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Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Section Two
A Resolution
House Resolution No. 64-194a
Resolution Act No. 128
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution so as to change the
method of amending the Constitu
tion; to provide for the submis
sion of this amendment for ratifi
cation or rejection; and for other
purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article XIII, Section I, Para
graph I of the Constitution, rela
tive to amendments to the Consti
tution, is hereby amended by
striking said Paragraph in its
entirety, and inserting in lieu
thereof a new Paragraph I, to
read as follows:
“Paragraph I. An amendment
to this Constitution may be pro
posed by a resolution in the Sen
ate or the House of Representa
tives, and if the same shall be
agreed to by two-thirds of the
members elected to each branch
of the General Assembly, such
proposed amendment shall be en- I
tered on the journal of each
branch with the ‘Ayes' and ‘Nays’
taken thereon. Any’ proposed a
mendment may be repealed or
amended by the same General
Assembly, if done so at least two
months prior to the date of the
election at which such proposed
amendment is to be submitted.
“The Governor, the Attorney
General and the Secretary of
State shall meet and determine
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whether a proposed amendment
is general, and if not general,
shall determine what political
subdivision or subdivisions are
directly affected by such propos- 1
ed amendment. If a proposed a
; | mendment is general, the Gov- j
! ernor shall cause such proposed I
■ amendment to be published in:
■ full once each week for three
consecutive weeks immediately
' ' preceding the date of the election
' at which such proposed amend- :
■ I ment is submitted, in one news- j
j paper of general circulation in;
I each Congressional District of the |
State. If such proposed amend- j
■ ment is not general, the Gover- .
i nor shall cause such proposed I
' amendment to be published in |
I full in one newspaper of general 1
• | circulation in each county in
which the directly affected poli
tical subdivision or subdivisions
are located. In the event no such
newspaper is located in such
county, a newspaper in an ad
joining county shall be used.
“Any proposed amendment
which is general shall be sub
mitted to the people of the en
tire State at the next general
election at which members of
I the Gehle ral Assembly are elect
ed. and if ratified by a majority*
of the electors qualified to vote
for members of the General As
sembly voting thereon, such a
mendment shall become a part of
this Constitution. A proposed
amendment which is not general
shall only be submitted to the
people of the political subdivision
or subdivisions directly affected.
The votes of the electors in each
political subdivision affected shall
be counted separately in deter
mining whether such proposed
amendment is ratified, and it
must be ratified by a majority of
' the electors qualified to vote for
: members of the General Assem
bly voting thereon in each such
1 political subdivision before it
shall become a part of this Con
stitution. The General Assembly,
in the resolution, shall state the
language to be used in submitting
the proposed amendment.
“When more than one amend
ment is submitted at the same
time, they shall be so submitted
as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately.”
SECTION 2
When the above proposed a
mendment 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 jour
nals with the “Ayes” and “Nays”
taken thereon, the Governor is
hereby authorized and instructed
to cause such proposed amend
ment to be published as provided
in Article XIII, Section I, Para
graph I of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended.
Such proposed amendment shall
be submitted as provided in said
Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the a
bove proposed amendment shall
have written or printed thereon
the following: .
For ratification of amendment
io Constitution so as to change
the method of amending the Con
stitution.
Against ratification of amend
ment to Constitution so as to
change the method of amending
the Constitution.
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
tha adoption of the proposed a
mendment shall vote against rati
fication.
If such amendment shall be
ratified as provided in said Para
graph of the Constitution, it shall
become a part of the Constitution
of this Slate. 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 ascer
' tain he result and certify the
result to the Governor, who shall
issue his proclamation thereon.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGIA D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
Section Three
A Resolution
House Resolution No. 186-531a.
Resolution Act No. 79
A Resolution
Proposing to the qualified vot
ers of the State of Georgia an
amendment to Article VI. Section
I of the Constitution of the State
! of Georgia of 1945.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE|
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA. AS FOL
LOWS:
SECTION 1.
