MANUAL of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY Of The State of Georgia 19671968 Compiled by BEN W FORTSON JR Secretary of State STATE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 203 Lester Maddox Governor Mrs Eleanor Owens Confidential Secretary Mrs Mary Beazley Appointment Secretary Morgan R Redwine Jr Executive Secretary Bob Short Press Secretary Frank E Blankenship Asst Attorney General LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR State Capitol Room 321 George T Smith LieutenantGovernor Harold Joiner Press Aide Public Relations Yvonne Redding Receptionist Appointment Secretary Ann Butler Personal Secretary Mrs Velma McVey Research Assistant SECRETARY OF STATE State Capitol Room 214 Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State Joe N Burton Assistant to the Secretary of State Cecil L Clifton Joint Secretary State Examining Boards COMPTROLLERGENERAL State Capitol Room 238 James L Bentley ComptrollerGeneral M Hardeman Blackshear Deputy ComptrollerGeneral Jack Perdue Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner John R Gore State Fire Marshal David Jones Chief Industrial Loan Examiner LAW DEPARTMENT Judicial Building Room 132 Arthur K Bolton Attorney General G Ernest Tidwell Executive Assistant Mrs Mary W Giles Administrative Assistant Attorneys General John A Blackmon Frank E Blankenship Richard L Chambers III III Alfred L Evans Jr Marion 0 Gordon William L Harper George J Hearn III Harold N Hill Jr Coy R Johnson Louis F McDonald H Perry Michael Carter A Setliff Marshall Sims E J Summerour Deputy Assistant Attorneys General Alexander Cocalis Gerald H Cohen Bruce Dubberly Jr E Freeman Leverett A Joseph Nardone Jr Mathew Robins Robert E Sherrell Melvin E Thompson Jr Attorneys W Wheeler Bryan Larry D Ruskaup John A Sligh Hardaway Young III Investigator John F Cooney TREASURY DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 245 Jack B Ray State Treasurer IV James E Young Assistant State Treasurer George B Hamilton State Treasurer Emeritus Cary A Bond Chief Accountant EDUCATION State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 242 Jack P Nix State Superintendent of Schools Dr Allen C Smith Associate State Superintendent of Schools School Administrative Services Dr H Titus Singletary Jr Associate State Superintendent of Schools Instructional Services Dr Kenneth W Tidwell Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Staff Services Dr A P Jarrell Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Rehabilitation Services H Oliver Welch Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Staff Assistance AGRICULTURE State Department of Agriculture Bldg Room 204 Phil Campbell Commissioner LABOR State Department of Labor Bldg Room 288 Sam Caldwell Commissioner J T Gregory Assistant Commissioner Weldon Henderson Director Inspection Division W 0 Brooks Director Employment Security Agency PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION New State Office Bldg Room 162 Crawford L Pilcher Chairman Ben T Wiggins Vice Chairman Walter McDonald Commissioner William H Kimbrough Commissioner Alpha A Fowler Jr Commissioner Matt L McWhorter Commissioner Emeritus Allen Chappell Commissioner Emeritus A 0 Randall Executive Secretary Robt B Alford Chief Utilities Engineer David 0 Benson Transportation Rate Expert V Frank G Heald Public Utilities Auditor Donald J Lawrence Chief Law Enforcement Officer Robert N Fellows Fiscal Officer Mrs Mae A Montgomery Reporter ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Department of 330 Capitol Ave S E Miss Carroll Hart Director AUDITS State Department of State Capitol Room 115 Ernest B Davis State Auditor BANKING Department of State Capitol Room 122 W M Jackson Superintendent of Banks Hallum W Goodloe Jr Asst Superintendent of Banks BUDGET BUREAU State 668 State Labor Bldg Wilson B Wilkes State Budget Officer BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS State Capitol Washington Street Harold E Stodghill Building Engineer CHEMIST State Agriculture Bldg Room 612 Harry S Johnson Jr State Chemist CORRECTIONS Department of State Capitol Room 415 Asa D Kelley Jr Director Robert J Carter Associate Director H Lowell Conner Assistant Director M H Doyle Assistant Director for Finance and Purchasing L E Walters Assistant Director for Training and Development Reverend Dan V Joiner Chief Chaplain for Religious Activities Section VI DEFENSE Department of P 0 Box 4839 Atlanta Georgia 30302 MajGen George J Hearn The Adjutant General and Director Civil Def ense Military Division BrigGen Charlie F Camp Asst Adjutant General for Army BrigGen Paul S Stone Asst Adjutant General for Air Civil Defense Division Mr Jack L Grantham Deputy Director ENTOMOLOGY Division of Agriculture Bldg Room 304 Carl M Scott Jr Director FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 414 Mrs Bruce Schaefer Director Phil Cawthon Deputy Director FORESTRY COMMISSION State Central Office P 0 Box 1077 Macon A Ray Shirley Director and Executive Secretary J C Turner Jr Deputy Director Chief of Forest Protection W H McComb Chief of Forest Management George Bishop Chief of Forest Administration Frank Craven Chief of Forest Education Sanford P Darby Chief of Reforestation Atlanta Office 7 Hunter Street Bldg Room 545 Julian D Reeves Personnel Officer GAME AND FISH State Department of State Capitol Room 401 George T Bagby Director HEALTH Department of Public 47 Trinity Avenue S W Room 522H Dr John H Venable Director Dr Elton S Osborne Jr Deputy Director Dr T F Sellers Director Emeritus VII HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT State 2 Capitol Square James L Gillis Sr Director Emory C Parrish Executive Assistant Director M L Shadburn State Highway Engineer W M Williams Secretary and Treasurer HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 3rd Floor State Capitol Geo L Smith II Speaker Mrs Ernestine P Holland Executive Secretary Glenn W Ellard Clerk INDUSTRY AND TRADE Department of State Capitol Room 100 LL i Executive Director Vincent S Jones Assistant Executive Director Executive Assistant Vernon R Stuebing Jr Director Planning Division Robert G Worden Director Industry Division Bill T Hardman Director Tourist Division John H Bennett Sr Director Aviation Division Rosser E Smith Chief Public Information Unit Robert M Morris Chief Fiscal Unit LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Office of State Capitol Room 316 Frank H Edwards Legislative Counsel i Chief Deputy Legislative Counsel LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE State Capitol Room 316 Geo L Smith II Speaker House of Representatives Chairman Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of Senate Secretary George T Smith LieutenantGovernor Glenn W Ellard Clerk House of Representatives Senate Members Ben F Johnson Lamar R Plunkett Robert H Smalley Jr VIII House Members James H Floyd J Robin Harris Quimby Melton Jr Legislative Counsel Frank H Edwards LIBRARY State Judicial Bldg Room 301 John D M Folger State Librarian M Patricia Baum Head Cataloger and Documents Librarian Margaret A Lewis Head Reference Librarian MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION State New State Office Bldg Room 572 Edwin L Swain Director Ralph C Moor Deputy Director Frances C Balkcom Division Director Jerry W Saylor Division Director Marvin E Albitz Division Director Grady L Huddleston Division Director Walter O Withers Jr Division Director MILK COMMISSION Georgia Agriculture Bldg Room 220 C A Ward ChairmanDirector MINES MINING AND GEOLOGY Department of Agriculture Bldg Rm 402 Dr A S Furcron Director MUSEUM of Science and Industry Georgia State Capitol 4th Floor Grey B Culberson Director PARDONS AND PAROLES State Board of State Capitol Room 421 Mrs Rebecca L Garrett Chairman J W Claxton Member J 0 Partain Jr Member IX E J Calhoun Jr Director of Parole David W Job Assistant Director of Parole PARKS Department of State 7 Hunter Street S W 3rd Floor Horace G Caldwell Director Henry D Struble Deputy Director PERSONNEL BOARD State New State Office Bldg Room 572 Thomas H Milner Jr Chairman L E Bowen Sr Vice Chairman Dr Hugh A Goodwin Member PHARMACY State Board of Agriculture Bldg Room 212214 S L Threadgill Chief Drug Inspector PROBATION State Board of State Capitol Room 418 Mrs Rebecca L Garrett Chairman J W Claxton Member J O Partain Jr Member Edward S Kendrick Director of Probation Mrs Jeannette Bennett Administrative Assistant PURCHASING DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 142 C Clayton Turner Supervisor of Purchases S F Skrine Deputy Supervisor of Purchases Chas G Duncan Jr Self Insurance Program Director T B McDorman Senior Assistant Supervisor of Purchases Wade Flynt J F Hough Assistant Supervisors of Purchases J L Brown Assistant Purchasing Agent REGENTS BOARD ofOFFICERS New State Office Bldg Room 368 James A Dunlap Chairman John W Langdale ViceChairman Dr George L Simpson Jr Chancellor X Fred C Davison ViceChancellor Harry S Downs Assistant Vice Chancellor Mario J Goglia Vice Chancellor for Research Robert M Joiner Director of Public Affairs J H Dewberry Director Plant Bus Operations Jacob H Wamsley Associate Director Business Operations Frank C Dunham Associate Director Construction Physical Plant Frederick 0 Branch Assistant for Development Clay Adamson Landscape Architect Henry G Neal Executive Secretary Mrs Jessie G Harris Assistant Executive Secretary James A Blissit Treasurer William N Perry Assistant Treasurer Gordon M Funk Assistant Treasurer M Dale Henson Director Technical Services Program Miss Carroll McMahon Administrative Assistant Miss Glynton Smith Administrative Assistant Harmon W Caldwell Chancellor Emeritus L R Siebert Executive Secretary Emeritus REVENUE State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 516 Peyton S Hawes Commissioner John W Bearden Director Motor Fuel Tax Gasoline Tax Refund Unit Robert L Allen Director Data Processing Unit W Tom Bond Director Miscellaneous Tax Unit Murray A Chappell Director Motor Vehicle Interstate Reciprocity Unit Henry B Niemeyer Director Motor Vehicle License and Title Unit Fred L Cox Director Interstate Tax Affairs Hoke S Bell Director Income Tax Unit Charleye L Harden Director Fraud Intelligence Unit J W D Harvey State Oil Chemist Director Fuel Oil Inspection Unit Clarence Lorentzson Public Information Officer XI Chandler Hewell Director Sales Use Tax Unit Tom I Sangster Director Property Tax Intangibles Tax Unit Martha Meyer Acting Personnel Administrator W E Strickland Comptroller Lamar White Director of Research H Fred Culberson Chief Enforcement Officer Alcohol Control Unit SAFETY Department of Public 959 E Confederate Ave SE P O Box 1456 Atlanta Ga 30301 Col R H Burson Director Lt Col Lewis G Bell Deputy Director State Patrol Major Porter Weaver Commanding Officer Bureau of Investigation Major B G Ragsdale Director State Crime Laboratory Dr Herman Jones Director SENATE Georgia State 3rd Floor State Capitol George T Smith President Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of the Senate VETERANS SERVICE State Department of 1 Hunter Street S W Atlanta Peter Wheeler Director Fred N Phillips Assistant Director John W Heist Supervisor Claims Division Elmer Barfield Supervisor Education Division George E Shehane Personnel Officer WORKMENS COMPENSATION State Board of Labor Bldg Room 499 Roscoe Lowery Chairman W E Buckner Director Frank L Gross Director James C Pullin SecretaryTreasurer Arlie D Tucker Director Emeritus XII UNITED STATES SENATORS Richard B Russell Winder Georgia Herman Eugene Talmadge Lovejoy Georgia UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN District 1 G Elliott Hagan 2 Maston ONeal 3 Jack Brinkley 4 Ben B Blackburn 5 Fletcher Thompson 6 John J Flynt Jr 7 John W Davis 8 W S Bill Stuckey Jr 9 Phil M Landrum 10 Robert G Stephens Jr Sylvania Bainbridge Columbus Atlanta East Point Griffin Summerville Eastman Jasper Athens Justices SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA 5th Floor Judicial Bldg W H Duckworth Chief Justice Bond Almand Presiding Justice Law Assistants Robert H Brinson Jr James Michael Ney Associate Justices Carlton Mobley Benning M Grice Eugene Cook H E Nichols Hiram K Undercofler Associate Justice Emeritus Charles William Worrill Joseph Dillard Quillian Presiding Justice Emeritus T S Candler Henry H Cobb Clerk Eva F Townsend Deputy Clerk Florene B Cobb Deputy Clerk George H Richter Jr Reporter Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter A Broaddus Estes Sheriff Curtis R Richardson Mrs Joline B Williams Miss Maud Saunders Ben G Estes Mrs Effie A Mahan XIII COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA 4th Floor Judicial Bldg Judges Jule W Felton Chief Judge John Sammons Bell Presiding Judge John E Frankum Presiding Judge Robert H Jordan Robert H Hall Homer C Eberhardt Charles A Pannell Braswell Deen Jr J Kelley Quillian Judge Emeritus Ira Carlisle Morgan Thomas Clerk Ralph E Carlisle Deputy Clerk Miss Edna Earl Bennett Deputy Clerk George H Richter Jr Reporter Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter Law Assistants Charles N Hooper Eugene Highsmith H Grady Almand John Andy Smith Jr Mrs Helen T Harper Julian H Stewart Louis A Peacock Miss Alfredda Scobey T Mil Clyburn ALAPAHA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT H W Lott Judge Lenox Vickers Neugent SolicitorGeneralPearson ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Ralph Pharr Chief Judge Atlanta Luther Alverson Judge Atlanta J C Jep Tanksley JudgeAtlanta Stonewall H Dyer Judge Atlanta George P Whitman Sr JudgeAtlanta Sam P McKenzie JudgeAtlanta Claude D Shaw Judge Atlanta Durwood T Pye JudgeAtlanta Jack P Etheridge JudgeAtlanta Lewis R Slaton SolicitorGeneralAtlanta ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Paul E Caswell JudgeIHinesville J Max Cheney SolicitorGeneralReidsville XIV AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT F Frederick Kennedy Judge Angnpta John F Hardin JudgeAugusta C Wesley Killebrew Judgel Augusta George Hains SolicitorGeneralAugusta BLUE RIDGE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT H Grady Vandiviere Judge Canton C B Butch Holcomb SolicitorGeneralCanton BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Winebert Dan Flexer JudgesBrunswick Jack W Ballenger SolicitorGeneral P Box 98 Baxley CHATTAHOOCHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT J Alvan Davis JudgeColumbus John H Land JudgeColumbus W B Skipworth Jr SolicitorGeneralColumbus CHEROKEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Jefferson L Davis JudgeCartersville Jere F WKite SolicitorGeneraljCartersville CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Harold Banke Judge co Courthouse Jonesboro Albert B Wallace SolicitorGeneral Jonesboro COBB JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Albert J Henderson Jr JudgeWl Hemlock 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COMMISSIONS AGING State Commission on Dr John T Mauldin Chairman 401 Peachtree St NE Atlanta L C Butcher Rm 288 Labor Bldg Atlanta James R Champlin University of Ga Athens Prank A Constangy 1404 Candler Bldg Atlanta Dr Searcy S Garrison 291 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Hugh W Gaston 1107 4th Avenue Albany Scott Houston Box 15468 Atlanta C R Yates 228 Auburn Ave NE Atlanta H C Morrison Personnel Director Union Bag Camp Savannah Miss Lucile Nix 309 S McDonough St Decatur Mrs Bruce Schaefer Rm 414 Old State Office Bldg Atlanta Calvin Stovall Cornelia C 0 Templeton Valdosta Dr John H Venable Rm 522H 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta XXI ALCOHOLISM Advisory Committee on T S Boehm Pastor Hill Baptist Church Augusta Frank S Cheatham Jr 406 Ga State Bank Bldg Savannah Reverend Charles C Duncan McCaysville I i J Henry Howard i Sylvania Dr A John Mooney Statesboro Dr Arthur Richardson Emory University Medical School Emory University Mrs Mamie K Taylor 1137 Briarcliff Rd N E Atlanta ART COMMISSION Georgia Lamar Dodd Chairman Dept of Fine Arts University of Georgia Athens Harrison A Birchmore Athens Ga Mrs Ouida Canaday 2722 Rovena Court Decatur Mrs J D Carter 319 Boulevard N E Gainesville James H Finch 70 Fairlie St NW Atlanta XXII Hubert B Owens University of Georgia Athens W Roy Reece Jr Room 41 3158 Maple Dr NE Atlanta Ezra Sellers Dept of Art LaGrange College LaGrange Mrs James E Williams 3581 Cloudland Dr N W Atlanta ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION H J Cofer Jr SeaPak Corporation St Simons Island Exofficio member Director Dept of Game and Fish BLIND GEORGIA FACTORY FOR THEAdvisory Board to Board of Managers Frank Gross Toccoa George W Henderson Jr Galey Lord 3376 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta J T Holt Baxley Walter McDonald Rm 162 New State Office Bldg Atlanta Wayne K Rivers Pres Creomulsion Co 345 Glen Iris Dr NE Atlanta Kay Stanley 1010 Bankers Insurance Bldg Macon Tom Vereen Moultrie Exofficio members State Treasurer State Superintendent of Schools Director Dept of Family and Children Services State Supervisor of Purchases Director Division of Vocational Rehabilitation CAPITOL SQUARE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE Arthur K Bolton Rm 132 Judicial Bldg Atlanta XXIII Ernest B Davis Em 115 State Capitol Atlanta Ben T Huiet 5901 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE Atlanta JaCk P Rm 242 Old State Office Bldg Atlanta Mrs Bruce Shaefer Rm 414 Old State Office Bldg Atlanta H K Undercofler 1160 E Beeehwood Dr NW Atlanta Dr John Venable Rm 522H 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta CHILDREN AND YOUTH State Board for Judge Charles Wood1st Cong Dist Palmer Cay Inc 622 Drayton St Savannah Elden Mathews2nd Cong Dist Cordele Dispatch Cordele Guy K Hutcherson3rd Cong Dist PO Box 5116 Columbus Mrs Mamie K TaylorUth Cong Dist 1137 Briarcliff Rd N E Atlanta Irving K Kaler5th Cong Dist Fulton National Bank Bldg Atlanta Bert Struby6th Cong Dist Macon News Telegraph Macon Mrs Lester Harbin7th Cong Dist Rome Jack Williams Jr8th Cong Dist 901 Cherokee Drive Waycross Robert D Fowler9th Cong Dist Lawrenceville Mrs Henry Parsons10th Cong Dist 1744 S Milledge Ave Athens David HolmesState at Large Tennille XXIV C L JonesStateatLarge Spalding Sales Corp Atlanta Harvey PaschalState at Large 1699 Canton Road Marietta Mrs Lamar RussellState at Large McDonough Exofficio members Director Dept of Family Children ServiceCHAIRMAN Director Dept of Public Health State Superintendent of Schools Commissioner of Labor Director of Corrections Commissioner of Agriculture Director Georgia Forest Commission Director of Probation Executive Secretary to the Governor CIVIL WAR CENTENNIAL COMMISSION Georgia Beverly M DuBose Jr Chairman Trust Co of Ga Bldg Atlanta Charles Adams Woolf oik Bldg Fort Valley Mrs John D Anthony Dahlonega Mrs W F Bond Calhoun Charles Cowan Cartersville Gen L 0 Grice 1063 Peachtree Battle Ave NW Atlanta H Hansell Hillyer Savannah Gas Co Savannah Mrs Lowry W Hunt Madison Ed Kelly TimesEnterprise 119 N Madison Thomasville Dr Carol Graham Pryor Med Arts Bldg 1467 Harper St Augusta XXV Tom Sellers The Columbus LedgerEnquirer Columbus Roy L Simmons Jr 104 Skyline Trail Smyrna Mrs C Robert Walker Griffin Paul E Ward Fitzgerald CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD Exofficio members Secretary of State Chairman Director Department of Public Health Director State Highway Board TY COBB BASEBALL MEMORIAL COMMISSION Stewart D Brown Jr MD Chairman Royston Romeo M Adams Royston Bruce Barnes Royston F Burt Barnes Mayor Royston Reed Blackwell 163 Blackland Dr NW Atlanta D W Brooks P 0 Box 2210 Atlanta S K Cannon Plant Mgr Ford Motor Co P 0 Box 271 Hapeville Hubert L Dyar Rm 512 Agriculture Bldg Atlanta John C Etheridge Elberton L Roberts Greer Royston XXVI Clarence M Higginbotham Royston Andy J Hill Lavonia Clete D Johnson Royston Earl Mann 1616 W Wesley Rd NW Atlanta A T Mauldin PO Box 87 Carnesville Lawson McConnell President TriCounty Bank Royston Parker Purcell Carnesville Harvey J Sanders Royston Hugh W Whitworth Lavonia J A Williams Royston CORRECTIONS State Board of John B Stanley Chairman Louisville Stetson F Bennett Jr Jesup R Jack Kennedy Reidsville Jack T Rutledge 3416 Sue Mack Drive Columbus Richard W Watkins Jr Jackson CRIMINAL LAW STUDY COMMITTEE T T Molnar Chairman Cuthbert Henry G Neal ViceChairman Thomson XXVII Richard B Thornton Secretary 529 Mulberry Street Macon Marcus B Calhoun Thomasville J Willis Conger Bainbridge Pierre Howard 414 Healey Bldg Atlanta Ben F Johnson Emory University Law School Atlanta Ralph McClelland 1103 First National Bank Bldg Atlanta Andrew W McKenna 200 Persons Bldg Macon Howard Overby 1239 Riverside Dr Gainesville Alfred A Quillan Winder Richard B Russell III Winder Earl Staples Carrollton Frank S Twitty Camilla Warner Wells Ft Valley Mullis Whisnant 924 Second Ave Columbus DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Georgia Harry L Brown Mountain City Olin Burton Vienna J W Fanning University of Georgia Athens Jim L Gillis Jr Soperton Eldridge Perry Buena Vista Jack B Ray Norwood XXVIII Reeder Tucker Royston Hugh Whitworth Lavonia Exofficio members Commissioner of Agriculture Director Department of Industry and Trade EDUCATION State Board of Roy A Hendricks1st Cong Dist Metter Robert B Wright Jr ViceChairman2nd Cong Dist Moultrie Mrs Blanche Hobbs3rd Cong Dist 2609 Fremont Ave Columbus Leeman LeRoy Jenkins4th Cong Dist 3166 Thrasher Dr Decatur David Rice5th Cong Dist 1175 W Conway Rd NW Atlanta James S Peters Chairman6th Cong Dist Manchester Henry A Stewart Sr7th Cong Dist Cedartown James L Dewer8th Cong Dist 604 E Park Valdosta Cliff Kimsey Jr9th Cong Dist Cornelia William L Preston10th Cong Dist Attorney at Law Monroe EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Georgia Clifford M Clarke co AIG 181 Washington St SW Atlanta Zack Daniel Lavonia McGrath Keen Dublin Ethridge Paulk Fitzgerald Charles 0 Smith Jr Moultrie XXIX Joseph A Whittle I E American National Bank Bldg Brunswick Legislative members Exofficio members Chairman State Bd of Education Chairman State Bd of Regents I Chairman Education Committee I J of the House of Representatives I Chairman Educational Matters I Committee of the Senate State 1 Superintendent of Schools Chan I cellor University System of Geor 1 gia I El ELECTION BOARD State Secretary of State Chairman Mrs Melba R Williams 2461 Echo Dr NE Atlanta EMPLOYEES ASSURANCE DEPT State 1 E Board of Directors T Q YY1 o c A KIioot Rm 468 New State Office Bldg Atlanta P T McCutchen E Hi jay Exofficio members Comptroller General Commissioner of Labor State Auditor Director State Merit System 5 EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Board of Trustees Ben T Huiet 5901 Peachtree Dunwoody Rd NE Atlanta Paul E Manners First National Bank Bldg Atlanta P T McCutchen Sr Ellijay William Martin Williams Highway Bldg Atlanta XXX Exofficio members State Auditor Chairman State Insurance Commissioner Director State Merit System EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCY Board of Review Frank A Constangy Chairman 1404 Candler Bldg Atlanta Herbert C Green co UAW 1776 Peachtree St NE Atlanta W O Purser Alamo ENGINEERING ADVISORY BOARD Felix de Golian Jr Chairman Golian Steel Iron Co 5 Ivy St Bldg Atlanta Gilbert D Spindel Sr 1182 W Peachtree St NE Atlanta R E Stiemke Georgia Institute of Technology 225 North Ave N W Atlanta EUGENICS State Board of Exofficio members Superintendent Milledgeville State Hospital Milledgeville Director State Board of Health Director Dept of Family Children Services FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES State Board of Mrs Sol Clark1st Cong Dist 109 E 44th Street Savannah Charles C Pilcher2nd Cong Dist Meigs L Thomas McLane3rd Cong Dist Skinner Corp West Point 4th Cong Dist Mrs Henry Toombs5th Cong Dist 2871 Normandy Dr NW Atlanta Thomas Wallace Rhodes6th Cong Dist LaGrange Ga Mrs Neil Andrews7th Cong Dist LaFayette XXXI C A Jones8th Cong Dist Nashville Mrs Jones Webb9th Cong Dist Lawrenceville Mrs Weldon Smith10th Cong Dist Greensboro FARMERS MARKET AUTHORITY Georgia Exofficio members Governor Chairman Commissioner of Agriculture ViceChairman State Auditor SecretaryTreasurer LieutenantGovernor Attorney General 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Cong Dist 573 W Peachtree St NE Atlanta William Z Camp6th Cong Dist Newnan James B Langford7th Cong Dist Calhoun Harley Langdale8th Cong Dist Valdosta Clyde Dixon9th Cong Dist Peoples Bank Cleveland L B Bassford10th Cong Dist 2125 Gardner St Augusta XXXIII Jimmie WilliamsonCoastal Counties iVE Darien 1 I HEALTH State Board of I As Physicians Dr J K Quattlebaum Jr1st Cong Dist I 722 Drayton St Savannah 1 Gi Dr Aldwin G Funderburk2nd Cong Dist Moultrie Dr Roy L Gibson Jr3rd Cong Dist I 1226 Third Avenue Columbus I Sr Dr Richard H Smoot4th Cong Dist 250 E Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur Dr Lamar B Peacock5th Cong Dist I 478 Peachtree St NE Atlanta I Dr B W Forester6th Cong Dist 724 Hemlock Street Macon Dr Fred H Simonton7th Cong Dist Chickamauga Dr William A Dickson8th Cong Dist 704 N Davis Street Nashville Dr P K Dixon9th Cong DistChairman 304 South Enota Dr Gainesville Dr John M Martin10th Cong Dist 1401 Harper Street Augusta Dentists Dr A C Tuck 129 E Jackson St Box 978 Thomasville Dr Wesley 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Dist Cartersville Albert Jenkins8th Cong Dist Baxley Eugene W Owen9th Cong Dist Canton Ben Tarbutton Jr10th Cong Dist Sandersville J A AndrewsState at Large 108 E Doyle Street Toccoa L R TurpinState at Large Clarkesville Exofficio members Chancellor University System of Georgia Chairman Board of Regents State Budget Officer HIGHWAY AUTHORITY Georgia tSate Exofficio members Governor Director State Highway Department State Budget Officer HIGHWAY BOARD State L C McClurkin1st Cong Dist 1408 Bacon Park Savannah Hugh D Broome2nd Cong Dist Donalsonville Clarke W Duncan3rd Cong Dist Buena Vista A Jack Embry4th Cong Dist 3636 ChambleeTucker Rd Chamblee Robert H White5th Cong Dist Box 10798 Station A Atlanta Reginald Trice Chairman6th Cong Dist Macon N N Burnes Jr ViceChairman7th Cong Dist Rome E J Gayner III8th Cong Dist Brunswick Lloyd F Strickland9th Cong Dist Chesnut Mountain Hatchery Gainesville XXXVI D Douglas Barnard Jr10th Cong Dist 2817 Ingleside Drive Augusta HISTORICAL COMMISSION Georgia Joseph B Cumming Chairman 909 Marion Bldg Augusta J Mack Barnes P O Box 98 Waycross Mrs William F Bond 511 Harlin Street Calhoun James C Bonner Dept of Social Studies The Womans College of Georgia Milledgeville Mrs Wm Lawton Brannen Cedar Road Metter Dr James T Bryson Washington Beverly M DuBose Jr co DuBose Egleston 627 Trust Co of Ga Bldg Atlanta A R Kelly Academic Bldg University of Georgia Athens Alexander A Lawrence 9th Floor Liberty Bank Bldg Savannah Mrs Mary Gregory Jewett Secretary 166 Pryor St SW Atlanta HOSPITAL ADVISORY COUNCIL Leroy Cowart1st Cong Dist 403 Donehoo Street Statesboro S Guy Maddox Sr2nd Cong Dist Blakely Paul Sinclair3rd Cong Dist Montezuma Willis E Lewis4th Cong Dist 2249 Spring Creek Rd Decatur Alex W Smith Jr5th Cong Dist Standard Fed Savings Bldg Atlanta Terrell Starr6th Cong Dist 1218 Main Street Forest Park XXXVII Kenneth G Williams7th Cong Dist Ringgold Will Jessup8th Cong Dist Eastman Reeder Tucker9th Cong Dist Royston Ralph Snow10th Cong Dist 590 W Cloverhurst Ave Athens Joe Ay cockState at Large Monroe Dr J Curtis LaneGa Dental Assn 55 Granade Street Statesboro Norman D BurkettGa Hospital Assn Dalton B Fred StathamAssn of Co Commrs Ellaville Road Americus J B CherryGa Pharmaceutical Assn Dawson Mrs Janie CokerGa State Nurses Assn 1519 Stratford Circle Macon John E YarbroughGa Municipal Assn 813 S Broad Street Rome Dr A B CongerMedical Assn of Ga Martin Building Columbus Mrs Nadine BenderGa Assn of Nursing Homes 3888 LaVista Road Tucker Exofficio members Director State Dept of Family Children Services Director Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Dept of Education Director State Dept of Public Health HOSPITAL AUTHORITY State Exofficio members Governor Chairman State Auditor SecretaryTreasurer Attorney General INDUSTRY AND TRADE Board of Commissioners of the Dept of Kirk Sutlive1st Cong Dist 52 E 62nd Street Savannah XXXVIII James Crockett1st Cong Dist Vidalia B T Burson2nd Cong Dist Camilla John Parkerson2nd Cong Dist Tifton Robert T Davis3rd Cong Dist Sue Mack Drive Columbus W T Roberts3rd Cong Dist Montezuma Roger Shoerner4th Cong Dist Carrollton John K Porter4th Cong Dist Hurt Bldg Atlanta Clark Harrison5th Cong Dist 2696 Clairmont Rd NE Atlanta E A Yates Jr5th Cong Dist Ga Power Co PO 4545 Atlanta Thomas G Cousins6th Cong Dist 709 Woodward Way NW Atlanta John R Hines6th Cong Dist Hogansville John P Pickett7th Cong Dist Cedartown W A Pulver7th Cong Dist 5257 Long Island Dr NE Atlanta Richard M Stewart8th Cong Dist 2474 Westwood Valdosta William S Bazemore8th Cong Dist Way cross Allyn J Morse9th Cong Dist Toccoa Ralph Cleveland9th Cong Dist 1501 Summerfield Terrace Gainesville Peter S Knox Jr10th Cong Dist Thomson XXXIX Julius Bishop10th Cong Dist Athens JEKYLL ISLAND STATE PARK AUTHORITY Exofficio members Secretary of State Chairman Chairman Public Service Commission ViceChairman I j State Auditor SecretaryTreasurer Director Department of State Parks Attorney General A J Hartley Executive Secretary and Attorney Mrs Madelyn Neill Assistant SecretaryTreasurer Rm 224 Judicial Bldg Atlanta JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF GEORGIA B D Murphy Chairman C S National Bank Bldg Atlanta Justice Carlton Mobley 5th Floor Judicial Bldg Atlanta Justice Joseph D Quillian 5th Floor Judicial Bldg Atlanta Judge Durwood Pye Fulton County Court House Atlanta Judge Samuel J Boykin Carrollton F Jack Adams Cornelia Marshall Allison Lavonia Tom Marshall Macon Rd Americus Roy Richards Carrollton John B Spivey Swainsboro Robert B Troutman Trust Co of Ga Bldg Atlanta Felix C Williams Swainsboro XL Robert H Smalley Jr Senate Member P 0 Box 116 Griffin George D Busbee House Member 204 N Monroe St Albany Exofficio member Chief Justice Supreme Court of Georgia n 1 JUDICIAL SELECTION Governors Commission on Robert R Richardson Chairman C S Bank Bldg Atlanta Joseph A Whittle Secretary American National Bank Bldg Brunswick Frank Cheatham1st Cong Dist 406 Ga State Bank Bldg Savannah Sam Gardner Jr2nd Cong Dist P O Box 68 Moultrie Kenneth Henson3rd Cong Dist Columbus Bank Trust Co Bldg Columbus Howard C Wallace4th Cong Dist Jonesboro Sam Hewlett Jr5th Cong Dist Healey Building Atlanta William M Towson6th Cong Dist Morris Office Bldg Dublin Oscar M Smith7th Cong Dist 14 East 3rd Ave Rome Fred H Walker8th Cong Dist 2117 Jerry Jones Dr Valdosta William B Gunter9th Cong Dist Gainesville Upshaw C Bentley10th Cong Dist Southern Mutual Bldg Athens LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Harry C Adley 81 Peachtree PL N E Atlanta Eugene W OBrien 1198 Oakdale Rd N E Atlanta XLI Sylvan Meyer The Daily Times Gainesville L Edd Travis N Georgia Petroleum Co Gainesville Exofficio members Secretary of State Director State Game and Fish Commission Director State Parks Dept Director Dept of Industry Trade President Upper Chattahoochee Development Association LITERATURE COMMISSION State James P Wesberry Chairman 1700 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta Hubert L Dyar Executive Secretary Rm 512 Agriculture Bldg Atlanta Dr William Dyer 513 South Main St Moultrie LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DISEASE CONTROL BOARD Commissioner of Agriculture Chairman President Georgia Livestock Association President Georgia Swine Breeders Association President Georgia Veterinary Medical Association President Georgia Poultry Federation President Georgia Milk Producers Association President Georgia Stockyard Operators Association Dean College of Agriculture Director State Experimental Stations Director Agriculture Extension Service State Supervisor Vocational Agriculture Dean School of Veterinary Medicine MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD State Dr Ivan R Elder 405 Alabama Ave Bremen Dr Carol G Pryor Medical Arts Bldg 1467 Harper St Augusta Dr Stell B Traylor Main Street Barnesville Secretary to Board of Regents SecretaryTreasurer XLII Exofficio members President Medical Association of Georgia Immediate Past President Medical Association of Georgia MENTAL INSTITUTIONS Advisory Committee on Dr John Bell 509 Bellevue Dublin Walter Blasingame Moultrie Dr Rives Chalmers 2905 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta Peyton S Hawes Elberton John L Moore C S National Bank Bldg Atlanta Dr Louie D Newton 1085 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Atlanta Dr Robert A Rainer Jr McDonough Dr William Rottersman Baptist Professional Bldg Atlanta Mrs W C Tucker 1915 Wildwood Ave Columbus Dr Luther H Wolff Medical Arts Bldg Columbus Dr R Hugh Wood 1364 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta MINERAL LEASING COMMISSION W Perry Ballard Jr 360 Nelson St S W Atlanta J C Bible Jr 748 Greene St Augusta Joseph Isenberg 4226 9th St St Simons Island Hugh R Papy 5714 Sweetbriar St Savannah H H Sancken 420 Pine Ave Albany Exofficio members Governor Secretary of State Attorney General and Director Dept of Mines Mining Geology XLIII NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS COMMISSION Gene Addy Toccoa John Bankson Summerville R E Cannon Clayton Lew R Cooper Cleveland Mrs Amilee Graves Clarkesville Exofficio members State Auditor Chairman Ga Mountains Planning Development Commission OFFICE BUILDING AUTHORITY State Exofficio members Governor LieutenantGovernor Attorney General State Auditor Chief Justice Supreme Court of Georgia PENAL AND REHABILITATION AUTHORITY State Exofficio members Governor State Auditor Attorney General PESTICIDE REVIEW BOARD State Bill Blasingame Getz Exterminators Inc 2632 Piedmont Rd Atlanta Dr George H Bradley 1 Horseleg Creek