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,oi rat.iication or rejection in tin
next general election. Those vot-
; in favor of the ratification of
.
,;.e amendment herein prop"'se<l
hall ha'e writ'en or printed on
their ballots the wor.ls, “For tha
amendment relating to B bb
■ County repealing the amendment
| to the Const'tution set out in Acts
of 1945, Pages 106-108 adopted in
the general election of 19-15."
! These voting against the ratifica¬
Jshail tion of the proposed amendment
hr -■ written or piinfed on
their ballot^ the wouls, ‘Against
ihe 'meat r latir.g to Bibb
Corn. j i pe l ; ti c eme;,4mrit
j to the Constitution of Georgia set
out in Acts of 1915, Pages 106-
103, adopted in the general elec-
,ion oi 1945." If a majority of
those voting vote for tills amend-
i men! herein proposed, when ih*
results are c ltified to the Gov¬
ernor. he shai! proclaim tha
amendment adopted.
! FRED HAND
Speaker of the House
JjK BOONE _
Clerk of tii' 1 Iloiue
’
WM. T. DEAN
Acting President of the Senate
and President Pro Teni
I MRS. HENRY W. NKVIN
j J Secretary of the Senate JHIOMPSQII
APPROVED: JVt. _E.
Ar... g t.jver.-m
Th.., hii j (A . . i. ! 7
NOW. THERE- v ... . 1. E,
THOM. EON, Acting Governor of
Georgia, do Lsue this my proc¬
lamation hereby declaring that
the proposed foregoing amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia is submitted, for ratificat.an
or reje tion, to the voters of the
stale qualified to vote for mem¬
bers of the General Assembly at
ihe General Election to be held
on Tuesday, November 2, 1948.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand, and
caused the Great .Seal of the State
to be affixed, at the Capitol In
the City of Atlanta, this the 25*h
day of August, A. D., 1948.
M. E. THOMPSON
Acting Governor
By the Acting Governor:'
BEN W. FORTSON, JR
Secretary of State
A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment, to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 1918, proposing to
the qualified votcis cf the State
of Geoiga an am ndment to Ar¬
ticle VII, Section VII, ParngrrpT
I of the Constitution of Cjorgn,
so as to aut o"ize the City of At¬
lanta to issue rcvcr."e cer i .cates
for the purpose ot nv-king rep:: is
and imp overren s in i s Water
Works System and Sanitary De-
( partner,'; tj provide tor the pay-
i
' m.-.t of r.ifirat' out of the
c S
j revenuei To ived from water or
sanitary s.rv'r * charges, to »a-
liorire II ? >• ttirg as . in spcHal
i'unds a sufficient sum to retire
t e rev. Lite certificates to provide
the mar.per, f trm and method of
is‘Ui. g ce tifieutrs; certificates
to be irs ed by a majority vote
of the Mayor and General Council
r-d va! da: d; to provide for the
allocat'd' i of antiC'pated receipts;
to prov de lhat certificates shall
“at be a debt of liability upon the
City of Atlanta and shall be pay¬
able from and chargeable only
upon tlie revenue derived from
Water or Sanitary services re¬
spectively; to p.ovide for the sub¬
mission of the amendment for
ratification by Re peop'e; and
for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
M. E. THOMPSON, Acting
Governor, State of Georgia
WHEREAS, by the votes of
two-thirds of the members elect¬
ed to each of t e two Houses, the
General Assembly at its 1947 Ses¬
sion proposed an amendment to
the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in a Bill approved on the
25th day of March, 1947, to-witi
Authorizing the City of At¬
lanta to Issue revenue certio¬
rates for the purpose of mak¬
ing repairs and Improvements
In Its Wa'er Works System and
Sanitary Department; to pro¬
vide for the payment of certio¬
rates out of the revenue* deriv¬
ed from water or sanitary ser¬
vice rbarges; to authorize the
setting aside In special funds a
sufficient stem to retire the rev¬
enue rertifleates; to provide tbs
manner, form and method of
Issuing certificate*; certificates
to he issued by a majority vote
of the Mayor and General Coun¬
cil and validated; to provide for
the allocation of anticipated re¬
ceipts: to provide that certio¬
rates shall not be a debt or lia¬
bility upon the City of Atlanta
and shall be payable from *nd
chargeable only upon the reve¬
nue derived from Water or San¬
itary services respectively;
provide for the submission pf
the amendment for ratification
A Proclamation
SuLmitling a proposed amend¬
ment to the Conslitu i of Geor¬
gia, to be voted on at ;..e General
Election to be hold on Tuesday,
November 2, 10IS, proposing to
the qualified voters of the State
of Georgia an amendment to re¬
peal the amendment amending
Paragraph II, Section VI, of Ar¬
ticle VII of the Constitution of
the State of Georgia of 1877, ap¬
proved March 9, 1915, to enact
laws to authorize the General As-
s n-biy to create a retirement
fur.d and/or system of pension or
retirement pay for any and al!
