Additional School Tax for County with City of 200,000 Population. TITLE III. AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTION. ACTS Additional School Tax for County with City of 200,000 Population. ADDITIONAL SCHOOL TAX FOR COUNTY WITH CITY OF 200,000 POPULATION No. 12, SECOND SESSION. An Act to amend paragraph 2 of section 6 of article 7 of the Constitution of this State. Art. 7, Sec. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia: Section 1. That the following amendment to the Constitution of this State is hereby proposed, to wit: By adding to paragraph 2 of section 6 of article 7 of the Constitution the following words, to wit: “Furthermore, in any county in this State which has wholly or partly within its boundaries a city of not less than 200,000 population, the county authorities thereof are hereby Tax lexy au- authorized to levy a tax not exceeding 1 mill for educa tional purposes, on all the taxable property throughout the entire county, including territory embraced in inde thorized. Additional School Tax for County with City of 200,000 Population. Publication. Election. pendent school systems, the same to be appropriated to Sec. 2. This proposal being agreed upon by two thirds Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that all laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act be and the same are hereby repealed. Approved April 2, 1926. Returns. Chatham Public Road Bonds. CHATHAM PUBLIC ROAD BONDS. No. 9. FIRST SESSION. An Act to propose to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Georgia, to amend Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of the State of Georgia, as amended, by adding thereto the following words: Provided, the County of Chatham in this State can issue and sell, from time to time, bonds for the preparation for the paving and for the paving of Victory Drive, the road to Tybee, a public road of said County, from the end of the present asphalt paving thereon at Thunderbolt, or Warsaw, to the beginning of the present asphalt paving at Tybee, with concrete and/or asphalt and/or other suitable material, without the said assent of two thirds of the qualified voters at an election called therefor, but upon a three-fifths vote of the Commissioners of Chatham County and Exofficio Judges, with these limitations: First, the bonds shall be serial bonds, to be retired annually within a term of not to exceed ten years, bearing a rate of interest not to exceed five per cent. per annum, but otherwise in form fixed by said Commissioners; second, the amount of such issue shall not exceed the contract price bid for such preparation for and/or paving, by the lowest responsible bidder, upon competitive proposals, after previous advertisement once a week for four weeks inviting such proposals; provided, nevertheless, said Commissioners may use convict labor to prepare and/or pave said road, in whole or in part, together with or apart from any contract therefor; third, the principal and interest of said bonds shall be first paid by reasonable tolls, which are hereby authorized to be imposed and collected by said Commissioners, for the use of said road and its bridges, and only the deficiency, if any, of such tolls to meet such payments and the cost of maintaining said road and its bridges shall be paid out of Chatham Public Road Bonds. other funds of said County during the term of said bonds; fourth, such indebtedness when incurred shall not be considered in determining the power of said County to incur any other bonded indebtedness," 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: par. 1 . Section 1. That Article 7, Section 7, Paragraph 1, of the Constitution of this state, as amended, be amended Art. 7: Sec. by adding thereto the following language: “Provided, $6563. the County of Chatham in this State can issue and sell, from time to time, bonds for the preparation for the pav- Bond issue. ing and for the paving of Victory Drive, the Road to Tybee, a public road of said County, from the end of the present asphalt paving thereon at Thunderbolt, or Warsaw, to the beginning of the present asphalt paving at Tybee, with concrete and/or asphalt and/or other suitable material, without the said assent of two thirds of the qualified voters at an election called therefor, but upon a three fifths vote of the Commissioners of Chatham County and Ex-officio Judges, with these limitations: First, the bonds shall be serial bonds, to be retired annually within a term of not to exceed ten years, bearing a rate Bandas. limiof interest of not to exceed five per cent. per annum, but otherwise in form fixed by said Commissioners; second, the amount of such issue shall not exceed the contract price bid for such preparation for and/or paving, by the lowest responsible bidder, upon competitive proposals, after previous advertisement once a week for four weeks inviting such proposals, provided, nevertheless, said Commissioner may use convict labor to prepare and/or pave said road, in whole or in part, together with or part from any contract therefor; third, the principal and interest of said bonds shall be first paid by reasonable tolls, which are hereby authorized to be imposed and collected by said Commissioners, for the use of said road and its , tations" Chatham Public Road Bonds. bridges, and only the deficiency, if any, of such tolls to meet such payments, and the cost of maintaining said road and its bridges shall be paid out of other funds of said County during the term of said bonds; fourth, such indebtedness when incurred shall not be considered in determining the power of said County to incur other bonded indebtedness." Sec. 2. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That whenever the above proposed amendment to the Constitution 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 has been entered on their journals, with the yeas and nays taken thereon, the Governor shall be and he is hereby authorized and instructed to cause such amendment to be published in one or more newspapers in each Congressional District of this State, for two months next preceding the time of holding the next General election. Publication. Election. Sec. 3. Be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, that the above proposed amendment shall be submitted for ratification or rejection to the electors of this state at the next general election to be held after the publication as provided for in the second section of this Act, in the several election districts of this State, at which election every person shall be qualified to vote who is qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly. All persons voting at said election in favor of adopting the said proposed amendment to the Constitution shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, “For ratification of amendment to Article Seven (7), Section Seven (7), Paragraph One (1), of the Constitution, authorizing Chatham County to issue bonds to pave the Road to Tybee;" and all persons opposed to the adoption of said amendment shall have written or printed on their ballots the words, "Against ratification of the amendment to Article Seven (7), Section Seven (7), Paragraph One (1), of the Constitution, authorizing Chatham County Ballots. |