Road Rome Dr Taylor Bragg 1016 E Spring Street Monroe Dr Jim Jenkins University of Georgia Athens Dr H O Lund Dept of Entomology University of Ga Athens XLIV Dr John McCroan Chief Entomologist Health Dept 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta Howard Zeller Chief Fisheries Division Game and Fish Dept Rm 401 State Capitol Atlanta PHYSICAL FITNESS Governors Council on Dr Fred L Allman CoChairman Baptist Professional Bldg Atlanta Thomas E McDonough CoChairman 512 Emory Circle N E Atlanta Wright Bazemore Coach Valdosta High School Valdosta Mrs James Belger Douglas Dr Garland Dickey Rome Elmer George 406 Fulton Federal Bldg Atlanta Jim Goff Moultrie Billy Henderson 1792 Winston Dr Macon Oliver Hunnicutt Coach LaGrange High School LaGrange French Johnson Coach Marietta High School Marietta Mrs Cicero Johnston 2885 Redding Rd NE Atlanta Dwight Keith Sr 1905 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta Dick Lane 2704 Humphries St East Point Dan Magill 585 Woodlawn Ave Athens Elmer Morrow 2494 Woodridge Dr Decatur H C Pearson 510 Hampton Court Athens XLV Stephen Schmidt 83 Poplar St NW Atlanta Tom Thrailkill 1304 Whispering Pines Rd Albany Zeb Vance 1571 College Street Macon A L Williams 947 Beman Street Augusta Ohlen R Wilson Alma POLICE ACADEMY BOARD Georgia William M West Guerry Drive Macon William P Trotter LaGrange Exofficio members Director Department of Public Safety President Peace Officers Association of Georgia President Georgia Municipal Association President Association of County Commissioners Director Vocational Division State Department of Education PORTS AUTHORITY Georgia Robert C Norman ChairmanState at Large Southern Finance Bldg Augusta W D Trippe ViceChairmanState at Large Cedartown J Willis CongerState at Large 940 Pine St Bainbridge A M Harris Sr8th Cong Dist Brunswick Howell HollisState at Large 1238 2nd Ave Columbus Thomas M Johnson Sr1st Cong Dist 101 E Bay Street Savannah Robert H Tharpe SrState at Large 728 W Peachtree St NW Atlanta J D Holt ExecutiveDirector P 0 Box 1039 Savannah XLVI Sam H Gardner Jr SecretaryTreasurer Moultrie Anton F Solms Jr Attroney Savannah PROPERTIES CONTROL COMMISSION State Robert E Lee Jr Senate Member P O Box 548 Elberton Thomas B Murphy House Member 114 Sharpe Street Bremen Exofficio members Governor Chairman State Auditor Vice Chairman Secretary of State Secretary State Treasurer Chairman of the Public Service Commission President of the Senate Speaker House of Representatives Chairman of the State Institutions and Property Committee of the House and Chairman of the Public Utilities and Transportation Committee of the Senate RADIATION CONTROL COUNCIL Dr Mark Brown Talmadge Memorial Hospital Augusta Randall Carter 1663 Haygood Dr NE Atlanta Dr John T Godwin St Josephs Infirmary Atlanta Dr J E Griffith 959 Fern Cliff Rd NE Atlanta Dr Parker E Mahan 2344 Burntcreek Road Decatur REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT BOARD Georgia Lawton Brannen Metter W C Clary Toccoa Cleon Moore Social Circle J C Palmer Jr Waynesboro Rountree Youmans 2938 Habersham Way NW Atlanta XLVII RECREATION COMMISSION Georgia Mrs W A Bowen1st Cong Dist Statesboro Anton Huber II2nd Cong Dist Moultrie James W Key3rd Cong Dist Columbus Mrs Cicero A Johnston4th Cong Dist 2885 Redding Rd NE Atlanta Earl Mann5th Cong Dist 1616 West Wesley Rd NW Atlanta Robert Baggott6th Cong Dist Pastor First Baptist Church Newnan James E Brown7th Cong Dist Dalton Verne Pickren8th Cong Dist F olkston Luke L Rushton Sr9th Cong Dist Head Coach Athletic Director Young Harris College Young Harris William R Tiller10th Cong Dist Lake Jean Dr Evans REFUNDING BOND COMMISSION Exofficio members Secretary of State ComptrollerGeneral Attorney General RURAL ROADS AUTHORITY Georgia Exofficio members Governor Director State Highway Department State Budget Officer SAFETY Department of Public Col R H Burson Director 959 E Confederate Ave SE Atlanta Sheriff Virgil Bledsoe Franklin XL VIII Sheriff L L Wyatt Greensboro Exofficio members Governor Chairman Comptroller General Attorney General AdjutantGeneral Chairman State Highway Board SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY State Exofficio members Governor Attorney General Chancellor University System of Georgia State School Superintendent State Auditor Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia Chairman State Board of Education SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMISSION Georgia Dr O C Aderhold Athens Dr James A Bain 2275 Tanglewood Road Decatur Dr Paul R Beall Oglethorpe University Atlanta Dr Walter L Bloom Dir Medical Education Research Piedmont Hospital Atlanta Dr James E Boyd President West Georgia College Carrollton Harllee Branch Jr President The Southern Co Lenox Towers Atlanta Phil Campbell Rm 204Agriculture Bldg Atlanta Milton Carlton 534 Kite Road Swainsboro James V Carmichael 1031 Cherokee Marietta Dr Rufus Clement 691 Beckworth St SW Atlanta H McKinley Conway Jr Chairman 2592 Apple Valley Rd NE Atlanta James A Dunlap Home Federal Bldg Gainesville A L Feldman President Puritan Chemical Co 916 Ashby St NW Atlanta XLIX Arthur E Flock Jr VicePresident LockheedGeorgia Co Marietta J B Fuqua 1001 Reynolds St Augusta Dr John T Godwin Director of Laboratories St Josephs Infirmary Atlanta Dr Edwin D Harrison President Ga Institute of Technology Atlanta Dr George H King Director of Agricultural Exp Stations University of Ga Athens Dr Charles Lester Dean Graduate School Emory University Atlanta Dr John W Letson Supt of Atlanta Public Schools 224 Central Ave SW Atlanta Dr A H Letton Baptist Professional Bldg 340 Boulevard SE Atlanta Frank Malone Hurt Building Atlanta Chappelle Matthews 116 Shackelford Bldg Athens Ottley McCarty President The Audichron Co 721 Miami Circle NE Atlanta John J McDonough co Georgia Power Company Atlanta Dr Robert A McRorie Associate Dean of Graduate School University of Ga Athens Quimby Melton Jr Route Three Box 411 Griffin Dr C C Murray Dean College of Agriculture University of Ga Athens L Frank H Neely co Richs Inc Atlanta Dr Harry B ORear President Medicai College of Ga Augusta Jck P Room 242Old State Office Bldg Atlanta Glen P Robinson Jr P O Box 13654 Atlanta Dr W Bruce Schaefer Toccoa Dr George L Simpson Jr 244 Washington St Atlanta Dr Robert E Stiemke Associate Dean of Faculties Ga Institute of Technology Atlanta Dr William M Suttles VicePresident and Personnel Director Richs Inc Atlanta Dr Frank Sutton Director of Research LockheedGeorgia Company Marietta W A Sutton Citizens Southern National Bank Atlanta Dr William G Trawick 2479 Burnt Leaf Lane Decatur Dr John H Venable Room 522H 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE State Jim L Gillis Jr Chairman Soperton Lamar Franklin Marietta C M Higginbotham Royston David Kistner Rt 2 Loganville Fred Statham Americus LI Exofficio members Commissioner of Agriculture Director State Agricultural Extension Service Director Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station Experiment Georgia Director Georgia Coastal Plains Experiment Station Tifton Georgia State Conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service Dean State College of Agriculture Athens Director Vocational Agriculture in Georgia SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION Board of Control for Dr O C Aderhold University of Georgia Athens Lamar R Plunkett 50 Morris Street Bowdon George L Simpson Rm 468 New State Office Bldg Atlanta Chappelle Matthews Shackelford Bldg Athens Exofficio member Governor STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION Harmon M Born 34 W Rex Road Rex Mrs James E Betty Boyd Carrollton Julius A McCurdy 250 Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur Exofficio members Chairman Public Service Commission Secretary of State Attorney General Commissioner of Agriculture Chairman TOLL BRIDGE AUTHORITY State Exofficio members Governor Director State Highway Department State Budget Officer UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Board of Regents Anton F Solms Jr1st Cong Dist Commercial Bldg Savannah LII John I Spooner2nd Cong Dist Donalsonville T Hiram Stanley3rd Cong Dist 2501 Lookout Drive Columbus H G Pattillo4th Cong Dist 3255 Wynn Dr Decatur Jesse Draper5th Cong Dist Standard Federal Savings Bldg Atlanta James C Owen Jr6th Cong Dist Commercial Bank Bldg Griffin James V Carmichael7th Cong Dist 1031 Cherokee Marietta John Langdale8th Cong Dist Attorney at Law Valdosta James A DunlapChairman9th Cong Dist Home Fed Bldg Gainesville G L Dickens Jr10th Cong Dist Attorney at Law Milledgeville Roy V HarrisState at Large S F C Bldg Augusta William S Morris IIIState at Large Southeastern Newspapers Augusta John BellState at Large Dublin Carey WilliamsState at Large Greensboro Jack AdairState at Large 56 Peachtree St NW Atlanta UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BUILDING AUTHORITY Exofficio members Governor Attorney General Chancellor University System of Georgia State School Superintendent State Auditor Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia Chairman State Board of Education VETERANS SERVICE State Board of John Alex Dunaway Lincolnton E E Griffin Jr Gibson B L Hawkins Railroad Ave Gainesville LIII Hugh H Howell Jr Mark Bldg Atlanta Randolph Medlock Mayor Stone Mountain Henry A Moses Uvalda Janies T Green 527 E 52nd Street Savannah WATER QUALITY CONTROL BOARD State Dr John H Venable Chairman Rm 522H 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta Austin R Bailey Commercial Well Driller Jesup Millard Beckum m Augusta Chamber of Commerce Augusta Ted M Forbes 3440 Knollwood Dr NW Atlanta William B Greene 113 Luckie St Cartersville Hugh Logan Clarke Co Bd of Co Commissioners Athens B F Merritt Mayor City of Macon Macon V D Parrott Dalton City Engineer Dalton G Stuart Watson Attorney at Law PO Box 41 Albany WATERWAYS COMMISSION Georgia J W Woodruff Jr Chairman Pres WRBLTV Columbus Valene BennettAltamaha River Basin Mbr Alma Henry G McKemieChattahoochee River Basin Mbr Ft Gaines Malcolm R MacleanSavannah River Basin Mbr Savannah Paul A Keenan JrFlint River Basin Mbr C S Bank Bldg Albany LIV Dean CovingtonEtowah River Basin Mbr Attorney at Law Rome Clinton L SandersState at Large Perkins Freight Lines General Offices 140 Milton Ave S E Atlanta WOMEN Commission on the Status of Mrs Mamie K Taylor Chairman 1137 Briarcliff Road Atlanta Mrs Ann Moses Secretary Landmark Apartments Atlanta WORKMENS COMPENSATION MEDICAL BOARD Dr W C ColesRoentgenologist Mbr 710 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Dr David L HearinDermatologist Mbr 3158 Maple Drive N E Atlanta Dr A P JonesInternal Medicine Mbr 610 S 8th Street Griffin Dr J C NorrisPathologist Mbr 478 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Dr Duncan ShepardToxicologist Mbr 1211 W Peachtree St NE Atlanta YOUTH COUNCIL Georgia Mr Barry L Collier Chairman 529 W Solomon St Griffin Miss Patricia Gail Hair Secretary 900 Hardwick St Dalton LV PROFESSIONAL EXAMINING BOARDS Cecil L Clifton Joint Secretary 166 Pryor St SW Atlanta Georgia ACCOUNTANCY State Board of Louis A Thompson Chairman 322 Morel Bldg Savannah M H Barnes Jr co Haskins Sells C S National Bank Bldg Atlanta Roger Denning 80111 Southern Finance Bldg Augusta Otis B LeMay Jr P O Box 1612 Columbus Jack Short Doerun ARCHITECTS State Board for Examination Qualification and Registration of Zeb Vance Lackey PresidentZone 5 StateatLarge Member P 0 Box 1231 Valdosta William D EveZone 3 Member Masonic Bldg Augusta Doyle L HarveyZone 1 Member Imperial Bldg Dalton Paul HeffernanZone 4 Member 225 North Ave Atlanta Walter F KileyZone 2 Member 410 E Bay Street Savannah BARBERS Georgia State Board of Wiley B Fordham Chairman 32 North Main Street Statesboro H Ray Phillips 201 Old Evans Rd Martinez F B Rainwater 808 Ga Savings Bank Bldg Atlanta LVI CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS Georgia Board of Dr R T Leiter President 721 Walnut St Macon Dr Hoyt B Duke 1248 Greene St Augusta Dr D M Livingston 117 West Ave Cedartown Dr Elizabeth M McNalley P O Box 305 Rossville Dr George C Paulk Jr 1139 W Peachtree St NE Atlanta COSMETOLOGY Georgia State Board of Mrs Marian Richardson Chairman P O Box 443 Tucker Mrs Faye Burruss 753 Waterford Rd NW Atlanta Mrs Thelma Doster Abbeville Mrs Ellen Fleming Winslitt Drive Hogansville Mr Jerry Vaughn Dalton DENTAL EXAMINERS OF GEORGIA Board of Dr Paul W Lee President 814 Church St Waycross Dr Toof A Boone Sr 414 Southern United Bldg Macon Dr Harold Choate Cartersville Dr R A Rainer Jr McDonough Dr E Wayne Satterfield 740 Prince Ave Athens Dr J H Shumate Jr 2 Doctors Bldg Brunswick Dr T Earl Taylor 416 12th St Suite 300 Columbus LVII ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS State Board of Registration for Professional Robert B Alford Chairman 967 Northcliff Dr NW Atlanta Laurence W Dabney 571 Armour Circle NE Atlanta Oliver K Lewis Jr 312Fifth Ave Albany Morris L Shadburn 1283 Oakdale Rd NE Atlanta 7 Dr Paul Weber Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta FORESTERS State Board of Registration for A Ray Shirley Chairman P 0 Box 1077 Macon E A Davenport Union BagCamp Paper Corp Box 570 Savannah Dr Allyn M Herrick University of Georgia Dean School of Forestry Athens J Walter Myers Jr Forest Farmers Assn P 0 Box 7278 Sta C Atlanta Erie T Newsom Jr Rome Craft Co Woodlands Division PO Box 1551 Rome FUNERAL SERVICE Georgia State Board of Robert L Harrison President Jesup Norman M Lovein Jr VicePresident Nashville Julian W Edwards Butler S Herbert Elliott 1134 Telfair Street Augusta Russell Phillips Buford LVIII Miss Clermont H Lee 518 E 45th St Savannah Jasper E Smith Statesboro LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Georgia State Board of Edward L Daugherty Chairman 5 N Rhodes Center NW Atlanta Hubert B Owens University of Georgia Athens LIBRARIANS State Board for the Certification of Miss Sarah E Maret Chairman Director Athens Regional Library Athens Miss Sarah Hightower Lindale Miss Virginia Satterfield The Womans College of Georgia Milledgeville Mrs A B Smith co High School Jonesboro Miss Lucille Nix Executive Secretary Georgia Librar Commission Exofficio Member 92 Mitchell St SW Atlanta MEDICAL EXAMINERS State Board of Dr Albert M Deal ActingChairman 1st Cong Dist Statesboro Dr Martin Bailey 2nd Cong Dist Cairo Dr Earl A Mayo 3rd Cong Dist Richland Dr James E Anthony Jr 4th Cong Dist 558 Medlock Rd Decatur Dr Peter Hydrick 5th Cong Dist 2744 Felton Dr East Point LIX Dr Ben H Jenkins 6th Cong Dist 8 Lee Street Newnan Dr Samuel U Braly 7th Cong Dist P O Box 126 Dallas Dr Y F Carter Jr 8th Cong Dist 702 N Davis Street Nashville Dr W H Nichols 9th Cong Dist 200 Marietta St Canton Dr Louis 0 J Manganiello 10th Cong Dist 1467 Harper St Augusta NURSES FOR GEORGIA Board of Examiners of Reg istered Sister Mary Bonaventure President Director School of Nursing St Josephs Hospital Savannah Mrs Margaret Ford 3025 Laguna Dr Decatur Miss E Louise Grant Dean School of Nursing Medical College of Georgia Augusta Miss Dana Hudson Chapel Hill Road Douglasville Miss Nancy E Sale 466 N Highland Ave NE Atlanta NURSES Board of Examiners of Practical Mrs Edith Gill Chairman 3038 Colonial Dr Columbus Mrs Hattie Barnard 320 Thomas St Waycross Mrs Gladys Blackwell 207A Redmond Rd Rome Mrs W P Burke Box 502 Canton Mrs J M Stewart 2185 Fairburn Rd SW Atlanta LX Advisory Board Dr Grady Coker Canton Miss Dana Hudson Chapel Hill Road Douglasville Mrs Lucille C Murphy 601 N Slappey Dr Albany Mrs S C Patterson Atlanta A A Rosser Kennestone Hospital Marietta Mrs Sarah Luke Stephens Box 271 Soperton Arthur T Stewart Jr Greensboro OPTICIANS State Board of Dispensing William L Crawley Chairman P 0 Box 1173 Atlanta Dr H J Corley Jr 439 Cotton Avenue Macon Samuel T Crane Box 657 Gainesville Dr Galen B Kilburn 467 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Dr W Jennings Murphy 1451 Harper Street Augusta OPTOMETRY Georgia State Board of Examiners in Dr W R Gilbert President P O Box 188 Griffin Dr George W Bohne Sr 3 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Dr James F Clifford 2803 Wrightsboro Rd Augusta LXI Dr Edward H Shannon 212 S Main Street Gainesville Dr T Benjamin Youmans Jr P 0 Box 34 Calhoun OSTEOPATHIC EXAMINERS OF GEORGIA State Board of Dr Hoyt B Trimble President 133 Carnegie Way NW 303 Carnegie Bldg Atlanta Dr Evan P Davis P 0 Box 486 Harlem Dr A R Haight 2170 Idlewood Rd Tucker Dr Hassie H Trimble Jr 17 West Central Ave Moultrie Dr Henry D Webb Jr 210 16th Street Columbus PHARMACY Georgia State Board of Hubert D Moseley President Main St Dawson Lucius H Atherton Sr P O Box 848 Marietta W L Berry Berrys Pharmacy Villa Rica Ernest W Oatts Oatts Drug Co Jackson St Dublin J C Register co Lanier Register Pharmacy Waycross PHYSICAL THERAPY Board of Donald Hancock President 48 E Broad Street Savannah Miss Viva Erickson VicePresident The Foundation Warm Springs LXII Miss Betty Baell 1467 Harper St Augusta George McCluskey Medical Arts Bldg Columbus Miss Betty 0 Nichols 1846 Ardmore Rd NW Atlanta PODIATRY EXAMINERS State Board of Dr Morton Wittenberg Chairman 1477 Harper Street Augusta Dr William J Meadors 217 Doctors Bldg Columbus Dx A Pitts 2200 N Patterson St Valdosta PSYCHOLOGISTS State Board of Examiners of Dr Florene Young President Dept of Psychology University of Georgia Athens Dr Cooper C Clements 15 16th St NE Atlanta Dr Peter G Cranford 2108 Walton Way Augusta REAL ESTATE COMMISSION Georgia H P Persons Jr Chairman P O Box 4468 Macon William J Hamilton Jr 2964 Peachtree Rd NW Atlanta Richard K Miller 812 13th St Augusta SANITARIANS State Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Garnett H Dehart Chairman Rm 314 State Health Bldg Atlanta LXIII Dr Herbert B Henderson College of Agriculture Head Dairy Science Dept University of Georgia Athens P Raymond Summerlin Director of Food Division State Agriculture Dept 19 Hunter St SW Atlanta Albert Twiggs 2091 Howell Mill Rd Atlanta Charles L Williams 722 Kingston Ave Rome STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION Claude Cochran 1191 Lee St SW Atlanta Herman L Fellton 2632 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta A1 Greever 1101 Spring St NW Atlanta Exofficio members Carl M Scott Jr Chairman Director Division of Entomology Agriculture Bldg Atlanta Roy J Boston Department of Public Health 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta Dr Horace 0 Lund Dept of Entomology University of Georgia Athens USED CAR DEALERS State Board of Registration of Paul E Bunch Chairman 1825 Montgomery Street Savannah C H Andrews Jr 1460 Broad Street Augusta I Bashinski Jr 296 14th St NW Atlanta LXIV T Mack Day 3223 Victory Drive Columbus James F Smith Macon Auto Auction P 0 Box 861 Macon DEALERS IN USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS State Board of Registration for Joe L Dennard Pineview Cleave 0 Heath Bankhead Highway Bremen Virgil Hinson P 0 Box 486 Brunswick Lester Kennedy RFD 3 Commerce Buddy M NeSmith NeSmith Motor Co Cochran Ashford Lee Posey 963 Braemar SW Atlanta H T Sullevan P O Box 2262 Macon Arnold Tenenbaum Chatham Iron Metal Savannah Coy Wills 220 N 4 Lane Highway NE Marietta Walter J Yarborough 1239 Willingham Drive East Point VETERINARY MEDICINE State Board of Dr Joe B Crane President Box 2155 Bemis Road Valdosta Dr W J Greenway 4839 Peachtree Rd Chamblee Dr M E Nunnery 2436 Peach Orchard Rd Augusta LXV Dr John T Riddle 1001 Roswell St Marietta Dr Charles L Williams 722 Kingston Avenue Rome WARM AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of John G Mauldin Chairman 371 E Kennilworth Circle Stone Mountain R L Reiley 114 Barnard St Savannah M A Smith Jr Inspection Dept DeKalb Co Decatur Ashley Hardage Thomas Maintenance and Operation Atlanta Public Schools 224 Central Ave SW Atlanta 3 LXVI MANUAL of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of The State of Georgia 1967 1968 Compiled by BEN W FORTSON JR Secretary of State 2 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF GEORGIA ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 1967 1968 Senators District Abney Billy Shaw53rd Adams Billy26th Adams Ronald F5th Andrews Robert EjL49th Bateman Oliver C27th Broun Paul C46th Hu eh A14th Chapman Cyrus M Cy32nd Coggin Frank E35th Conway H McKinley Jr41st Mac Cox Jay Carroll21st Dean Roscoe Emory Jr6th Eldridge Frank Jr7th Fincher Jack C Sr51st Fincher W W Jr54th Post Office PO Box 607 LaFayette 30728 Springdale Dr Macon 31204 PO Box 857 Brunswick 31521 310 Brenau Ave NE Gainesville 30501 247 Candler Dr Macon 31204 520 W Cloverhurst Athens 30601 PO Box 97 Plains 31780 698 Kennesaw Drive Smyrna 30080 301C International Office Park 1001 Virginia Avenue Hapeville 30054 3272 Inman Dr NE Atlanta 30319 PO Box 37 Twin City 30471 612 Cherry Street Jesup 31545 PO Box 1141 Waycross 31501 60 Muriel St Canton 30114 Box 149 Chatsworth 30705 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 3 Senators District Post Office Flowers William Howard Jr 10 th Merrily Plantation Thomasville 31792 Gardner Jay D 1st 15 Drayton St Savannah 31401 Gillis Hugh M Gregory I William 20th Soperton 30457 Bill Jr 15th 1259 Owsley Ave Columbus 31906 Hall J Battle 52nd PO Box 1267 Rome 30161 Hensley Sam P 33rd Rt 4 Marietta 30060 Hill Render 29th Greenville 30222 Holley R Eugene 22nd Commerce Building Augusta 30902 Holloway A W Al 12th PO Box 588 Albany 31702 Johnson Ben F 42nd Emory University Law School Atlanta 30322 Johnson Leroy R 38th 372 Larchmont Dr NW Atlanta 30318 Kennedy Joseph E 4th 206 New Dr Claxton 30417 Kidd Culver 25th Milledgeville 31061 Kilpatrick Thomas Kenneth 44th 102 North Cheryl Dr Morrow 30260 Knight John Steverson 16th 2518 Country Club Road Columbus 31902 Lee Robert E Jr 47th Box 548 Elberton 30635 London Maylon K 50th Box 325 Cleveland 30528 MacIntyre Dan L III 40th 363 Valley Green Dr NE Atlanta 30305 McGill Sam P 24th Tignall Rd Washington 30673 McKenzie John T 17th PO Box 271 Miller Frank G Montezuma 31063 43rd 3361 Rainbow Dr Minish Dr J Albert Decatur 30032 48th Commerce 30529 4 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Senators District Post Office Moore Albert F 31st PO Box 207 Cedartown 30125 Noble Roy V 19th RFD 3 Vienna 31092 Padgett Michael J 23rd Rt 2 McBean 30908 Pennington Brooks Jr 45th Crawford St Madison 30650 Plunkett Lamar R 30th 50 Morris St Bowdon 30108 Rowan Robert A Bobby 8th Enigma 31749 Searcey William A 2nd 2017 Colonial Drive Savannah 31406 Shea Bart E 3rd P O Box 593 Savannah 31401 Smalley Robert Harris Jr 28th PO Box 116 Griffin 30223 Smith W Armstrong 34th 1405 DeLowe Dr SW Atlanta 30311 Smith Stanley E Jr 18th 810 Forest Hill Dr Perry 31069 Spinks Ford Belmont 9 th Rt 1 Tifton 31794 2484 Macon Dr SE Atlanta 30315 Stephens Jack L 36th Ward Horace T 39th 859 Hunter St NW Atlanta 30314 Webb Julian 11th PO Box 277 Donalsonville 31745 Wesberry James P Jr 37th Box 8087 Atlanta 30306 Young Martin 13th Rt 2 Rebecca 31783 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF GEORGIA IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND POST OFFICES District Name Address 1 Jay D Gardner 2 William A Searcey 3 Bart E Shea 4 Joseph E Kennedy 5 Ronald F Adams 6 Roscoe Emory Dean Jr 7 Frank Eldridge Jr 8 Robert A Bobby Rowan inFord Belmont Spinks William Howard Flowers Jr Julian Webb 12 A W Al Holloway 13 Martin Young Hugh A CarterZZZZ 1I William Bill Gregory Jr John Steverson Knight 1 John T McKenzie 18 Stanley E Smith Jr onFoy V Noble 0Hugh M GillisZ 15 Drayton St Savannah 31401 2017 Colonial Drive Savannah 31406 P O Box 593 Savannah 31401 206 New Dr Claxton 30417 PO Box 857 Brunswick 31521 612 Cherry Street Jesup 31545 PO Box 1141 Waycross 31501 Enigma 31749 Rt 1 Tifton 31794 Merrily Plantation Thomasville 31792 PO Box 277 Donalsonville 31745 PO Box 588 Albany 31702 Rt 2 Rebecca 31783 PO Box 97 Plains 31780 1259 Owsley Ave Columbus 31906 2518 Country Club Road Columbus 31902 PO Box 271 Montezuma 31063 810 Forest Hill Dr Perry 31069 RFD 3 Vienna 31092 Soperton 30457 6 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Name Address 21 Jay Carroll CoxPQ Box 37 Twin City 30471 22 R Eugene HolleyCommerc Building Augusta 30902 23 Michael J PadgettRt 2 McBean 30908 24 Sam P McGillTignall Rd Washington 30673 25 Culver KiddMilledgeville 31061 26isLBilly Adams J Springdale Dr Macon 31204 27 Oliver C Bateman1247 Candler Dr Macon 31204 28 Robert Harris Smalley JrPO Box 116 Griffin 30223 29 Render Hill11Greenville 30222 30 Lamar R Plunkett50 Morris St Bowdon 30108 31 Albert P MoorePO Box 207 Cedartown 30125 32 Cyrus M Cy Chapman698 Kennesaw Drive Smyrna 30080 33 Sam P HensleyRt 4 Marietta 30060 34 W Armstrong Smith11405 DeLowe Dr SW Atlanta 30311 35 Frank E Coggin1301C International Office Park 1001 Virginia Avenue Hapeville 30054 36 Jack L Stephens2484 Macon Dr SE Atlanta 3315 37 James P Wesberry JrBox 8087 Atlanta 30306 38 Leroy R Johnson4372 Larchmont Dr NW Atlanta 30318 39 Horace T Ward859 Hunter St NW Atlanta 30314 40 Dan I MacIntyre III363 Valley Green Dr NE Atlanta 30305 41H McKinley Mac Conway 3272 Tnman Dr NE Jr Atlanta 30319 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 7 District Name Address 42 Ben F Johnson Emory University Law School Atlanta 30322 43 Frank G Miller 3361 Rainbow Dr Decatur 30032 44 Thomas Kenneth Kilpatrick 102 North Cheryl Dr Morrow 30260 45 Brooks Pennington Jr Crawford St Madison 30650 46Paul C Broun520 W Cloverhurst Athens 30601 47 Robert E Lee JrBox 548 Elberton 30635 48 Dr J Albert MinishCommerce 30529 49 Robert E Andrews310 Brenau Ave NE Gainesville 30501 50 Maylon K LondonBox 325 Cleveland 30528 51 Jack C Fincher Sr60 Muriel St Canton 30114 52 J Battle HallPO Box 1267 Rome 30161 53 Billy Shaw AbneyPO Box 607 LaFayette 30728 o4W W Fincher JrIBox 149 Chatsworth 30705 8 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State Senate Numerically by Seat Numbers 1 Gardner 1st 2 Searcey 2nd 3 Shea 3rd 4 Coggin 35th 5 Kennedy 4th 6 Adams 5th 7 Dean 6th 8 Eldridge 7th 9 London 50th 10 Fincher 51st 111Hall 52nd 12 Abney 53rd 13 Webb 11th 14 Andrews 49th 15 Minish 48th 16 Lee 47th 17 Broun 46th 18 Pennington 45th 19 Kilpatrick 44th 20 Young 13th 21 Holloway 12th 22 Fincher 54th 23 Flowers 10th 24 Spinks 9th 25 Rowan 8th 26 Carter 14th 27 Gregory 15th 28 McKenzie 17th 29 Smith 18th 30 Noble 19th 31 Gillis 20th 32 Johnson 38th 33 Ward 39th 34 MacIntyre 40th 35 Conway 41st 36 Johnson 42nd 37 Miller 43rd 38 Wesberry 37th 39 Stephens 36th 40 Knight 16th 41 Smith 34th 42 Hensley 33rd 43 Chapman 32nd 44 Adams 26th 45 z Kidd 25th 46 McGill 24th 47 Padgett 23rd 48 Holley 22nd 49 Cox 21st 50 Bateman 27th 51 Smalley 28th 52 1 Hill 29th 53 Plunkett 30th 54 Moore 31st LtGov George T Smith President of Senate Hamilton McWhorter Jr Sec of Senate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 9 Seat Numbers of the Georgia State Senate 10 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State Senate Alphabetically by Names Abney 53rd Knight 16thl5 Adams 26th 44 Lee 47th Adams 5th 6 London 50th Andrews 49th Lli14 MacIntyre 40th Bateman 27th JffiL50 McGill 24th Z Broun 46th 17 McKenzie 17th Carter 14th jU26 Miller 43rd Chapman 32nd43 Minish 48th Coggin 35th 4 Moore 31st JL Conway 41st 35 Noble 19th Cox 21st nu49 Padgett 23rd L Dean 6th 7 Pennington 45th Eldridge 7th 8 Plunkett 30th Fincher 51st 1 10 Rowan 8th Fincher 54th 22 Searcey 2nd Flowers 10thifil23 Shea 3rd Gardner 1st Xj1 Smalley 28th Gillis 20th31 Smith 34th Gregory 15th 27 Smith 18th Hall 52nd 1 11 Spinks 9th 11 Hensley 33rd 42 Stephens 36th Hill 29th Z52 Ward 39th Holley 22nd 48 Webb 11th Holloway 12th 21 Wesberry 37th Johnson 42nd 36 Young 13th Johnson 38th 32 LtGov George T Smith Kennedy 4th 5 President of Senate Kidd 25th 45 Hamilton McWhorter Jr Kilpatrick 44th 19 Sec of Senate 40 16 9 34 46 28 37 15 54 30 47 18 53 25 2 3 51 41 29 24 39 33 13 38 20 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 11 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE STATE SENATE Term 19671968 12 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL AGRICULTURE NATURAL RESOURCES Pennington of 45th Chairman McGill of 24th ViceChairman Noble of 19th Secretary Carter of 14th Dean of 6th Eldridge of 7th Gardner of 1st Kennedy of 4th Miller of 43rd Rowan of 8th Spinks of 9th APPROPRIATIONS Plunkett of 30th Chairman Holley of 22nd ViceChairman MacIntyre of 40th Secretary Adams of 5th Bateman of 27th Broun of 46th Carter of 14th Chapman of 32nd Coggin of 35th ExOfficio Member Cox of 21st Dean of 6th Eldridge of 7th Fincher of 54th Flowers of 10th Gillis of 20th Hall of 52nd Hill of 29th Holloway of 12th Johnson of 38th Johnson of 42nd ExOfficio Member Kennedy of 4th Kilpatrick of 44th McGill of 24th McKenzie of 17th Minish of 48th Moore of 31st Noble of 19th Pennington of 45th Rowan of 8th ExOfficio Member Searcey of 2nd Smalley of 28th Smith of 18th Spinks of 9th Webb of 11th Wesberry of 37th Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee Smith of 18th Chairman Smalley of 28th ViceChairman Fincher of 54th Secretary Broun of 46th Coggin of 35th Hall of 52nd Johnson of 42nd McKenzie of 17th Moore of 31st Plunkett of 30th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 13 BANKING FINANCE Johnson of 42nd Chairman McKenzie of 17th ViceChairman Hensley of 33rd Secretary Andrews of 49th Coggin of 35th ExOfficio Member Gillis of 20th Holley of 22nd Holloway of 12th Miller of 43rd Plunkett of 30th ExOfficio Member Shea of 3rd Smith of 18th Wesberry of 37th BUSINESS TRADE COMMERCE Spinks of 9th Chairman Minish of 48th ViceChairman Ward of 39th Secretary Carter of 14th Chapman of 32nd Coggin of 35th Knight of 16th COUNTY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS MacIntyre of 40th Chairman Knight of 16th ViceChairman Padgett of 23rd Secretary Hensley of 33rd Stephens of 36th Ward of 39th DEFENSE VETERANS AFFAIRS Kidd of 25th Chairman Fincher of 51st Coggin of 35th ViceChairman Pennington of 45th Stephens of 36th Secretary Smith of 34th ECONOMY REORGANIZATION EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT Smith of 18th Chairman Moore of 31st ViceChairman Johnson of 42nd Secretary Webb of 11th ExOfficio Member Broun of 46th Hall of 52nd Plunkett of 30th Smalley of 28th 14 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL EDUCATIONAL MATTERS Hall of 52nd Chairman Young of 13th ViceChairman Cox of 21st Secretary Abney of 53rd Broun of 46th ExOfficio Member Carter of 14th Chapman of 32nd Gardner of 1st Johnson of 38th Kennedy of 4th London of 50th MacIntyre of 40th Miller of 43rd Noble of 19th Rowan of 8th ExOfficio Member Shea of 3rd Stephens of 36th HEALTH WELFARE Fincher of 51st Chairman Bateman of 27th ViceChairman Johnson of 38th Secretary Abney of 53rd Adams of 26th Fincher of 54th London of 50th Minish of 48th Wesberry of 37th HIGHWAYS Holley of 22nd Chairman Lee of 47th ViceChairman Minish of 48th Secretary Adams of 26th Conway of 41st Dean of 6th Gregory of 15th Hensley of 33rd Kilpatrick of 44th Knight of 16th Miller of 43rd Padgett of 23rd Pennington of 45th Searcey of 2nd Smith of 34th INDUSTRY LABOR Holloway of 12th Chairman Padgett of 23rd ViceChairman Spinks of 9th Secretary Abney of 53rd Adams of 5th Conway of 41st Gregory of 15th Hill of 29th Kidd of 25th Knight of 16th Lee of 47th McGill of 24th Smith of 34th Young of 13th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 15 INTERSTATE COOPERATION Hill of 29th Chairman Broun of 46th Fincher of 54th McKenzie of 17th ViceChairman Andrews of 49th Secretary INSTITUTIONS MENTAL HEALTH Wesberry of 37th Chairman Gregory of 15th Adams of 26th ViceChairman Rowan of 8th Kidd of 25th Secretary JUDICIARY Smalley of 28th Chairman Johnson of 42nd ViceChairman Kilpatrick of 44th Secretary Adams of 5th Andrews of 49th Coggin of 35th Cox of 21st Gardner of Ist Johnson of 38th London of 50th Shea of 3rd Webb of llth PENAL CORRECTIONAL AFFAIRS Gillis of 20th Chairman Noble of 19th ViceChairman Chapman of 32nd Secretary Abney of 53rd Adams of 26th Cox of 21st Kennedy of 4th London of 50th Stephens of 36th Ward of 39th PUBLIC UTILITIES TRANSPORTATION Moore of 31st Chairman Kidd of 25th ViceChairman Gregory of 15th Secretary Fincher of 51st Fincher of 54th Flowers of 10th Holley of 22nd Lee of 47th McKenzie of 17th Searcey of 2nd RETIREMENT Webb of llth Chairman Smalley of 28th ViceChairman Gillis of 20th Secretary Johnson of 42nd MacIntyre of 40th Plunkett of 30th Smith of 18th 16 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RULES Mr President Chairman Smith of 18th ViceChairman Shea of 3rd Secretary Andrews of 49th Bateman of 27th Broun of 46th Coggin of 35th ExOfficio Member Fincher of 51st Flowers of 10th Gillis of 20th Hall of 52nd Hill of 29th Holloway of 12th Johnson of 42nd Lee of 47th MacIntyre of 40th Moore of 31st Plunkett of 30th Rowan of 8th ExOfficio Member Smalley of 28th Ward of 39th Webb of 11th Young of 13th SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH Conway of 41st Chairman Rowan of 8th Dean of 6th ViceChairman Gardner of 1st Secretary SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS McKenzie of 17th Chairman Hill of 29th Eldridge of 7th ViceChairman McGill of 24th Young of 13th Secretary Rowan of 8th TEMPERANCE Fincher of 54th Chairman Andrews of 49th Searcey of 2nd ViceChairman Eldridge of 7th Smith of 34th Secretary UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Broun of 46th Chairman Plunkett of 30th ViceChairman Conway of 41st Secretary Adams of 5th Bateman of 27th Flowers of 10th OF GEORGIA Hall of 52nd ExOfficio Member Hensley of 33rd Kilpatrick of 44th Padgett of 23rd Webb of 11th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 19 ORGANIZATION Rule 1 The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives Ga Const art Ill sec I par I Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the secretary or clerk thereof who shall be exofficio presiding officer until such officer is elected No question except one relating to the organization shall be entertained