county employees and officers of
F hi) County, Georgia; and for
0. ner purposes.
Ey ;i Its Excellency,
E TIIOM'./ON, Acting
C vivr.or. State of Georgia
V.ER2AS, by the votes of
p !i ids of the members elect-
i 1 to cub of the two Houses, the
IRncrc! Assembly at its 1C47 Ses-
rion proponed an amendment to
the Constitution of this £> ate as
sit forth hi a Resolution approv¬
ed on Hie ti.t.ii day of March, 1947,
to-vvit:
I’ropiwiig to tlie qualified
voters of the State of Georgia
an amendment t.» i i,»
anirndiiK-nt impndi n •; t’ara-
graplt I!, Se-tion VI, of Article
VII of the (onstltui 1 >ri of the
State of Georgia of Iti.., ap¬
proved March 1), 1915, t > enact
laws to authorize the General
Assembly to create a retire
nient fund and/or h,, stem of
pension or retirement pay for
any and ull county employees
and officers of Bibb County,
Georgia; and for other purpos¬
es.
H. R. No. 70-338A R. A. No. 17
A RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, Article 7, Section
-1, Paragraph 15 of the amended
Constitution of Georgia of 1945
provides authority ample to pro¬
vide retirement or pension funds
for officers and employees of any
County; and,
WHEREAS, the Constitutional
rt,. nom. .it designated as Bibb
Retirement System set forth in
the Acts of 1945 of Georgia,
Pages 106 to 108, and ratified by
the people in the general election
ef 1945 as an amendment to the
Constitution of 1877, is merely
cumulative and is unnecessary to
the setting up of a retirement
and/or pension fund for Bibb
County; and,
THEREFORE, BE IT RE¬
SOLVED BY THE GENERAL
AFFSMEL'’ of GEORGIA, AND
IT IS Hi '.BY ENACTED BY
AUTHOR!' : OF THE SAME:
SECTION 1.
Th t the amendment amending
Purqgr: u'l 11 i .' Section VI of Ar¬
ticle V I of tlie ( ms:, u.ic.i cf
the S:ate of Georgia of 1877, ap¬
proved March 9, 1945, and nu-
ih»rii. sft’ ■ Re. . 1 '. m’ y to
nact laws to create n retirement
urd and r :. s; m < pjnsi. o or
eiirrment pay for any and all
ounty c mlcyer : a" I cFlerrs < f
Bibb County, Georgia, and for
■ ther purposes; and reading as
i allows:
“The General Assembly shall
have authority, however, to en-
f ct laws authorizing ihe County
of Bibb, in the sole discretion of
its governing authority, to create
and contribute to a retirement
fund and/or system of retirement
pay, either by direct contribution
to such a fund or by payment of
Insurance premiums, or by a com¬
bination of such methods, for al!
r.r any employees and officers
who are compensa’ed by Bibb
Cour.ty, ai.J v ho hold their of¬
fices tr p tit.is eith-T by elec¬
tion or appointment, to levy taxes
for these purposes, and to enact
lows establishing rules for tenure
cf office for such officers and em-
l-liyees and for other purposes
i nsistent therewith;”
Be, and the same is, hereby
repealed and stricken in its en¬
tirety.
SECTION 2.
Be it further resolved by the
uthority aforesaid that whenev-
1. the above proposed resolution
p ealing said amendment shall
have been agreed to by two-thirds
cf the members elected to each
:f the two Houses of the General
Assembly, and the same has been
tntered upon their Journal, with
Ihe yeas and nays taken thereon,
he Governor shall be, and he is
hereby, authorized and instructed
!o cause such amendment to be
I ublished in one or more news¬
papers in each Congressional dis¬
trict for two months previous to
the time of holding the next cen¬
tral election.
