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KnstHutional Ammendments
‘" f for the sub-
W ' amendment to
W" " „• voters of Georgia
or rejection; and
BY THE
TnV‘ assembly of
IS HEREBY
» . authority
BI SAME:
IH*" SECTION 1.
Article VUI - v >
i o: the Constitution
1 t”'' h Section relates
R - 1; of Education,
■’t, v cied by adding
: new language,
WrXn fifteen days from
■ " . of me ratification of
■^rirnent, the Judge of
-r nr Court, the Clerk
W^SiT'^r Court, the
■ rv and the County
|■-, n superintendent of
|V. ■ .hall divide that •
■L of Cri p County out-
; O'C limits ol the
M; cm-hHe into three
Kn hist is, to be known
H, gnat das School Dis-
V i, No. 2. and No. 3.
.^graphical limits of
|H m- may be changed
■ ; - off from time to
^K, .■ 'm dr-cretion of said
h- a majority vote
(' .- ■. Board of Edu
-4 Cusp County shall
-.-rd of three mem
|M , ]<C n by the people,
cm h of the above
chool districts,
for said office
.N<h in the school dis
he desires to rep
■. Tall be voted up
|H u ir qualified voters of
district
■' -mm twenty nor
dm-ty days after
ratification of
■ r'- . ,m. the Ordinary
■' r c.mnfv shall issue a
s special election for
"f electing said
a s herein set
M ”'r nf such election
M' r fix-cd not 'ess than
^Kr more than forty
-q from the date of
: nM. The date of
■ and the purpose
^■rr' ,ball he published in
rft-rial organ of Crisp
■■r a- lead once before
S-i‘‘ nf such elect ton.
^■c-r ihc said members
R. , r| elected at such
wrve for a term
■jw'- one shall serve
'r * fofir years; and
M . c:vc for a term of
designation of
ir hall be decided
» rip lie by the three
, .mdidates. which
• ail be conducted
^■r 'inn and super-
^■on of the Judge of the
Comi. the Clerk of
Court and the
H Crisp County,
p .r>” riectcd at such
. htod office until
. -hall be clect
^Br allied. At the ex
। < terms of office
KB ' ' 'me provided for
» " -of offu c shall be for
until a successor
^Bio-'oi : qiialiiir'd so that
^Bb -of office of the mem
^B n ‘ oiintv Board of
■ all remain stag
^B~ Sbnnb) a vacancy oc
^B e said Board of
^Bry p, ।he Grid nary of
^Bl’ 1 -. ■> shall within sis-
^B p- ihe occurrence
oiey. call an elec
|H" held not less than
v o nre than thirty
■ -"r the date of such
^B pose of electing
^B ' io fill the unex
|^B' v office. Elections
' • - members of the
^B"' bon I of Education
^B ' cio on the second
in 1 1< < ember of the
^B i" n-h the various
S' ‘ o of said mein-
^Bn-p
^BhuiH •!< Ctty ol Cordele
^Bhfihrm school system
^B’ ' or the charter
^Bb ' c so- such system be
nr the laxys pro-
Tr , ~h system be re
^B° r >">r hr, nlne yoj^ the
Comm Board of Edu
^■on sha , r <v>mposed of
n ,sh three mem
tv nr p rcted from the
Cm l e(< , which shßl |
SF School Dis
No 4 ol Crisp County.
BB' v ' > ■ .mnmf | n fillo Con
^B™^ I' ratified and said
^r r ' v "’ school system
„. cr ] 0J j n f u _
, exist, the Ordi-
K J" ( '”‘P County shall
^B‘ F !r " ■ ,p ec i a i election
^B/' ' members from
^B ' "i dele, under the
|H, '''"'h'-ms as provided
^Bo '" r fnr the election
|M ?’ ' 'hree members of
■,?’ rr The person re-
BBvo '' ! '"Rhest number
; ‘ i: seiv e for s
^Br/ ' ' years; the pcr
^B ~" 1 ' ’ 'he next high
"tes shall serve
^B^‘'' ' fnur years; and
^B. oivj ng the next
^H r of votes shall
^B, period of two
^B ./i elections there
^B,T' o ossors shall he
|^K ' n, 'm of six years,
■t,.. of said Board
^7; the city of
^Bthr । N ' he elected so'
of office of one
of said Board
^Bom/ " n, .y outside the
■fn . the City
Mhsr "’ rt "ne of the
He,-' R "ard from
^Bn o. 1 ,rflr|p shall ex
timp - Only
B vmers of the
Coverage In Th* BtnH
City of Cordele shall vote for
tile election of the members of
Mid Board from said City.
