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Proposed Constitutional Amendments
Section Two
" A Resolution
.Hoyse 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 wt this amendment for ratifi
catiem 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: 1
“Daragraph 1. An lmendmen“
te this Censtitution may be pro
vosed by a resolution in the Sen
%e 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
tered on the journal of each
Lranch 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mendment may be repealed or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 Aftorney
(yeneral and the Secretary of
tate shall meet and determine
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’\A'ne:her a proposed amendment
is general, and if not general,
I'shall determine what political
| subdivision or subdivisions are
directly affected by such propos
ed amendment. If a proposed a
! mendment is general, the Gov
{ernor shall cause such proposed
lamendment to be published in
full once each week for three
| consecutive weeks immediately
| preceding the date of the election
|at which such proposed amend
; ment is submitted, in one news
| paper of general circulation in
leach Congressional District of the
| State. If such proposed amend
'ment is not general, the Gover
nor shall cause such proposed
amendment to be published in
full in one newspaper of general
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
the General 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
pciitical subdivision affected shall
| be counted separately in deter
| mining whether such proposed
‘nmendment is ratified, and it
| must be ratified by a majority of
flhe electors qualified to vote for
| members of the General Assem
'bly voting thereon in each such
[ 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 sulmitted
!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-
I'nals with the “Ayes” and “Nays”
itaken 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 1 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
to Constitution so as to change
’ the method of amending the Con
stitution.
l “Against ratification of amend
-ment to Constitution so as to
l(fhange the method of amending
the Conztitution,
. All persons desiring ta vete in
favor of adopting the proposed
amendment shall vote for ratifi
‘cation of the amendment, and all
persons desiring to vete against
the adoption of the proposzed a
-1 mendment shall vote against rati
fication
If such amendment shall be |
ratified 35 provided in said Para- |
graph of the Constitution, it shall '
become 2 part of the Constitution I
of this State. The returns of the |
election thall be made in like |
manner as returns for elections |
for members of the General As- |
sembly, and it shall be the duly
of the Secretary of State to ascer- l
ltain he result and eertify the
rezult 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
Bection Three
A Resolution
House Resolution No. 186-531a.
Resolution Act No. 79 & l
A Resolution i
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 cgurts 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 jus
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,
’;i.; the General Assembly may,
'from time to time, in its disecre
‘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 81l powers
necessary and appropriate for the
‘establishment, cperation and
maintenance of such court.
- The Act of the General Assem
bly approved February 15, 1855,
to create a system of traffic
courts in certain citieg 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 reguisite
two-thirds of the members of
each House of the General Assem
blyv, 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 @t said elec
tions ghall have written or print
ed on their ballois the words,
“For ratification of amendment
to Article VI, Section I of the
Constitution of Georgia of 1945,
authorizing the General Assem
b!v 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
19845, authorizing the General As
sembly to create traffic col#ls in
and for certain cities”. Returns
shall be ma-. and resulls declar
ed a= required by law. If the said
amendment be adopted az requir
ed by law by the qualified voters
of Georgia, it shall hecome a part
of Article VI, Section I, Para
graph II of the Constitution of
Georgia of 19245,
MARVIN E. MOATE
Speaker of the House .
JOFE BOONE
Clerk of the House
S. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Secretary of the Senate
| Section Four
| A Resalution
Rezolution Act No. 99
Senate Resolution No. 8
A Resolutien ‘
Proposing an amendment to the
Constitution, so as to authorize the
General Assembly to consider
business pending at the ad
journment of anv regular session
at any later regular session; tol
provide for the submission of
this propesed amendment for rati
fication or rejection; and for
other purpozes,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY orl
GEORGIA: |
SECTION 1. |
Article 111, Seetion IV, Parl-;
graph 111, of the Constitution re
lating to meetings of the General
Assembly, as amended is herepy
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 thoreof the following: “All
business pending in the Senate or
House at the adjournment of any
regular session may be eonsidered
lat 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, 1855, and annually
thereafter on the same day until
ti.. date shall be changed by law.
By concurrent resolution adopted
by a majority of members elect
ed to both houses, the General
Assembly may adjourn any regu
lar session to such later date as
it may fix for reconvening in reg
ular session, but shal] remain in |
regular session no longer thang
forty (40) days, in the aggregate, |
in each year during the term for g
which the members were elected.