SECTION 3.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that this resolution shall be sub-
I it ed, as one single amendment
la tiie Constitution, to the people
THE DADE COUNTY TIMES, TRENTON, GEORGIA, ^ RSDAY, SEPTEMI 1948.
by Mix |H>uple; and for other
|).l rposes.
S. B. No. 70 R. A. No. 150
AN ACT
To propose to the qualified vot¬
ers o.* Georgia an amendment to
Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1
of the Constitution of Georgia, so
as to authorize the City of At¬
lanta to issue revenue certificates
for the puipose of making repairs
and improvements in its Water
Works System ar.d Sanitary De¬
partment; to provide for the pay¬
ment of certificates out of the
revenues derived from water or
sanitary service charges; to au¬
thorize the set’ing as.de in special
funds a sufficient sum to retire
! the revenue certificates; to pro¬
vide the manner, form and meth¬
od of issuing certificates; certifi¬
cates to be issued by a majority
vote of the Mayor and General
Council and validated; to provide
for the allocation of anticipated
receipts; to provide that certifi¬
cates shall not be a debt or lia¬
bility upon the City of Atlanta
and shall be payable from and
chargeable only upon the reve¬
nue derived from Water or Sani-
tary services respectively; tp pro-
vldo for the submission of the
amendment for ratification by the
people; and for other purposes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA and it is
hereby enacted by authority of
the same as follows:
SECTION I *
That Article 7 , Section 7 „ Para¬
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, which has heretofore
been amended, shall be further
amended by adding at the end
thereof a new paragraph in the
following words, towit:
"And, except that the City of
Atlanta for the purpose of (a)
improving, repairing, constructing
and reconstructing, making addi-
tioni, extensions, alterations, or
improvements, in ita Water Works
Systsm, and acquiring the neees-
sary p-operty therefor; and (b)
improving, repairing, purchasing,
installing and constructing incine¬
rators or crematories for the dls-
posal of garbage, refuse aid
waste by Ita Sanitary Depart-
ment, and acquiring the
property therefor, either or both,
may, from time to time issue in¬
terest bearing revenue certificates
to be paid solely out of the reve¬
nue* derived from Water or Sani¬
tary service charges respectively.
and to provide for ti e payment of
said revenue certificates, by
ting aside in special funds to be
known as "Water Works
ment Revenue Fund' ‘and
I tary Department Revenue Fund,"
a sufficient sum, not to exceed
I twenty •(20%) per cent of the
I annual charges, fees and taxes re¬
ceived from the water and sani¬
tary service charge* respectively,
to retire Die certificates.
percentages shall be based
the total annual receipts
each of said services for the
previous to the issue. Said
cates may be issued in one
more series, bearing such date
or dates, maturing at such tjme
or times not exceeding twenty
(20) years from their respective
dates; with interest at such rate
or rates, not exceeding five (5%.
per centum per annum, payable
at such time or times, and in such
medium of payment at such place
‘or places, and in such denomina¬
tion or denominations and form,
either coupon or registered, and
may carry such registration, con¬
version and exchangeability priv¬
ileges, and may be subject to
such terms of redemption with or
without premium, and to become
due before the maturity date
thereof, and be executed in such
manner and contain such terms,
covenants, assignments and con¬
ditions as the resolution authoriz¬
ing the issuance of such certifi¬
cates may provide. Said certifi¬
cates shall not be sold for less
than par value. Said certificates
shall be negotiable for all pur¬
poses and shall be non-taxable for
any and all purposes. They shall
be issued when authorized by.a
majority vote of the Mayor and
General Council, and signed by
the Mayor and Comptroller of
the City of Atlanta, and validat¬
ed pursuant to the existing laws
for validation of bonds and when
*o validated thereunder shall be
forever incontestable and conclu¬
sive. Before issuing any such rev¬
enue certificate* the Mayor and
General Council shall provide by
resolution for the allocation of a
percentage of the anticipated
ceipts necessary to pay said cer¬
tificates as they mature from the
particular service from which the
certificates are to be paid for the
year in which they mature, and
as said funds are received
shall deposited in said special
funci * without deduction, for the
benefit of any other
or fund of the City of Atlanta and
used so'ely for payment of the
principal and interest of said
tifica: es. Said revenue
shall not be payable from or
charged upon any funds other
than the revenue pledged to the
payment thereof, nor shall the
City of Atlanta be subject to any
pecuniary liability thereon, nor
shall any such certificates con¬ I
stitute a charge, lien or incum¬
brance upon any of its property.