Any Candidate for member
ship on said Board from
School District No. 4 must
reside within the corporate
nmS °f C*ty "f Cordele.
. The County School Super
intendent of Crisp County
shall be elected by a majority
vote of the members of the
County Board of Education for
a term not to exceed four
years and he shall hold such
office until his successor is
elected and qualified.
"From and after January 1,
1953, before any person shall
be qualified or eligible to hold
office as Crisp County School
Superintendent, he shall have
ha^l at least three years of
practical experience in school
administration and shall have
completed a minimum of five i
school years of college and
shall have graduated from an
accredited college or universi
ty and shall hold the degree of
Master of Arts or an equiva
lent Master's degree."
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
authority aforesaid, that when
the above pioposed ar endment
to the Constitution sjiall have
been agreed to by two-thirds of
the members elected to each of
the two houses of the General
Assembly and the same has been
entered on their journals with
the "Ayes" and “Nays" taken
thereon, the Governor shall be
and he is hereby authorized and
instructed to cause such amend
ment to be published in one or
more newspapers in jeach Con
gressional District of this State,
for two months next preceding
the time of holding the next
general election, at which gen-1
eral election the above proposed '
amendment shall be submitted i
for ratification or rejection to ;
the electors of this State, at i
which election every person
shall be qualified to vote who is ,
qualified to vote for the mem
■bers of*the General Assembly.
All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the
proposed amendment to the Con-,
stitution shall have written or i
printed on their ballot the
words:
“For ratification o f amend-1
ment to Article VIII. Section
V, Paragraph I of the Consti- [
tution of Georgia so as to pro-1
vide that Crisp County shall
be divided into school districts
and the members of the Coun
ty Board of Education of Crisp
County shall be elected by the
qualified voters of said dis
tricts and that the County
School Superintendent shall
be elected by the members of
the County Board of Educa
tion."
All persons opposing the adop
tion of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words:
“A gair. s t ratification of
amendment to Article V UI,
Section V, Paragraph I of the
Constitution of Georgia so as
to provide that Chisp County
shall be divided into school
districts and the members of
the County Board of Educa
tion of Crisp County shall be
elected by the qualified vot
ers of said districts and that
the County School Superin
tendent shall be elected by
the members of the County
Board of Education.”
If the people shall ratify such
amendment by a majority of the
electors in Crisp County and in
the State of Georgia qualified to
vote for members of the
General Assembly voting there
on, such amendment shall be-1
come a part of the Constitution
of this State. The returns of
the election shall be made in
like manner as returns for elec
tions of members of the Gen
eral Assembly, and it shall be
the duty of the Secretary Os
State to ascertain the result and
to certify the result to the Gov
ernor, who shall, if such amend
ment be ratified, make procla
mation thereof.
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWARI
"Secretary of the Senate
ERED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
APPROVED: F
HERMAN E TALMADGE
Governor
This 6 day of Feb. 1952,
Senate Resolution No. 84
Resolution No. 87
A Resolution
Proposing to the qualified
voters an amendment to Article
8. Section 5. Paragraph 1. of the
Constitution of Georgia of 1945,
so as to provide for the divi
' sion of Troup County into
school districts, and for the
election of the county board o
education from such sch, .
districts, to provide for their
terms of office and qualifica
tions; to p rovi ? e *7 ‘ h £ v e ®£
firm and appointment by me
count? board of education of
a Superintendent of the county
School system, and to prescr.be
his qualifications and erm of
office- to provide for the sub
mission of the amendment for
ratification or rejection by the
people: and for other purposes.
F BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CFNERAL ASSEMBLY 4
THE sAtE OF GEORGIA:
" SECTION 1.
