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October 26,1994, Houston Times-Journal Page 4B lj\V+{ y lif ■|^ag| : w '* MMHk i k v ' lj^% - Tucker Elementary School Students of the Week for Oct. 14, 1994: Jeanna Barnes, Thomas Laster, Ashley West, Adam Kramp, Jessica Davis, Taurean Smith, Marshal King, Beau Rosner, Danielle Corcoran, Mike Dickson, Tavarious Washington, Joshua O'Cain, Lakesta Riley, Britney Bass, Tamarquis Gray, Shartae Jackson, Francisca Gonzalez, Christie Foskey, Robert Hernandez, David Loudermilk, Denise Ridley, Jim Pund, Shawn Cline, Jason Hunter and Brian Wells. js Perry Middle School Students of the Week for Oct. 21-28, 1994: Magdalyn Clarington, Eric Cline, Leigh Mullis, Jermaine Allen, Tyler Lawson, Tiffany Harris, Josh Crockett, Lydia Farmer, Quincey Stephens, Kelly Etheridge, Ernest Hudgens, Laßon Davis, Wendy Tarpley, Randy Whiddon, Tannica Hawkins, Morris Clarington anH Maathor WhiHHrm Ist Mortgage • 2nd Mortgage • Modular Home Financing CALL US FOR A FREE PRE-QUALIFICATION Commerce Equity Mortgage Equal Housing Lender ATTENTION GOLFERS What Is The Best Kept Secret In Middle Georgia? 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Call 987-1033 and Get The Details Mm itfTfßH " WMM fit ■ witpp vtitt , ATuMli Members Of Bankers Association Of Georgia -1- Senate Resolution No. 203 Resolution Act No. 119 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2025 ■( )YES Shal the Constitution be amended so as to authorize counties () NO and cities to con tract with neighbor ing counties and cities concerning regional facilities and the sharing of support of and ben efits from such regional facilities?" This proposal authorizes cities and counties to contract with each other for the devel opment, operation, and man agement of certain regional facilities that are publicly or privately initiated and to allo cate ad valorem tax proceeds and revenues and share expenses among the con tracting local governments. The proposal defines ‘region al facilities" to mean industrial parks, business parks, con ference centers, convention centers, airports, athletic facilities, recreation facilities, jails or correctional facilities, or other similar or related economic development parks, centers, or facilities or any combination thereof. The contracting local govern ments must be located in the same or contiguous counties and shall be subject to any conditions, limitations, or restrictions imposed by gen eral law. Unless otherwise provided by law, such a regional facility will qualify for the largest income tax credit provided by law for any of the local governments which are parties to the contract regard less of the county in which the business is physically located. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the pro bate court and is available for * public inspection. -2- Senate Resolution No. 395 Resolution Act No. 114 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2015 “( ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the () NO General Assembly may by general law approved by two thirds of of the , members thereof provide for manda tory service of sen tences for persons convicted of armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation, aggravated sodomy, or aggravated sexu al battery and, when so provided by such Act, the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall not have the authority to consider such persons for pardon, parole, or commuta tion during that por tion of the sen tence: to provide that the General Assembly in the same manner may provide for the imposition of sen tences of life with out parole for per sons convicted of murder and for per sons who have been previously convicted of mur der, armed robbery, kidnapping, rape, aggravated child molestation, aggra vated sodomy, or aggravated sexual battery and who subsequently com mit and are convict ed of one of such offenses and to pro hibit such board from granting a par don, parole, or com mutation in such cases; to provide for the ratification and approval of pre viously enacted laws providing for limitations on sus pension, probation, or parole in certain cases; and to pro vide exceptions with respect to a person convicted of a crime who is subsequent ly determined to be innocent of said crime or is deter mined to be med ically incapacitated and to provide an exception with respect to certain elderly persons?" This proposal authorizes the General Assembly by general Legal Notice law approved by two-thirds of the members elected to each house to provide for minimum mandatory sentences, for sentences which are required to be served in their entirety, and for the imposition of sen tences of life without parole for persons convicted of cer tain crimes and offenses and provides that the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall not have the authority to con sider such persons for par don, parole, or commutation. The proposal ratifies any pre viously enacted laws provid ing for life without parole or for mandatory service of sen tences without suspension, probation, or parole, provided that such laws shall be sub ject to amendment or repeal by general law. The State Board of Pardons and Paroles is authorized to issue a medical reprieve to an entirely incapacitated person suffering a progressively debilitating terminal illness or to parole any person who is age 62 or older. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the pro bate court and is available for public inspection. -3- House Resolution No. 943 Resolution Act No. 117 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2022 ‘( ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the General Assembly ( )NO shall have the power by general law to authorize contracts or agreements among health care providers and oth ers for the provision of health care ser vices which may have the effect of lessening competi tion if the benefits and advantages to the public of such contracts or agree ments outweigh the disadvantages?” This proposal grants the General Assembly the power to authorize contracts and agreements among health care providers and other per sons for the provision of health care services which may lessen competition. The proposal authorizes an exception to the general con stitutional prohibition against legislation authorizing con tracts which have the effect of defeating or lessening com petition or encouraging a monopoly; such contracts are illegal and void. The exercise of this power is conditioned on the benefits to the public of such contracts or agree ments outweighing the disad vantages of lessened compe tition according to criteria to be established by the General Assembly Any such law shall provide for the con tinuous monitoring of health care contracts or agreements to ensure that the benefits and advantages to the public continue to outweigh disad vantages due to lessened competition. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the pro bate court and is available for public inspection. -4- House Resolution No. 712 Resolution Act No. 116 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2020 "( ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to authorize the General ,) NO Assembly, upon a two-thirds’ majority vote of each house, to enact general legislation naming the political subdivi sion, judicial circuit, and existing courts affected and provid ing for, as pilot pro jects of limited dura tion, nonuniformity of jurisdiction, pow ers, rules of prac tice and procedure, and selection, quali fications, terms, and discipline of judges within classes of courts and granting certain equitable powers to such pilot program courts, as long as such legis lation does not deny equal protection of the laws to any per son?" This proposal authorizes the General Assembly by general law approved by two-thirds of the members elected to each house to create for a limited duration pilot courts which are not uniform within their class as to jurisdiction, power. and procedure and judicial composition for the purpose of testing alternate court organization, operation, and rules of practice and proce dure. The constitutional guar antee of equal protection is not waived and thus limits the variations permitted. Legislation shall name the political subdivision, judicial circuit, and existing courts affected and may grant cer tain equitable powers to such pilot courts. The proposal requires the General Assembly to enact a proce dure for submitting proposed legislation relating to such pilot programs to the Judicial Council of Georgia or its suc cessor for review. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the pro bate court and is available for public inspection. -5- Senate Resolution No. 107 Resolution Act No. 118 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2024 ’( ) YES Shall the Constitution be amended so as to provide that the holding of raffles by () NO nonprofit organizations shall be lawful under the Constitution but may be restricted, reg ulated, or prohibited by law?" This proposal provides that on and after January 1, 1995, the holding of raffles by nonprofit organizations shall be lawful and shall not be prohibited by any law enacted prior to January 1,1994. On or after January 1, 1994, the General Assembly is authorized to enact laws restricting, regulat ing, or prohbiting the operation of such raffles. Article I, Section 11, Paragraph VIII currently prohibits all forms of pari-mutuel betting and casino gambling and al lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets except as specifically authorized by the Constitution. The Constitution and state law presently permit the lot tery operated by the state, bingo games operated by nonprofit tax exempt organizations, and recre ational bingo. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on ie In the office of the judge of the probate court and is available for public inspec tion. -6- House Resolution No. 709 Resolution Act No. 115 Georgia Laws 1994, p. 2018 “( ) YES Shall the Constitution of the State of Georgia be amend ed so that alcoholic () NO beverages and activi ties involving nudity and alcoholic bever ages, such as in nude dance dubs, may be regulated, restricted, or prohibited by counties and municipalities and so that the state shall have full and complete authority to regulate alcoholic beverages under the powers granted by the Twenty-First Amend ment to the United States Constitution?” This proposal asserts for the State of Georgia the complete authority to regulate alcoholic beverages in any manner permit ted under the Twenty-First Amendment to the United States Constitution. The pro posal delegates this regulato ry authority to the counties and municipalities of the state to be exercised by the adop tion and enforcement of regu latory ordinances for the pur pose of regulating, restricting, or prohibiting the exhibition of nudity, partial nudity, or depic tions of nudity in connection with the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. The proposal also authorizes the General Assembly to exer cise similar regulatory author ity by general law and pro vides that any general law enacted shall control over conflicting provisions of a local ordinance but shall not preempt local ordinance pro visions not in direct conflict with general law. A copy of this entire proposed amendment is on file in the office of the judge of the pro bate court and Is available for public inspection. 10-52 10/19-11/2 ~m