The obligation created by said
certificates shall not be constru-
ed as a debt within the restriction
as to debt limit of this paragraph.
SECTION II
BE IT FURTHER ENACTED
by the authority aforesaid, that
when said amendment shall be
agreed to by two-thirds vote of
the members of each House, with
the “Ayes” and “Nays" thereon,
and published in one or more
newspapers in each Congressional
District in this State for two
months previous to the time for
hokling the next general election,
at which, proposed amendments
to tl.o Constitution of this State
may be voted on, and shall at
said next general election be sub¬
mitted to the people for ratifica¬
tion. All persons voting at said
election in favor of adopting the
said proposed amendment to the
Corsfitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of
amendment of Article 7,, Section
7„ Paragraph 1, of the Constitu¬
tion, authorizing the City of At-
lanti to issue revenue certificates
from time to time for the bene¬
fit of its water works system and
sanitary department, and provid¬
ing for the payment of said cer¬
tificates out of a percentage of
revenues derived from water or
sar; ary charges respectively,’’
and all persons opposed to the
ad' ;>ting of said amendment shall
ha- ? written or printed on their
ballots the words, “Against rati-
fic: lion of amendment of Article
7, kectfbn 7, Paragraph 1, of the
Co stitution, authorizing the City
of Atlanta to issue revenue cer-
tifi ates from time to time for the
berefit of its water works sys¬
tem and sanitary department, and
providing for the payment of said
cei: ifiea.LS out of a percentage
i of revenues derived from water
j or sanitary charges respectively,’’
and if a majority of the electors
qu ified to vote for members of
the General Assembly, voting
tltc eon, shall vote for ratifica¬
tion thereof, when the results
sh 1 be consolidated as now re-
qu ’d by law in election for mem-
be:., of the General Assembly,
ti e sa d amendments shall be-
coi e a part o' Article 7, Section
7, 1 arag-rph 1, of the Corwtitu-
tio:i of l e State, and the Gover- j
nor shall make a proclamation 1
tin . efor, as provided by law.
SECTION III
/ d laws and parts of lawi In
co; Iict herewith are hereby re-
[pe; id.
WM. T. DEAN |
Pr aident Pro Yam and Presiding
( Nicer I
ML'3. HENRY W. NKVIN
Se.vetaiy of the Senate
FR :d hand
S p zkcr of the House of t
Representatives
JOH BOONE
Clc k of the House of
Representatives
APPROVED: M. E. THOMPSON
Ac ing Governor
'ibis 25th day ot March, 1947.
MOW. THEREFORE, I. M. E.
THOMPSON, Acting Governor of
Ge .-gia, do issue this my procla¬
mation hereby declaring that t. e
pre posed foiegoing amendment
to the Constitution of Georgia is
sul ilitted, for ratification or re-
jec on, to the voters cf the State
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assomb y at ti e Gen¬
eral Election to be held on Tues¬
day. November 2, 1948.
] I WITNESS WHEREOF, I
have hereunto set my hand, and
cat d t e C e_: Sea! of theS e
to l e effi-t'd, r.t the C pi::! in
the City of Atlanta, this the 25th
day of August, A. D., 1943.
M. E. THOMPSON, Amin/
Governor
By the Acting Governor
BEN W. FORTSON, JR.
See. etary of State
* A Proclamation
Submitting a proposed amend-
me t to the Constitution of Geon-
g.a to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 1918, proposing to
the qualified voters of the Stale
of Georgia an amendment to Ar¬
ticle VIII. Seciion V, Paragraph
I of the Constitution of Georgia,
so as to provide for the division
of Spalding County into sciiool
districts, and for t e election ot
members of the county board ot
j education from such school k <-
tricls, to provide for their tr
j of office ar.d qualifications; j
j provide for the e'ection ar. i ;>-
pointment by the county b . . i t
education of a superintend?!! of
j the county school system, an’ to
prescribe his qualifications t> d
term of office; to provide Rr Re
or any agent for such publisher
or any person who shall have a
pecuniary interest in the sale of
books shall be eligible for election
as a member of the County Board
of Education; ar.d in said election,
only the qualified voters of the
county residing in that part of
the county where the schools are
under the jurisdiction and con¬
trol of the county school superin¬
tendent shall be eligible to vote.