by such officer and in deciding such question he shall be governed as far as practicable by the standing rules of the House over which he presides In the absence of such officer his assistant may officiate In the absence of both the body may appoint a chairman whose powers and duties shall be the same as those of the secretary or clerk Ga Code Anno sec 47104 Rule 3 The Lieutenant Governor shall be President of the Senate Ga Const art V sec I par VII Rule 4 The presiding officer of the Senate shall be styled the President of the Senate A President Pro Tempore shall be elected viva voce from the Senators and shall act in case of the death resignation or disability of the President or in the event of his succession to the executive power Ga Const art Ill sec V par II Legislative power and bodies Organization by Secretary or assistant or chairman Lt Governor as President President pro tern election and powers Rule 5 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be elected by their 20 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL respective bodies viva voce and a majority of votes shall be necessary to a choice In like manner the Senate shall elect a president pro tern and the House a speaker pro tern whose powers and duties while presiding or in the absence of the permanent officers shall be the same Ga Code Anno sec 47106 Officers and assistants Rule 6 The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Ga Const art Ill sec VIII par I Doorkeepers limited Rule 7 Not more than one 1 Doorkeeper and four 4 assistant doorkeepers shall be employed during each day in which the Senate is in session Seats Rule 8 Seats for Senators shall be assigned by the President Oath of members Rule 9 Each Senator and Representative before taking his seat shall take the following oath or affirmation towit I will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and on all questions and measures which may come before me I will so conduct myself as will in my judgment be most conducive to the interest and prosperity of this State Ga Const art Ill sec IV par V Commission Rule 10 It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to prepare and furnish to each member of the General Assembly after such member has LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 21 taken his oath of office a commission under the signature of the Secretary of State containing the great seal of the State showing that such member was a duly elected member of the General Assembly of Georgia and showing any prior serving in either House of the General Assembly The provisions of this section shall apply to the members of the General Assembly who were elected for the 1951 session thereof and who have taken the oath of office as well as to all such members of the General Assembly who are elected and take the oath of office for future sessions of the General Assembly Ga Code Anno sec 47118 Rule 11 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art Ill Sec IV Par V 21605 may be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court Judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of the superior courts to be procured by the person organizing each branch Ga Code Anno sec 47105 Rule 12 There shall be a secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives elected by the members of each House respectively viva voce and a majority of votes cast is necessary to elect Their terms of office shall be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected Ga Code Anno sec 47201 Rule 13 Said officers their assistants and engrossing and enrolling clerks before entering on the discharge of their duties shall take an oath before the respective presiding officers of the two Houses to discharge their duties faithfully and to Prior service Judges to administer oaths Secretary election and term Oaths of Secretary and assistants 22 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Journal entry the best of their skill and knowledge of which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals Ga Code Anno sec 47202 Oaths of subordinate officers Rule 14 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of their respective Houses Ga Code Anno sec 47203 Bond of Secretary Rule 15 Immediately after their election said secretary and clerk shall each give bond and security in the sum of 5000 payable to the Governor and his successors in office and conditioned for the faithful discharge of their respective duties said bonds to be approved by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House respectively Ga Code Anno sec 47204 Oath of assistants Rule 16 All engrossing and enrolling clerks before entering upon the discharge of their respective duties shall take an oath before the President of the Senate to discharge their duties faithfully and to the best of their skill and knowledge of which a minute shall be made and entered on Journal entry the Journal No journalizing recording enrolling or engrossing clerk shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Senate until such clerk has been examined by the Committee on Senate Administrative Affairs and certified to be competent and Approval by committee on administrative affairs well qualified for the discharge of the duties required of him Such clerk shall be removed at any time upon recommendation of the Committee on Senate Administrative Affairs Secretarys pay Rule 17 The secretary of the Senate shall be paid per day for each session 6000 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 23 The clerk of the House of Representatives shall be paid per day for each session 7000 The fees of said officers shall be For every extract of a private nature per copy sheet r115 For certifying an extract of a private nature 50 For certifying an Act for the benefit of an individual corporation or society 300 Ga Code Anno sec 47210 Rule 18 Said secretary and clerk shall each select and appoint such assistants as may be necessary for the performance of the clerical work of their respective Houses including clerks for such standing or special committees as may be allowed a clerk by order of their respective Houses the compensation of their said assistants shall be fixed by said secretary and clerk respectively and be paid out of the amounts allowed said secretary and clerk respectively in section 47210 Provided however that if either House shall for any purpose employ a stenographic reporter the cost of such reporter shall not be considered a part of the clerical expenses of such House but shall be provided for by a special appropriation Ga Code Anno sec 47208 Rule 19 No journalizing recording enrolling or engrossing clerk shall be appointed by the secretary of the Senate or clerk of the House of Representatives until such clerk has been examined by the enrolling committee and certified to his respective House to be competent and well qualified to the discharge of the duties required of him and such clerk shall be removed at any time Secretarys assistants appointment and pay Stenographic reporter Approval by enrolling committee 24 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Doorkeeper and Messenger election and pay No employee substitutes Filling vacancies No pay when employee substitution upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed Ga Code Anno sec 47209 Rule 20 Each House is entitled to a doorkeeper and messenger to perform such duties as may be required of them who shall be elected as provided for the election of clerk of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate and who shall receive the same pay as the members of the General Assembly Ga Code Anno sec 47301 Rule 21 No doorkeeper or other employee of the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet his employment or contract in any way nor shall the person having the appointment of any of said employees consent to any substitution of any other person for any of said employees Ga Code Anno sec 47302 Rule 22 Whenever for any reason the person appointed to any of said positions cannot personally discharge the duties of the same said office shall become vacant and it shall be the duty of the person in whom is vested the appointing power to appoint another person for such time as the original employee cannot discharge his duties and the compensation shall from the date of such new appointment be paid to the new employee for the time he shall serve Ga Code Anno sec 47303 Rule 23 Whenever the provisions of this Chapter shall be violated any person shall be substituted for another in violation of the same neither LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 25 the person so substituted nor the person for whom he is substituted shall receive any compensation out of the State treasury and it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer whenever any change shall be made in any of the persons filling any of said positions to ascertain that the change was made according to the provisions of this Chapter before paying any money to the new officer or employee Ga Code Anno sec 47305 Rule 24 It shall be the duty of the Messenger to attend to the wants of the Senate while in session to aid in the enforcement of order under the direction of the President and to execute the demands of the Senate from time to time together with all such processes issued under its authority as may be directed to him by the President The Messenger under the direction of the Secretary shall superintend the distribution by the Pages of all documents and papers to be distributed to the members he shall distribute to the members the usual and necessary stationery required by them Rule 25 No person shall be employed as a page who is under the age of twelve years No Senator shall be allowed to name more than ten 10 pages during the Session Each Senator can assign his pages or page days to another Senator The Lieutenant Governor shall be allowed to name not more than two 2 pages per day during each day of the Session There shall be no pages except as provided therein Rule 26 No person shall be allowed to enter upon the floor of the Senate except 1 the Senators and officers thereof 2 the officers and members of the House 3 the Governor of the Duties of Messenger Distribution of papers Pages Privilege of floor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 26 State 4 staff members of the Office of Legislative Counsel and 5 such others as the Senafe may allow upon recommendation of the Committee on Rules No person shall be admitted on the floor of the No lobbyists Senate who is engaged in lobbying or who is attempting to influence legislation Provided that the operation of this rule shall be suspended as to representatives of the working Press press radio and television until an appropriate exception gallery can be arranged for them PRESIDENTS POWERS AND DUTIES Rule 27 In all cases the President shall not vote unless the Senate shall be equally divided Vote In all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass the bill or measure under consideration and said bill or measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the President may vote Rule 28 All questions as to priority of busiPriority of ness to ke acted on shall be decided by the Presibusmess dent without debate Recognition Silence and irrelevant debate Rule 29 When two or more Senators shall rise at the same time the President shall name the Senator entitled to proceed Rule 30 The President shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary Rule 31 The President may at any time order the roll called on any question and take the vote Yeas and nays by yeas anj nays where a division of the Senate discloses the fact that a quorum has not voted LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 32 The President may during a days sitting name any Senator to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer Rule 33 Whenever from any cause the President shall be absent the President pro tempore shall preside If both shall be absent the Secretary of the Senate shall call the Senate to order and shall preside until the election of a President pro tempore which said election shall be the first business of the Senate The President pro tempore thus elected shall preside until the return of one of the first named officers when his functions shall cease Rule 34 All committees shall be appointed by the President unless otherwise ordered by the Senate Rule 35 The President shall have power to cause the galleries and lobbies of the Senate cleared by the Messenger and Doorkeepers in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct therein and to cause any person or persons so offending to be arrested and brought before the bar of the Senate to be dealt with for contempt of the Senate Rule 36 The President shall have power to suspend the Messenger and Doorkeepers for misconduct or neglect of duty He shall report any such suspension to the Senate within twentyfour hours thereafter for such action as the Senate may see fit to take 27 Substitute Succession Appointment of committees Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder Suspension of Messenger and Doorkeepers 28 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Administrative Affairs Committee to report Journal Calendar of Rules Committee last 15 days Change by Senate GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule 37 The following shall be the order of business 1 Prayer by the Chaplain 2 Call of the Roll 3 Report of Committee on the Journal 4 Reading the Journal 5 Motions to reconsider 6 Confirmation of the Journal 7 Unanimous consents 8 Establishment of the order of business for the day Rule 38 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Senate Administrative Affairs to read the Journal of each days proceedings and report to the Senate that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Secretary Rule 39 The Committee on Rules during the last fifteen legislative days of each session shall arrange and fix the calendar for each days business Such calendar shall be a standing and continuing special order during said period No matter shall be taken up or acted on otherwise than in the order and manner fixed by such calendar except by a threefourths vote of those voting provided such threefourths constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate Rule 39A No bill or resolution shall be put on final passage unless the same has been put on a calendar and placed on the Senators desks before 400 pm the day before The Secretary of LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 29 the Senate shall put all bills which appear on the prepared calendar and which may be considered the following day in order on the Senators desks and in a separate file from other House and Senate bills and resolutions Matters in possession of the Senate but not eligible for consideration on a particular date shall also be kept in order and also on the Senators desks The calendar can be changed by a vote of twothirds of the Senators voting or by twentyeight 28 votes Nothing in this Rule shall apply to local bills or local resolutions Rule 40 Every motion or request to take up general bills or resolutions out of their regular order and every motion or request for special orders shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the Senate Rule 41 Any motion to suspend the rules or change the order of business shall be decided without debate Rule 42 The rules of the Senate shall in no case be suspended or changed or the order of business changed except by twothirds of the members voting if such twothirds constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate Rule 43 The rollcall at the opening of each session of the Senate shall not be dispensed with except by a majority vote of the Senators voting or by unanimous consent Rule 44 The reading of the Journal shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent Special orders to Rules Committee Rules suspension and change of business order debate and vote Dispensing with rollcall Dispensing with reading of Journal 30 Committee reports and messages Messages Questions of privilege Motions on new matters First meeting LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 45 The report of the Committee on Rules shall be in order at any time and messages from the Governor or from the House may be received under any order of business Messages may be received at any time while the door is open except while a question is being put or a ballot or a viva voce vote is being taken Rule 46 When a message shall be sent to the Senate but shall be announced at the door of the Senate by the Doorkeeper and be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person through whom it may be sent A message shall be presented to the Senate by the President when received or afterwards according to its nature and the business on which the Senate is engaged or its consideration may on motion be ordered by the Senate Rule 47 Questions of privilege shall be first those affecting the rights of the Senate collectively its safety dignity and the integrity of its proceedings second the right reputation and conduct of Senators individually in their representative capacity only Questions of privilege shall have precedence over all other questions Provided that when any matter is pending before the Senate no question of personal privilege shall be acted on until the pending question is disposed of Rule 48 Any motion not privileged containing new matters shall lie at least one day on the table Rule 49 The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Art Ill Sec IV Par Ill of the State Constitution 21503 The hour of meeting shall be 10 oclock AM and the place at the State capitol Ga Code Anno sec 47103 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 31 Rule 50 The session of the Senate each day except Sunday shall commence at 1000 A M unless otherwise ordered by the Senate and shall continue until the Senate shall be adjourned upon motion Rule 51 Each House may punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the session any person not a member who shall be guilty of a contempt by any disorderly behavior in its presence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House Ga Const art Ill sec VII par II Rule 52 Any member presenting a petition memorial or remonstrance shall as concisely as practicable intimate the name and object of the petitioner memorialist or remonstrant which shall be noted on the Journal and the paper may then be referred without reading Rule 53 Rule 54 When the reading of any paper is called for and the reading is objected to by any Senator whether the paper shall be read shall be determined by a vote of the Senate without debate QUORUM AND ABSENTEES Rule 55 A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members as each house may provide Ga Const art Ill sec IV par IV Stricken in its entirety Time of meetings Contempt by nonmember Reference to petition in Journal Reading of paper To transact business 32 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Compelling attendance Rule 56 The power to compel the attendance of Senators in order to keep or secure a quorum shall be vested in the President and to this end he may have the doors of the Senate closed When the doors are so closed no Senator shall be allowed to retire from the Senate without first obtaining leave from the Senate Messenger to arrest The Messenger of the Senate shall be exofficio SergeantatArms of the Senate and on order of the President may arrest any absentees and bring them before the Senate when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid Motion to determine attendance Rule 57 Whenever the result of a vote taken shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the Senate is present or when the President shall officially state the fact to the Senate it shall be in order for any Senator to make a motion for a call of the Senate When such motion is made the President shall state the question as follows Shall the motion for the call of the Senate prevail and if five of the Senators present shall vote in the affirmative the President shall order the Secretary to call the roll of Senators and the absentees shall be noted The doors shall then be Arrest and discharge closed after which the names of the absentees shall again be called Those who do not appear and who are absent without leave may by order of the majority of the Senators present be sent for and arrested wherever they may be found by officers to be appointed by the Messenger for that purpose and their attendance secured and the Senate shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged Secretary to list absentees for Journal Rule 58 Upon the call of the Senators ordinary and extraordinary the names of the absen LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 33 tees shall be noted by the Secretary and shall appear upon the Journal DEBATE AND DECORUM Rule 59 When any Senator is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the Senate he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr President The President shall not recognize any Senator unless he shall address himself to the Chair from his seat provided that the President shall not put a question or take any other action which would foreclose debate if any Senator not at his seat shall signify to the Chair that he wishes to be recognized and shall immediately proceed to his seat for that purpose The provisions relative to a Senators only being recognized when he shall address himself to the Chair from his seat and any other provisions in any other rule requiring Senators to be in their seats shall not apply to the Senator who is designated as Floor Leader Any Senator shall be confined to matter in debate and shall not speak more than twice on any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken All individual speeches on bills and resolutions shall be limited to thirty minutes unless extended by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and on all points of personal privilege individual speeches shall be limited to ten minutes If any Senator in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules of the Senate the President shall call him to order in which case said Senator shall mediately sit down unless permitted to explain the Senate shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Presidents action If the trans Request for recognition from seat Exception Floor leader Limits on debate Thirty minutes Extension Personal privilege ten minutes Order against transgression of rules Appeal 34 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL gressor refuses to submit to the decision of the Senate for the first offensehe shall be reproved for the second he shall be fined in a sum not exPenalty ceeding ten dollars and if he continues refractory he may be expelled from the Senate by a twothirds vote of the Senators which vote shall be taken by yeas and nays Rule 60 Each House shall be the judge of the Power of election returns and qualifications of its mem Senate over bers and shall have power to punish them for dis membership orderly behavior or misconduct by censure fine imprisonment or expulsion but no member shall be expelled except by a vote of twothirds of the House to which he belongs Ga Const art Ill sec VII par I Censure for debate Duties of Secretary and member Time limits Rule 61 If any Senator shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be taken down in writing by the Secretary and read The words excepted to shall then be admitted denied or explained by the Senator who spoke them Thereupon the questions of order shall be decided and such other proceedings had as the Senate may deem proper in regard thereto Provided that if at the time the Senate is acting under the previous question such question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have been disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the Senate But no Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to the censure of the Senate for words spoken in debate if any other Senator has spoken or other business has intervened before the exception to the words was taken Address Ruie 02 No Senator shall address the Senate President or interrogate a Senator who is speaking except LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 35 through the President Should the Senator speaking decline to be interrupted the President shall cause the Senator desiring to interrogate to be silent Rule 63 No Senator shall refer in debate to any private conversation had with another Senator or to any matters which took place in any committee of the House or Senate while the same was in executive session Rule 64 The Senators in speaking shall avoid calling other Senators by name when they may have occasion to take notice of their observations but may designate them by their position on the floor or by the district they represent Rule 65 The members of both Houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly and in going thereto or returning therefrom except for treason felony larceny or breach of the peace and no member shall be liable to answer in any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House Ga Const art Ill sec VII par III Rule 66 The members of the Senate shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking Senator has taken his seat Rule 67 No Senator shall pass between the Chair and a Senator while he is speaking At the time of adjournment no Senator shall leave his seat until the President retires Rule 68 Applause or hisses in the Senate Chamber or in the galleries or lobby during any speech or legislative proceedings shall be promptly suppressed Right to continue Reference to conversations etc Reference to members Freedom from arrest Freedom of debate Silence during debate Limits on movement No applause or hisses 36 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Time limits Debate limits Written protest for Journal Motions allowed during debate Precedence PROTEST AND APPEAL Rule 69 All appeals from the decisions of the Chair shall be made immediately and no appeal shall be in order after other business has intervened from the time of the alleged error of the Chair and before said appeal is sought Rule 70 On all appeals on questions of order of a personal character there shall be no debate Rule 71 Any Senator may have entered on the Journal a protest in writing against the action of the Senate Said protest shall clearly and succinctly set forth the grounds of such protest It shall not be argumentative it shall not arraign or impugn the motive of the Senate or of any members thereof MOTIONS Rule 72 When any subject is before the Senate for consideration or under debate no motion shall be received except the following towit 1st A motion to adjourn 2nd A motion to lay on table 3rd A motion for the previous question 4th A motion to indefinitely postpone 5th A motion to postpone to a day certain 6th A motion to commit 7th A motion to amend 8th A motion to print Said motions shall have precedence in the order named LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 37 Rule 73 After a motion is stated by the President or read by the Secretary it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the Senate but may be withdrawn by the Senate at any time before decision Rule 74 A motion made by any Senator need not be seconded Rule 75 No Senator may make more than one motion at a time While the motion is being put to the Senate he must resume his seat and he is not entitled to the floor again unless recognized again by the President Rule 76 No Senator shall after debating any question and before yielding the floor be allowed to submit any motion the effect of which shall be to prevent further debate Rule 77 No Senator shall be allowed to address himself to any question and then move to table the bill resolution or motion or move the previous question thereon without relinquishing the floor ADJOURNMENT Rule 78 A motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Rule 79 A motion to adjourn may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained But when the Senate has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to adjourn is in order nor shall any motion to adjourn be in order after the Secretary Possession and withdrawal No second One at a time No cut off of debate without relinquishing floor When motion in order LEGISLATIVE MANUAL has called the first name of the yeas and nays and a vote of one Senator has been given or after a division of the Senate has been had on a vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced Debate Renewal Amendment Rule 80 A motion to adjourn is in no instance debatable nor shall said motion be made a second time until further progress has been made in the business before the Senate A motion to adjourn in its simple form shall not be amended If to particular time Rule 81 A motion to adjourn to a particular day or for a particular time if made when the Senate is not actually engaged in other business is debatable and is amendable as to the day or time proposed Effect Rule 82 When a motion to adjourn in its simple form prevails it adjourns the Senate to the next sitting day or time in course Complete yeas and nays Rule 83 Whenever the hour of adjournment as fixed by a prior resolution shall arrive while the vote of the Senate is being taken by yeas and nays the session shall continue until the final vote is taken and announced If said fixed hour of adjournment shall arrive while the Senate is acting on the main question after a motion for the previous question has been sustained and before the vote on the main question is being taken either by a division or by the yeas and nays as aforesaid the Senate shall stand adjourned by virtue of said prior resolution Rule 84 Neither House shall adjournfor more place6limit3 than three days or to any other place without the consent of the other and in case of disagreement between the two Houses on a question of adjourn LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 39 ment the Governor may adjourn either or both of them Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXII Rule 85 The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1963 and every oddnumbered year thereafter for no longer than twelve 12 days to organize to receive the proposed General Appropriations Bill and to attend to other matters and reconvene on the second Monday in February of each oddnumbered year for no longer than thirtythree 3 days The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1964 and in every evennumbered year thereafter By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of members elected to both Houses of the General Assembly the General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later date as it may fix for reconvening in regular session but shall remain in regular session no longer than fortyfive 45 days in the aggregate in oddnumbered years and no longer than forty 40 days in the aggregate in evennumbered years during the terms for which members were elected All business pending in the Senate or House at the adjournment of any regular session may be considered at any regular session of the same General Assembly as if there had been no adjournment Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the Governor to convoke the General Assembly in extraordinary session or the duty of the Governor to convene the General Assembly in extraordinary session upon the certificate of three fifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section I Paragraph XII Section 23012 of this Constitution If an impeachment trial is pending at the end of any Disagreement Convening Adjournment of regular session Term of session Pending business Extraordinary session Delay for impeachment 40 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed Ga Const art Ill sec IV par III Not after order for main question TABLING Rule 86 A motion to lay on the table may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained but when the Senate has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to lay on the table is in order Rule 87 Nothing may be legitimately laid on the table excepting what may be taken up again Limits on subject matter Rule 88 No motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order Not debatable or amendable Rule 89 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable Renewal Rule 90 A motion to lay on the table or to take from the table may be renewed from time to time when new business has intervened Effect Rule 91 If the motion to lay on the table prevails it removes from the consideration of the Senate the measure together with all the amendments attached to it at the time it is so removed When the proposition is taken from the table it stands before the Senate in the exact form with all the amendments pertaining to it that it did at the time the motion to lay on the table prevailed LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 41 Rule 92 A majority of a quorum voting may take from the table at any time when the Senate is not engaged on any other measure any bill resolution or paper which has been ordered to lie on the table and when so taken from the table it is thereby restored to its appropriate place on the calendar INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT Rule 93 While the motion to indefinitely postpone takes precedence over a motion to postpone to a day certain or to commit or to amend yet this motion cannot be applied to said motions nor can it be applied to incidental questions such as questions of order reading of papers withdrawal of a motion and suspension of a rule Rule 94 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended Rule 95 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has once been voted down Rule 96 