a specific sum of money,
and no appropriation shall al
locate to any object, the pro
ceeds of any particular tax
or fund or a part of percentage
thereof."
“(b) To defray the cost of
all activities incident to pro
viding and maintaining an
adequate’ system of public
roads and bridges in this State
as authorized by laws enact
ed by the General Assembly
of Georgia, and for grants to
counties for aid in county
road construction and main
tenance as provided by law
authorizing the State treas
ury to make such grants, the
Genetti Assembly of Georgia
shall in each General Appro
priation Act make the ag
gregate of the fixed appro
priations for highway pur
poses an amount not less than
the total Motor Fuel and Motor
Vehicle License taxes receiv
ed hy the State Treasury for
Ihe immediately preceding
fiscal year, less the amount
of refunds, rebates, and col
lection costs authorized by
law. The expenditure of the
appropriations made in con
formity with this provision
shall be subject to all the
rules, regulations and restric
tions imposed on the expen
diture of appropriations by
provisions of this State Con-
stitution and other laws en
acted by the General Assem
bly. Said funds are hereby
allocated to the Highway De
partment and shall be utilized
for highway improvement in
cluding construction and
maintenance. In the event of a
general war in which the
United States of America is
involved said funds shall be
held to the credit of the State
Highway Department until
such time as the road building
program can be continued and
materials obtained for said
purpose. During any such
period of time all the funds,
which cannot be used for high
way purposes, shall bf invest
ed in bonds of the United
States of America or securi
ties, the payment of the prin
cipal and interest of said se
curities being guaranteed by
the United States of America.
In the event of invasion of this
state by land, sea, or air, said
funds may be utilized on the
executive order of the Gover
nor for defense purposes.
SECTION 2.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
BY THE AUTHORITY AFORE
SAID, that whenever the above
proposed amendment to the Con
| stitution shaft have been agreed
Ito by two-thirds of the mem
i bers elected to each of the two
I houses of the General Assembly,
and the same has been entered
on their Journals, with the
|"yeas” and "nays” taken there
on, the Governor shall be and
he is herebv authorized and in
structed to cause such amend
ment to be published in one or
more newspapers in each Con
gressional District of this State,
for two months next preceding
the time of holding the next
General Election.
SECTION 3.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
BY THE AUTHORITY AFORE-
I SAID, that the above proposed
amendment shall be submitted
for ratification or rejection by
the electors of this State at the
next General Election to be held
after the publication as provid
ed for in the second section of
this resolution, in the several
election districts of this State,
at which election every person
shall be qualified to vote for
members of the General As
sembly. All persons voting at
said election in favor of adopt
ing the said proposed amend
ment to the Constitution shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words:
“For ratification of the amend
j ment to Paragraph IV of Section
IIX of Article VII of the Consti
tution, to provide for the ap
propriation of funds for high
way purposes.”
And all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment
' shall have written or printed on
’ their ballots the words:
“Against the ratification of
the amendment to Paragraph
IV of Section IX of article VII
of the Constitution, to provide
for the appropriation of funds
for highway purposes.”
If the people ratify such
amendment by a majority of the |
electors qualified to vote for ,
members of the General Assem*
bly voting thereon such amend
ment shall become a part of the
Constitution of this State. The
returns of the electioh shall be
made in like manner as returns
for members of the General As
sembly, and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to as
certain the result and to certify
I the result to the Governor, who
shall, if such amendment be
ratified, make proclamation
thereof.
SECTION 4.
That any and all provisions of
law and parts of laws, in con
flict herewith be, and the same
are hereby repealed.
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary ot the Senate
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
Resolution Act No. 52
S R. No. 22
A Resolution
Proposing to the qualified
veters an amendment to Arti
cle VII, Section I, Paragraph
11, Subsection 3 of the Con
stitution of the State of Geor
gia, so as to change the levy
of taxes permitted on property
। for any one year by the Gen
eral Assembly for all purposes,
except to provide for repelling
invasions, suppressing insur
rections, or defending the State
‘ in time of war, from five (5)
mills on each dollar of the
value of the property taxable
in the State, to one-fourth (1/4)
1 mill on each dollar of the value
' o f the property taxable in the
1 State; provided, however, that
until some other method per
mitted by the laws of the Unit
-1 cd States for the taxation of
national banking associations
or corporations is enacted by
the General Assembly for the
taxation of the shares of stock
। of banking corporations and
1 other monied capital coming
into competition with such
banking coiporation, such prop
erty many be taxed at a rate
• not exceeding five (5) mills
1 cn each dollar nf the value
’ thereof ind for other pur
■ poses.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
I GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA, and it is hereby
resolved hy z authority nf the
same:
SECTION 1.