“That from and after the ratifi¬
cation of this amendment the
Grand Jury of Spalding County
shall make no future appoint¬
ments of members of the county
board of education, but the p.e-
sent board shall serve until their
successors are duly elected as
above provided.
“No person shall be eligible to
hold office as a member of the
County Board of Education who
is r.ot of good moral character,
who has not at least a fair knovzl-
edge of the elementary branch of
an English education, who is r.ot
favorable to the common school
system, and who is not a voter
qualified to vote for the members
of the General Assembly.
‘The county school superinten¬
dent of Spalding County shall be
elec ed or appointed by the Coun¬
ty Eoard of Education for a term
not to exceed 4 years, and he
shall hold such office until his
succ essor is elected and qualified.
Fie. l and after the ratification
of this amendment the voters of
Spa ding County shall r.o longer
elect the cour.ty school superin¬
tendent, but the present superin¬
tendent shall serve until his sue-'
cos: r is duly elected or appoint¬
ed ; s above provided by the coun¬
ty board of education.
“ afore any person shall be
qua ified or eligible to hold office
as teuEy school superintendent,
i:e ; hall have had at least two
yea; ; practical experience in
ech 1 edrn: vstration, and he
sr: hr.ve enmp led a minimum
C; V ; s:; ' 1031 years cf college and
s.ia i hrve grcuuated from an ac-
me Yd ge rr university,
sha'l held f'o degree of Master
of / Ns or an equivalent Master’*
deg ce.”
SECTION n
TE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
that when this proposed amend'
mat shall be agreed to by two-
thirds of the members elected to
e i cf the two Houses of the
| Ceretcl Assembly and the sam*
| shmI have been entered on theit
journ s with ‘ the “ayes”
a , s Rk?n t creon, the pro-
j posed amendment sh'dl be sub¬
mit,ed to the people far ratifica¬
tion or ic,;cction at tlie next gen¬
eral elec:ion at which election
membeis oi the General Assent-
| bly arc chosen, at which election
every pc.son shall be qualified to
vote who is qualified ij vote for
members of the General Assem¬
bly. Said amendment shall be pub¬
lished in one or more i.c aperii
in each congressional dis.r.ct for
two months previous xo the tinui
of holding the election wherein
said amendment is submitted for
ratification or rejection. All per¬
sons voting in said election in fav¬
or of adopting the proposed
amendment to the Constitution
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words “IT. rati¬
fication of amendment to Para¬
graph 1, Section 5, Article 8 of
the Constitution providing for the
election of members of the Spald¬
ing County Board of Education,
and tiie appointment of a county
school superintendent by said
Eoard,” and all persons opposed
to the adoption of said amend¬
ment siiail have written or
p in;cd on their ballots the words
“Against ratification of amend¬
ment to Paragraph 1, Section 5,
Article 8 of the Constitution pro¬
viding for the election of mem¬
bers of the Spalding County Board
of Education, and tlie appoint¬
ment of a county school superin¬
tendent by said Board.” If a ma¬
jority of the voters of the State
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly voting
thereon, and if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for mem¬
bers of the General Assembly in
the County of Spalding voting
thereon 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 as re-
turrs for members of the General
Assembly, and it shall be the duty
of the Secretary of the State to
ascertain the result and to certi-
fy the result to the Governor, who
shall, if such amendment be rati¬
fied make proclamation thejeof.
FRED HAND Q
Speaker of the House
JOE BOONE
Clerk of Re House
WM. T. DEAN
Acting President of the Senate
and President Pro Tern
MR3. HENRY W. NEVIN
Secretary c: the Senate
APPROVE M. E. THOMPSON
Act ng C :r
This 28th day ot March, 1947,
•ubmission of the amendment for
ratification or rejection by the
people; and for other purposes.