When a bill resolution or other measure is under consideration on the final reading thereof a motion to indefinitely postpone if decided in the affirmative by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum thereby disposes of said bill resolution or other measure for the session POSTPONEMENT Rule 97 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental Taking up Calendar Limits on subject matter Debate and amendment No renewal Disposal on final reading Limits on subject matter 42 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Amendment Possible indefinite postponement Debate Renewal limits To types of committees Precedence of committees Debate if instructions questions but only to the whole measure It is amendable by substituting one day or time for another If a day proposed is known to be beyond the limits of the session the motion shall be treated as one to indefinitely postpone Rule 98 On a motion to postpone a question to a day certain it is not in order to debate the merits of the question Debate may be allowed but it shall be confined strictly to the proposition to postpone and to show why one day is preferred to another This motion cannot be renewed or made a second time to the same measure on the same day COMMITMENT Rule 99 Motions to commit may be made to refer a bill resolution or other measure to a standing or special committee or Committee of the Whole Senate Rule 100 A motion to commit to a standing committee takes precedence over a motion to commit to a special committee and shall be first voted on If a motion is made that a bill resolution or other measure be committed to the Committee of the Whole Senate this motion shall be put before either of the above named motions Rule 101 On a motion simply to commit no debate shall be allowed but where instructions are added the merits of the question may be debated Amendment Rule 102 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 43 committee for the one named by the Senator making the motion Rule 103 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or special may on motion be recommitted to the same or any other committee by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum RECONSIDERATION Rule 104 When the Journal of the preceding day shall be read it shall be in the power of any Senator to move for reconsideration of any matter therein contained except such matter that has been previously reconsidered provided that such Senator shall notify the Senate of his intention to move such reconsideration at any time before the end of the preceding legislative day during which the action sought to be reconsidered took place Any matter which could not be reconsidered on the succeeding day shall be in order for reconsideration on the day of said action The notice of a motion to reconsider shall not be withdrawn after the time has elapsed within which it might originally have been made Rule 105 The action of the Senate upon an amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which it relates Rule 106 No matter shall be reconsidered more than once Recommit ment Time for motion Notice required time Withdrawal of notice Of action on amendment time limit One reconsideiation 44 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Calendar Rule 107 All bills reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in order for a third reading Unanimous consents limits ENACTMENT Rule 108 The President shall not recognize any Senator at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to place any general bill on its passage out of its regular order Neither shall he recognize any request for unanimous consent for the introduction of new matter to read any bill or resolution the second time or to place any local bill or resolution on its passage except during the first thirty minutes after the confirmation of the One at a time Journal The President shall entertain but one unanimous consent at any one time Withdrawal of a bill or resolution Rule 109 Any bill or resolution may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the Senate Transmittal to House Rule 110 No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the House on the day of passage thereof unless twothirds of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall so order Provided that any bill or resolution which requires action by the House during the last legislative day shall be immediately transmitted to the House by the Secretary Enrolling committee to preserve laws Rule 111 The engrossed copies of all laws and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly shall be preserved by the chairman of the enrolling committee and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State Ga Code Anno sec 47901 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 45 Rule 112 All writs warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by the President and attested by the Secretary Rule 113 All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either house shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII Rule 114 Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after its adjournment The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed by each session Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV Rule 115 The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Secretary of State but there shall be no other record thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V INTRODUCTION AND READING Rule 116 No bill or resolution requiring the concurring vote of the House for passage shall be introduced unless the same shall have been filed m the office of the Secretary before adjournment or before 12 oclock noon whichever is later on the previous day Signatures Reproposal of laws Journal and law publication Journal preservation Filing 46 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Form of bills and resolutions Extra copy for Secretary Subject matter limits Reference to laws Notice on local bill Affidavit of publication Rule 117 All bills and resolutions shall be in writing and shall have the name of the Senator introducing the same as well as the district he represents indorsed on the back of the same and m the case of bills the caption of the bill shall also be indorsed on the same All bills and resolutions having the force and effect of law shall when introduced have attached an exact copy and said copy shall be retained by the Secretary subject to use as information but the original bill or resolution shall be for the exclusive use of the Senate and the committee to which it is assigned and shall be the official bill or resolution of the Senate and shall not be subject to any other use Rule 118 No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VIII Rule 119 No law or section of the code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI Rule 120 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 47 part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question When any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected under such rules as the General Assembly may in said law provide Referendum if applies to office Addition to local governing body Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XV Rule 121 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of 60 days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question Where any local law shall add any member or members to any Notice on local bills Affidavit Referendum on office 48 Addition to local governing authority Secretarys duty to print and distribute No passage until distributed Suspension of bills and resolutions for floor amendments distribution Calendar Reading by Secretary Precedence of General Appropriation Bill LEGISLATIVE MANUAL municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected Ga Code Anno sec 47801 Rule 122 The Secretary shall as soon as possible after any bill or resolution of general application is filed in his office cause the same to be printed and a copy thereof distributed to each member forthwith Whenever any such bill or resolution of general application shall be reported back by the committee to which it was referred with the recommendation that it do pass as amended the Secretary shall cause the recommended amendments to be printed and copies thereof distributed to each member No bill or resolution of general application shall be placed on its passage unless copies of the same and any committee amendments shall have been printed and distributed to the Senators prior to consideration for passage The Senate may at any time by the vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum suspend action upon any pending bill or resolution of general application until all amendments offered thereto on the floor of the Senate shall have been printed and distributed to the Senators Rule 123 All bills and resolutions shall be called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar Before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Secretary shall distinctly state its number and the name of the Senator by whom introduced Provided that the General Appropriation Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 49 Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill Rule 124 A motion to engross a bill may be made upon reading the bill the first time and at no other time When a motion to engross is made no debate shall be permitted except that the movant may speak to his motion not longer than 5 minutes and any one other Senator may speak in opposition thereto for 5 minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum No Senator shall be recognized at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to engross a bill or resolution In case of engrossment of any bill or other matter the entry thereof shall be made by the Secretary and the bill or other matter shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed Rule 125 Every bill before it shall pass shall be read three times and on three separate days in each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed Ga Const art III sec VII par VII Rule 126 Any bill or resolution shall be automatically passed to a second reading on the legislative day following the day of the first reading No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first or second reading USE OF COMMITTEES Rule 127 Upon the introduction of any bill or resolution or other matter requiring reference to Engrossment at first reading Debate No unanimous consent Restricts amendment Readings required Automatic second reading No debate at first or second reading Reference by Speaker 50 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Unless otherwise ordered No defacement Reporting amendments Form of reports Action on report Notice of motion to disagree Time limit on motion to disagree Effect of agreement or disagreement a committee the President shall as a matter of course and without debate commit the same to the proper committee unless otherwise ordered by the Senate Rule 128 No Committee of the Whole or other committee shall deface or interline a bill resolution or other paper referred to said committee but shall report any amendment recommended on a separate paper nothing the section page or line to which said amendment relates Rule 129 All reports of a committee shall be in writing and the minority of a committee may make a report in writing setting forth succinctly the reasons for their dissent Rule 130 If the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill or resolution the same shall be passed to a third reading without question unless recommitted If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution in order to have a third reading thereof a Senator must at the time such report is made give notice of intention of move to disagree with such adverse committee report by not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report In such case the bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar The question shall be upon agreeing to the report of the committee If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted Rule 131 When a bill or resolution favorably reported by a committee is on its third or last reading if the report of the committee is dis LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 51 agreed to by the Senate the bill or resolution shall be lost unless the action of the Senate in disagreeing to the committee report is reconsidered within the proper time Rule 132 When a bill or a resolution has been referred to and reported by more than one committee or has been reported by and then recommitted to the same committee the last committee report shall be acted on by the Senate and in all cases the report of the Committee of the Whole Senate shall be first acted on by the Senate COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Rule 133 The President may resolve the Senate into a Committee of the Whole without a motion being made therefor whenever a bill or resolution required by the rules of the Senate to be considered in the Committee of the Whole shall be in order for consideration on its third reading Rule 134 The Senate may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum on motion of a member made for that purpose provided further that notice of intention to make such motion shall be given during the session of the preceding day Individual speeches on such motion shall be limited to three minutes If such notice shall not have been given the motion shall prevail if it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting provided that the twothirds shall constitute a majority of all the members elected to the Senate Provided further that whenever the Senate either by its own vote or by unanimous consent shall commit any bill or resolution to the Committee of the Whole and subsequently a motion shall be made to resolve the Senate into a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and such Reconsider ation Precedence of reports Presidents resolving Senates resolving Notice Debate limits Renewal limited 52 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Appropriations President appoints Chairman Quorum required Consideration of bills Rules motion shall be lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it shall be the duty of the President to require the Secretary to read the bill or resolution again at the following days session under the order of introduction of new matter or reading of bills the first time and to refer such bill or resolution to the appropriate committee unless otherwise ordered by the Senate However for the consideration of the General Appropriation Bill the Senate may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum on motion of a member made for that purpose and no previous notice shall be necessary Rule 135 In forming a Committee of the Whole the President shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in committee shall be appointed by the President Rule 136 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a vote on any question shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the Senate is present Whenever it is suggested that a quorum is not present the Chairman of the Committee shall satisfy himself of the fact by actual count of the Committee and shall report the same to the Committee and the Chairman shall on his own motion order that the Committee immediately rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the Senate Rule 137 In the Committee of the Whole bills shall be first read throughout by the Secretary and then again be read or debated by clauses or sections leaving the preamble to be last considered unless otherwise ordered Rule 138 The Rules of the Senate shall be observed by the Committee of the Whole so far as LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 63 they may be applicable except that the Committee of the Whole can not refer a matter to any other committee it can not adjourn the previous question can not be enforced a motion to lay on the table or indefinitely postpone shall not be in order a member may speak as often as he may obtain the floor no call of the Senate shall be in order and votes shall not be taken by yeas and nays Rule 139 A motion to reconsider shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole Rule 140 The President may in the Committee of the Whole take part in the proceedings and he as well as all other members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused therefrom No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed in the Committee of the Whole Rule 141 While in the Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the Senate may be called for by any member and read by the Secretary for the information of the Committee unless the Committee shall otherwise order Rule 142 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole shall have power to have the galleries or lobbies cleared in case of any disorderly conduct therein Rule 143 A Committee of the Whole can not punish disorderly conduct of its members but must report the same to the Senate for action thereon Rule 144 If at any time in the Committee of the Whole it shall be desired to close the debate or to limit the time to be allowed members for speaking the Committee may rise and report its desire to the Senate and the Senate shall take such action thereon as it may see fit by a resolution Said resolution shall apply only to the sub Action limited Reconsider ation Presidents authority Voting Papers from Senate Control of order Report on misconduct Limiting debate 54 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL jectmatter before said committee When said resolution has been agreed to or refused by the Senate the action of the Senate shall be deemed the sense of the Committee and the Senate may then on motion again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and continue the consideration of the subject Recess Rule 145 In the event that a Committee of the Whole at any sitting for want of time shall fail to complete any matter under consideration it may on motion at any time rise report progress and have leave to sit again generally or at a day certain Adjournment Rule 146 A motion that the Committee rise report progress and ask leave to sit again may be made at any time when the movant thereof can legitimately obtain the floor and shall take precedence over all other motions and shall be decided without debate When the motion prevails the Committee shall immediately rise When the regular hour for adjournment of the Senate arrives the Committee shall automatically rise and the President shall assume the Chair Completion of work Rule 147 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question it shall rise and the Chairman shall be instructed to Report to President report the action of the Committee to the Senate At this point the President shall resume has seat and the Chairman shall return to the floor and shall state in substance as follows Mr President the Committee of the Whole Senate has had under consideration naming what and has instructed me as its Chairman to report the same back to the Senate with the recommendation that the same do pass or do pass as amended or do not pass as the case may be LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 55 The President shall receive this report and repeat the same and the matter shall then be before the Senate for action just as though reported by any other committee Rule 148 Amendments offered to an amendment in the Committee of the Whole shall not be reported to the Senate but the report shall contain only the result of the Committees action on the bill resolution or measure under its consideration Rule 149 Amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole may be amended or rejected by the Senate and matters stricken out by the Committee may be restored by the Senate Rule 150 The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole shall not be recorded in the Journal of the Senate except so far as reported to the Senate by the Chairman of said Committee AMENDMENT Rule 151 There are three ways in which a proposition may be amended towit 1st By inserting or adding words 2nd By striking out words 3rd By striking out and inserting words An amendment is itself subject to be amended in all three of the ways above mentioned but it is not permissible to amend an amendment to an amendment Rule 152 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Rule 153 All motions to amend any matter before the Senate must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment Presidents report Contents of report Action on report Journal entry Methods Limits Substitute Form 56 President to strike irrelevant or delaying amendments Blanks to be filled Order of perfection Limited to subject matter Priority of amendment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL desired and the part of the hill or resolution where said amendment shall be inserted or added Rule 154 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment obviously offered for the purpose of delay shall be ruled out of order by the President Rule 155 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend Rule 156 When a bill or resolution is before the Senate for consideration and amendments are pending thereto and a substitute shall be offered for said bill or resolution and an amendment shall be offered to said substitute it shall be in order for the Senate to perfect first the original bill or resolution and then perfect the substitute The question shall then be on agreeing to the substitute as amended if it be amended and if decided in the affirmative the question shall be Shall this bill pass or resolution be adopted as the case may be by substitute Rule 157 When a motion is made to amend by striking out a paragraph any amendment offered to perfect the paragraph shall be put first before the question is put for striking it out If a motion be made to strike out a part of a bill or resolution a motion to amend the part proposed to be stricken out shall have precedence Rule 158 No motion on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment Rule 159 On all questions whether in committee or in the Senate the last amendment the most distant day and the largest sum shall be first put LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 57 Rulel60 The caption or preamble of a bill or resolution shall not be considered or amended until the measure has been perfected Rule 161 After commitment of a bill and report thereof to the Senate it may be amended before the report of the committee is agreed to by the Senate but the amendments if any reported by the committee shall be disposed of before any other amendment be considered unless it be an amendment to a committee amendment Rule 162 An amendment cannot be offered after the report of the committee to which the bill or resolution under consideration was referred has been agreed to by the Senate unless said action of the Senate in so agreeing to said report of said committee shall first be reconsidered Rule 163 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Secretary shall read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended Rule 164 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final reading and the Senate shall agree to a motion to consider the same by sections or paragraphs the secretary in reading the same shall pause at the end of each section or resolution and the amendments thereto shall be offered as the several sections or resolutions are read But the amendments offered by the committee to which said bill or resolution was referred shall be read by the secretary without any motion being made When a section or resolution shall have been considered it is not in order to recur and amend it Caption or preamble last Committee report amendments Not while agreement on committee report Secretary reading Consideration by parts Committee amendments automatic No recurring 58 Precedence of action on House amendments Presidents power to rule out if not germane Secretarys report Precedence of amendment Limits on amendment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 165 The questions which arise before the Senate respecting amendments by the House to a Senate bill or resolution are in order of precedence 1st A motion to agree to the House amendment 2nd A motion to disagree with the House amendment 3rd A motion to recede from the Senates disagreement or amendment 4th A motion to insist on the Senates disagreement or amendment 5th A motion to adhere to the Senates disagreement or amendment The President is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in his opinion a House amendment to a Senate bill is not germane to rue out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the President if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be ther same as a vote of the Senate to disagree and us such the Secretary shall so report it to the House Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to agree Rule 166 A motion to amend an amendment made by the House to a Senate bill or resolution takes precedence over a motion to agree or disagree to said amendment Rule 167 When any bill or resolution which originated in the Senate has been amended in the House and is before the Senate for action on the House amendment an amendment may be offered in the Senate to the House amendment but the Senate amendment to the House amendment cannot be further amended It must be agreed to or voted down LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 59 Rule 168 A House amendment to a Senate bill or resolution must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill or resolution Rule 169 Whenever any member moves that a Committee of Conference be appointed on disagreeing votes or other matters of the two houses and said motion prevails the President shall appoint three 3 members for the Committee who voted in the majority on the position assumed by the Senate if such vote has been had The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend recision by either house new amendments new bills and resolutions or other germane changes unless instructed otherwise by the Senate on motion before the members of the Conference Committee are appointed A report of a Committee of Conference must be approved by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee before the report may be transmitted to either the Senate or the House After a Committee of Conference has been in existence for five 5 days and has failed to make a report to the Senate on the question under consideration the Senate on motion and by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate may discharge the Senate conferees and appoint new conferees instruct said Senate conferees or make any other motion not contrary to the rules of the Senate Provided that during the last five 5 days of the session the above motions may be made and passed at any time but not more often than every three 3 hours Adoption of House amendment Conference Committee Appointment on motion Consideration Recommen dation Report Discharge Last 5 days of session 60 Distribution of report Adoption of report Subject matter Call for division Distinct parts LEGISLATIVE MANUAL All Conference Committee reports shall be printed and distributed to the Senators prior to consideration of the same unless the printing of the same be dispensed with by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate Any Conference Committee report must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration PREVIOUS QUESTION Rule 170 The previous question may be called and ordered upon a single motion or an amendment or it may be made to embrace all authorized motions or amendments and include the entire bill Rule 171 Any Senator may call for a division of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it Rule 172 The Senator calling for a division must state what definite parts and how many he would have the question divided into Each part of the divided proposition must be so distinct that if taken away the remainder can stand by itself as a consistent and entire unit Rule 172A When considering the appropriations bill in the Committee of the whole each section may be amended by a majority of a quorum but the section shall require a constitutional majority of the Senate for adoption In the event any section or part of the appropriations or supplemental appropriations bill shall fail to receive 28 affirmative votes said action of the Committee shall constitute a Committee amendment recommending removal of said section or part from said bill LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 61 Rule 173 The motion for the previous question shall be decided without debate and shall take precedence over all other motions except motions to adjourn or to lay on the table When it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If this be decided by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum the motions to adjourn or to lay on the table may still be made but they must be made before the next question towit Shall the main question be now put is decided in the affirmative After said last question is affirmatively decided by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum said motions will be out of order and the Senate cannot adjourn until the previous question is exhausted the regular hour of adjournment arrives or the Senate reconsiders its action But no motion to reconsider the action of the Senate in ordering the main question shall be in order after the Secretary has called the first name on call of the yeas and nays and the vote of any member has been given or after a division of the Senate has been had on the vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced in such cases the roll call shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced Rule 174 When the previous question has been ordered the Senate shall then proceed to act on the main question without debate except that before the main question is put twenty minutes shall be allowed to close the debate to the committee whose report of the bill or other measure is under consideration If the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill or other measure the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed No debate on motion Precedence Form of question Vote Main question Adjournment Reconsider ation Debate Committee Introducer 62 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Others to the committee The Chairman of the committee or the introducer of the bill or other measure may yield the floor to such Senators as he may indicate for the time or any part of it allowed under this rule If minority committee report In all cases where a minority report has been submitted on any matter if the previous question is ordered there shall be twenty minutes allowed to the member whose name is first signed to said minority report or to such member or members as he may indicate for the time so allowed or any part of it before the twenty minutes allowed to the Chairman submitting the majority report No call unless no quorum Rule 175 A call of the Senate shall not be in order after the previous question is ordered unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the President that a quorum is not present No debate on incidental questions Rule 176 All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and pending such motiop shall be decided whether on appeal or otherwise without debate Effect of main question Rule 177 The effect of the order that the main question be now put is to bring the Senate to a vote on pending questions in the order in which they stood before it was moved Effect of reconsideration Rule 178 After the main question has been ordered a motion to reconsider this action will if adopted have the effect to repeal the ordering of both the main question and the previous ques Limits on reconsideration tion and will leave the pending measure again open to debate and amendment The motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question can be made only once and if lost or if the main ques LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 63 tion is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained VOTING Rule 179 No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIV Rule 180 In the event no specific vote is provided in these Rules for the passage of any resolution motion or measure A As to all motions or procedural matters and on all other matters except pending bills and resolutions and amendments thereto the vote for passage thereof shall be by majority of a quorum B As to all bills and resolutions and amendments thereto the vote for adoption thereof shall be by constitutional majority of the entire Senate Rule 181 The Presidents method of stating the question on any motion shall be as follows All in favor of the motion will say Aye Those opposed will say No When a decision seems doubtful to the President or when a division of the Senate is called for by any one member of the Senate the President shall call upon the Senators in favor of the motion to rise After a count is had by the Secretary he shall call upon the Senators to reverse their positions and the President shall announce the result Rule 182 When less than a quorum vote on any subject under consideration by the Senate the President may order the doors of the Senate to be closed and the roll of Senators called by the Requirement for law General requirement Presidents question Requiring division Rollcall to determine quorum 64 Vote required Call for division on yeas and nays Journal entry No debate on motion for yeas and nays Secretarys call Change of vote Excuse time and debate Not if interest Contested seats LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Secretary If it is ascertained that a quorum is