That. Article 8, Section
Paragraph lof thpCn h 7X ™
be and the *B™" 1S hereby a
mended by adding «'
thereof a new paiagraph
follows, to-wit:
“The members of the
Courtty Board of Education
of Troup County shall be
elected by all of the qualifi
ed voters of Troup County
who reside outside the cor
porate limits of the cities of
LaGrange, West Point, and ■
Hogansville in said County
at the same time that mem
bers of the General Assem
bly are elected: said mem
bers *hall be elected for a
term of six years, in the
order hereinafter provided,
shall nold office until their
successors are elected and
qualified. The members of
said board shall be residents
of the school districts from
which they are elected or ap
pointed as herein provided.
Should a vacancy occur in
the office of any member
thus elected, a successor
shall be appointed by the
Grand Jhry of Troup Coun
ty for the unexpired term.
The County of Troup, out
side nf the City of LaGrange,
the City of West Point, and
the City of Hogansville, is
hereby laid off and divided
v into six school districts to
be known, numbered, and
designated as school dis
tricts No. 1,2, 3-. 4,5, and
6 as follows:
District No. 1— Hogansville
(outside city limits) and
Mountville militia dis
tricts.
District No. 2—Pool’s Mill,
McClendon, and Harrison
ville militia districts.
District No. 3—LaGrange
(outside city limits) mili
tia district.
District No. 4 East Vernon,
West Vernon, and Antioch
militia districts.
District No. s—Salem, O’
Neals Mill, and Rough
edge militia districts.
District No. 6—Long Cane
and West Point (outside
city limits' militia dis
tricts.
The geographical limits of
such school districts may be
changed from time to time
in the discretion of the
Grand Jury of Troup Coun
ty. One board member from
each of the above desig
nated school districts shall be
elected tc serve on said
board for a term of six
years provided two members
shall be elected each tw-o
years concurrently with the
general elections in the
order designated below for
the first six years beginning
in 1954 and in the same order
of rotation thereafter:
1954—Districts 2 and 6
1956—Districts 1 and 5
1953—Districts 3 and 4
No publisher of school books
or any agent for any such
publisher on any person who
shall have a pecuniary in
terest in the sale of school
books shall be eligible for
election to the County
Board of Education.
That from and after the
ratification of this amend
ment the Grand Jury of
Troup County shall make no
future appointments of mem
bers of the County Board of
Education except herein pro
vided. but the present board
shall serve until their suc
cessors a^e elected and quali
fied as above provided.
The County Superinten
dent of Schools of Troup
County shall be elected or
appointed by the County
Board of Education for a
term not to exceed four (4)
years and he shall hold of
fice in the discretion of the
County Board of Education
or until his successor is elect
ed and qualified. The salary
of the County Superinten
dent shall be fixed by the
County Board of Education.
From and after the ratifica
tion of this amendment the
voters of Troup County
shall no longer elect the
‘ County Superintendent of
Schools, but the present
Superintendent shall serve
until his successor is duly
elected or appointed as a
bove provided by the County
Board of Education.
Before any person shall
- be qualified or eligible to
hold office as County Super
intendent of Schools he shall
have had at least two years
practical experience as the
administrative head of a
school or school system, and
he shall have completed a
minimum of four years of
college and shall have grad
uated from an accredited col
lege or university, and shall
hold the degree of Bachelor
of Arts or an equivalent
pachelors Degree. From and
after the ratification of thia
amendment legal residence
In Troup County shall not
be a qualification of the
County Superintendent of
Schools.
SECTION 2.
Be is further resolved that
when this proposed amendment
shall be agreed to by twro
thirds of the members elected
to each nf the two Houses
cf the General Assembly and
the same shall have been enter
ed on their Journals with the
“ayes” and "nays" taken there
on. the proposed amendment
shall be submitted to the peo
ple for ratification or rejection
at the next general election at
which election members of the
General Assembly are chosen,
at which election every person
shall be qualified to vote who
i qualified to vote for mem
bers of tho General Assembly.