By His Excellency,
j! M. E. THOMPSON, Acting
Governor, State of Georgia
WHEREAS, by the votes of
two-thirds of the members elect¬
ed to each of the two Houses, the
General Assembly at its 1947 Ses¬
sion proposed an amendment to
Constitution of this State, as
set forth in a Bill approved on
the 28th day of March, 1947, to¬
wit:
Providing for the division of
Spalding County into school dis¬
tricts, and for the election of
members of the county board cf
education from such school dis¬
tricts, to provide for their terms
of office and qualifications; to
provide for the election and ap¬
pointment by the county board
of education of a superinten¬
dent of the county school sys¬
tem, and to prescribe his quali¬
fications and term of office; to
provide for the submission of
the amendment for ratification
or rejection by the people; and
for other purposes.
H. II. No. 83-391A R. A. No. 27
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the Qualified Vot¬
ers an Amendment to Article 8, j
Soclion 5, Paragraph I of the Con¬
stitution of Georgia of 1945, so j
as to provide for the division of
Spalding County into school dis¬
tricts, and for the election of
members of the county board of
education from such school dis¬
trict, to provide for their terms
of office ar.d qualifications; to!
provide for the election ar.d ap- j
pointment by the counly b; rd c 1
education of a superintendent of
the county school system, and to 1
prescribe his qualifications and
term of office; to provide for the
submission of the amendment for
ratification or rejection by the
people; and for ob.er purposes, i
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA;
SECTION I
That Article 8, Sect.on 5, Para¬
graph 1 of the Conslitu—l of
Georgia be and the same is here¬
by amended by add ng at the end
thereof a new paragraph as fol¬
lows, to-vvit:
“The members of tlie County
Board of Education of S raiding
County shall be elcr.cJ oy ! *.c
people at the same time and tor
the same term that other county
officers are elected, and s ail hoid
their offices until their success .ns
are elected and quuiuied. Sixty
days after the ratification of tins
amendment it shall be the duty
of the ordinary of Spalding Coun¬
ty to call an election for the pur¬
pose of electing by the qualified
voters in each school district of
a member of the County Board of
Education from that school dis¬
trict. The members of the board
who are elected at that time s .all
hold ofice until their successors
are elected and qualified. Should
a vacancy occur in the office of
any member thus elected, a suc¬
cessor shall be appointed by the
judge of the Superior Court for
the unexpired term. The county
of Spalding, outside of the city
' limits of the City of Griffin shall,
by the Judge of the Superior
Court, the Clerk of the Superior
Court, and the Ordinary, be laid
off and divided into five school
districts to be known, numbered
and designated as school districts.
Numbers geographical 1, 2, limits 3, 4, of and such 5; school, the j
dial Acts may k? changed and rc-
laid off from time to time in the f
discretion of the officers herein
named upon an unanimous vote of
the said officers so to do. One
member from each of the above
designated school districts shall
be elected to serve on said board,
and only the registered and qual¬
ified voters in each school district
shall vote for the election of a
member from that district. •
“Should the charter providing
for the operation of the Griffin
Independent School System be
surrendered and the laws govern¬
ing the operation of the Griffin
Independent School System be re¬
pea'ed, the number of members
of tlie County Board of Educa¬
tion shall be increased to 10 mem¬
bers, with 5 members being elect- ]
ed from the City of Griffin, which
shall be designated as School Dis¬
trict No. 6 of Spalding County; |
tha - ■ m 60 days after the rati-
fici f this amendment, if the;
cha. of the Griffin Indepen¬
dent School System shall have
been surrendered the ordinary of
Spalding County shall call a spec¬
ial election for the purpose of
electing 5 additional members of
the county board of education
from said school district, who
shall serve until the next electim
of other county officers, when
their successors shall be elected. I
Only the reg.stered and qualif 'd
voters in this said school dis at
shall vote for the election of t he
five members from said restrict.
“No publisher of school books!
NOW, THEREFORE, I. M. E.
H 3MPSON, Acting Governor ot
I jrgia, c!o issue this t.:y procla-
i lion hereby drclarirg that
| erased foregoing amendment to
'.he Constitution of Georg a is sub-
*____ted, for ratification or rejec-
Ran, to the voters of t e State
qua.ified to vote tor members of
the General Assembly at the Gen-
oral Election to be held on sues-
day, November 2, 1918.