present either by answering to their names or by their presence in the Senate the refusal of any Senator present to vote unless excused shall be deemed a contempt of the Senate Rule 183 After the main question is ordered any Senator may call for a division of the Senate in taking the vote or may call for the yeas and nays if the call for the yeas and nays is sustained by onefifth of the members voting the vote shall be taken by the yeas and nays and so entered on the Journal Rule 184 A motion for the call of the yeas and nays shall be decide without debate Rule 185 On the call of the yeas and nays the Secretary shall read the names of the Senators after they have been called and no Senator shall be permitted to change his vote unless he at that time declares that he voted under a mistake of the question Rule 186 A motion to excuse a Senator from voting must be made before the Senate divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced and it shall be decided without debate except that the Senator making the motion may briefly state the reason why in his opinion it should prevail Rule 187 No Senator shall vote upon any question in the result of which he is personally interested In every case where the seat of a Senator is being contested the sitting Senator and the contestant shall both retire from the Senate before the vote is taken LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 65 Rule 188 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting Rule 189 On all questions except such as are not debatable any Senator on the call of the yeas and nays shall be allowed five minutes as a matter of right in which to explain his vote Where the vote on any question is not taken by yeas and nays no Senator shall be allowed to explain except by unanimous consent However any Senator may explain his vote not taken by yeas and nays by filing such explanation in writing with the Secretary before the confirmation of the Journal on the day next succeeding such vote No motion or request shall be entertained to vary this rule or to extend a Senators time for explaining Rule 190 During the calling or reading of yeas and nays on any question no debate shall be had Rule 191 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act or resolution the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIX Rule 192 When any amendment to the Constitution shall be agreed to by a twothirds vote of members elected such proposed amendment or amendments shall be entered on the Journal in full with the yeas and nays taken thereon Rule 193 The yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI No pairing Explanation No debate during yeas and nays Journal record of yeas and nays vote Entry on Journal of Constitutional Amendments Journal record of yeas and nays LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 66 Rule 194 Whenever on any question the yeas and nays shall have been ordered the Secretary shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting GOVERNORS ACTION Consideration and veto Overriding Dividing appropriations Rule 195 The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws but twothirds of each House may pass a law notwithstanding his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual unless passed by twothirds of each House Whenever such Bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor to transmit such Bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such Bill was passed Such Bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 67 the same shall be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly to the other Branch of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such Bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider and act upon such Bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overriding by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such Bill shall become law In the event either Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a Bill such Bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event any bill is enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon by the Branch of the General Assembly last acting upon such bill Provided however that any bills that are vetoed by the Governor after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election in which the Governor is elected shall not be subject to be overridden by the next regular session of the General Assembly Ga Const art V sec I par XV Rule 196 Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary except on a question of election or subject matter adjournment shall be presented to the Governor and before it shall take effect be approved by him or being disapproved shall be repassed by twothirds of each house provided however that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to confer on the Governor the right to veto 68 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Not Constitutional Amendments Signature required Exceptions Appointment Subcommittee on Institutions or enter his disapproval of any proposal made by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art V sec I par XVI Rule 197 No provision in this Constitution for a twothirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION Rule 198 The President shall appoint the following standing committees which shall have the following number of Senators each Agriculture and Natural Resources15 Appropriations32 Banking and Finance15 Business Trade and Commerce8 County and Municipal Governments12 Defense and Veterans Affairs7 Economy Reorganization and Efficiency in Government7 Education Matters15 Health and Welfare11 Highways17 Industry and Labor16 Institutions and Health6 Interstate Cooperation5 Judiciary12 Penal and Correctional Affairs11 Public Utilities and Transportation11 Retirement7 Rules20 Scientific Research6 Senate Administrative Affairs5 Temperance9 University System of Georgia10 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 69 Each Senator shall be appointed to serve on at least three committees and no Senator shall be appointed to serve on more than four committees except that the Retirement Committee and the Interstate Cooperation Committee shall not be counted as one of said committees The President of the Senate shall serve as an ex officio member of all standing committees of the Senate but shall have no vote as ex officio member except on the Committee on Rules of which he shall be Chairman The President Pro Tempore of the Senate shall serve as an ex officio member of the Committee on Economy Reorganization and Efficiency in Government The Chairman of the Committee on Educational Matters shall serve as an ex officio member of the University System of Georgia Committee The Chairman of the University System of Georgia Committee shall serve as an ex officio member of the Educational Matters Committee The Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations shall serve as an ex officio member of the Committee on Banking and Finance and the Chairman of the Committee on Banking and Finance shall serve as an ex officio member of the Committee on Appropriations The President shall appoint a Chairman a Vice Chairman and a Secretary for all standing committees and for all subcommittees No Senator shall be appointed chairman of more than one committee The Administration Floor Leader appointed by the Governor shall serve as an ex officio member of the Committee on Banking and Finance the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Rules Such Floor Leader shall serve on the above three committees and if the President so desires he may appoint the Floor Leader to such other number of committees as provided hereinbefore for other Senators The Assistant Administration Floor Leader appointed by the Governor shall serve as an ex officio member of the Committee on Ap Membership limits 70 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Vacancies Organization propriations the Committee on Educational Matters and the Committee on Rules Prior to serving on the committees listed above the Administration Floor Leader and the Assistant Administration Floor Leader must be certified as such by the Governor to the President of the Senate and the Secretary of the Senate The ex officio members of committees specified in this Rule shall not be counted against the total number of members specified herein for each committee All ex officio members of committees specified in this Rule shall have a vote on each committee on which they serve as ex officio members the same as any other member of such committee In the case of the President this shall apply only to the Committee on Rules The President may create in his discretion within any standing committee a subcommittee or subcommittees and constitute the membership thereof Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the authority of the standing committees or the officers thereof Rule 199 After the announcement of the standing committees no other Senators shall be placed thereon unless it be at the request of a majority of the committee to be added thereto except when Senators have been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or otherwise the President may assign said Senators to such committees as he may see fit and he may fill any vacancy in the offices of Chairman Vice Chairman or Secretary Rule 199A There shall be a Forestry Subcommittee of the standing committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Said Subcommittee shall consist of 5 Senators who shall be appointed by the chairman of the committee on Agriculture and Natural Resources Rule 200 Each committee or subcommittee shall first meet upon the call of the Chairman and perfect its organization After the organizational LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 71 meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its Chairman provided that the Vice President may call a meeting of the committee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate from the President certifying that the Chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the Chairman to so call the meeting to consider such measures as specified by the Chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported to the Senate until it has been acted upon by the full standing committee and all actions of any subcommittee shall be approved or disapproved by the standing committee The Secretary of each standing committee or subcommittee shall keep minutes of the meetings of the committee or subcommittee as directed by the Chairman These records shall be available to any member of the Senate but shall not be matters of public record Rule 201 The Chief Justice Emeritus and the Associate Judge Emeritus shall constitute the Advisory Appellate Council Ga Code Anno sec 244608 Rule 202 It shall also be the duty of the said Advisory Appellate Council to consult with the AttorneyGeneral and the assistants to the AttorneyGeneral upon legal matters when their advice and consultation is requested It shall further be the duty of the said Advisory Appellate Council to consult with committees of the General Assembly and to furnish advice and information to said committees of the General Assembly upon questions of law when their advice and assistance is requested Ga Code Anno sec 244610 Rule 203 All officers and employees provided for in this and the preceding Chapter shall be Calling meetings Vicechairmans power Succession Minutes Advisory Appellate Council 72 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Auditing approval of committee accounts Committee on Administrative Affairs to audit and report expense accounts of members President to certify accounts Limits on extra per diem paid for their services by the State Treasurer only upon the approval of their accounts by the auditing committee of the Senate and House of Representatives Ga Code Anno sec 47304 Rule 204 The Committee on Senate Administrative Affairs shall within 20 days after the beginning of each annual session audit the accounts of every Senator for expenses incurred as a Committee man or in discharge of any duty as a member of the Senate since the last preceding annual session The committee shall within the said 20day period report its findings to the Senate listing the names of each such Senator and the general nature of the duty in which said expenses were incurred together with the amount thereof and the per diem received by such Senator in connection therewith Said committee shall report to the Senate for appropriate action any violations of law or of these rules Rule 205 The compensation due to the officers and members of the General Assembly shall be certified by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively upon the report of the auditing committee to the State Treasurer who afterwards shall pay each member who shall present his account duly audited Ga Code Anno sec 47110 Rule 206 No Senator shall except by special resolution draw any per diem in excess of 20 days per annum in addition to regular or special sessions of the Senate Rule 206A No member of any interim committee shall engage in any travel outside the State of Georgia unless such travel is first approved in writing by the Chairman of the committee and the President of the Senate The member requesting such travel shall state the places to be visited the dates thereof and the purposes therefor which LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 73 purposes shall be relevant to legitimate legislative matters Every voucher for reimbursement of expenses by members of interim committees must contain an itemized listing of such expenses and be approved by the chairman of the committee and the President of the Senate before the State Treasurer shall be authorized to disburse any funds on such voucher and this provision shall apply whether such expenses are incurred within or without the State of Georgia All interim committees shall be subject to the provisions of this rule Provided however the provisions of this rule shall not apply to the President Pro Tern or the Administration Floor Leader Rule 207 A person shall not be paid for services rendered to the Senate in any capacity while such person is drawing any salary wages or other compensation from any other Department of the State Rule 208 The ways and means committee of the House of Representatives and the finance committee of the Senate shall hold joint meetings for the consideration of all revenue taxing measures when in regular or special session and the State Revenue Commissioner shall be an exofficio member of each committee Ga Code Anno sec 928449 Rule 209 It is part of the duty of the joint standing committee on finance to examine the accounts and vouchers of the Comptroller General and State Treasurer as to all moneys received into and paid out of the treasury during the last fiscal year to compare the warrants drawn during that period with the several laws by authority of which they purport to be drawn to examine into the other accounts and books of such officers to count the money on hand at the time of the examination and to examine the annual reports made by said officers to see if they No compensation from other State offices Joint meeting of Finance Committee with House Ways and Means Committee Joint committee on financing to examine State accounts 74 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL are sustained by the true condition of their offices and report the result to each branch of the General Assembly Ga Code Anno sec 47601 ELECTIONS AND INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR Election of State officers No disparagement in nomination Viva voce vote Journal entry Meet in House President presides Vote required Action on returns for Governors election Rule 210 Every State officer whose election is not otherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and at the same time as other officers are elected by them Ga Code Anno sec 47401 Rule 211 In nominating candidates for any office no other candidate shall be disparaged Rule 212 All elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shal in such cases preside and declare the results Ga Const art Ill sec X par I Rule 213 In all elections a majority of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice Rule 214 The returns for every election of Governor shall be sealed up by the managers separately from other returns and directed to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall without opening said returns cause the same to be laid before the Senate on the day after the two houses shall have been organized and they shall be transmitted by the Senate to the House of Representatives Ga Const art V sec I par III LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 75 Rule 215 The members of each branch of the General Assembly shall convene in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns in the presence and under the direction of the General Assembly and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State but if no person shall have such majority then from the two persons having the highest number of votes who shall be in life and shall not decline an election at the time appointed for the General Assembly to elect the General Assembly shall immediately elect a Governor viva voce and in all cases of election of a Governor by the General Assembly a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice Ga Const art V sec I par IV Rule 216 The General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns of the election for Governor as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the State and shall determine all questions relating thereto including any contested election and any question as to the eligibility or qualifications of the person elected Governor and shall at the time provided by section 40103 inaugurate as Governor the person determined by the General Assembly to have been elected or the person elected by the General Assembly as provided by the Constitution Ga Code Anno see 401041 Rule 217 The Governor shall begin the discharge of his duties from the time of his inauguration The ceremony of inauguration shall take place during the first week of the session of the General Assembly next after the election and on such day of that week as the General Assembly by joint resolution shall appoint On failure of Inauguration First week 76 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Oath Journal entry Contested elections Resolution Vote appointment it shall take place at 12 oclock meridian on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause Ga Code Anno sec 40103 Rule 218 The oath prescribed by the ninth Paragraph of the first section of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State shall be taken by the Governorelect in the presence of the General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Upon so taking the oath the Governorelect shall become Governor Ga Code Anno sec 40104 Rule 219 The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath or affirmation I do solemnly swear or affirm as the case may be that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America Ga Const art V sec I par IX Rule 220 The fact of such inauguration of the Governor shall be entered upon the journal of the House of Representatives and shAll be conclusive evidence of his right and title to the office and of his eligibility and qualification Ga Code Anno sec 401042 Rule 221 Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law Ga Const art V sec I par V CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Rule 222 An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a resolution in the Senate or the House of Representatives and if the same shall be agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly such proposed amendment shall be entered on the Journal entry LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 77 journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposed amendment 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 whether a proposed amendment is general and if not general shall determine what political subdivision or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each Congressional District of the State If such proposed amendment is not general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the directly affected political subdivision or subdivisions are located In the event no such newspaper is located in such county a newspaper in an adjoining county shall be used Any proposed amendment which is general shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment 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 determining whether such proposed amendment is ratified and it must be ratified by a Repeal or amendment Approval 78 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Language of proposal Separate proposals Convention No veto Appropriations required Origination in House majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon in each such political subdivision before it shall become a part of this Constitution The General Assembly in the resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment When more than one amendment is submitted at the same time they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately Ga Const art XIII sec I par I Rule 223 No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or change this Constitution unless by the concurrence of twothirds of all members of each house of the General Assembly The representation in said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly Ga Const art XIII sec I par II Rule 224 The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art XIII sec I par III APPROPRIATION CLAIMS AND FINANCE Rule 225 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI Rule 226 All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 79 Rule 227 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays are called and recorded Rule 228 All resolutions which may appropriate money out of any fund shall be treated in all respects in the manner of introduction and procedure as bills they shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall receive three readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills Ga Code Anno sec 47503 Rule 229 A The Governor through the Budget Bureau shall prepare and submit to the General Assembly within five days after its organization a budget report for consideration either with or without amendments and modifications by the General Assembly B The budget report shall contain and include the following information 1 Summary statements of the financial condition of the State accompanied by such detailed schedules of assets and liabilities as the Governor deems desirable which shall include but not be limited to the following a A comparative consolidated balance sheet showing all the assets and liabilities of the State and the surplus or deficit as the case may be at the close of each of the two fiscal years last concluded b Summary statements of fund balances showing in detail for each fund the surplus or deficit at the beginning of each of the two fiscal years last concluded the actual income of that year the total appropriation of that year and the total expenditures of that year PH Similar summary statements of the estimated fund balances for the current fiscal year and each of the next two fiscal years Statements of income and receipts for each of the two fiscal years last concluded and the Recording of yeas and nays Resolutions treated same 80 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL estimated income and receipts of the current fiscal year and of each of the next two fiscal years and a statement of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the State treasury at the beginning of the next fiscal year The statements of income and estimated income shall be itemized by sources and by budget unit collecting the same The statements of receipts and estimated receipts shall be itemized by sources and by budget unit receiving the same Existing sources of income and receipts shall be analyzed as to their equity productivity and need for revision and any proposed new sources of income or receipts shall be explained 3 Summary statements of expenditures and disbursements for each of the two fiscal years last concluded itemized by budget units under functional heads and showing the amounts expended for each major function of the Government 4 A statement of the surplus account showing the excess of all current assets over all current liabilities as of the end of each of the two fiscal years last concluded and all changes in surplus account during each of such two fiscal years 5 Detailed comparative statements of expenditures and requests for appropriations by funds budget units and budget classes showing the expenditures for each of the two fiscal years last concluded the budget of the current year and the Governors recommendations for appropriations for each budget unit for each of the next two fiscal years all distributed according to budget classes of ordinary recurring expenses of operation and maintenance including but not limited to personal services and authority lease rentals and of extraordinary expenses and capital outlay Following the lists of actual and proposed expenditures of each budget unit there shall be a brief explanation of the functions of the unit LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 81 and comments on its policies and plans and on any considerable differences among the amounts expended and the amounts recommended with such descriptive quantitative comparative and other data as to work done unit costs and like information as is considered necessary or desirable In connection with each budget class of capital outlays involving construction projects to be completed in two or more fiscal years there shall be shown the total estimated cost of each such project and the amount thereof recommended to be appropriated and expended in each ensuing fiscal year until completion of the project Capital outlay needs shall be projected for at least three years beyond the period covered by the budget 6 A summary statement of the cash resources estimated to be available at the beginning of each of the next two fiscal years and the estimated cash receipts of the fiscal year as compared with the total recommended amounts of appropriation for all budget classes for the year and if the total of the recommended expenditures exceeds the total of the estimated resources recommendations as to how the deficiency is to be met and estimates of receipts from any proposed additional revenues 7 A draft of a proposed General Appropriations Act or Acts embodying the Governors budget report and recommendations for appropriations for each of the next two ensuing fiscal years and drafts of such revenue and other Acts as may be recommended for putting into effect the proposed financial plan The recommended appropriation for each budget unit shall be specified in a separate section of the Appropriations Act The total amount of appropriations recommended shall not exceed the cash resources available to meet expenditures under such appropriations 8 Such other information as the Governor deems desirable or as is required by law 82 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL C The General Assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given fiscal year which in aggregate exceeds a sum equal to the amount of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the State treasury at the beginning of the fiscal year together with an amount not greater than the total treasury receipts from existing revenue sources anticipated to be collected in the fiscal year less refunds as estimated in the budget report and amendments thereto Supplementary appropriations if any shall be made in the manner provided in Article VII Section IX Paragraph III Sec 26203 of the Constitution but in no event shall a supplementary Appropriations Act continue in force and effect beyond the expiration of the General Appropriations Act in effect when such supplementary Appropriations Act was adopted and approved D To the end that emergency needs of the State agencies not ascertainable at the time of the submission of the budget report to the General Assembly or at the time of the enactment of the General Appropriations Act be provided for the General Appropriations Act shall contain a specific sum as an emergency appropriation The manner of allocation of such emergency appropriation shall be as follows The head of the budget unit desiring an allotment of funds from the appropriation shall present such request to the Governor in such form and with such explanation as he may require and the Governor may allow or disallow the request at his discretion No allotment shall be made from this appropriation to a purpose which creates a continuing obligation for the State E 1 The head of each budget unit other than the General Assembly and judiciary not later than September 1 of each evennumbered year LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 83 shall submit to the Budget Bureau estimates of the financial requirements of his budget unit for the next two fiscal years on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the Budget Bureau with such explanatory data as is required by the Budget Bureau and such additional data as the head of the budget unit wishes to submit The estimates so submitted shall bear the approval of the board or commission of each budget unit for which a board or commission is constituted 2 The budget estimates for the General Assembly including all the legislative agencies shall be prepared by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President of the Senate and such other legislative officers as appropriate and shall be submitted to the Director of the Budget at the same time as other budget estimates are submitted The Department of Audits and Accounts for the purpose of this Chapter is a legislative agency and shall be construed in all respects as such and the budget estimate for said Department shall be prepared by the State Auditor and shall be included in the budget report without revision and shall not be subject to review or control by the Budget Bureau The State Treasurer shall assist in the preparation of these budget estimates if requested 3 Budget estimates for the judiciary shall be prepared by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals and such other judicial officers as appropriate and shall be submitted at the same time to the Director of the Budget as other budget estimates are submitted The State Treasurer shall assist in the preparation of these budget estimates if requested 4 All of the data relative to the legislative and judicial branches of the Government shall be for the Budget Bureaus information and guidance in estimating the total financial needs of the 84 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State for the ensuing biennium period but none of these estimates shall be subject to revision or review by the Budget Bureau and must be included in the budget report as prepared by it F 1 The Governor before its submission to the General Assembly shall examine the statements and estimates and shall make or cause to be made such further investigations by the Budget Bureau with such hearings before him as he deems advisable and shall direct such changes or revisions in policy and program and in specific details as he finds warranted 2 The Governor shall have the budget report printed and copies thereof shall be transmitted to each member of the General Assembly within five days of the organization of the General Assembly 3 The GovernorElect and his designated budget representatives shall be entitled to examine the budget report in process and the Budget Bureau shall provide him with every practicable facility for familiarizing himself with its contents G In addition to the assistance of the Budget Bureau to be rendered as provided in section 40404 to the General Assembly the Legislative Services Committee of the General Assembly shall employ a trained professionally qualified budget analyst and fiscal advisor to assist the General Assembly and its committees in budget matters H 1 The financial plan for each fiscal year as presented in the budget report shall be adopted with such modifications as are made by the General Assembly by the passage of a General Appropriations Act and such revenue and other Acts as are necessary for the purpose 2 Each General Appropriations Act now of force or hereafter adopted with such amend LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 85 ments as are adopted from time to time shall continue in force and effect for the next two ensuing fiscal years after adoption and it shall then expire except for the mandatory appropriations required by the Constitution or those required to meet contractual obligations authorized by the Constitution or the continued appropriation of Federal grants 3 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act and amendments thereto the Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary Appropriations Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the general fund of the State treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriations Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor I All expenditures of the State and of its budget units of moneys drawn from the State treasury shall be made under the authority of Appropriations Acts which shall be based upon a budget provided in this Chapter and no money shall be drawn from the treasury except by appropriation made by law pursuant to Article III Section VII Paragraph XI Sec 21911 of the Constitution of Georgia J The Governor through the Budget Bureau shall require each budget unit other than those of the legislative