Said amendment shall be pub
lished in one or more news
papers in each congressional
district for two months pre
vious to the time of holding
the election wherein said a
mendment is submitted for
THE COVINGTON NEWS
ratification or rejection. All
persons voting in said election
In favor of adopting the pro
posed amendment to the Con
stitution .’hall have written or
printed on their ballots the
words, "For ratification of
amendment to Paragraph 1,
Section 5. Article 8 of the Con
stitution providing for the elec
tion of members of the Troup
County Board of Education, and
the appointment of a County
School Superintendent by said
Board,” and all persons op
posed to the adoption of said
amendment shall have written
and printed on their ballots the
words, “Against ratification of
amendment, to Paragraph 1,
Section 5, Article 8 of the Con
stitution providing for the elec
tion of members of the Troup
County Board of Education, and
the appointment of a County
School Superintendent by said
Board.” If a majority of the
voters of the State qualified
to vote tor members of the
General Assembly voting there
on ratify such amendment, the
same shall ■ become a part of
the Constitution of this State.
The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner
a • returns for members of the
General Assembly, and it shall
be the duty of the secretary of
the Sta’e t< ascertain the re
sult and to certify the result to
the Governor, who shall, if such
amendment be ratified, make
proclamation thereof.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
Presidon! cf the Senate
GEORGE D STEWART
Secreatry of the Senate
Senate Resolution No. 85
Resolution No. 88
A Resolution
Proposing to the qualified
voters of the State of Georgia
ar amendment to Article XI,
Section 11. Paragraph I of the
Constitution o f Georgia where
by there shall be added to
Article XI, Section 11, Para
graph I of such constitution
a new paragraph which shall
authorize the General As
sembly to provide by law the
method cf selecting a Tax
Commissioner of Fulton Coun
ty, to provide for and require
the appointment of a Chief
Deputy to such officer, to pro
vide the tenure of such Chief
Deputy and that in the event
of vacancy in the office of
Tax Commissioner of Fulton
County ihe Chiei Deputy shall
fill out the unexpired term of
the Tax Commissioner and to
ratify legislation enacted by
the General Assembly of Geor
gia after January 1, 1951 re
lating to matters authorized by
this amendment; and for other
purposes..
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
THE STATE OF GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
That Article XI, Section 11,
Paragraph I of the Constitution
of Georgia of 1945 be and the
same is nereby amended by
adding thereto a new para- 1
graph to read as follows:
“The General Assembly shall
have power by statute to pro
vide by 'aw the method of
selection of the Tax Commis
sioner of Fulton County, to
provide for and require the
appointment of a Chief Deputy
to such officer, to provide the
tenure of such Chief Deputy
md that in the event of r
vacancy in office of the Tax
Commissioner of Fulton Coun
ty the Chief Deputy shall sue- j
ceed to a-d fill out the unex- ।
pired term of such Tax Com
missioner. Legislation enacted
by the General Assembly of
Georgia after January 1, 1951
relating to matters authorized
by this amendment is bv this
amendment ratified, confirmed
and made legal ”
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
authority aforesaid, that when
the above proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have
been agreed to by two-thirds
cf the members elected to each
ot the two houses of the Gen
eral Assembly and the same
has been entered on their
journals with the "yeas” and
“nays" taken thereon, the Gov
>ernor shall be and he is here
by authorized and instructed
to cause such amendment to
be published in one or more
newsnapers in each congres
s'onal district in this state,
for two (2) months previous
to the time of holding the next
general election, at which elec
tion memners of the General
Assembly are chosen. All per
sons voting at said election in
favor of adopting the amend
ment to the Constitution pro
posed by this resolution shall
have written or printed on
their ballots the words “For
ratification of amendment to
Article XI, Section 11, Para
graph I of the Constitution of
Georgia authorizing the Gen
eral Assembly to provide the
method )f selection of the Tax
Commissioner of Fulton Coun
ty, to create the Office of
Chief Deputy to succeed to his
office in case of vacancy, and
to ratify 'egislation enacted on
this subject,” and all persons
voting at 'aid election against
adopting the amendment to the
Constitution proposed by this
resolution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words "Against ratification of
amendment to Article XI, Sec
tion 11. Paragraph I of the Con
stitution of Georgia authorizing
the General Assembly to pro
vide the method of selection-of
the Tax Commissioner nf
Fulton C >unty, to create the
Office of Chie f Deputy to suc
ceed to his office in case of
vacancy, and to ratify legisla
tion enacted on this subject.”