IN WITNESS \, HEREOF. I
bava hereunto set my hand,
cat »ed the Creat Seal of
‘to be affixed, at the CE.xni.in
jhe City cf Atlanta, th.s the 25th
day of August A. D., 19
M. E. YHOMPSC
Acting Governor
Ey the Acting Governor:
EEN \7. FORTSC:,-. JM.
Secretary cf State
e A Prcc!r:r.2*i!::i » i ...............
1 Submitting a proposed err. vd-
r r.t to the C usAtulion o. Clear-
l to be vo' d < i ct t * <': ncr-al
Fier i i to be h J t i Yi'.esdn*',
November 2, 191. r t
the qualified voices < l !
j of Cl orgia or. :. .: 11
gob I. Sect: .. V, .* \ . 1
cf the ConsFiuUou « ( :. i ( f
UN so cs to pro-. . . a Co ‘ y
board cf c uc. ' a f r PF :
Cou.afy, Cro.gF, t > ! ;
cf r.'re (2) m.err.he s i .1 r ■,,, r
rial lore.I rmrr.':..‘3 - i ’o hr- ..
vvn rr.cr'? v..lh Pc: : c ur y; to
provide t. ? cuaKficnf a of ti e
board membeis, their tc-.m of of-
fice and the manner of their Fee-
tion; to vest tlie county boaiJ of
education with all p weis ar.d
duties new exercised by county
boards of education a d local
trustees; to provide for a county
school superintendent and his
election by the county board of
education, to provide that the ter- j
ritory of Polk County outs.de of
l, jndependent systems *shall con-
titute one , chool d , 8trict; t0 pro-
j schoo , t#x of
, two mills to . be levied ... „„ on all _____ prop¬
erty of the county in addition to
the fifteen mills provided for in
paragraph 1, Section XII. Article
VIII of the Constitution; and for
other purposes.
ii By His Excellency,
1 M. E. THOMPSON. Acting
j Governor, State of Georgia
WHEREAS, by the votes of
* two-thirds cf the members elected
t0 cac ;, 0 f ,; ;e two Houses, • the
I C , ncral Assembly at its 1947 Ses-
s : on promise.I un amendment to
the Constitution of this State, as
set forth in a Rea ut on app;\,v. J
on the 23tii d y of Marco. 1647.
to-vvit:
Providing for a county hoard
of educati.n lor P C i,
Georgia, to be com ' nf r' «
<0) members e l tor f r a !-
ditlonal mem!)” ■* ? i e. >
town merge with 1' . t .nv;
to provide the < : >!: a I i t
the board m m . ‘ it R. i
of effi. ‘ ji id I • i. i,t
tiiolr r ection; !•> v M tha
connly I >ard of < .n r. ion v. 'h
all powers and Goliis now exer¬
cised by county Rmix.s of ed..ca¬
tion and local trustees; to pro¬
vide for a county s haul super¬
intendent and h s election by
the county board of education,
to provide that tile territory of
Polk County outside of .nde-
pendent systems shall constitute
one school district; to provide
for a special school tax of Uvo
milts to be levied on all property
of the county In addition to Ihe
fifteen mills provided for rn
Paragraph I, Section XII. Ar¬
ticle VIII of the Constitution;
and for other purposes.
H. u D R. No. oni/ie;- 90-445A D R. A. . No on 29
A RESOLUTION
Proposing to the qualified vot-
ers an amendment to Paragraph
I, Section 5, Article 8 of the Con-
stitution of Georgia of 1945 so
a* to provide for a county board
of education for Polk County,
Georgia, to be composed of nine
(9) members and for four addi-
tiona! members should Cedartown
merge with Polk County; to pro-
vide the qualification of the board
members, their term of office and
the manner, of their election, to
vest t * le county board of education
with all powers and duties now
,
exercised by county boards ot ed-
ucation and local trustees; to pro-
j vide tendent for and a county tps election school superin- by the
|
county board of education, to pro¬
vide that the territory of Polk
County outside of independent
systems shall constitute one
school district; to provide foi a
special school tax of two mills to
be levied on all property of the
county in addition to the fifteen
mills provided for in Paragraph
1, Section 12, Article 8 of the Con¬
stitution; and for other purposes.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA;
i SECTION 1. «
I That Paragraph 1, Section a
Article 8 of the Constitution
of 1945 be, and the samj
is hereby amended by adding at
1 the cr.d thereof new paragraphs
follows, to-wit: “All of Polk
County lying outside of independ-
j cn t school systems now in exist-
encs j n sa ( j county shall compose
one school district and shall be
| under the control ar.d nianage-
rn ent of a county board of educa-
, iox There shall be a Polk
County Board of Education which
s ;. a ii consist of nine (9) members,
vv j, a S ’ ia 'l serve without compen-
cation. The judge of the supe¬
rior court of said county* shall
anoint the first board and three
(3) of the members so appointed
shall hoid office for four years,
throe (3) for three (3) years,
ar.d three (3) for two (2) years,
At the expiration of the terms
of members cf said board so ap-
em ed t... i successors shall be
.