Upon the approval of this Reso
lution, in the manner herinafter
provided, Article VI, Section I of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia of 1945 shall be amended
by adding thereto a new para
graph, which shall read as fol
lows:
PARAGRAPH 11. The General
Assembly may, in its discretion,
create a new court or system of
courts in and for each city having
a population of more than 300.000
according to the last or any future
federal decennial census, confer
ring upon such new court or sys
tem of courts jurisdiction to issue
warrants, try cases and impose
sentences thereon in all misde
meanor cases arising under any
law of the State regulating the
ownership or operation of motor
vehicles within its territorial jui
isdiction, together with provisions
as to rules, organization and pro
cedure in such courts and as to
new trials and the correction of
errors in and by such courts, and
with such further provision for
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the correction of errors by the
Superior Court or the Court of
Appeals or the Supreme Court,
as the General Assembly may,
from time to time, in its discre
tion, provide or authorize. Any
court so established shall not be
subject to the rules of uniformity
in Paragraph I, Section IX of
Article VI of the Constitution of
1945. The General Assembly is
authorized to delegate to the gov
erning authorities of any such
municipality any and all powers
necessary and appropriate for the
establishment, operation and
maintenance of such court.
The Act of the General Assem
bly approved February 15, 1955,
to create a system of traffic
courts in certain cities as fully set
forth in Georgia Laws, 1955, pp.
2318-2325, is hereby ratified, vali
dated and confirmed.
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved that
when this amendment shall have'
been agreed to by the requisite
two-thirds of the members of
each House of the General Assem
bly, with the “ayes” and “nays”
entered thereon, it shall be pub
lished as required by law and
submitted to the qualified voters
of Georgia for ratification or re
jection at the next general elec
tion at which constitutional a
mendments may be voted on.
All persons voting at said elec
tions shall have written or print
ed on their ballots the w>ords,
“For ratification of amendment
to Article VI, Section I of the
Constitution of Georgia of 1945,
authorizing the General Assem
bly to create traffic courts in and
for certain cities”, and the words
“Against ratification of amend
ment to Article VI, Section I of
the Constitution of Georgia of
1945, authorizing the General As
sembly to create traffic coif ts in
and for certain cities”. Returns
shall be made and results declar
ed as required by law. If the said
amendment be adopted as requir
ed by law by the qualified voters
of Georgia, it shall become a part
of Article VI, Section I, Para
graph II of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945.
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
[GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
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Section Four
A Resolution
Resolution Act No. 99
Senate Resolution No. 8
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to authorize the
General Assembly to consider
business pending at the ad
journment of any regular session
at any later regular session; to.
provide for the submission of
this proposed amendment for rati
fication or rejection; and for
other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA:
SECTION 1.
Article 111, Section IV. Para- ;
graph 111, of the Constitution re
lating to meetings of the General
Assembly, as amended is hereby
amended by striking in said para
graph the sentence, “All business
pending in the Senate or House at
the adjournment of any regular
session may be considered at any
later regular session held in the
same year as if there had been no
adjournment.”, and inserting in
lieu thereof the following: “All
business pending in the Senate or
House at the adjournment of any
regular session may be considered
at any later regular session of the
same General Assembly, as if
. there had been no adjournment”,
so that when so amended said
Paragraph 111 shall read as fol
lows:
“Paragraph 111. The General
Assembly shall meet in regular
session on the second Monday in
January, 1955, and annually
thereafter on the same day until
t'-e date shall be changed by law.
By concurrent resolution adopted
by a majority of members elect
ed t 0 both houses, the General
Assembly may adjourn any regu
ar session to such later date as
it may fix for reconvening in reg
ular 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 business pending in the Sen
ate or House at the adjournment
ot any regular session may be
considered at any later regular
session of the same General As
sembly, as if there had been no
adjournment. Nothing herein
shall be construed to affect the
power of the Governor to con
voke the General Assembly in ex
traordinary session, or the duty
of the Governor to convene the
General Assembly in extraordin
ary session upon the certificate of
three-fifths of the members elect
ed to the Senate and the House of
Representatives, as provided in
Article V Section I, Paragraph
AH of this Constitution. If an
impeachment trial is pending at
the end of any regular or extra
ordinary 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 elected to
each of the two branches of the
General Assembly, and the same
has been entered on their, jour
nals with the “Ayes” and “Nays”
taken thereon, the Governor is
hereby authorized and instructed
to cause such proposed amend
ment to be published as provided
in Article XIII, Section I. Para
graph I, of the Constitution of
Georgia of 1945, as amended.
Such proposed amendment shall
be submitted as provided in said
Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the
following:
“For ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution, so as to
authorize the General Assembly
tq consider business pending at
the adjournment of any regular
session at any later regular ses
sion of the same General Assem
bly.
