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Constitutional Amendments
Senate Resolution No. 85
Resolution AcT No. 153
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot
ers of Cherokee County an a
mendment to Article VIII, Sec
tion V, Paragraph I, of the
Constitution of Georgia, so as
to provide for the merger of the
Canton Independent School Sys
tem and the Cherokee County
School System into one consoli
dated school system to create a
Board of Education having au
thority to operate said school
system; to provide for the mem
bers of said Board, and for other
purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS;
SECTION 1. ’
Upon the approval of this Res
olution in the manner hereinafter
provided,.. Article VIII, Section
V, Paragraph I, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia, is hereby amend
ed by adding at the end thereof
certain new paragraphs to read
as follows:
“That the existing independent
school system of the City of Can
ton and the existing school sys
tem in the County of Cherokee
outside the corporate limits of said
city, are hereby merged into one
school system, co-extensive with
the limits of Cherokee County,
and the said existing indepen
dent school system of the City
of Canton and the school system
of Cherokee County outside tlje
corporate limits of said City of
Canton are hereby abolished.
Said merged school districts shall
constitute a new school system
and districts, and shall constitute
a political subdivision of the
State of Georgia separate from
the political entities of the City
of Canton and the County of
Cherokee, and shall be known as
the Cherokee County School
System.
"The school system so created
is authorised to incur bonded
indebtedness for the purpose of
constructing, erecting, enlarging,
repairing and improving the nec
essary school buildings and for
acquiring the necessary property
therefor.
“The said Cherokee County
School System is hereby vested
with the power to conduct a
system of public education
throughout the limits of Chero
kee County and with all powers
and authorities granted to pub
lie school systems and districts
by the Constitution and laws of
the Sate of Georgia.
“The administration of said
Cherokee County School System
shall be vested in a board, to be
known as the Cherokee County
Board of Education. Said board
shall have the power to employ
and fix the salaries of any and
all personnel necessary to effec
tuate the purposes of this amend
ment, except the County School
Superintendent Said board shall
consist of seven members, three
of whom shall- reside within the
Canton Militia District and four
of whom shall reside in that por
tion of Cherokee County lying
outside the Canton Militia Dis
trict in the school districts as
hereinafter provided.
“For the purposes of electing
the members of the Board of
Education, Cherokee County is
hereby divided into five (5) dis
tricts, as follows:
"(1) The Canton District, com
prising the Canton Militia Dis
trict;
“(2) The North Section, com
prising the Clayton, Ball Ground,
and Conns Creek Militia Dis
tricts;
“(3) The last Section, compris
ing the Crosa Roads, Little Riv
er, Mulling, and Hickory Flat
Militia Districts:
“(4) The South Section, com
prising the Woodstock, Wildcat,
Lick-skillet, Rells, and Sixes
Militia Districts; and
“(5) The West Section, com
prising the Salacoa, Harbins, and
Fair Play Militia Districts.
“Thereafter the, boundaries of
each district shall be changed
by the General Assembly of
Georgia. No person shall be
elected to said board who does
not reside within the district
which such person is to repre
sent.
“The grand jury of Cherokee
County shall select from the citi
rens of the respective districts
seven freeholders who shall con
stitute the Cherokee County
Board of Education. Said mem
bers shall be elected for a term
of seven years except that the
first election of board members
under this provision shall be for
such terms that will provide for
the expiration of the term each
year of one member of the Cher
okee County Board of Education.
The last grand Jury to convene
in each year shall make appoint
ments for members of the Board
of Education as hereinbefore
provided, but it the event such
grand jury fails to make an ap
pointment, or jn case of a va
cancy on said board by death or
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resignation of a member, or from
any other cause other than the
expiration of such member’s
term of office, the board shall
by secret ballot elect a successor
who shall hold office until the
next grand jury convenes, at
which time said grand jury shall
appoint the successor member of
the board for the unexpired
term.
"With respect to the initial op
erations of the school system
herein created, the County Board
of Education of Cherokee Coun
ty, as provided for before this
amendment becomes a part of
this Constitution, shall exercise
all powers necessary in order
to effectuate the purposes of this
amendment until the next grand
jury convenes, at which time said
grand jury shall select the seven
members of the Cherokee County
Board of Education herein creat
ed.