branch and the judicial branch to file quarterly work programs with the Budget Bureau not later than 20 days before the beginning of each quarter of the calendar year or at such time as the Budget Bureau shall direct No allotment of funds as provided in Section 40415 86 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL shall be approved for any budget unit until such budget unit shall have filed a quarterly work program with the Budget Bureau and the quarterly work program shall have been approved by the Governor The work program shall be presented on forms prescribed by the Budget Bureau and shall contain such information as the Governor through the Budget Bureau may require The work program shall include the amount of the portion of the appropriation required for the quarters expenditures based on the budget prepared as provided in this Chapter Quarterly work programs may be amended from time to time in such manner as the Budget Bureau may require A duplicate copy of all of the quarterly work programs and any amendments thereto shall be filed simultaneously with the Budget Bureau the State Treasurer and the State Auditor and Comptroller General K No funds may be made available for expenditure by any budget unit other than those of the legislative branch and the judicial branch until such budget unit shall have filed a request for allotment of appropriations with the Budget Bureau and the request for allotment shall have been approved by the Governor Requests for allotment of appropriations for ordinary recurring expenses shall be filed not later than five days before the beginning of each month Request for allotment of appropriations for extraordinary expenses or capital outlay may be filed at such times as the Budget Bureau may prescribe The request for allotment shall be presented on forms prescribed by the Budget Bureau and shall be supplemented by such information as the Budget Bureau may require L 1 The Governor through the Budget Bureau shall review the quarterly work programs sub LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 8f mitted by the budget units for conformity to the budget as approved by the General Assembly 2 The Governor through the Budget Bureau shall review the requests for the allotment of funds for conformity to the approved quarterly work program M 1 The Governor shall examine the quarterly work programs and shall make or cause to have made such further investigations by the Budget Bureau with such hearings before him as he deems advisable and shall direct changes in such provisions of the quarterly work program as he finds do not conform to the budget approved by the General Assembly 2 The Governor shall examine the requests for allotment of funds and shall make or cause to have made such further investigations by the Budget Bureau with such hearings before him as he deems advisable and provided the respective amounts are in conformance with the approved quarterly work program shall execute his warrant on the treasury for the funds requested by the budget unit N The Governor through the Budget Bureau shall monthly prorate the income of the State to the credit of each appropriation account in the same proportion that each appropriation bears to the total appropriations and if the amount of funds prorated to each account is in excess of the approved budget allotments the amount of said surplus shall be credited to an income equalization account by the State Treasurer In the event that the income is insufficient to make a 100 per cent prorating to meet the allotments authorized by appropriations the Budget Bureau is authorized to utilize any balance in the income equalization account to cover the deficiency and the same shall be charged to the account by the 88 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State Treasurer The prorating of funds by the Governor shall not increase the amount of appropriations O No payment shall be made and no obligation shall be incurred against any appropriation unless such payment or obligation has been authorized as provided in this Chapter Every official authorizing payments in violation of this Chapter or taking part therein and every person receiving such payment or any part thereof shall be jointly and severally liable to the State for the full amount so paid or received P At the end of the first fiscal year of each biennium covered by the General Appropriations Act unless allotted by the Budget Bureau the amount of each appropriation provided for in this Chapter except for the mandatory appropriations required by the Constitution remaining unexpended and which have not been contractually obligated in writing shall lapse and cease to be available and the State Treasurer shall not pay any unallotted appropriation and shall make the necessary adjustments in his appropriation accounts to charge off the amount of the lapsed appropriations All appropriated funds except for the mandatory appropriations required by the Constitution remaining unexpended and not contractually obligated at the expiration of such General Appropriations Act shall lapse Q In the event that any duties purposes and objects for which appropriations are made shall be transferred to a budget unit other than that to which appropriated the appropriations for such duties purposes and objects shall be made available subject to the provisions of this Chapter to such budget unit or budget units to which the duties purposes and objects are transferred Should the appropriation to be transferred not be shown in the Appropriations Act as a separate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 89 and identifiable item the amount to be transferred shall be decided by the Budget Bureau in accordance with the detailed estimates or other information embodied in the budget report Rule 230 The General appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Government payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills each embracing but one subject Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IX Rule 231 All general appropriation bills in addition to the customary itemized statements of the amounts appropriated for the usual expenses of the executive legislative and judicial departments of the Government and for the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State shall contain also a like itemized statement of all amounts appropriated by any previous law to be paid annually out of the treasury and such amounts so appropriated by previous laws shall not be paid from the treasury unless they are embraced in the general appropriation Act Ga Code Anno sec 47502 Rule 232 Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money and no appropriation shall allocate to any object the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part or percentage thereof An amount equal to all money derived from motor fuel taxes received by the State Treasurer in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years Contents of General Appropriation Bill Required itemization of past appropriation s Specific sum not fund Motor fuel taxes to highways 90 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Emergency less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year following for all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasurer to make such grants Said sum is hereby appropriated for and shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specifically stated in any General Appropriations Acts passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be subject to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this paragraph And provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall not be subject to budgetary reduction In the event of invasion of this State by land sea or air or in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor said funds may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the Executive Order of the Governor The provisions of this amendment shall become effective July 1 1961 Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV Rule 233 Stricken in its entirety LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 91 Rule 234 Rule 235 The clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives a wellbound book which he shall deliver to the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House as soon as such chairman shall be appointed and said chairmen shall enter or cause to be entered in such book in the order of their introduction all bills seeking directly or indirectly to obtain appropriations from the State treasury with a brief statement of the contents of such bill together with the number thereof the name of the introducer and any other facts developed before the committee that will throw any light on the nature of the legislation proposed by the bill After the adjournment of the General Assembly said chairman shall deposit said book with the Secretary of State who shall deliver the same to each successive chairman of said committee as soon as he shall have been appointed Ga Code Anno sec 47501 Appropriation book for Chairman of Appropriations Committee Safekeeping by Secretary of State Rule 236 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriation Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary appropriation Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplemen Supplementary tary Appropriation Bill until the General Appro APPrPriatlonspriation Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor Ga Const art VII sec IX par III Stricken in its entirety 92 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Recording of veas and nays Rule 237 All proceedings touching the appropriating of money shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole Rule 238 Rule 239 Rule 240 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII Rule 241 A Any Resolution relative to a claim against the State or any of its departments or agencies must be introduced in the House of Representatives No such Resolution may be introduced unless a notice of claim has been filed with the board on or before the 15th day of November immediately preceding the introduction of such Resolution if the event giving rise to a claim against the State occurred on or before the fifth day of November If said event occurred subsequent to the fifth day of November immediately preceding the introduction of such Resolution a notice of claim shall be filed as herein provided within 10 days after the occurrence of said event No such Resolution may be introduced later than 15 days prior to adjournment of the General Assembly The board shall provide forms to be used in filing a notice of claim and shall make them available for such purpose When such notice is filed the board shall inform the person filing such notice in writing the information it will require in order to take action on such claim Such information may include accident Stricken in its entirety for the 19611962 term Stricken in its entirety LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 93 reports affidavits statements bills receipts letters documents and any other supporting material or data deemed necessary by the board All such information must be filed with the board prior to the introduction of the Resolution B Any such Resolution shall be referred by the Speaker of the House to the appropriations committee of the House and the Clerk of the House shall transmit a certified copy of such Resolution to the chairman of the board not later than the day after its referral to the appropriations committee Upon receipt of such copy the chairman after consultation with the other members of the board shall set a time for acting on such claim and shall set a date for a hearing if a hearing is deemed necessary In the event a hearing is to be held the Representative introducing the bill shall be notified of the date time and place thereof Such other persons as the board deems necessary shall likewise be notified The Representative introducing the Resolution shall be notified as to the action taken by the board on such claim and the recommendation made by the board to the appropriations committee In the event the Representative is dissatisfied with the recommendation of the board and no hearing has been held he shall be entitled to have the board set a hearing by so requesting the chairman in writing C Upon receipt of a notice of claim the board may begin its investigation thereof or it may wait until the supporting information provided for hereinbefore has been furnished After the board has investigated the claim after introduction of the Resolution and after a hearing thereon if any the board shall prepare a statement including its findings its determination of the 94 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Hearing Findings merits of the claim its recommendation as to the payment thereof and such other information as the board deems advisable Such statement shall be immediately transmitted to the chairman of th House appropriations committee who shall present the same to the full committee The recommendations of the board shall be advisory in nature only and shall not be binding on the House of Representatives the Senate nor any committee of either The Resolution shall be acted upon in the same manner as provided by law and the rules of the House and Senate for action upon bills D No such Resolution shall be passed without being presented to the board and the board is hereby prohibited from considering any Resolution unless notice of claim is filed within the time provided for hereinbefore and unless the Resolution is introduced within the time limitations specified hereinbefore and unless the information required by the board is filed within the time limitations specified hereinbefore The board shall make no recommendations during the last 10 days of any regular session of the General Assembly Rule 242 The chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State shall hear the sworn evidence concerning the matter at issue and shall prepare a statement of the findings of the relevant and material facts presented to said board together with their determination of the merits of the matter and their recommendation as to the payment of the compensation or reimbursement being sought This statement of the findings of the facts determination and recommendation shall be immediately transmitted to the chairman of the committee of the House of LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 95 Representatives or Senate as the case may be to which the resolution or bill was referred for consideration Ga Code Anno sec 47505 Rule 243 The chairman of the committee to which such resolution or bill was referred upon introduction when receiving the findings determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State shall immediately call a meeting of such committee which committee shall read and study the findings determination and recommendation of said board and shall then decide whether or not to recommend to the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be that said resolution or bill shall or shall not pass Thereafter such resolution or bill shall take the usual course of procedure as any other resolution or bill as provided by law and the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be Ga Code Anno sec 47506 Rule 244 Rule 245 All Jaws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other Ga Const art VII sec Ill par III RULES Rule 246 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing rules the same Stricken in its entirety Report to committee Consideration required Report to Senate Specified borrowing purpose 96 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Control if rules do not cover Rules variations to Rules Committee Suspension by unanimous consent shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies Rule 247 No suspension of change in or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change addition or suspension be first referred in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the Senate Provided that the rules may be suspended by unanimous consent of the Senate without referral to the Committee on Rules Required report The Committee on Rules must report rules changes additions or suspensions submitted to it immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day following the introduction m the Senate of the proposed change addition or suspension A failure to so report such proposed suspension change or addition to these rules within two days shall automatically bring said proposed suspension change or addition before the Senate for consideration LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 97 RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SENATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION 1 When nominations shall be made by the Governor to the Senate a future day shall be assigned for their consideration unless the Senate directs otherwise 2 When acting on executive business the Senate shall be cleared of all persons except the Senators the President the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary 3 The legislative and executive proceedings of the Senate shall be kept in separate and distinct books except that a copy of the message transmitting information of definite action on appointments of the Governor shall be placed in the regular Journal of tjie Senate 4 In executive session any Senator shall be limited to ten 10 minutes in speaking for or against the confirmation of any nominee under consideration by the Senate 5 A majority vote of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall be necessary to confirm the nomination to any office made by the Governor and sent to the Senate for approval When nominations are made by the Governor for any office which require the assent aPProval of the Senate in executive session alter the Secretary shall read the name of the party nominated and the position to which he is to be appointed the President shall put to the Senate the following Shall the nomination of the Governor be confirmed by the Senate Those 2 the confirmation will as your names are called vote Aye those opposed vote No S ro11 called the President shall announce the result of the ballot and declare the Time to consider nominations Limited attendance Journal entry Debate limit Vote for confirmation Secretary reads nomination Presidents question and announcement 98 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Report to Governor Record to Secretary of State Secrecy result as follows It appears from the vote that a majority of the Senators have voted to confirm the appointment made by the Governor the same is hereby confirmed by the Senate or A majority of the Senators have voted against the confirmation of the nomination made by the Governor it is therefore rejected by the Senate 6 All nominations approved by the Senate or otherwise definitely acted on shall be transmitted by the Secretary to the Governor with the determination of the Senate thereon from day to day as such proceedings may occur but no further extract from the Executive Journal shall be furnished published or otherwise communicated except as provided in Rule 3 during any session except by special order of the Senate In transmitting the determination of the Senate thereon the Secretary shall not furnish a list of the names of Senators voting in the affirmative or negative but only the fact of confirmation or rejection and the numerical vote The record of votes shall be sealed and transmitted to the Secretary of States office and there placed on file 7 All information or remarks touching or concerning the character or qualifications of any Prson nominated by the Governor for office shall be kept secret 8 No Senator shall at any time or under any circumstances expose or publish anything taking place in executive session except only such matters as are required under the rules to be disclosed It is the intent and meaning of this rule that the business transacted in executive session shall be sacred and free from exposure to the outside world and that every Senator shall be on his honor concerning the same LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 99 RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN IN JOINT SESSION 1 The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives as soon as possible after the start of the session at such time as may be fixed by joint resolution of both houses for the purpose of electing such officers of the State as are now or may hereafter be required to be elected by the General Assembly Said joint session shall continue in morning and afternoon sessions from day to day until all of said officers are elected Immediate election meeting in House 2 The time of the meeting of the two houses m joint session shall be determined otherwise by consurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives except where provided by law When the Senate and the House of Representatives unite for the purpose of elections they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall preside and declare the result Time of meetings Elections in House President presides 3 At the hour determined by the concurrent iStTon Senate shall repair to the Hall of the House of Representatives 4 The President of the Senate shall preside and announce that the General Assembly is in joint session and cause to be read the resolution convening the same He shall put all questions to the body and decide all questions of order An appeal may be taken from any of his decisions to the whole General Assembly I1 the absence of the President of the Senate tne Speaker of the House shall preside in the absence of both the President of the Senate and o Speaker of the House the President pro Method of meeting Presidents powers Succession 100 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Speakers seat tempore of the Senate shall preside in the absence of the three last named the Speaker pro tempore of the House shall preside 5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate Quorum 6 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session Duty of Secretary 7 When there is a meeting of both branches of the General Assembly in one chamber said secretary and clerk shall be present and join in the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the journals of each Journal House H Ga Code Anno sec 47205 Filing Papers 8 The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives shall within 10 days after the adjournment of each session file in proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses Ga Code Ann sec 47206 Delivery of papers to Secretary of State 9 The records papers and documents thus filed shall be delivered to the Secretary of State who upon receipt of the same shall certify that such secretary and clerk have respectively complied with said requisition and the State Treasurer shall not pay their respective salaries until such certificate shall be produced Ga Code Anno sec 47207 No second of nominations 10 After a person is nominated for any office in joint session of the General Assembly it shall not be in order to second such nomination When the nomination is declared closed the President shall forthwith order the rollcall and each member when called shall rise in his seat Vote and respond promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office Debate 11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 101 12 The election in joint session shall be viva Viva voce vote voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal on Journal of the House of Representatives The votes are to be taken for but one election at one time and a majority of the whole number of votes cast is ion necessary for a choice 13 In the elections by the General Assembly no member after having voted shall be allowed Change to change his vote unless he rises and states in of votehis place that he voted by mistake or that his vote had been recorded by mistake 14 No motion to adjourn shall be in order In lieu thereof there shall be the motion to dissolve the joint session which shall be in the Dissoution form That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved or That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved to be reconvened at a time named The latter motion shall have precedence over the former 15 The motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or until a fixed time shall al XT ways be m order except that after the rollcall Xu Sf1 nas commenced it shall not be in order until after the result of said vote shall have been declared by the President of the Senate 16 When a motion to dissolve the joint ses sion shall be decided in the negative the same Renewal shall not again be in order until other business shall have intervened v 17 When a motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or to a fixed time shall be decided in the affirmative the President of Senate shall so declare and the Senate shall without further motion immediately repair to the Senate Chamber 18 These rules may be amended by tliulNIV current resolution of the two houses a or any of them shall cease to be in fo either house shall notify the other hou withdrawal of its consent to the same Ampinimffltyof rules 102 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL APPENDIX SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Al Appointment Ga Const art Ill sec II par I The Senate shall consist of not more than fiftyfour members and there shall be not more than fiftyfour Senatorial Districts with one Senator from each District as now constituted or as hereafter created The various Senatorial Districts shall be comprised of the Counties as now provided and the General Assembly shall have authority to create rearrange and change these Districts within the limitations herein stated Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par I The House of Representatives shall consist of representatives apportioned among the several counties of the State as follows To the eight counties having the largest population three representatives each to the thirty counties having the next largest population two representatives each and to the remaining counties one representative each Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par II The above apportionment shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph I of Section III of this Article A2 Appointments to Keep Order and for Other Special Purposes Ga Code Anno sec 47112 When it shall be necessary to carry into effect Section VII of Article III of the Constitution 21901 punishment for misconduct 21902 punishment for contempt or for any like purpose either the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint any person to execute the orders of the House over which he presides and the warrant of the presiding officer which appointee may receive for the service such compensation as the General Assembly may appropriate Parenthetical material above added LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 103 A3 Confirmation of Appointments The Georgia Constitution provides for the confirmation by the Senate pf the Governors appointment of several State boards See Ga Const art V sec I par XI State Board of Pardons and Paroles art V sec IV par I State Game and Fish Commission art V sec V par I Board of Corrections art V sec VI par I State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board art VIII sec II par I State Board of Education art VIII sec IV par I Board of Regents of the University System and art XIV sec I par I State Personnel Board The Georgia statutes provide for some additional confirmations Ga Const art V sec I par XIV A person once rejected by the Senate shall not be reappointed by the Governor to the same office during the same session or the recess thereafter A4 County Consolidation Ga Const art XI sec I par IV The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of twothirds of the qualified voters of each of the counties to be affected who participate m elections held for that purpose to provide for the consolidation of two or more counties into one or the merger of one or more counties into another or the division of a county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties A5 County Site Change Ga Const art XI sec I par IX No county site shall be changed or removed except by a twothirds vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose and by a majority vote of the General Assembly A6 Election of Presidential Electors342503 See Ga Code Anno sec A7 Election of State Auditor Ga Code Anno sec 401801 The Department of Audits and Accounts is hereby created and established the head of said 104 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years experience as an accountant in the State Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years practical experience in the duties for which he is certified and who when named or elected as hereafter prescribed and qualified shall be known and designated as State Auditor The State Auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in the following manner A joint resolution which shall fix a definite time for the nomination and election of the State Auditor may be introduced in either branch of the General Assembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call for the nomination and election of the State Auditor at the time specified in the resolution at which time the name of the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the House of Representatives shall be transmitted to the State Senate for confirmation Upon the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he shall be declared the duly elected State Auditor and the Governor of the State of Georgia shall be notified of his election by the Secretary of the Senate The Governor is directed to administer the oath of office to the State Auditor and to furnish the State Auditor with a properly executed commission of office certifying his election The term of office of the State Auditor shall continue until a successor is elected as provided herein In the event of a vacancy in the position of State Auditor at a time when the General Assembly is not in session it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint a State Auditor possessing the qualifications as provided herein who shall serve as such State Auditor until the next regular session of the General Assembly at which time the nomination and election of a State Auditor shall be held by the General Assembly as provided herein A8 Extraordinary Sessions Ga Const art V sec I par XII The Governor shall issue LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 105 writs of election to fill all vacancies that may happen in the Senate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient The Governor shall have power to convoke the General Assembly on extraordinary occasions but no law shall be enacted at called sessions of the General Assembly except such as shall relate to the object stated in his proclamation convening them Providing that such called sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed 70 days in length unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly will be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the GovernoF the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and in that event said General Assembly may convene itself in extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary self convened session shall be limited to a period of 30 days unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly shall be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed The members of the General Assembly shall receive the same per diem and mileage during such extraordinary session as is now or may be hereinafter provided Ga Code Anno sec 47116 If any officer or officers of either branch of the Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of such emergency session his office may upon the majority vote of the membership of 106 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL either branch be declared vacant as often as may be necessary and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly See also Ga Code Anno secs 47113 47114 47115 and 47117 A9 ImpeachmentSee Ga Const art Ill sec V pars Ill IV and V art Ill sec VI par III A10 Investigation of State Offices Ga Code Anno sec 401620 In addition to the power conferred upon the Attorney General in this law 401612 to 401620 the Governor or the General Assembly is authorized likewise to make investigations including investigation of the State Department of Law or the offices of the Attorney General or any agency under his control and all authority and rights granted to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be as complete and absolute as those granted hereunder to the Attorney General In any civil or criminal action against the Attorney General the Governor shall designate a solicitor general who shall be empowered in such case to act for the State All Public Service Commission Agreements Confirmation of See Ga Code Anno secs 681003 through 681007 A12 State Officers Suspension and Discharge of Ga Const art V sec I par XVII The General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law for the suspension of any Constitutional officer or department head from the discharge of the duties of his office and also for the appointment of a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same Ga Code Anno sec 47701 The General Assembly may suspend from the functions and duties of office either the State Treasurer or the Comptroller General by joint resolution duly adopted after being read one time in each House on different days and by a twothirds vote of members voting on the same LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 107 whenever the interest of the State