That upon the approval of
this Resolution in the manner
■, hereinafter provided, Article
IVII, Section. I, Paragraph 11,
Subsection 3 of the Constitution
j of the Sta'e of Georgia be and
I the same is hereby amended by I
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fOw AdvwrtlMn Ar* AMurad Os Raruli*)
striking all said subjection
three and adding in lieu
thereof of a new subsection
three, which shall read as fol
lows:
“The levy of taxes on proper
ty for any one year by the
General Assembly for all pur
poses, except to provide for
repelling invasions, suppress
ing insurrections, or defending
the State in time of war, shall
not exceed one-fourth (1/4)
mill on each dollar of the value
of the property taxable in the
State; provided, however, that
until some other method per
mitted by the laws of the Unit
ed States for the taxation of
national banking associations
or corporations is enacted by
the General Assembly for the
taxation of the shares of stock
of banking corporations and
other monied capital coming
into competition with such
banking corpora tions, such
property may be taxed at a
rate not exceeding five (5) mills
or each dollar of the value
thereof. ’
Section 2.
Be it further resolved by the
authority afoi esaid, that when
the above proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds
of the members elected to each
of the two houses of the Gen
eral Assembly and the same
has been entered on their
journals with the “Ayes” and
“Nayes” taken thereon, the
Governor shah be and he is
hereby authorized and instruct
ed to cause such amendment
to be published in on« or more
newspapers in each Congres
sional District of this State,
for two months next preceding
the time of holding the next
general election, at which gen
eral election the above pro
posed amendment shall be sub
mitted for ratification or re
jection to the electors of this
State, at which election every
person shal' be qualified to
vote for the members of the
General Assembly. Al’ persons
voting at said election in favor
of adopting the proposed a
mendmen: to the Constitution
shall have written or printed
on their ba'lot the words: “For
amendment to Article VII.
Section I, Paragraph II Sub
section 3 of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia, so as to
change the levy of taxes per
mitted on property for any one
year by the General Assembly
for all purposes, except to pro
vide for repelling invasions,
suppressing insurrections, or I
defending the State in time of !
war, from five 15) mills on each
dollar of the value of the prop- I
erty taxable in the State, to ,
one-fourth (1/4) mill on each |
dollar of the value of the prop- ;
erty taxable, that until some
other method permitted by the
laws of the United States for
the taxation of national bank
ing associations or corporations ■
is enacted by the General As
sembly for taxation of the
shares of stock of banking
corporations and other monied
capital coming into competition
1 with such banking corpora
tions, such property may be
taxed at a rate not exceeding
five (5) inids on each dollar of
the value thereof." All persons
opposing rhe adoption of said
amendment shall have written
or print’d on their ballots the
words: “Against amendment to -
Article VII, Section I, Para
graph 11, Subsection 3 of the
Constitutior of the State of
Georgia, so as to change the
levy of taxes permitted on
property for any one year by
the General Assembly for all
purposes, except to provide for
repelling invasions, suppressing
insurrections, or defending the
State in time of war, from five
(5) mills cn each dollar of the
value of the property taxable
in the State, to one-fourth (1/4)
mill on each dollar of the value
of the property taxable in the
State, provided, however, that
until some other method per
mitted by the laws of the
United States for the taxation
of national banking associations
or corporations is enacted by
the Gene r «ii Assembly for the
taxation of the shares of stock
of banking corporations and
other monied capital coming
into competition with such
banking corporations, such
property may be taxed at a rate
not exceeding five (5) mills on
each dollar of the value there
of.” If the people shall ratify
such amendment by a majority
of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General
Assembly voting thereon, such
amendment shall become a
part of the Constitution of this
State. The returns of the elec- I
tion shall be made in like
manner as returns for elections I
of members of the General As
sembly, and it shall be the
duty of the Secreta^ of State
to ascertain the result and to
certify th’ result to the Gov
ernor, who shall, if such a
mendment be ratified, make
proclamation thereof.