“Against ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution, so as to
authorize the General Assembly
to consider business pending at
the adjournment of any regular
session at any later regular ses
sion of the same General Assem
bly.”
All persons desiring to vote in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifi
cation of the amendment, and all
person desiring to vote against
the adoption of the proposed a
mendment shall vote against rati
fication.
If such amendment shall be
ratified as provided in said Para
graph 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 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.
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
I JOE BOONE
; Clerk of the House
Section Eight
A Resolution
Resolution Act No. 41
Hous? Resolution No. 57-197a
A Resolution
Proposing an amendment to
the C<institution so as to provide
for the payment of $250,000.00 in
connection with the bringing in
of the first commercial oil well
in this State; to provide for the
submissfyn of this amendment
for ratification or rejection; and
for otherburposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENE RA L ASSEMBLY OF
GEORGIA
SECTION 1.
Article Til, Section I, Para
graph 11, Subparagraph I of the
Constitution relative to gratui
ties, as amipded by an amend
ment ratified in 1950. and found
in Georgia laws 1950, p. 480, is
hereby amended by striking the
language addU by said 1950 a
mendment, wLch reads as fol
lows: \
“Provided, mwever, that the
General Assemly is hereby au
thorized to protide by law for
the payment d one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) to
the first person, n-m, partnership
or corporation wlch puts down
and brings in the ft-st commercial
oil well in the St^e of Georgia,
provided said comrtercial oil well
shall .be a well proving at least
250 barrels of oil pk day as de
termined by State Geologist ”
and by substituting k lieu there
of the following;
“The General Assembly is au
thorized to provide | y 'law for
the payment of two hundred and
fifty thousand (Jolins ($250 -
000.00) to the firs p^son, firm
or corporation, oi combination
thereof, which pus s wn and
brings m the first comnircial oil
well in this State. Su-h ill I must
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produce at least 100 barrels of
oil per day and the determination
as to whether such well is pro
ducing Xhis amount is hereby
vested in the Director of the State
Department of Mines, Mining and
Geology. Said law shall provide
for the distribution of said a
mount as the General Assembly
may by statute prived between
the company or individual who
drills or causes to be drilled said
well, the contractor who furnishes
the equipment, among such work
men and employees actually en
gaged in the job, and to the min
eral and/or property owner
where the well is drilled. The
General Assembly shall provide
for the method of payment by
the Governor.”
so that Subparagraph I when so
amended shall read as follows:
“1. The General Assembly shall
not by vote, resolution, or order
grant any donation or gratuity in
favor of any person, corporation
or association. The General As
sembly is authorized to provide
by law for the payment of two
hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars ($250,000.00) to the first per
son, firm or corporation, or com
bination thereof, which puts
down and brings in the first com
mercial oil well in this State.
Such well must produce at least
100 barrels of oil per day, and the
determination as to whether such
well is producing this amount is
hereby vested in the Director of
the State De;'?.rtment of Mines,
Mining and Geology. Said law
shall provide for the distribution
of said amount as the General
Assembly may by statute provide
between the company or indivi
dual who drills or causes to be
drilled said well, the contractor
who furnishes the equipment a
mong such workmen and em
ployees actually engaged in the
job, and to the mineral and/or
property owner where the well is
drilled. The General Assembly
shall provide for the method of
payment by the Governor.”
• 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 authoriezed and
instructed to cause such propos
ed amendment to be published, as
provided in Article XIII, Sec
tion I. Paragraph 1, of the Con
stitution of Georgia of |945, as
amended. Such proposed amend
ment shall be submitted as pro
vided in said Paragraph.
The ballot submitting the above
proposed amendment shall have
written or printed thereon the
following:
“For ratification of amendment
to the Constitution so as to au
thorize he Governor to pay the
sum of two hundred and fify
thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to
the first person firm corporation,
or combination thereof, in bring
ing in the first commercial oil
well in this State.ss
“Against ratification of amend
ment to Constitution so as to au
thorize the Governor to pay the
sum of two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to
the first person, firm, corporation,
or combination therof, in bring
ing in the first commercial oil
well in this state.”
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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 rati
fication.
If such amendment shall be'
ratified as provided in said Para
graph 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 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 E. MOATE
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary .of the Senate
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