or the proper administration of the law demand such suspension A3 Street Passenger Railways Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXV The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway within the limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503 A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann sec 272701 A16 Special and Local Legislation Ga Const art I sec IV par I Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent A17 Legislators as State Officers Ga Const art I sec I par XXIII The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided Ga Const art Ill sec IV par VI No person holding a military commission or other appointment or office having any emolument or compensation annexed thereto under this State or the United States or either of them except Justices of the reace and officers of the militia nor any defaulter for public 108 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either house nor shall any Senator or Representative uftor his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having anv emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term Ga Code Anno sec 265009 To the end that the mandate of the Constitution contained in Article I Section I Paragraph XXIII 2123 to the effect that the legislative judiciary and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the function of either of the others be more adequately enforced it shall be unlawful for a members of the General Assembly to accept or hold office or employment in the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the judicial branch of government b judges of courts of record or their clerks and assistants to accept or hold office or employment m the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the legislative branch of government c officers or employees of the executive branch of government to accept or hold office or employment m the legislative or judicial branches of government Any person who knowingly disburses or receives any compensation or money m violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor Provided however that nothing within this section shall be construed to apply to any officer or employee of the executive branch who has taken a leave of absence without pay from his post for temporary service as an employee of the legislative branch while it is in session and during the authorized stay over period Ga Code Anno sec 581075 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for employment under any office or job created by this Chapter Liquor Act during the term of office for which he is elected and this provision shall apply to LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 109 legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added Ga Code Anno sec 928404 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to be appointed to the position of Revenue Commissioner nor to any other position in the Department of Revenue until the term of office as such member of the General Assembly has expired and no person other than a bona fide resident of the State for more than 10 years shall ever be eligible to appointment as State Revenue Commissioner nor shall any person be appointed to the office of Commissioner of Revenue who has held any elective office during a period of 12 months prior to his appointment Provided however the phrase any elective office as herein used shall not include members of the General Assembly Ga Const art V sec I par VII In case of the death resignation or disability of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive power until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor at a special election which shall be held within sixty days from the date on which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power A18 Membership of Legislators on State Boards and Commis sions Legislator Members Board or Relevant Statutory Commission Provisions Lieutenant Governor and Speaker and Chairman of the Judicial Council The Governors Com Ga Laws 1959 mission on Constitu p 5 tional Government President Speaker President Pro Tern Speaker Pro Tern Chairman of Appropriations Committees of Senate and House Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee spectively Finance Commission Ga Code Ann sec 40411 as amended by Ga Laws 1980 p 188 110 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Legislator Members Legislator member of Commission on Interstate Cooperation designated by this Commission Senator and Representative designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation President Speaker Secretary Clerk Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations Committees Chairmen of Senate and House Judiciary Committees Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking and Finance and Chairman of H o u s e Ways and Means Committee President Speaker and members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation Members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation Board or Commission Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Advisory Committee for Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact Legislative Services Committee Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation Senate Council and House Council of the American Legislators Association Chairmen of Judiciary Com Judicial Council mittees of the Senate and House Lieutenant Governor and Western and Atlantic Speaker Railroad Commission Chairmen of Agriculture Committees of Senate and House or some person designated by them Advisory Board to the Georgia Seed Development Commission Chairman of House Ways and Board of Compromises Means Committee and Chair and Settlements of man of Senate Banking and Tax Assessments Finance Committee Two Senators and three Rep Tobacco Advisory resentatives involved in to Board bacco production appointed by President and Speaker respectively Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Code Anno sec 45124 Ga Code Anno sec 43912 Ga Code Anno sec 471201 Ga Code Anno sec 471104 Ga Code Anno sec 471105 Ga Code Anno sec 811601 Ga Code Anno sec 92205 Ga Code Anno sec 52704 Ga Code Anno sec 9284111 Ga Laws 1960 p 218 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 111 INDEX TO RULES OF Senate of Georgia References to A are to the Appendix References to E are to the Rules for the Government of the Senate in Executive Session References to J are to the Rules for the Government of the General Assembly When in Joint Session ABSENTEES Rule No Arrest subject to when 56 Attendance compelled by less than quorum 55 56 Authorized by SenateIrsg 56 Journal entry 1J 4 58 Quorum required 57 ADJOURN MOTION TO Amendment if to particular time 80 81 Committee of the Whole not in order in 138 Debate if to particular time 80 81 Effect L 82 Joint session not in order in v J 14 Precedence of motion 72 Previous question after 173 Renewal after further businessa 80 Time for 78 79 ADJOURNMENT Business carried over howi 85 Committee of the Whole at regular hour in138146 Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas and nays 83 Governors power in regard to 84 Main question effect on2 83 Place limit 84 Power general 85 Previous question effect on 173 112 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Seat retained until President leaves 67 Time of fixed by Senatex 50 Veto procedure as affected by 195 Vote total required 55 ADVERSE REPORT Debate on final nassageMP1174 Effect of on bills and resolutions 130 AMENDMENT Amendments to cannot be further amended 151167 Blanks must be filled before 155 Caption or preamble bill perfected before 160 Committee of the Whole by action on 148149 Committee of the Whole by what reported to House 148 Committee amendments first considered 161 Committee offered by read without motion 164 Committee report amendment not in order after agreed to unless reconsidered 162 Committee report form 128 ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Engrossment prevents 125 Form of fljijyi 119 Form of motionIIi 153 Germane must be154158165 Indefinite postponement prohibited93 Irrelevant out of order1 154 Methods of 151 Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 80 81 Motion to commit amendable 102 Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable 94 Motion to postpone to time definite amendable 97 Motion to table or take from table not amendable 89 Perfecting bill before substitute 156 Precedence of motion to amend 72157 Previous question on 170 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 113 Rule No Printed and distributed when 122 Priority of amendments159161 Priority of on passage of bill 161 Priority of over motion to agree or disagree to House action 166 Priority of questions on House amendments to Senate bill 165 Reading Secretarys in amending by striking out and inserting vli 163 Reconsidered when T 105 Sections bill read by 164 House amendments Senate amendments to not further amendablej 167 House amendments to Senate bill Senate action in orderi165166167168 House vote required to adopt 168 Presidents power to rule out 164165 Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken 157 Substitute and bill vote on 156 Substitute as W 152 Tabling not in order 88 Time for 161162 Vote required168 AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEALS Debate on prohibited when of personal character 70 Time for 69 Transgression of rules from 59 APPLAUSE Suppression 68 APPORTIONMENT Change A 1 114 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Number of membersSMW A 1 Representation I I A 1 APPROPRIATIONS Budget1 29 Committee Chairmans duties 236 Committee of the Whole consideration required134 237 General Bill amendment 239 General Bill contents229 230 231 232 233 General Bill precedence on third reading 123 General Bill procedure 229 Governors power over J 195 Hearing 1 238 Highways i1L 232 Origination in HouseT7226228 Record Li 236 Recorded yea and nay vote required 240 Required LTrr 225 Resolutions treated as bills 228 Supplemental bills 230 234 235 Yeas and nays requireduf 240 ARREST Disorder for lksj 35 Freedom from 65 Members to secure quorum 56 57 ASSISTANTS Appointment by Secretaryjo 161819 Approval of special clerks by enrolling committee 1619 Compensation 18 22 23 203 205 Doorkeepers limited 7 Oath s 1314 Officers position as 6 Removal of special clerks by enrolling committee 1619 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 115 Rule No Substitution prohibited 21 23 Vacancies tLL tr 22 ATTENDANCE Compelling AU55 56 57 Messengers duty356 Presidents duty 4MIp 56 AUDITINGSee COMMITTEE ON SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Called howi 123 Caption h 117 Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider 134 Form 4Mmz 117 Indorsement of 117 Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse committee report 174 Order procedure for taking out of 40 Passage delayed until printed and distributedi 122 Publication of laws required 114 Rejected when again considered 113 Subjectmatter only one and expressed in title 118 Suspend action on when 122 Title subjectmatter of must be expressed in 118 Withdrawal of when 109 Writing must be inj nf 117 BLANKS Filling required before motion to amend is in order 155 BOND Secretarys 15 116 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CALENDAR Rule No Arranged by Rules Committee during last fifteen days of session Calling order fixed by Change of Rules Committees CalendarSSIcr Committee report disagreement withr Reconsideration effect on bills Tabling taking from restores toxjx CALL OF SENATESee ROLL CALL CAPTION Considered after bill perfectedxr Indorsement on bill CLAIMS Procedure 241242243 244 CODE SECTIONS Amendments or repeal of requirements r HO COMMISSION Members to m 39 123 39 130 107 92 160 114 COMMITMENT Amended how pH 102 Committee of the Whole not in order in 138 Committee of the Whole to99100134 Debate if instructions added101 127 Indefinite postponement not applicable to 93 Instructions may be added 102 Precedence of as among motions to commit to different committees 100 Precedence of as among other motions 72 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 117 Rule No Presidents duty to 127 RecommitmentSee RECOMMITMENT Special committees toL99100103 Use 99 What Applicable to 99 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE Adjourn cannot 138 Adjournment arrival of regular hour of 146 Amendments by action by Senate 149 Amendments report 128148 Appropriation bills considered in 227 Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation 147 Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 128 Business finished procedure 147 Call of Senate not in order 138 Chairman appointed by President 135 Chairman duty of when no quorum present 136 Chairman duty when business finished147150 Chairman power to clear galleries or lobbyBSEj 142 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Commitment to precedenceiSaftg 100 Committee reference prohibited 138 Debate innffiptuJa9L137138144 Disorderly conduct reportedl 143 Formation of 135 Journal proceedings entryJl 150 Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to sit again Jp i145146 Papers called for 141 Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 138 Presidents actionsU1135140146147 Previous question not enforceableI 138 Reading of bills by sectionsi 137 Quorum requirement z 136 Reconsideration in order1 139 Report of procedure and formj147148149 Reports of precedencet 132 118 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Resolving Senate into Rules applicable to and exceptions Secretarys duties in jj Senate may resolve itself into vote necessary Senate may resolve itself into when Table motion to not in order Time in extended Vote pairing prohibited in Vote required unless excusedLJM Yeas and nays cannot be taken 133134144 138 137 134 134 138 145146 140 140 138 COMMITTEE ON SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS Auditing duties 203 204 205 206 Clerk approval and removal of special 1619 Journal entrySee JOURNAL Journal reading and report raioi 38 COMMITTEES Adverse report by effect130174 Advice to201 202 Amendments by read without motion 164 Amendments by take precedence 161 Amendments report form 128 Appointed by President 34198 Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface 128 Bills and resolutions original keeps 117 Call of s 200 Clerks 18 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference to committees prohibited 138 Debate by 174 Expenses of members how figured204 206 Finance Committee examination of State accounts 209 House Ways and Means Finance Committee joint meeting with Committee on revenue taxing measures 208 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 119 Rule No Membership limited 198 Members on State BoardsA 18 Minority report time allowed for after ordering of previous question 174 Names v 198 Notice of intent to disagree with report JELJ1 130 Officers 198199 200 Officers succession hdt1 200 Organizationj 199 Presidents membership 198 Previous question committee time for debate 174 Records iiL rr 200 Reference to127134 Reference to happenings in prohibited 63 Report disagreement with130131 Reports favorable effect 130 Reports favorable effect of disagreement with 131 Reports form XlLr 129 Reports minority form 129 Reports of amendment limit on 162 Reports of precedence 132 Vacancies 199 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Appointment 169 Approval of report 169 Consideration 169 Discharge 169 Instruction 169 Membership 1 169 Reports 169 CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS Boards State affectedllL A 3 Rejected no reappointment A 3 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Amendment of222 Approval of people999 223 120 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Convention Journal entry Local Method Publication fr Repeal of rrr Signature of Governor not required Veto prohibited Vote required 223 222 222 222 222 222 197 196224 222 CONTEMPT Disorder for 3551 Vote refusal for CONTRACT APPROVAL Public Service Commission Agreements A 11 CONVENING Time 4985 CONVENTION OF PEOPLE Calling for Constitutional amendment 223 CONVERSATION Debate prohibited during 66 Reference to during debate prohibited 63 COUNTY Consolidation Site change A4 A 5 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 121 DEBATE Rule No Addressing Senate jgj J2IU 62 Appeals debate limitations70 Censure for wordsill13 61 Committee happenings in executive session reference to out of order jj 63 Committee of the Whole how bills debated 137 Committee of the Whole regulated138144146 Conduct of members in 59 Conversations reference to out of order63 Cut off prohibited when30 76 77 Exception to words 61 Executive Session limited ing E 4 Freedom of U 65 Individual speeches limitedp 59 Irrelevant President shall suspend 30 Members names reference to out of orderf 64 Motion for yeas and nays decided without debate184 Motion for previous question not debatable173 Motion to adjourn not debatable 80 Motion to adjourn to particular day or time debatable 81 Motion to change order of business not debatable 41 Motion to commit when debatable101127 Motion to engross debate limited 124 Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 186 Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 94 Motion to postpone to time definite what debatable 98 Motion to read papers not debatable 54 Motion to refer to committee debate if instructions added 101 Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole debate limited T 134 Motion to suspend rules not debatable Hii 41 Motion to table or take from table not debatable 89 Motions allowed during 72 Movement during prohibited 67 Previous question cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 77 Previous question debate regulated174176 Priority of business not debatable 28 122 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Readings first two no debateit 126 Silence during is30 62 66 Subject matter limitsJE59 Tabling cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 77 Through President SgjU 62 Time limits on individual i siU 59 Yeas and nays no debate during di 190 DECORUM Applause suppressed 68 Hisses suppressed m P vifrW v 68 Silence during debate3j30 62 66 DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS DIVISION Adjournment limited byllLiS2fefe 79 83 Call for 171172183 Excuse from voting motion to restrictSiiiLlMMJyLi 186 Presidents duty in case 181 Reconsideration of main question limits173 Results of President shall announce 181 What divisible I 172 DOORKEEPER Assistants limitedg11jg 7 Clears lobbies and galleries when 35 Duties general 1 20 Election 17 20 Floor limitations enforcement of 26 Message announcement 46 Pay pir20 Substitution prohibited ffi 21 Suspension by President 36 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 123 ELECTIONAlso See JOINT SESSION Rule No Auditor of ii A 7 Contest 221 Governor of action on 214 215 216 Journal entryI 212 Members of Senate judge of 60 Nomination limits 211 Officers of State 210 Presidential electors of A 6 Procedure 210 212 Second not needed in nominations J 10 Vote necessary 212 213 EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS ENGROSSMENT Debate on tL 124 Effect of 124 Local bills reading requiring 125 Time for 124 Unanimous consent for prohibited 124 Vote required rvv 124 ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN Previous question delayed by 61 Procedure 61 Time for 61 EXECUTIVE SESSION Confirmation E 1 E 4 E 5 E 6 E 7 Debate limitation on confirmation E 4 Floor privilegesIfe E 2 Journal LE 3 E 6 Presidents duties I E 5 124 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Record T E 3 E 6 Roll call for confirmation E 5 Secrecy 116 E 7 E 8 Secretarys duties E5 E6 Time for ig 1 E 1 Vote for confirmationTE 5 E 6 EXPENSES Members procedure for payment204 205206 EXPULSION OF MEMBERS Vote required M 59 60 When ran B 59 60 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION CallingS 85 A 8 Compensation duringn A 8 Consideration limits A 8 Governors calling I11 85 A 8 Impeachment continued by A 8 Time limits A 8 FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Required 116 I Time for 1 116 FINES Members when transgress rules 59 FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FLOOR LEADER Seat need not stay at 59 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 125 GALLERIES Rule No Applause and hisses to be suppressed 68 Clearance by President11 35 Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 142 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS GOVERNOR Adjournment power in regard to 84 Appointments confirmation A 3 Appropriations selective approval of 195 Budget bill presentation of 229 Constitutional amendment action on 222 Election 214 215 216 Extraordinary session callingllj 85 Inauguration 216 217 218 219 220 Messages under any order of business 45 Nominations approvalSee EXECUTIVE SESSION Overriding veto 195196197 Signature when required195197 Veto power195196197224 HISSES Suppression r1 68 IMPEACHMENT Procedure A 8 Session continued 85 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Copies two required 117 Time for 116 Unanimous consent time limits 108 126 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INVESTIGATION Rule No State Officers of A 10 JOINT SESSION Adjournment Debate Elections for Governors election for Journal Nominations in Papers Place House Presider Procedure general Quorum Rules change Secretarys duties Time of Vote ms J14 J11 J1 214 215216 17 J 12 J10 J 8 J9 MPI J 1 J 2 hI 2 J 4 J 5 gpfps J 3 J 4 WK j 6 J 8 J 7 J 8 PB J 1 J 2 J 10 J 12 J 13 JOURNAL Absentees shown onJfcJL 58 Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and nays 222 Appropriation yeas and nays shown 240 Committee duty to read and report 38 Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 150 Election vote entry 212 Executive Session entryE 3 E 6 E 8 Governors inauguration entry 220 Joint session proceedings J7 J 13 Oaths of officers and assistants entry 1316 Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist or remonstrant noted on 52 Preservation 115 Protests entry 71 Publication required 114115 Reading by committee 38 Reading of how dispensed with44 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 127 Rule No RequiredL 114 Vote entry 179191193194212222 Vote names of those not voting shown on 194 Yeas and nays entry183191193194 222 240 LOBBIES Applause or hisses in suppressed 68 Clearance by President 35 Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear 142 LOBBYISTS Floor prohibited from 26 LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Limitations upon 120 121 A 16 Local governing authority restriction 120121 Notice of affidavit must be attachedI1120121 Notice required 120121 Office affected requires referendum120 121 Reading first two by title unless engrossment 125 Unanimous consent putting on passage 108 MAIN QUESTION Adjournment effect on79 83173 Division after order fori 183 Effect of 177 Form of 173 Previous question effect 173174 Reconsideration of I73 178 Tabling limits 6 Vote required to order 173 MEETING OF SENATE Time of meeting for daily sessions 50 128 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS Rule No MESSAGES How sent announced received and considered 46 MESSENGER Arrest of members to secure quorum 5657 Clear lobbies and galleries when 35 Direction by Presidentiir 24 56 Duties general ftlliLAliti 2024 Election 20 Order enforcement of 24 Papers distribution 24 Pay 20 SergeantatArms exofficio 56 Stationery distribution r 24 Suspension by President 36 MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Debate allowed after order for previous question 174 How madeE 129 MOTIONS Committee of the Whole in138139145146 Debate when cannot use motion to cut off1 76 77 Disagreement with House motions in order 165 Making must resume seat while put 75 Number limited to one at a time 75 Possession of Senate 73 Precedence of 7293 Presidents action on 181 Previous question on 170 Second unnecessary 74 Stating by President 181 Tabling if not privileged and new matter 48 Tabling effected by1 48 Withdrawal 7393 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 129 NEW MATTERS Rule No Motions not privileged and containing new matter to lay on table 48 Unanimous consents for time for1I 108 NOMINATIONS Remarks disparaging prohibited 211 Second not needed J 10 OATHS Administered by judges to members 11 Assistants 1314 Members 9 H Officers 1314 Secretarys 1314 OFFICERS Oath I 1314 Pay 203 Suspension of by President 36 Who arej 6 ORDER OF BUSINESS Appropriation Bill General 2 123 Changed howBBI39404142108 Change motion not debatable 41 Change motion vote necessary i 39 Fixing by Rules Committee during last fifteen days 39 Messages 45 Motions not privileged 48 Presidents power over 28 Priority of 3739104108134173 Privilege questions of 47 Reconsideration 104 Rules Committee report 45 Unanimous consent 108 130 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ORGANIZATION Rule No Assistant Secretary byl 2 Bodies jg1 1 Chairman appointment and powers 2 Commission issued during11i 10 Elections during4 512 First meeting time and place49 Oaths 9111314 OfficersA123 4 612 Procedure l 2 Rules iLiiilL 2 Seating 8 Secretary by 2 PAGES Age iiimM 25 Appointment by members 25 Appointment by President 25 Papers distribution 24 PAIRING FOR VOTING Committee of the Whole prohibited in 140 Prohibited 188 PAPERS Committee care 128 Committee of the Whole may call for 141 Distribution 24 Reading not subject to indefinite postponement 93 Reading of Bjmt 54 PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable whenu 246 PETITIONS Presentation and form 52 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 131 POSTPONEMENT Rule No Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not amendable l if 94 Amendment motion to postpone to day certain amendabler 97 Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely postpone not in orderlM 138 Debate on 9498 Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone rifo V 96 Effect of motion to postpone to time definite 97 Effect of negative actiond 95 Effect indefinite postponementI1 97 Precedence of motioni rt 72 93 Renewal limits 4 95 98 Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 96 What subject toM 93 97 PREAMBLE Committee of the Whole last consideredl 137 Considered after bill perfectedgS 160 PRESIDENT Absence of President Pro Tern to preside 33 Accounts certifying 205 Acts signs 113 Adjournment members to remain until President retires 67 Amendments power to rule out if not germane154165 Appeals from decision fft 69 70 Applause in galleries or chamber suppression ofi 68 Appointment special 8A 2 Arrest power to 3556 Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum56 Bond approval of Secretarys 15 Budget bill introduction ofrT 229 Budget submission to Director 53 Business priority of decides without debate 28 Call the Senate duty to 57 132 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Clearing galleries and lobbiesl 35 Commitment of bills and resolutions1Lr 127 Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints 133 Committee of the Whole duty regarding billsliiam 134 Committee of the Whole duty when business finished in I147 Committee of the Whole may resolve Senate into when 133 Committee of the Whole may take part ini 140 Committee of the Whole resumes chair when146147 Committee of the Whole right to take part in 140 Committee of the Whole to leave chair during 143 Committees appoints officers of 198 Committees appointment of34198199 Committees assignment of members to ui 199 Committees membership onj198 Conference Committee appoints1 169 Debate irrelevant power to suspend 30 Division call forI 181 Doorkeeper may suspendf 36 Election of 5 5 Executive Session duties iniL J 5 Governors election action on214215 Joint session seat3X1 J 5 Joint session presider J 2 J 4 Lieutenant Governor asfffci 3 Messages duty as toc 246 Messenger direction and suspension24 36 Motion stating byiiML5H 73181 Oath to officers and assistantsa5131416 Officer as i5L6 Preside may name members to 32 Presider 33 Question stating 181 Quorum to securem7 56 57175182 Recognition of member129 59 62 75108 Rollcall duties during 2 79 Rollcall orders by whenL31 57182 Rules Committee member of 198 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 133 Rule No Rules transgression penalizing1 58 Seat assignments ill 8 Signature when requiredDL1ill112113 Silence commanding 30 62 State boards membership on A 18 Subcommittees appointment oflll 198 Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at time 108 Unanimous consent when to recognize member for purpose of asking 108 Vote authority to 27140 PRESIDENT PRO TEM Election I1SL 4 5 33 Joint session succession as presider J 4 Officer as iii1LLL6 Powers 5 Presides in absence of President 4 5 33 State Boards membership on A 18 PRESIDER Joint session ina J 2 J 4 Presidentjf4 President absent who shall when2 33 President may appoint member to 32 President Pro Tern absent who shall when 33 Secretary shall when1 33 PRESS Floor entitled to 26 PREVIOUS QUESTION Adjournment effect on79 83173 Call of Senate limits 175 Committee of the Whole not in order in 138 Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 77 134 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Debate allowed after ordering of 174176 Debate motion not debatable 173 Exception to debate delays161 Form ofKZ 173 Main question effect on173174 Minority committee report time allowed for after ordering of1L 174 Precedence of motion72173 Reconsideration of172178 Tabling after 86 Vote required1173174 What applicable to 170 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS Motion to print precedence of 72 Required when 122 Suspension of bills and resolutions until 122 PRIVILEGE Motion not privileged with new matters to lay on table H 48 Precedence of questions of47 Questions of what constitutes 47 PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR Executive Session E 2 Who entitled to 26 PROTESTS Procedure and form 71 PUNISHMENT Members of 60 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 135 QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Rule No Judgment of Senate 60187 QUORUM Committee of the Whole requirement of 136 Compelling MPPB J 5657 NumberZZZ 55 Presidents power in regard to 56182 Rollcall for 57175 182 Voting when not 182 READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Committee of the Whole in Committee report after Debate none on first or second reading Number and name of introducer stated on second and third reading Second automatic when Secretarys Sections by Times three 1 Title by g Unanimous consent time limit1 133137 130 126 123 126 123 164 125 125 108 READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS RECOGNITION President decides 29 RECOMMITMENT Bill or resolution with favorable committee report to prevent third readingJ5 130 Vote necessary for 103 What may be recommitted 103 136 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RECONSIDERATION Rule No Amendments when in order 105 Committee of the Whole motion in order 139 Effect of on bills107131 Main question effect on1 178 Main question time for reconsideration of 173 Notice not to be withdrawn when J1 105 Notice when required 105 Previous question effect on 178 Renewal once 106 Time for motion 105 REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS REPEALS How effectuatedjjjr 118 RETURNEES Commission 10 ROLLCALL Adjournment limits 79 Committee of the Whole not in order in 138 Debate none duringimii33 190 Dispensing with 43 Explanation of votes on 189 President may order whenilLjLt31175182 Previous question limits 175 Procedure 58 Quorum to determine if 182 Reconsideration of main question limits 173 Required by Senate 57 Secretarys duty as to57 58182 Vote refusal after contemptI 182 RULES Changed how 42247 J 18 Debate motion to suspend decided without debate 41 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 137 Rule No Question not covered by procedure246 Suspended how141 42247 J 18 Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement 93 Transgression penalized r 54 RULES COMMITTEE Calendar fixed by during last fifteen days 39 Membership 198 Proposed change addition or suspension of rules must be referred to it idii 247 Report failure to effectails 247 Report of in order whenfill 45 Reports requiredn 247 President Chairman oflifcffgf 198 Special orders submission to and report 40 SEATS Assigned by President fM 8 Contested procedure when 187 Floor Leader need not stay atClv 59 Recognition fromUS 59 SECRETARY Absentees list keeps for Journaldl 57 58 Amendments printing 122 Amendments reading 163164 Amendments Report to House on Presidents action declaring House amendment not germane 165 Assistants appointment and fixing pay of161819 21 2223 Auditors election notifies Governor of A 7 Bills and resolutions engrossment 124 Bills and resolutions filing with when 116 Bills and resolutions keeps copy 117 Bills and resolutions numbersSja 123 Bills and resolutions printing and distribution 122 138 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Bills and resolutions reading by sections 164 Bills and resolutions reading number and introducer 123 Bills and resolutions transmittalmil 110 BondjiiTLs 15 Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions reading in 137 Committee of the Whole duties inIdbaxii137141 Division counts 181 E lection L 12 Executive Session duties m Mfri E 5 E 6 Joint session duties inJ 7 J 8 J 9 Journal entry x58 71194 Journal reading38 Motion reading 73 Oath of prescribedr 1314 Officer is 612 Papers superintends distribution by Messenger 24 Pay 1718 Presides in absence of President and President Pro Tern v 33 Protests entry on Journal irT 71 Rollcall calling 57182 Signature when required 