All business pending in the Sen- I
ate or House at the adjournment
of 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 segsion, or the duty
of the Governor to convene the |
General Assembly in extraordin. |
2ry session upon the certificate of |
three-fifths of the members elect
ed to the Senate and the House of
Representatives, ag provided in|
Article V, Section 1, Paragraph“
XII of this Constitution. .If an!
empeachment trial is pending at |
the end of any regular or extra- ‘
ordinary session, the Senate may
contthue in session until such |
trial is completed,” {
| SECTION 2.
. When the above proposed a
mendment to the Constitution
fshall have peen agreed to by two
thirds of the members elected to
!each of the two branches of the
i(ieneral Assembly, and the same
'has been entered on their jour
'nals with the “Ayes” and “Nays”
‘taken theveon, 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 1, 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
to consider business pending at
the adjournment of any regular
session at any later regular ses
sion of the same General Assem
blyv.
“Against ratification of amend
ment to the Constitution, so as te
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 ‘o 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, if 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 top as
certain the result and certify the
result to the Governor who shall,
if such amendment be ratified,
make proclamation thereof,
5. ERNEST VANDIVER
President of the Senate
GEORGE D. STEWART
Beeretary of the Senate
MARVIN E. MOATE
SEpeaker of the Houze
JOE BOONE
Clerk of the House
Section Eight |
A Resolution {
Resolution Aet No. 41
House Resolution No. 57-187a |
A Resolution {
Froposing an amendment to|
the Constitution 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
submission of this amendmem’
for ratification or rejection; and
for other purposes. l
BE IT RESOLVED. BY THE|
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF|
GECRGIA. %
SECTION 1. 1
Article VII, Section 1, Para
graph 11, Subparagraph I of the}
Constitution, relative to gratui
ties, as amended by an amend~‘
ment ratified in 1950, and found |
in Georgia Laws 1950, p. 480, is'
hereby amended by striking the
language added by said 1950 a-!
mendment, which reads as fol- |
lows: l
“Provided, however, that the
General Assembly is hereby au
thorized to provide by law for
the payment of one hundred
thousand dollars ($100,000.00) to
the first person, firm, partnership ’
or corporation which puts down
‘and brings in the first commercial |
oil well in the State of Georgia,
provided said commercial oil well
shall be a well producing at least
250 barrels of oil per day as de- i
!termined by State Geologist.” |
and by substituting in lieu there- {
of the following: |
“The General Assembly is au- |
thorized to provide by law for |
the payment of two hundred and ’
fifty thousand dollars ($250,-z
000.00) to the first person, firm |
or corporation, or combination |
thereof, ‘which puts down and |
brings in the first commercial oil l
well in this State. Such well must
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oil per day and the determination ]‘
as to whether such well is pro
ducing this amount is hereby
vested in the Director of thp 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 W}FO‘
drills or causes to be drilled.sald‘
well, the contractor who furnishes ‘
the equipment, among such work
men and employees actually en
gaged in the job, and to the mm-(
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. Th» 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 Jrovide
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 weéll 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 Dc 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
ghall have heen agreed to bv
two-thirds of the members elect
ed to each of the twe branche:z
of the General Assembly, and the
same has been entered on their
journals with the “Ayes” and
“Na,‘,rs"_ taken thereon, the Gov
ernoy iz herehy authoriezed and
mstructed to cause such propos
ed amendment to he published az
provided in Article XIII, Sec
tion I, Paragraph I, of the Con
istltuuon of Georgia of 1045 as
amended. Such propesed amend
!ment zhall be submitted as pry
vided in said Paragraph.
| The ballot submitting the abnve
broposed amendment shall have
}“’““F" 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
tthousand dollars ($250.000.00) to
‘the first person firm corporation,
gpr combination thereof, in bring-
Ing in the first commercial 01l
well in this State.ss
“Against ratification of amend
ment to Constitution so as to au
!thorize the Governor to pay the
sum eof two hundred and fifty
'thousand dollars ($250,000.00) to
the first person, firm, eorporation,
lor coinbination therof, in bring
ing in the first eommercial oil
lwell in this state.”
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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 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 shail,
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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