If a majority of the electors
qualified to vote and voting
thereon in the state as a whole
shall vote in favor of the adop
tion of said amendment, and,
also, if a majority of the elec
tors qualified to vote and voting
thereon in Fulton County shall
vote in tavor of the adoption
of said amendment, when the
returns shall be consolidated
as required by law in elections
for members of the General
Assembly, the said amendment
shall become a part of Article
XI, Section 11, Paragraph I of
the Constitution of Georgia of
1945 and the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof ac
cordingly.
/s/ FRED HAND
Speakc of the House
/s/ JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
/s/ S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President o* the Senate
/s/ GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
Resolution Act No; 86
Senate Resolution No. 83
A Resolution
Proposing to the qualified
voters of Georgia an amend
ment to Article XI, Section
I of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, so as to pro
vide for sewage districts for
the County of Cobb; and for
other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Article XI, Section I of the
Constitution of Georgia, relat
mg to counties, is hereby a
mended by adding thereto at
the end hereof a new para
graph to he properly number
ed and to read as follows:
“The governing authority
of the County of Cobb is
hereby given the authority
and power to establish and
administer within the bounds
of the County of Cobb
sewage districts, and may
therein create, construct,
maintain and operate a sys
tem, or systems, for the
disposal of sewage within
such districts, and to levy
taxes therefor on all proper
ty in sjid districts upon the
vote of a majority of the
qualified voters of said dis
tricts voting at a special
election to be called by the
Ordinary of said County,
and to be held in said dis
trict upon said question;
provided, that such taxes
shall not exceed five mills
upon the valuation of the
property located in any such
district. In the event bonds
are issued by the County for
a specific district, a tax may
be levied therein unlimited
as to rate or amount. Bonds
may be issued for such pur
poses, and if issued, shall be
authorized in all respects as
provided by Article VII,
Section VII, Paragraph I of
the Constitution at an elec
tion called and held by the
governing authority or body
charged with the duty of
managing the fiscal affairs
of Cobb County, and only
those voters residing in such
district shall participate in
such election held for that
purpose. Any other provi
sions : n this Constitution to
the contrary notwithstanding
and such district may issue
bonds in an amount up to
ten (10 o/o) percent of the
assess? 1 valuation of proper
ty located therein subject to
taxation for bond purposes.
Provided further, that the
homestead exemption grant
ed by Article Vil, Section I,
Paragraph IV of the Con
stitution, and the statutes
enacted pursuant thereto,
shall not be granted and
shall not apply to the levy of
taxes herein authorized and
provided for. either for
operation and maintenance
of the system or for debt
service ’
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elec
ted to eacn of the two Houses
o* the General Assembly and
the same has been entered on
their journals with the "ayes”
and “nays” taken thereon, the
Governor is hereby authorized
and instructed to cause such
amendment to be published in
one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District of
this State and in the area to
be directly affected thereby
for two months previous to
the time of holding the next
general election, at which elec
tion members of the General
Assembly are elected and the
above proposed amendment
shall be submitted fo' ratifica
tion or rejection to the electors
of this State.
All pei sons voting at said
election in favor nf adopting
the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
following:
"For ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution so
as to authorize the creation
of sewage districts in Cobb
County, and the levying of
taxes, and the. issuance of
bonds related thereto."
All person? • opposing the a
d'iption of said amendment
shall have written or printed
on their ballots the following:
“Against ratification of
amendment to the Constitu
tion so as to authorize the
creation ot sewage districts
in Cobb Qounty, and the
levying of taxes, and the is
suance of bonds related there
to.”
If the people shall ratify
j such amendment by a majority
(Our AdvarttMM Are AMured Os ReauJig)
of the electors, qualified to vote
voting thereon in favor in both
the State as a whole and in
the area directly affected there
by such amendment shall be
come a part of the Constitution
of this S ate. 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 the Stote to ascertain the
result and to certify the result
to the Governor, who shall, if
such amendment be ratified,
make proclamation thereof.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOOME -
Clerk of the House
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President cf the Senate
GEORGE L. STEWART
Secretary ot the Senate
Resolution Act No. 89
Senate Resolution No. 82
A Resolution
Proposing to the' qualified
voters of Georgia an amend
ment to Ar‘icle 11, Section 1
of the Constitution of Georgia,
st as to provide for a tax nr
essc nt levy up to five (5)
mills for fire prevention dis
tricts in Cobb County and to
provide that no homestead ex
emption shall apply for such
lew; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1.