"The General Assembly is au
thorized to pass such laws and
legislation as may be necessary
to the operation, conduct and
control of said Cherokee County
school system and its fiscal af
fairs, including the right and
authority to create indebtedness
not in conflict with the Consti
tution of Georgia, and to enable
said Cherokee County school
system to contract, and be con
tracted with, and to do any and
every act or acts necessary for
the proper maintenance of a
comprehensive school system
throughout the limits of Chero
kee County, and to effectuate
the purposes of this amendment?
‘‘The General Assembly may
authorize the City of Canton
and the County of Cherokee to
appropriate money from the gen
eral funds to the Cherokee Coun
ty Board of Education for edu
cational purposes, and may grant
unto said Board of Education all
the power of eminent domain,
with all the remedies to execute
such powers provided by any
other laws of Georgia.
“The property of the Inde
pendent School System of the
City of Canton and the property
of the existing school system in
the County of Cherokee outside
the corporate limits of said city
shall become the property of the
Cherokee County School Sys
tem as of the effective d§te of
this amendment.
“The specification of certain
powers herein is not intended
to be exclusive, it being the in
tention hereof that all powers
granted herein are to be liberally
construed so as to effectuate the
general purpose of establishing
and maintaining a comprehensive
system of public education
throughout the limits of Chero
kee County.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed a
mendment to the Constitution
shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elect
ed 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, the Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and
instructed to cause such propos
ed amendment to be published
as provided in Article XIII, Sec
tion I, Paragraph I, of the Con
stitution of Georgia of 1945, as
amended, for two months pre
vious to the time of the general
election at which the above pro
posed amendment shall be sub
mitted for ratification or rejec
tion to the electors as provided
for in said paragraph of the
Constitution.
The ballot submitting the a
bove proposed amendment shall
have written or printed thereon
the following:
“For ratification of amendment
to Article VIII, Section V. Para
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia providing for the mer
ger of the independent school
system of Canton and the exist
ing school system of the County
i of Cherokee.
i “Against ratification of amend
; ment to Article VIII. Section V,
Paragraph I, of the Constitution
of Georgia providing for the
merger of the independent school
system of Canton and the exist
ing school system of the County
of Cherokee.”
All persons deairing to vote
in favor of adopting the propos
ed amendment shall vote for
ratification of the amendment,
and all persons desiring to vote
against the adoption of the pro
posed amendment shall vote
against ratification.
If the people shall ratify su<^
amendment by a majority of the
electors qualified to vote voting
thereon, such amendment 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 As
sembly and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to as
certain the result and certify the
result to the Governor who shall,
if such amendment be ratified,
make proclamation thereof.
MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
’ Secretary of the Senate
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of tne' House
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House Resolution No. 322
I Resolution Act No. 208
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot
ers of the State of Georgia an
amendment to Article VII, Sec
tion I, Paragraph IV, of the
Constitution erf Georgia to pro
vide that the homestead exemp
tion shall not apply to taxes
which are assessed and collected
by the taxing authorities of De-
Kalb County for the support and
maintenance of education as rec
ommended by the DeKalb Coun
ty Board of Education.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
That Article VII, Section I,
Paragraph IV, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia be amended by
adding thereto the following:
“Notwithstanding any thing
elsewhere provided in this Con
stitution, the homestead exemp
tion shall not apply to taxes
which are assessed and collected
by the taxing authorities of De-
Kalb County for the support and
maintenance of education as rec
ommended by the DeKalb Coun
ty Board of Education.’’
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
authority aforesaid," that when
ever the above proposed amend
ment to the Constituljon shall
have been agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to
each of the two houses of the
general assembly, and the same
shall have been entered on their
Journals with the yeas and nays
taken thereon, the Governor
shall be and he is hereby author
ized and instructed to cause such
amendment to be published in
one or more newspapers in De-
Kalb County for two months
previous to the time of holding
the next general election, and
also to be advertised in the area
to be directly affected thereby.
SECTION 3.