Section 3.
That all laws and parts of
laws in conflict with the pro
visions of this Act be and the
same are herebv repealed
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D STEWART.
Secretary of the Senate’
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
APPROVED:
HERMAN E. TALMADGE
Governor
This 21 day of Jan. 1952.
House Resolution No. 17-89 h ’
Resolution No. 31
A RESOLUTION
I Proposing to the qualified vot-1
ers of the State of Georgia an
amendment to the Constitution
of this State by striking there
from Paragraph XV of Section
VII of Article 111 in its entirety,
and inserting in lieu thereof a
new paragraph providing for
notice of intention to apply for
local legislation to be advertised
in the newspaper in the locality
affected; to provide for method
of changing term of office or
abolishing an office during the
term for which a person has
been elected; and to provide for
the method of increasing the
membership of any municipal
or county governing authority;
and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Upon the approval of this
Resolution in the manner herein
after provided, that Paragraph
XV of Section VII of Article 111
be and the same is hereby re
pealed by striking in its entirety
all of said Paragraph XV of
Section VII of Article 111, which
reads as follows:
“Paragraph XV. Notice of in
tention to ask local legislation
necessary.
No local 01 special bill shall
be passed, unless notice of the
intension to apply therefor shall
have been published in the
newspaper in which the Sheriff’s
advertisements for the locality
affected are published, once a
week for three weeks during a
period of sixty days immediate
ly preceding its introduction in
to the General Assembly. No
local or special bill shall be
come law unless there s attach
ed to and made a part of said bill
a copy of said notice certified
by the publisher, or accom
panied by an affidavit of the
author, to the effect that said
notice has been published as
provided by law. No office to
which a person has been elected
shall be.abolished, nor the term
of the office shortened or length
ened by local or special bill dur
ing the term for which such per
son was elected unless the same
be approved by the people of
the jurisdiction affected in a
referendum on the question.
Where any local law shall add
any member or members to any
municipal or county governing
authority, the members of which
are elected by the people, such
local law must provide that the
member or members so added
must be elected by a majority
vote of the qualified voters of
' the political subdivision affect
ed”. and that in lieu thereof a
new paragraph be substituted,
to be known as Paragraph XV
of the Section VII of Article 111
of the Constitution of the State
|of Georgia, and which shall
i read as follows:
"Paragraph XV. Notice of in
tention to ask local legislation
necessary.
No local or special bill shall
be passed, unless notice of the
intention to apply therefor shall
have been published in the
newspaper in which the Sheriff's
advertisements for the locality
affected are published, once a
week for three weeks during a
period of sixty days immediate
ly preceding its introduction in
to the General Assembly. No
local or special bill shall become
law unless there is attached to
and made a part of said bill a
copy of said notice certified by
the published, or accompanied
by an affidavit of the author, to
the effect that said notice has
been published as provided by
i law. No office to which a per
! son has been elected shall be
abolished, nor the term of the
office shortened or lengthened
by local nr special bill during
the term for which such person
was elected unless the same be
approved by the people of the
jurisdiction affected in a ref
erendum on the question. When
any local law shall add any
member or members to any
1 municipal or county governing
authority, the members of which
are elected by the people, such
local law must provide that the
member or members so added
must be elected by the qualified
voters of the political subdivi
sion affected under such rules
as the General Assembly may in
said law provide.”
SECTION 2.
Be it resolved by the Gentzal
Assembly of Georgia that when
this amendment shall have been
agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each of the
two houses of the General As
sembly the same shall be enter
ed on their journals with the
“Ayes” and “Nays” taken there
on and shall be published and
submitted to the people for rat
| ification or rejection as one
single amendment to the Con
stitution at the next general
election in 1952, as provided by
law. If a majority of the tutors
qualified to vote for members
of the General* Assembly, vot
ing thereon, shall vote for the
ratification thereof, when the
returns shall be consolidated as
now required by law in election
for members of the General
Assembly, the returns thereof
made to the Governor, then he
shall declare said amendment
adopted, and make a proclama
tion of the result thereof, and
said amendment shall become a
part of the Constitution of. the
State of Georgia.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
j GEORGE D STEWART
Secretary of the Senat
Act No. 442—Acts 1951
Senate Bill No. 46
An Act
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1 voters of Georiga an amend-
ment to Article pi
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