Article 11 Section 1 of the
Constitution of Georgia is here
by amended by striking from
the paragraph added thereto
by the amendment relating to
Cobb Co-rntv fin prevention
districts (Georgia Laws 1937-
1938 ExTa Session, p. 20) the
word "three” and substituting
in lieu ‘hereof the word “five”
and by adding at the end of
said paragraph the following:
“Provided further that the
homestead exemption granted
by Article 7, Section 1, Para
graph 4 of the Constitution
and the statutes enacted pur- ,
suant thereto shall not be !
granted and shall not apply
to the levy of such taxes or
assessments,”
so that said paragraph when so
amended shall read as follows:
“The governing authorities
of the County of Cobb shall
have authority to establish
and administer within the
bounds o f the County of Cobb
districts for fire prevention,
and to establish and admin
ister in such districts sys
tems of fire prevention, and
to levy taxes or special as
sessments therefor on proper
ty in said districts upon the
vote of sixty (60) percent of
the qualified voters of said
districts voting at a special
election to be called by the
ordinary of the county and
held in said districts upon
said question; provided that
such taxes or assessments
shall not exceed five mills
upon the valuation of the
property located in any such
district. Provided further
that the homestead exemp
tion granted by Article 7.
Section 1, Paragraph 4 of
the Constitution and the stat
utes °nacted pursuant there
to shall not he graced "nd
shall not apply to the levy
of such taxes or assessments.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds of the members
elected io each of the two
Houses of the General As
sembly and the same has been
entered on their journals with
the “ayes” and “nays” taken
thereon, the Governor is here
by authorized and instructed
to cause such amendment to be
published in one or more news
papers in each Congressional
District of this State and in the
area to be directly affected
thereby for two months pre
vious to the time of holding
the next general election, at
which election members of the
General Assembly are elected
and the above proposed amend
ment shall be submitted for
ratification or rejection to the
electors of this State.
All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting
the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written
or printed on the ballot the
following:
"For ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution so
as to authorize the levy of
a tax or assessment up to
five mills for Cobb County
fire prevention districts and
to provide that homestead
exemption shall not apply to
such levy."
All persons opposing the
r.dontion of said amendment
shall have written or printed
cn the ballot the following:
“Against ratification of a
mendm^nt to the Constitu
tion an as to authorize the
levy of a tax or assessment
up to Hve mills for Cobb
County fire prevention dis
tricts and to provide that
homestead exemption shall not
apply to such levy.”
If the pc >ple shall ratify such
amendment by a majority of
the electors qualified to vote
voting thereon in favor in both
the State as a whole and in
the area directly affected there
by, such amendment shall be
come a part of the Constitution
of the State The returns of the
election shall be made in like
manner as returns of the Gen
eral Assembly and it shall be
the duty cf th? Secretary nf
State to ascertain the result
end to crrt’fv th" result to th"
Governor, who shall, if such
amendment be ratified, make
proclamation thereof.
FRED HANE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
House Resolution No. 217-830 h
Resolution No. 91
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualilaed
voters of the State of Georgia an
amendment to Article VII, Sec
tion VII, Paragraph V of the
Constitution of the State of
Georgia incorporated in the Code
of Georgia of 1933 as Section
2-6005 so as to authorize the
City of Macon, Bibb County,
Georgia to issue revenue antici
pation certificates to produce
funds for making improvements,'
additions, and betterments to its
existing hospital facilities and to
secure the payment of such
certificates and interest thereon
by pledging revenues derived
from the operation of its hospi
tal facilities and revenues deriv
ed from water receipts; to pro
vide certain conditions under
which said certificates may be
issued and the time of issu: tree
and the method and procedure
for the issuance of said certifi
cates to prov ide that said certi
ficates and the pledge of re
venues to pay same shall not
be a debt of the City of Ma- 1
con within the meaning of Ar
ticle VII, Section VII, Para
graph I of the Constitution;
to provide the effective date of
this amendment and the period
of time its effectiveness shall re-
I main in force and for other
purposes.
SECTION 1.