Be it further resolved by the
authority aforesaid that the a
bove proposed amendment shall
be submitted for ratification or
rejection to the voters of De-
Kalb County at the next gen
eral election to be held after the
publication as provided for in
the second section of this resolu
tion at which election every
person shall be qualified to vote
who is qualified to vote for
members of the General Assem
bly. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the
proposed amendment to the Con
stitution shall have written or
printed on their ballots the
words “For ratification of
amendment to Article VII, Sec
tion I, Paragraph 4 Os the Con
stitution providing that the
homestead exemption shall not
apply to taxes levied for the
support and maintenance of edu
cation as recommended by the
DeKalb County Board of Educa
tion,” and all persons opposed to
the adoption of said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words: “Against
ratification of amendment to Ar
ticle VII, Section I, Paragraph 4
of the Constitution, providing
that the homestead exemption
shall not apply to taxes levied
; for the,support and maintenance
i of education as recommended by
the DeKalb County Board of
Education.” If such amendment
is ratified in accordance with
the Constitution of this State,
such amendment shall become
a part of the Constitution of this
State. The returns of the election
shall be made in like manner
as returns for members of the
General Assembly, and it shall
be the duty of the Secretary of
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.
FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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House Resolution No. 85
Resolution Act No. 202
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot
ers of Georgia an amendment to
Article 111, Section IV, Para
graphs 1 and 111 of the Constitu
tion of Georgia, relating to the
term of office and the meetings
of the General Assembly, so as
to provide for the time of the
convening of the General Assem
bly; to provide that the General
Assembly, shall meet in annual
sessions f^t to exceed forty days;
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to provide for the submission
of this proposed amendment to
the voters for ratification or re
jection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Article 111, Section IV, Para
‘ graphs I and 111 of the Constitu
tion of Georgia, relating to the
> term of office and the meetings
;of the General Assembly, be
hereby amended by striking said
paragraphs in their entirety and
inserting in lieu thereof new
. Paragraphs I and 111 to read as
; follows:
“Paragraph I. The members
of the General Assembly shall be
elected for two years and shall
serve until the time fixed by
law for the convening of the
General Assembly in the year
following the second year of
such members term of office.”
"Paragraph 111. The General
Assembly shall meet in regular
session on the second Monday
in January, 1955, and annually
thereafter on the same day un
til the date shall be changed by
law. By concurrent resolution
adopted by a majority of mem
bers elected to both Houses, the
General Assembly may adjourn
any regular session to such later
date as it may fix for recon
vening in regular session, but
shall remain in regular session
no longer than forty (40) days,
in the aggregate, in each year
during the term for which the
members were elected. All busi
ness pending in the Senate or
House at the adjournment of
any regular session may be con
sidered at any later regular ses
sion held in the same year as if
there had been no adjournment.
Nothing herein shall be constru
ed to affect the power of the
Governor to convoke the Gen
eral Assembly in extraordinary
session, or the duty of the Gov
emo to convene the General
Assembly in extraordinary ses
sion upon the certificate of three
fifths of the members elected to
the Senate and the House of
Representatives, as provided in
Article V, Section I, Paragraph
XII of this Constitution. If an
impeachment trial is pending at
the end of aijy regular or ex
traordinary session, the Senate
may continue in session until
such trial is completed.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed a
mendment to the Constitution
shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elect
ed 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 Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and
instructed to cause such amend
ment to be published in one or
more newspapers in each Con
gressional District of this State
for two months previous to the
time of holding the next general
election, at which election mem
bers of the General Assembly are
elected and the above proposed
amendment shall be submitted
for ratification or rejection to
the electors of this State.
All persons voting at said elec
tion in favor of adopting the pro
posed amendment to the Consti
tution shall have written or
printed on the ballot the follow
ing:
“For ratification of amend
ment to Article 111, Section IV,
Paragraphs I and 111 of the Con
stitution so as to provide for
annual sessions of the General
Assembly not to exceed forty
(40) days.’’
All persons opposing the adop
tion of said amendment shall
have written or printed on the
ballot the following:
“Against ratification of amend
ment to Article 111, Secti'on IV,
Paragraphs I and 111 of the Con
stitution so as to provide for an
nual sessions of the General As
sembly not to exceed forty (40)
days.”
If the people shall ratify such
amendment by a majority of the
electors qualified to vote voting
thereon, such amendment 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 As
sembly and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to as
certain the result and to certify
the result to the Governor, who
1 shall, if such amendment be
ratified, make proclamation there
of.
. FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
IJOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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House Resolution No. 225
Resolution Act No. 156
‘ A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the people, for
ratification or rejection, an a
mendment to Article VIII of the
Constitution of the State of
Georgia, adding a new- section
relating to education.
BE IT RESOLVED bv the
General Assembly of Georgia:
SECTION 1.
That Article VIII of the Con
stitution of the State of Georgia
be amended by adding thereto a
ijew section, to be numbered
Section XIII, as follows:
‘‘Section XIII, Paragraph I,
Grants for Education: Notwith
standing any other provision of
this Constitution, the General
Assembly may by law provide
for grants of State, county or
municipal funds to citizens of the
State for educational purposes,
in discharge of all obligation of
the State to provide adequate
education for it citizens."
SECTION 2.
When this amendment 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 journals
with the yeas and nays taken
thereon. The Governor shall
cause the same to be published
in one or more newspapers in
each Congressional District for
two months previous to the next
general election at which mem
bers of the General Assembly are
chosen, and it shall be submitted
to the people for ratification or
rejection at such election. Those
desiring to vote in favor of rati
fying the amendment shall have
written or printed on their bal
lots:
“For the amendment to Article
VIII of the Constitution adding a
new section relating to educa
tion.”
Those desiring to vote against
ratifying the amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballots:
“Against the amendment to
Article VIII of the Constitution
adding a new section relating to
education.”
If, at said election, a majority
of the qualified voters voting
thereon shall vote in favor of
the amendment, the same shall
become a part of the Constitution
of Georgia, and the Governor
shall make proclamation thereof
upon the certification of the re
sult of said election by the Sec
retary of State.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this resolution are
hereby repealed.
FRED HAND '
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED:
HERMAN E. TALMADGE
Governor
This 11 day of Dee. 1953.
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House Resolution No. 243
Resolution Act No. 199
A RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to
Article XV, Section I, Paragraph
I, of the Constitution, relating to
home rule, so as to authorize the
General Assembly to provide for
the self-government of munici
palities, to provide for the
submission of this amendment
to the voters for ratification or
rejection; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Article XV, Section I. Para
graph I, of the Constitution, re
lating to home rule, is hereby
amended by striking the provi
sions of Paragraph I in their
entirety gnd inserting in lieu
thereof new provisions to read
as follows:
“Paragraph 1. The General As
sembly is authorized to provide
by law for the self-government
of municipalities and to that, end
is hereby expressly given the
authority to delegate its powers
so that matters pertaining to
municipalities upon which, prior
to the ratification of this amend
ment, it was necessary for the
| General Assembly to act, may be
I dealt with without the necessity
1 of action by the General Assem
sembly. Any powers granted as
i provided herein shall be exer
i cised subject only to statutes of
general application pertaining to
municipalities.”
SECTION 2.
When the above proposed a
mendment to the Constitution
shall have been agreed to by
two-thirds of the members elect
ed 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, the Gov
ernor is hereby authorized and
instructed to cause such proposed
amendment to be published as
provided in Article XIII, Section
I, Paragraph I, of the Constitu
tion of Georgia of 1945, as a
mended, for two months previ
ous to the time of the general
election at which the abow pro-
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posed amendment shall be sub
mitted for ratification or rejec
tion to the electors as provided
for in said Paragraph of the
Constitution.
The ballot submitting the a
bove propcsed amendment shall
have written or printed thereon
the following:
“For ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to au
thorize the General Assembly to
provide tor self-government of
municipalities.
“Against ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution so as to
authorize the General Assembly
to provide for , self-government
' of municipalities.”
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifi
cation of the amendment, and all
persons desiring to vote against
the adoption of the proposed a
mendment shall vote against
ratification.
If the people shall ratify such
amendment by a majority of the
electors qualified to vote voting
thereon, such amendment 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 As
sembly and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of State to as
certain the result and 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
MARVIN GRIFFIN
President of the Senate
GEORGE p. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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The 1954 Georgia cotton crop
is estimated at 510,000 bales. This
is 32 percent below 1953, says
Stephen J. Brannen, assistant
agricultural economist for the
University of Georgia Agricul
tural Extension Service. U. S.
production, estimated at 11.8
million bales on Sept. 1, is 28
percent below 1953.
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