Fc.-.ed by the quaiiAed voters of
that par. ,.a cf Foil: County which
i : / cr may hereafter be under
.! ? . -rlsdlction of the Polk County
For 1 of c lueaKon, and for a
.m of four years. The election
-hr ! card tr.o.. bars shall be held
it * ; nard Tuesday in Decem-
■ .r at an election held for the
e.xeh .re purpose of electing
a.en.'.eis of the Polk County
Eoard cf education. All candi-
dates for membership on the Polk
CTux.y Hoard of Education shall
rcg.sAr with the ordinary of said
county rt least ten days before
••• e ( on ' I- ,e ordinary shall
provide for said election in the
sanls manner and at the sarr.a
Places as regular election and
declare tlie results and certify to
^ ie proper authorities the duly
c.ected members of said board,
new board of education pro-
vided for in this amendment shall
i a ^ e office January 1, 1949 and
the first election shall be held oa
the second Tuesday in December,
1950, ar.d other elections shall be
ht-ld on said date each year there¬
after so that the terms of the
membership sha’l remain stag-
'^■ ed - ° ne member of the county
board of education shall be elect-
ed from each of the attendance
areas of Antioch, Aragon, Bene¬
dict, Brewster, Cedar-Lake, Fish,
Fite, and two members shall be
elected from the elementary
sch<>o1 attendance area of Rock-
mart - The membership of the
_ Po!!: County _ — Board - of - —- Education
shall be enlarged to thirteen, if
ar.d when the independent school
system of Cedartown merges with
p °lk County School system and
the four additional members shall
he elected from the territory of
the city limits of Cedartown. All
rights, powers, and duties now
exercised by the county board of
education and the district trusters
are hereby vested in the Polk
County Board of Education.
Should a vacancy occur on said
board by reason of death, resig¬
nation, or otherwise, the remain¬
ing members of the board shall
by secret ballot elect a successor
who shall hoid office until the
first election lor members of the
board as herein provided. No
person shall be eligible to hold
office as a member of the Polk
County Eoard of Education who
is not of good moral character,
who has not at least a fair knowl¬
edge of the elementary branch cf
and English education, who is not
favorable to the common school
system, and who is not a voter
qualified to vote for members of
the General Assembly. No pub¬
lisher of school books or any agent
for such publisher, or any person
Who , shall , , , have a pecuniary in-
, n ^ sa](? q[ ^ boQks
, shall be eligible for election as
a mem b e r of said board of educa-
tion.
There shall be a county school
superintendent who shall be elect-
e d or appointed by the county
: ;*>ard of education of Polk County.
, Before any person shall be elected
oi appointed county school super-
j intencient he shall have all of the
qualifications which are now, or
.which may hereafter be preserib-
e d by law for county school super-
intendents of the S ate, except
, that any legal requirement as io
. local residence shall not he • p-
j ' plieable. From and after the rct- the
| ification of this amendment
voters of Polk County shall no
; longer elect a county school su-
permtendent. That in addition io
the tax of not less than five miHs
nor greater than fifteen mills,
j which the fiscal authority of the
county is required to levy for
the support and maintenance tf
education upon property located
outside independent school sys¬
tems as provided for in Paragraph
1, Section 12, Article £ of the
Constitution, the fiscal author¬
ities of Polk County shall levy a
tax, for the support and main¬
tenance of schools under the ju*