Be it enacted by the General
| Assembly of the State of Geor
gia and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same that Ar
ticle VII, Section VII, Paragraph
V of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia incorporated in
the Code of Georgia of 1933 as
Section 2-6005 shall be amend
ed by adding at the end thereof
a new paragraph to be numbered
'2 and worded as follows; to-wit:
"PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that the City of Macon is au
j thorized and hereby empowered
to issue interest bearing rev
enue anticipation certificates
maturing within thirty years
from their date for the purpose
of providing funds to pay in
whole or in part the cost of
making improvements, additions
and betterments to its existing
hospital facilities, including the
construction and equipping of
hospital buildings and related
facilities, acquiring the neces
sary property therefor and pay
ing expenses incident thereto,
and to pledge as security for
the payment of any certificates
so issued for that purpose, both
principal and interest, the re
venues received by the City •
from the operation of such hospi
tal facilities and to pledge not
exceeding $140,004 per annum
to be derived from water re
ceipts to be paid by the Board
of Water Commissioners each
year to said City. The certifi
cates hereby authorized may be
issued from time to time but
any certificates pledging re
venue derived from water re
ceipts may be issued only with
in five years from the date of
proclamation hereof. Nt elec
iton to authorize the issuance
of said certificatees shall be re
quired and the pledge of rev
enues derived from the opera
tion of the hospital and the
pledge of not exceeding $140.-
000 per annum water receipts
shall not be a debt ot the City
of Macon within the meaning of
Article VII, Section VII, Para
graph I of this Constitution.
Such certificates may be issued
bearing such rate or rates of in-
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terest and maturing in the years
and amounts as determined and
upon a majority vote of the
Mayor and Council of the City
V>f Macon, and when »o au
thorized the procedure of is
suance and delivery, including
validation, shall be in all re
spects in accordance with tha
Revenue Certificate Law of
1937, as amended in 1939, as if
said certificates had been origi
nally authorized to be issued
thereunder.
The rights and powers herein
conferred upon the City of Ma
con and its governing body are
self-executing and no enabling
Aet of the General Assembly
shall be necessary and are nere
by made cumulative of and in
addition to such other rights and
powers as it may have under
the Constitution or Laws of this
State."
SECTION 2.
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid that when
said amendment shall be agreed
to by a two-third vote of the
members elected to each of the
tw Houses of the General As
sembly, said amendment shall
be entered on their journals
with the “ayes” and “nays” tak
en thereon, and shall, by the
Governor, be published in one
or more newspapers (in one or
more newspaper) in each con
gressional district and in one
or more newspapers at Macon,
Georgia, in the County of Bibb,
for two months previous to the
time of holding the next general
election, to which members of
the General Assembly are elect
ed and said amendment shall be
submitted to the people at said
next general election; all persons
voting at said election in favor of
adopting said proposed amend
ment of the Constitution shall
have written or printed on
their ballot the words, “For
ratification of an amendment
to Article VII, Section VII,
Paragraph V of the Constitu
ton authorizing the City of
Macon to issue rArenue antici
pation certificates for the pur
pose of providing funds for
making improvements, addi
tions and betterments to its
existing hospital facilities and
to secure ihe payment of such
certificates by pledging reve
nues derived from the operation
of the hospital facilities and
from water receipts,” and all
persons opposed to the adop
tion ot said .amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballot, “Against ratification of
the amendment to Article VII,
Section VII. Paragraph V of
the Constitution authorizing
the City of Macon to issue
revenue anticipation certificates
for the purpose of providing
funds for making improve
ments, additions and better
ments to its existing hospital
facilities and to secure the pay
ment of such certificates by
pledging revenues derived
• from the operation of the hos
pital facilities and from water
receipts,” and if a majority of
the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General
Assembly voting thereon in the
State as a whole, and also a
majority o* said electors voting
thereon tn the City of Macon,
shall vote for ratification there
of. when the returns shall be
consolidated as required by
law in elections for members
of the General Assembly, the
said amendment shall become
a part of Article VII, Section
VII, Paragraph V of the Con
stitution of the State of Geor
gia, and the Governor shall
issue a oroclamation thereof,
/s/ FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
/s/ Joe B< one
Clerk of the House
/s/ S. MARVIN GRIFFIN
President cf the Senate
/s/ GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of thp Senate