112 State Boards membership on A 18 Term of office 12 Vote explanation of filing with 189 Words excepted to written and read by 61 Yeas and nays call 79196 Yeas and nays reading names 185 SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER SESSIONS Business carried over how 9 85 ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor not required 197 Term i 85 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 139 SILENCE Rule No Debate during 66 President duty of to command when 30 62 SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS STATE BOADS Membership of Legislators on A 18 STATE OFFICERS Discharge of A 12 Investigation of A 10 Legislators as restrictions A 17 Suspension ofjg A 12 STATIONERY Distribution 24 STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER Appointment and pay 18 STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION Approval by city governing authorities A 13 SUBCOMMITTEES Appointed by President198 SUBSTITUTEAlso See AMENDMENT Amendment as 1 152 Bill perfected before substitute 156 Voted on before bill 156 140 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL SUCCESSION Rule No Joint sessionJ 4 Presidents absenceMfelHHBpy 33 SUPREME COURT RULES Approval of7 A 14 TABLING Amendment motion not subject to 89 Amendment not applicable toII 88 Committee of the Whole motion not in order 138 Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 77 Debate motion not debatableJ 89 Effect when motion to table prevailsL 91 Effect when motion to take from table prevails 91 92 Main question limits 86 Motion to take from when in order48 New matter motion not privileged 48 Precedence ofa72 86173 Previous question limits motion to table 86173 Renewal of motions to table and take from when 90 Rollcall limitsiiiLL 86 Time for taking from tableTrT 92 Vote required to take from table1 92 What can be tabled 87 88 TITLE Bills and resolutions subjectmatter must be expressed in 118 TRANSMISSION TO HOUSE Day of passage vote required 110 Last day immediate on 110 TREASON Pardon of A 15 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 141 UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Rule No Commitment to Committee of the Whole 134 General provision for 180 Introduction for tmrfw 108 Journal reading dispensing with 44 Limitation and regulation of use of r 108 Motion withdrawal required for 73 Passage for 108 Reading for 108 Roll call dispensing with 43 Time for 108 Vote explanation not by yeas and nays 189 VETO Governors power of 195196197224 Overridden how 195196197 VOTE Adjournment limits 7983 Bill required for 179 Changing of 185 J 13 Committee of the Whole no pairingI 140 Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and nays in 138 Committee of the Whole vote required Hi 140 Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays 190 DivisionSee DIVISION ElectionSee ELECTION Excuse from I182186187188 Explanation 189 Interest none where have 187 General requirement 180 Journal entry required179191193194 Method of 181183 Pairing of members not allowed 140188 President may order yeas and nays when 31 Presidents 27 140 QuorumSee QUORUM 142 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Reconsideration of main question limits 173 Refusal may be contempt rLV 182 Required when 140186 RollcallSee ROLLCALL Seat from own1 27 Tabling limits M 86 Tie 27 Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS WITHDRAWAL Bill when and how 109 Motion when and how 158 WRITS Signature Presidents and Secretarys 112 YEAS AND NAYS Adjournment limits 79 83 Change restricted 185 Committee of the Whole prohibited in 138 Debate on motion prohibited 184 Debate prohibited duringtx 190 Explanation of vote 189 Expulsion for tfgsiSg f i59 Journal entry 183191193194 Method of calling 185 Reconsideration of main question limits 173 Tabling limits 86 Vote required for call of 183 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 143 OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TERM 1967 1968 January 1967 GEO L SMITH IISpeaker 54th District Emanuel County MADDOX J HALESpeaker Pro Tem 1st District Dade County GLENN W ELLARDClerk 11th District Habersham County ELMORE C THRASH Messenger 95th District Lowndes County MARION TOMS Doorkeeper 66th District Quitman County HARRY B BAILEY Sheriff 105th District Richmond County 144 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL STAFF OF SPEAKERS OFFICE 0 P Pete Hanes DeKalb County Executive Aide J C Moody Daniel Burke County Chief Aide George T Bagby Paulding County Aide Robert G Bobby Dwelle J enkins County Aide Edward C Moses Montgomery County Aide Mrs Ernestine P Holland DeKalb County Executive Secretary Mrs Florrie Mae Peeples Emanuel County Personal Secretary Mrs Jackie S Young DeKalb County Secretary Mrs Iris C Owens DeKalb County Mrs Nancy F Wiley Fulton County Secretary Mrs Frances Y Read Fulton County Director of Pages STAFF OF SPEAKER PRO TEM Mrs Joyce Hatcher DeKalb County Secretary STAFF OF CLERKS OFFICE Janette HirschFulton CountyAssistant Clerk Jack GreenFulton CountyAssistant Clerk Amelia Smith Fulton CountyAssistant Clerk LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 145 STAFF OF MAJORITY LEADER George D BusbeeMajority Leader District 79 Post 1 Dougherty County Charles M JonesMajority Whip District 76 Liberty County E Roy LambertMajority Caucus Leader District 39 Morgan County William S Billy LeeMajority Caucus Secretary District 79 Post 4 Dougherty County R Hubert ReevesLegal Aide Mrs Doris AlfordSecretary STAFF OF MINORITY LEADER Jamie W OglesbyMinority Leader District 92 Post 1 Thomas County Michael J Egan JrMinority Whip District 141 Fulton County Joe S HigginbothamChairman of Minority Caucus District 119 Post 4 DeKalb County Roger Wesley WilsonMinority Caucus Secretary District 109 Post 4 Bibb County A Jack WhitehurstLegal Aide Miss Sharon BrownSecretary STAFF OF ADMINISTRATION FLOOR LEADERS OFFICE Thomas B MurphyAdministration Floor Leader District 26 Haralson County Johnnie L CaldwellAssistant Administration Floor Leader District 51 Upson County Thomas T IrvinAssistant Administration Floor Leader District 11 Habersham County Miss Martha Tate0 Secretary 146 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 19671968 Representative District Post Office Adams G D Jr Alexander William 125 532 St Johns Ave SW Atlanta 30315 H Anderson John H 133 859 Vz Hunter St NW Atlanta 30314 Jr 71 Hawkinsville 31036 Ballard W D 1 37 405 Haygood St Oxford 30267 Barber Mac 24Commerce 30529 Barfield H M95Post 2 Hahira 31632 Battle Joseph A Joe 116Post 2 2308 Ranchland Drive Savannah 31404 Bennett Jim T Jr95Post 3 RFD Smithbriar Dr Valdosta 31601 Berry C Ed110Post 1 PO Box 1422 Columbus 31902 Berry Jack K113Post 2 PO Box 115 Savannah 31402 Black J Lucius56Preston 31824 Blalock D B Brack 33Post 1 40 Nimmons St Newnan 30263 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 147 Representative District Post Office Bond JulianJt 136823 Drummond St SW Atlanta 30314 Bostick Henry I93PO Box 94 Tifton 31794 Bowen Rooney L69Post 2Box 323 Vienna 31092 Branch E O Gene74Rt 3 Baxley 31513 Brantley Haskew H Jr 1896114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta 30328 Brantley Hines LiL8l63Metter 30439 Bray Claude A Jr 43111 Mayes Way Manchester 31816 Brown Benjamin D1351196 Napoleon Dr SW Atlanta 30314 Brown Clayton Jr34Post 2550 S Hill St Griffin 30223 Buck Thomas B III112Post 3 PO Box 196 Columbus 31902 Busbee George Dl79Post 11205 3rd Avenue Albany 31701 Caldwell Johnnie Lafayette 51720 S Church St Thomaston 30286 Carnes Charlie L1291131 Custer Ave SE Atlanta 30316 Cates Goodwyn Shag 18123Post 33234 Roswell Rd NW Atlanta 30305 Cato A Wallace89Post 2 1508 Botts St Bainbridge 31717 Chandler Philip M47Post 2PO Box 806 Milledgeville 31061 Cheeks Donald E Don 104Post 2 754 Metcalf St Augusta 30904 148 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Representative District Post Office Clarke Harold G45 200 Country Club Dr Forsyth 31029 Cole Jack H3Post 11802 Elaine Way Dalton 30720 Collins John F62Box 407 Vidalia 30474 Collins Marcus 88Route 1 Pedham 31779 Colwell Carlton H5Box 133 Blairsville 30512 Conner Janies L Jimmy Ij91PO Box 632 Hazlehurst 31539 Cook Rodney M123Post 13495 Valley Rd NW Atlanta 30305 Cooper Bill103Rt 5 Powder Springs Rd Marietta 30073 Cooper J Robert16Post 2PO Box 119 Gainesville 30501 Cox Dr William J Bill 127324 E Paces Ferry Rd NE Atlanta 30305 Crowe William J1Post 2PO Box 481 LaFayette 30728 Crowe W J80Sylvester 31791 Dailey J T Jake 66 312 College St Cuthbert 31740 Daugherty J C134202 Daugherty Bldg 15 Chestnut St SW Atlanta 30314 Davis Walt 119Post 13782 Snapfinger Rd Lithonia 30058 Dean Nathan D20Post 24009 Third Ave Rockmart 30153 DeLong R Luke105Post 12137 Balfour St Augusta 30906 Dent Richard A104Post 12043 Rosalie St Augusta 30901 Dickinson Kent27Rt 2 Douglasville 30134 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 149 Representative District Post Office Dillon Tom 128 Dixon Harry D83Post 2 Dodson Carr Glover107 Dollar Hubert89Post 1 Dorminy A B C Brad 72 Doster Norman B73 Douglas Dubignion Dub 60Post 2 Edwards Ward57 Egan Michael J Jr141 Pallin Billy G94Post 1 2528 Linda Lane SE Atlanta 30315 1303 Coral Rd Waycross 31501 3795 Bonita Place Macon 31204 1805 Douglas Dr Bainbridge 31717 701 W Central Ave Fitzgerald 31750 Rochelle 31079 1408 Edgewood Ave Dublin 31021 Butler 31006 1500 1st Nat Bank Bldg Atlanta 30303 2021 S Main St Moultrie 31768 Farmer Leon Jr29Post 1414415 Southern Mutual Bldg Athens 30601 Farrar Robert Hj118Post 2 2996 Majestic Cir Avondale Estates 30002 Fleming William M Bill Jr106Post 11700C Valley Park Ct Augusta 30902 Floyd James H Sloppy 7Box 521 Trion 30753 Funk Arthur J116Post 37 Grimball River Rd Savannah 31406 Gary Arch35Post 2 626 Valley Hill Rd Riverdale 30274 Gay Carlus D60Post 11823 Pine Forest Cir Dublin 31021 Gaynor Alan S114Post 1902 Liberty Bank Bldg PO Box 566 Savannah 31401 150 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Representative District Post Office Gignilliat Arthur M Jr 113Post 1 PO Box 949 Savannah 31402 Grahl Daniel K521011 First Street PO Box 591 Fort Valley 31030 Grier Rev J D Jr132596 Glen Iris Dr NE Atlanta 30308 Hadaway John Henry46Hillsboro 31038 Hale Maddox J1Post L Trenton 30752 Hall H Goodwin67RFD 2 Leesburg 31763 Hamilton Mrs Grace T137582 University PL NW Mrs H C Hamilton Atlanta 30314 Harrington J Floyd47Post 1 Glenhaven Milledgeville 31061 Harris Joe Frank14Post 1 1 Valley Dr Cartersville 30120 Harris J Robin118Post 1 250 E Ponce De Leon Ave Decatur 30030 Harris Reid W85Post 1 First National Bank Bldg PO Box 460 Brunswick 31520 Harrison Robert Ward Jr 98PO Box 207 St Marys 31558 Henderson Dr J H Jack Jr102Post 2 1290 Gresham Rd Marietta 30060 Higginbotham Joe S119Post 4 3147 Robindale Rd Decatur 30030 Hill Guy1211074 Boatrock Rd Atlanta 30331 Holder Dr Frank P Jr 70Drawer 569 Eastman 31023 Hood John1241163 Windsor St SW Atlanta 30310 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 151 Representative District Post Office Howard G Robert Bob 101Post 1 206 Roswell St Suite 202 Marietta 30060 Howell W Mobleya86PO Box 348 Blakely 31723 Hutchinson Richard S Dick 79Post 3915 6th Ave Albany 31705 Irvin Thomas T11Rt 1 Mt Airy 30563 Jenkins L F119Post 2 1953 Boulder Hills Dr Johnson Dr A S Ellenwood 30049 Sr 25302 Heard St Elberton 30635 Johnson Bobby W 40PO Box 122 Warrenton 30828 Joiner Francis A 48Post 1 PO Box 151 Tennille 31089 Jones Charles M 76 206 E Court St Hinesville 31313 Jones Milton 112Post 2 908 2nd Ave Columbus 31901 Jordan George 82Box 175 Douglas 31533 Jordan W Harvey78Leary 31762 Kaylor Howard 4Box 145 McCaysville 30555 Kirksey Donald R87Rt 5 Box 222 Colquitt 31737 Knapp G Ed109Post 24435 Pio Nono Ave Macon 31206 Laite W E Bill Jr 109Post 12948 Crestline Dr Macon 31204 Lambert E Roy38104 Washington St Madison 30650 Lambros Nick G130PO Box 13422 Atlanta 30324 152 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Representative District Post Office Land A T Sr53Allentown 31003 Lane Dick 1262704 Humphries St East Point 30044 Lane W Jones64Post 1 PO Box 484 Statesboro 30458 Lee Wm J Bill35Post 1 RFD 1 Forest Park 30050 Lee William S I H Billv 79Post 4 Royal Building Pine Jackson Albany 31701 Leggett Homer21 13 Center St Hiram 30141 Leonard Gerald H3Post 3Box 246 Chatsworth 30705 Levitas Elliott H118Post 41352 Jody Lane NE Atlanta 30329 Lewis Preston Bu50Post 1Forest Dr Waynesboro 30830 Longino Young Ht122PO Box 37 Fairburn 30213 Lovell Fulton 6Clayton 30525 Lowrey Sidney 13Post 1Rt 7 Rome 30161 Magoon Harry19410 E Franklin St Hartwell 30643 Malone W B117Post 3 5397 New Peachtree Rd Chamblee 30005 Mason James D22Post 2Rt 1 Oak Rd Snellville 30278 Matthews drappelle29Post 2 Matthews Dorsey R94Post 2 Mauldin A T18 116 Shackelford Bldg Athens 30601 Moultrie 31768 PO Box 87 Carnesville 30521 Maxwell Regnald jr106Post 2 909 Marion Bldg Augusta 30902 Melton Quimby Jr34Post 1 Griffin Daily News Griffin 30223 Merritt Janet S68Post 2 234 W Dodson St Mrs Samuel M Americus 31709 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 153 Representative District Post Office Miller Mitch 108 3859 Mathis St Minge Jerry Lee 13Post 2 Macon 31206 519 E 11th St Mixon Harry 81 Rome 30162 PO Box 145 Moate Marvin E 39 Ocilla 31774 608 Rabun Sparta 31087 Moore Don C 12 RFD 4 Toccoa 30577 Moore John Harvey 20Post 1 503 N Cave Springs St Moreland Dr C C 28 Cedartown 30125 969 Holly Hill Rd Mullinax Edwin G Ed 42Post 2 Monroe 30655 PO Drawer 189 Murphy Thomas B 26 LaGrange 30240 Box 163 Bremen 30110 McClatchey Devereaux F 138 1045 Hurt Bldg McCracken J Roy 49 Atlanta 30303 312 Broad St McDaniell Hugh Lee 101Post 2 Avera 30803 1231 Pebble Creek Rd SE Nash Norris J 22Post 1 Marietta 30060 PO Box 6 Lilburn 30247 Nessmith Paul E Sr 64Post 2 Rt 4 Statesboro 30458 Newton A Sidney Sid 50Post 2 RFD 4 Box 244 Nimmer Steve D 84 Millen 30442 Blackshear 31516 Northcutt Lamar D 35Post 3 5340 W Fayetteville Rd Odom Colquitt H Husky 79Post 2 Rt 2 College Park 30022 1218 3rd Ave Oglesby Jamie W 92Post 1 Albany 31705 119 Parkway Dr Thomasville 31792 154 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Representative District Post Office Otwell James A Jr10 Cumming 30130 Pafford Robert C Bobby 97I Box 415 Lakeland 31635 Palmer Tom C Jr117Post 23800 Montford Dr Chamblee 30005 Paris James WJi2310Winder 30680 Parker Clarence A68Post 1Rt 4 PO Box 1308 Americus 31709 Parker H Walstein55Rt 6 Sylvania 30467 Parrish A LaRue Hj 9 M Adel 31620 Peterson David C59Post 2RFD Kathleen 31047 Phillips Glenn S41Harlem 30814 Pickard Mac 112Post 1Box 1657 Columbus 31906 Poss Edwin C17RFD Hull 30646 Potts George W 33Post2Rt 2 Newnan 30263 Ragland Joe F109Post 3724 Forest Lake Drive South Macon 31204 Rainey Howary H Reaves Henry L Richardson Willis J Dick Jr Roach Thomas A Ross Ben B Rowland Emory L Rush Dewey D Russell Henry P Jr Savage Dr Carl P Sr 69Post 1201 8th St S Cordele 31015 99Rt 2 Quitman 31643 116Post 1PO Box 158 Savannah 31402 15Ball Ground 30107 31 Sunrise Dr Box 245 Lincolnton 30817 48Post2150 Bradford St Wrightsville 31096 75 Rt 4 Box 262 Glennville 30427 92Post 2 Rt 1 Boston 31626 58PO Box 32 Montezuma 31063 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 15 Representative District Post Office Scarlett Richard M85Post 2PO Box 190 Brunswick 31522 Shanahan Tom L8jPO Box 427 Calhoun 30701 Sherman John H Jr105Post 2PO Box 1063 Augusta 30903 Shields I Lawrence TilPost 12506 Techwood Dr Columbus 31906 Simmons Howard Sims William A Bill Jr Smith Geo L II Smith George W Smith J R Smith Virgil T Smith W Lance Snow Wayne Jr Stalnaker Paul Starnes Richard L Dick Jr mi 9 Rt 1 Ellijay 30540 131 715 Courtenay Drive NE Atlanta 30306 54 Louisville Rd Swainsboro 30401 117Post 4 2218 Deer Ridge Dr Stone Mountain 30083 44 498 Rose Ave Barnesville 30204 3Post 2 609 Murray Hill Dr Dalton 30720 114Post 217 East York St Savannah 31401 1Post 3Rt 2 Chickamauga 30707 59Post 1112 Patti Dr Warner Robins 31093 13Post 3 1001 Terrace Dr Rome 30161 Steis William Burton100PO Box 8 Hamilton 31811 Sullivan B Jack95Post 12411 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31603 Sweat Ottis Jr4H83Post 1 710 Baltimore Ave Waycross 31501 Thomas Glenn Jr77166 Groveland St Jesup 31545 156 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Representative District Post Office Thompson Albert W110Post 2 210 Ninth St Columbus 31901 Thompson Roscoe111Post 21725 Stark Ave Columbus 31906 Threadgill Jack E32Post 2404 Oak Ave Carrollton 30117 Townsend Kiliaen V R140120 North Ave NW Atlanta 30313 Tucker Ray M36PO Box 469 McDonough 30253 Turner Cecil 123Post 2 1779 Merton Rd NE Atlanta 30306 Tye J Robert Bob115Post 1 15 Redwood Cir Wilshire Estates Savannah 31406 Underwood Joe C61Mt Vernon 30445 Vaughan David N Jr14Post 2PO Box 534 Cartersville 30120 Vaughn Clarence R Jr 117Post 1McDonough Rd Conyers 30207 Walling Robert H Bob 118Post 31001 Oxford Rd NE Atlanta 30306 Wamble Burton M90Rt 1 Box 119 Cairo 31728 Ward Bert2PO Box A Ringgold 30736 Ware J Crawford42Post 117 Taliaferro Dr Hogansville 30230 Wells Hubert H30 PO Box 11 Watkinsville 30677 Westlake James R119Post 3 3930 West Side PI Ellenwood 30049 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 157 Representative District Post Office Whaley George W Jr 115Post 2PO Box 197 Pooler 31322 Wiggins William J Bill 32Post 1202 Tanner Street Carrollton 30117 Williams W M Bill 16Post 1 710 Brenau Lane Gainesville 30501 Wilson Joe Mack 102Post 1306 Northcutt St Marietta 30060 Wilson Roger W109Post 42975 King Alfred Dr Macon 31204 Winkles Fred L120J878 Falcon Dr SW Atlanta 30311 Wood Joe T16Post 3 PO Box 303 Gainesville 30501 158 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 19671968 District Representative Post Office 1Post 1 Maddox J Hale Trenton 30752 1Post 2 I William J Crowe PO Box 481 LaFayette 30728 1Post 3 Wayne Snow Jr Rt 2 Chickamauga 30707 2 i Bert Ward PO Box A Ringgold 30736 3Post 1 Jack H Cole 1802 Elaine Way Dalton 30720 3Post 2 Virgil T Smith 609 Murray Hill Dr Dalton 30720 3Post 3 Gerald H Leonard Box 246 Chatsworth 30705 4 Howard Kaylor Box 145 McCaysville 30555 5 Carlton Colwell Box 133 Blairsville 30512 6 Fulton Lovell Clayton 30525 7 James H Sloppy Floyd Box 521 Trion 30753 8 Tom L Shanahan PO Box 427 Calhoun 30701 9 Howard Simmons Rt 1 Ellijay 30540 10 James A Otwell Jr Cumming 30130 11 Thomas T Irvin Rt 1 Mt Airy 30563 RFD 4 Toccoa 30577 12 Don C Moore 13Post 1 Sidney Lowrey Rt 7 Rome 30161 13Post 2 Jerry Lee Minge 519 E 11th St Rome 30162 13Post 3 Richard L Dick Starnes Jr 1001 Terrace Dr Rome 30161 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 159 District 14Post 1 14Post 2 15 16Post 1 16Post 2 16Post 3 17 18 19 20Post 1 20Post 2 21 22Post 1 22Post 2 23 24 25 26 27 28 29Post d Representative post office Joe Frank Harris1 Valley Dr Cartersville 30120 David N Vaughan JrPO Box 534 Cartersville 30120 Thomas A RoachBall Ground 30107 W M Bill Williams710 Brenau Lane Gainesville 30501 J Robert CooperPO Box 119 Gainesville 30501 Joe T WoodpO Box 303 Gainesville 30501 Edwin C PossRFD Hull 30646 A T MauldinPO Box 87 Carnesville 30521 Harry Magoon410 E Franklin St Hartwell 30643 John Harvey Moore503 N Cave Spring St Cedartown 30125 Nathan D Dean4009 Third Ave Rockmart 30153 Homer Leggett 13 Center St Hiram 30141 Norris J NashPO Box 6 Lilburn 30247 James D MasonRt 1 Oak Rd Snellville 30278 James W ParisWinder 30680 Mac BarberCommerce 30529 Dr A S Johnson Sr 302 Heard St Elberton 30635 Thomas B MurphyBox 163 Bremen 30110 Kent Dickinson Rt 2 Douglasville 30134 Dr C C Moreland969 Holly Hill Rd Monroe 30655 Leon Farmer Jr414415 Southern Mutual Bldg Athens 30601 160 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 29Post 2 Chappelle Matthews 116 Shackelford Bldg Athens 30601 30 Hubert H WellsPO Box 11 Watkinsville 30677 31 Ben B RossSunrise Drive Box 245 Lincolnton 30817 32Post 1 William J Bill Wiggins 202 Tanner St Carrollton 30117 32 Post 2Jack E Threadgill404 Oak Ave ICarrollton 30117 33 Post I D B Brack Blalock 40 Nimmons St Newnan 30263 33 Post 2George W PottsRt 2 Newnan 30263 34 Post 1 Quimby Melton JrGriffin Daily News Griffin 30223 34 Post 2 Clayton Brown Jr550 S Hill St Griffin 30223 35 Post 1 Win J Bill LeeRFD 1 Forest Park 30050 35Post 21 Arch Gary 626 Valley Hill Rd Riverdale 30274 35Post 3Lamar D Northcutt5340 W Fayetteville Rd Rt 2 College Park 30022 36 Ray M TuckerPO Box 469 McDonough 30253 37 W D Don Ballard405 Haygood St Oxford 30267 38 E Roy Lambert104 Washington St Madison 30650 39 Marvin E Moate608 Rabun Sparta 31087 40 Bobby W JohnsonPO Box 122 Warrenton 30828 41 Glenn S PhillipsHarlem 30814 42Poet 1 J Crawford Ware17 Taliaferro Dr ruet x Hogansville 30230 42Post 2Edwin G Ed Mullinax PO Drawer 189 LaGrange 30240 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 161 District Representative Post Office 43 Claude A Bray Jr111 Mayes Way Manchester 31816 44 J R Smith498 Rose Ave Barnesville 30204 45 Harold G Clarke200 Country Club Dr Forsyth 31029 46 John Henry HadawayHillsboro 31038 47 Post 1 J Floyd Harrington Glenhaven Milledgeville 31061 47 Post 2 Phillip M Chandler PO Box 806 Milledgeville 31061 48 Post 1 Francis A JoinerlPO Box 151 Tennille 31089 48Post 2Emory L Rowland150 Bradford St Wrightsville 31096 49JLJ Roy McCracken312 Broad St Avera 30803 50Post 1 Preston R Lewis Forest Dr Waynesboro 30830 50Post 2 A Sidney Newton RFD 4 Box 244 Millen 30442 51 Johnnie L Caldwell 720 S Church St Thomaston 30286 52 Daniel TC Grahl PO Box 591 1011 First St Fort Valley 31030 53 A T Land Sr Allentown 31003 54 Geo L Smith II Swainsboro 30401 55 H Walstein Parker Rt 6 Sylvania 30467 56 J Lucius Black Preston 31824 57 Ward Edwards Butler 31006 58 1 Dr Carl P Savage Sr PO Box 32 Montezuma 31063 59Post 1 Paul Stalnaker 112 Patti Dr Warner Robins 31093 59Post 2 David C Peterson RFD Kathleen 31047 60Post 1 I Carlus D Gay 1823 Pine Forest Cir Dublin 31021 162 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 60Post 2 Dubignion Dub Douglas 1408 Edgewood Ave Dublin 31021 61 Joe C Underwood Mt Vernon 30445 62 John F Gollins Box 407 Vidalia 30474 63 Hines L Brantley Metter 30439 64Post 1 W Jones Lane Box 484 Statesboro 30458 64Post 2 Paul E Nessmith Sr Rt 4 Statesboro 30458 65 Contest 66 J T Jake Dailey 312 College St Cuthbert 31740 67 H Goodwin Hall RFD 2 Leesburg 31763 68Post 1 Clarence A Parker Rt 4 PO Box 1308 Americus 31709 68Post 2 Janet S Merritt 234 W Dodson St Mrs Samuel M Americus 31709 69Post 1 Howard H Rainey 201 8th St So Cordele 31015 69Post 2 Rooney L Bowen Box 328 Vienna 31092 70 Dr Frank P Holder Jr Drawer 569 Eastman 31023 71 John H Anderson Jr Anderson Road Hawkinsville 31036 72 A B C Brad 701 W Central Ave Fitzgerald 31750 Dorminy 73 Norman B Doster Rochelle 31079 74 E 0 Gene Branch Rt 3 Baxley 31513 75 Dewey D Rush Rt 4 Box 262 Glennville 30427 76 Charles M Jones 206 E Court St Hinesville 31313 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 163 District Representative Post Office 77 Glenn Thomas Jr 166 Groveland St 78 W Harvey Jordan Jesup 31545 Leary 31762 79Post H George D Busbee 1205 3rd Avenue 79Post 2 79Post 3 79Post 4 80 Colquitt H Husky Odom Richard S Dick Hutchinson William S Billy Lee W J Crowe Albany 31701 12183rd Avenue Albany 31705 915 6th Ave Albany 31705 Royal Building Pine Jackson Albany 31701 Sylvester 31791 81 Harry Mixon PO Box 145 Ocilla 31774 82 George Jordan Box 175 Douglas 31533 83Post 11 Ottis Sweat Jr 710 Baltimore Ave 83Post 2 Harry D Dixon Waycross 31501 1303 Coral Rd 84 Steve D Nimmer Waycross 31501 Blackshear 31516 85Post 1 Reid W Harris First Natl Bank Bldg 85Post 2 Richard M Scarlett PO Box 460 Brunswick 31520 PO Box 190 86 W Mobley Howell Brunswick 31522 PO Box 348 Blakely 31723 87 Donald R Kirkseyi Rt 5 Box 222 88 Marcus Collins Colquitt 31737 Route 1 Pelham 31779 89Post 1 Hubert Dollar 1805 Douglas Dr 89Post 2 A Wallace Cato Bainbridge 31717 1508 Botts St Bainbridge 31717 Burton M WambleRt 1 Box 119 Cairo 31728 90 164 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 91 James L Jimmy Conner PO Box 632 92Post 1 Jamie W Oglesby Hazlehurst 31539 119 Parkway Dr Thomasville 31792 92Post 2 Henry P Russell Jr Rt 1 Boston 31626 93 Henry Bostick PO Box 94 Tifton 31794 94Post 1 Rilly G Fallin 2021 S Main St Moultrie 31768 94Post 2 Dorsey R Matthews Moultrie 31768 95Post 1 R Jack Sullivan 2411 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31603 95Post 2 H M Barfield Hahira 31632 95Pbst 3 Jim T Bennett Jr RFD Smithbriar Dr Valdosta 31601 96 A LaRue Parrish Sr 301 E 4th St Adel 31620 97 Robert C Bobby Pafford Box 415 Lakeland 31635 98 Robert Ward Harrison Jr PO Box 207 St Marys 31558 99 Henry L Reaves Rt 2 Quitman 31643 100 William Burton Steis Hamilton 31811 101Post 1 G Robert Bob Howard 206 Roswell St Suite 202 Marietta 30060 101Post 2 Hugh Lee McDaniell 1231 Pebble Creek Rd SE Marietta 30060 102Post 1 Joe Mack Wilson 306 Northcutt St Marietta 30060 102Post 2 Dr J H Jack Henderson Jr 1290 Gresham Rd Marietta 30060 103 Bill Cooper Rt 5 Powder Springs Rd Marietta 30073 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 165 District Representative Post Office 104Post 1Richard A Dent2043 Rosalie St Augusta 30901 104 Post 2Donald Don E Cheeks S754 Metcalf St Augusta 30904 105 Post 1R Luke DeLong2137 Balfour St Augusta 30906 105Post 2John H Sherman JrPO Box 1063 Augusta 30903 106Post 1William M Bill Fleming Jr1700C Valley Park Ct Augusta 30902 106Post 2Regnald Maxwell Jr909 Marion Bldg Augusta 30902 107 Carr Glover Dodson3795 Bonita Place Macon 31204 108Mitch Miller3859 Mathis St Macon 31206 109Post 1 W E Bill Laite Jr2948 Crestline Dr Macon 31204 109Post 2G Ed Knapp4435 Pio Nono Ave Macon 31206 109Post 3Joe F Ragland724 Forest Lake Drive South Macon 31204 109 Post 4 Roger W Wilson2975 King Alfred Drive Macon 31204 110 Post 1C Ed BerryPO Box 1422 Columbus 31902 110 Post 2Albert W Thompson210 Ninth St Columbus 31901 111 Post 1I Lawrence Shields2506 Techwood Dr Columbus 31906 111 Post 2Roscoe Thompson 1725 Stark Ave Columbus 31906 112 Post 1Mac PickardBox 1657 Columbus 31906 112Post 2Milton Jones908 2nd Ave Columbus 31901 166 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District 112 Post 3 113 Post 1 113 Post 2 114 Post 11 114 Post 2 115 Post 1 115 Post 2 116 Post 1 116Post 2 116 Post 3 117 Post 1 117Post 2 117Post 3 117 Post 4 118 Post 1 118Post 2 Representative Post Office Thomas B Buck IILPO Box 196 Columbus 31902 Arthur M Gignilliat Jr PO Box 949 Savannah 31402 Jack K Berry LPO Box 115 Savannah 31402 Alan S GaynoriL902 Liberty Bank Bldg PO Box 566 Savannah 31401 W Lance Smith17 East York St Savannah 31401 J Robert Bob Tye 15 Redwood Circle Wilshire Estates Savannah 31406 George W Whaley JrPO Box 197 Pooler 31322 Willis J Dick Richardson Jr PO Box 158 Savannah 31402 Joseph A Joe Battle 2308 Ranchland Drive Savannah 31404 Arthur J Funk7 Grimball River Rd Savannah 31406 Clarence R Vaughn Jr McDonough Rd Conyers 30207 Tom C Palmer Jr3800 Montford Dr Chamblee 30005 W B Malone5397 New Peachtree Rd Chamblee 30005 George W Smith2218 Deer Ridge Dr Stone Mountain 30083 J Robin Harris250 E Ponce de Leon Ave Decatur 30030 Robert H Farrar2996 Majestic Circle Avondale Estates 30002 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 167 District Representative Post Office 118Post 3 Robert H Bob UF XT 1 Walling 1001 Oxford Rd NE Atlanta 30306 118 Post 4 Elliott H Levitas1352 Jody Lane NE Atlanta 30329 119 Post 1 Walt Davis 3782 Snapfinger Rd Lithonia 30058 119Post 2L F Jenkins 1953 Boulder Hills Drive Ellenwood 30049 119Post 3 James R Westlake3930 West Side Place Ellenwood 30049 119Post 4 Joe S Higginbotham 3147 Robindale Road Decatur 30030 120 Fred L Winkles878 Falcon Drive SW Atlanta 30311 121 Guv Hill 1074 Boatrock Rd Atlanta 30331 122 Young H LonginoPO Box 37 Fairburn 30213 123Post 1 Rodney M Cook3495 Valley Road NW Atlanta 30305 123Post 2 Cecil Turner1779 Merton Rd NE Atlanta 30306 123Post 3 124 125 126127 128 Goodwyn Shag Cates 3234 Roswell Rd NW Atlanta 30305 John Hood 1163 Windsor St SW Atlanta 30310 G D Adams Jr532 St Johns Ave SW Atlanta 30315 Dick Lane2704 Humphries St East Point 30044 Dr William J Bill Cox 324 E Paces Ferry Rd NE Atlanta 30305 Tom Dillon 2528 Linda Lane SE Atlanta 30315 168 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 Representative Post Office Charlie L Carnes1131 Custer Ave SE Atlanta 30316 Nick G LambrosPO Box 13422 Atlanta 30324 William A Bill Sims Jr715 Courtenay Drive NE Atlanta 30306 Rev J D Grier Jr596 Glen Iris Dr NE Atlanta 30308 William H Alexander859 Hunter St NW Atlanta 30314 J C Daugherty202 Daugherty Bldg 15 Chestnut St SW Atlanta 30314 Benjamin D Brown196 Napoleon Dr SW Atlanta 30314 Julian Bond823 Drummond St SW Atlanta 30314 Mrs Grace T Hamilton 582 University PI NW Mrs H C Hamilton Atlanta 30314 Devereaux F McClatchey1045 Hurt Bldg Atlanta 30303 Haskew H Brantley Jr6114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta 30328 Kiliaen V R Townsend120 North Avenue NW Atlanta 30313 Michael J Egan Jr1500 1st Nat Bank Bldg Atlanta 30303 141 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 169 Seating of Members of the Georgia House of Representatives 170 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NUMERICALLY BY SEAT NUMBERS 1 Hamilton 48 Harris of 89 Dixon 133 Harris of 176 Winkles 2 Cook 118th 90 Floyd 14th 177 Grier 3 Lewis 49 Pickard 91 Farmer 134 Vaughan of 178 Egan 4 Newton 50 Jones of 92 Matthews 14 th 1 179 Townsend 5 Parker of 112 th of 29th 135 Dickinson 180 Ross 55th 51 Buck 93 Nimmer 136 Collins of 181 Hood 6 Brown of 52 Berry of 94 Ballard 62nd 182 Lane of 34th 110th 95 Wells 137 Cates 126th 7 Melton 53 Thompson 96 Johnson of 138 Sims 183 Adams 8 Busbee of 110th 40th 139 Minge 184 Dillon 9 Dorminy 54 Shields 97 Moore of 140 Starnes 185 Carnes 10 Grahl 55 Thompson 20th 141 Lowrey 186 Cox 11 Rainey of 111th 98 Dean 142 Steis 187 Parrish 12 Jones of 56 Brantley of 99 Moore of 143 Colwell 188 Roach 76th 63rd 12th 144 Smith of 189 Edwards 13 65th District 57 Nessmith 100 Otwell 117th 190 Poss 14 Leggett 58 Lane of 64th 101 Hill 145 Higgin 191 Kaylor 15 Pafford 59 Lambert 102 Magoon botham 192 Land 16 Thomas 60 Mason 103 Harrison 146 Westlake 193 Joiner 17 Moreland 61 Nash 104 Rush 147 Davis 194 Rowland 18 Ware 62 Oglesby 105 Bostick 148 Jordan of 195 Kirksey 19 Mullinax 63 Ragland 106 Bowen 82nd 196 Hall 20 Palmer 64 Miller 107 Clarke 149 Hutchinson 197 Black 21 Malone 65 Wilson of 108 Matthews 150 Lee of 79th 198 Dailey 22 Lovell 109th of 94th 151 Odom 199 Doster 23 Potts 66 Knapp 109 Fallin 152 Mixon 200 Peterson 24 Blalock 67 Dodson 110 Whaley 153 Hale 201 Stalnaker 25 Gary 68 Laite 111 Berry of 154 Snow 202 Simmons 26 Lee of 35th 69 Caldwell 113th 155 Crowe of 1st 203 Brantley 27 Northcutt 70 Collins of 112 Battle 156 McDaniell of 139th 28 Longino 88th 113 Gignilliat 157 Henderson 204 Shanahan 29 Howell 71 Brown of 114 Gaynor 158 Wilson of Rostrum 30 Vaughn of 135th 115 Tye 102nd Geo L 117th 72 Bond 116 Smith of 159 Cooper of Smith II 31 Jordan of 73 Turner 114th 103rd Speaker 78th 74 Alexander 117 Richardson 160 Howard Rostrum 32 Moate 75 Daugherty 118 Crowe of 161 Branch Glenn W 33 Barber 76 McClatchey 80th 162 Bray Ellard 34 Harrington 77 Conner 119 Phillips 163 Reaves Clerk 35 Chandler 78 Holder 120 McCracken 164 Smith of 3rd 36 Mauldin 79 Douglas 121 Russell 165 Leonard 37 Irvin 80 Gay 122 Wamble 166 Cole 38 Wood 81 Johnson of 123 Cheeks 167 Anderson 39 Cooper of 25th 124 Fleming 168 Hadaway 16th 82 Smith of 125DeLong 169 Harris of 40 Williams 44th 126 Sherman 85th 41 Murphy 83 Wiggins 127 Dent 170 Scarlett 42 Paris 84 Threadgill 128 Maxwell 171 Underwood 43 Savage 85 Merritt 129 Tucker 172 Ward 44 Jenkins 86 Parker of 130 Sullivan 173 Dollar 45 Levitas 46 Walling 68th 87 Funk 131 Barfield 174 Cato 47 Farrar 88 Sweat 132 Bennett 175 Lambros LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 171 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY BY NAMES Adams 183 Dean 98 Johnson of Moreland 17 Snow 154 Alexander 74 DeLong 125 10th 96 Mullinax 19 Stalnaker 201 Anderson 167 Dent 127 Joiner 193 Murphy 41 Starnes 140 Ballard 94 Dickinson 135 Jones of McClatchey 76 Steis 142 Barber B 33 Dillon 184 76th 12 McCracken 120 Sullivan 130 Barfield 131 Dixon 89 Jones of McDaniell 156 Sweat 88 Battle 112 Dodson 67 112th 50 Nash 61 Thomas 16 Bennett 132 Dollar 173 Jordan of Nessmith 57 lhompson of 53 Berry of 110th 52 Dorminy 9 82nd 148 Newton 4 110th Berry of 113th 111 Doster 199 Jordan of Nimmer 93 Thompson of Black 197 Douglas 79 78th 31 Northcutt 27 111th 55 Blalock 24 Edwards 189 Kaylor 191 Odom 151 Threadgill 84 Bond 72 Egan 173 Kirksey 195 Oglesby 62 Townsend 179 Bostick 105Fallin 109 Knapp 66 Otwell 100 Tucker 129 Bowen 106 Farmer 91 Laite 68 Pafford 15 Turner 73 Branch 161 Farrar 47 Lambert 59 Palmer 20 Tye 115 Brantley of Fleming 124 Lambros 175 Paris 42 Underwood 171 139th 203 Floyd 90 Land 192 Parker of Vaughan of 86 14th 134 Brantley of Funk 87 Lane of 68th 63rd 56 Gary 25 126th 182 Parker of Vaughn of 30 Bray 162 Gay 80 Lane of 55th 5 117th Brown of 135th 71 Gaynor 114 64th 58 Parrish 187 Walling 46 Brown of 34th 6 Gignilliat 113 Lee of 35th 26 Peterson 200 Wamble m Buck 51 Grahl 10 Lee of 79th 1511 Phillips 119 Ward 172 Busbee 8 Grier 177 Leggett 14 Pickard 49 Ware 18 Caldwell 69 Hadaway 168 Leonard 165Poss 190 Wells 95 Carnes 185 Hale 153 Levitas 45 Potts 1 23 Westlake 146 Cates 137 Hall 196 Lewis 3 Ragland 63 Whaley 110 Cato 174 Hamilton 1 Longino 28 Rainey 11 Wiggins 83 Chandler 35 Harrington 34 Lovell 22 Reaves 163 Williams 40 Cheeks 123 Harris of Lowrey 141 Richardson 117 Wilson of Clarke 107 14th 133 Magoon 102 Roach 188 102nd 158 Cole 166 Harris of Malone 21 Ross 180 Wilson of Collins of 118th 48 Mason 60 Rowland 194 109th 65 62nd 136 Harris of Matthews of Rush 104 Winkles 176 Collins of 85th 169 29th 92 Russell 121 Wood 38 88th 70 Harrison 103 Matthews of Savage 43 Geo L Smith 11 Colwell 143 Henderson 157 94th 108 Scarlett 170 Speaker Conner 77 Higginboth Mauldin 36 Shanahan 204 Rostrum Cook 2 am 145 Maxwell 1 128 Sherman 126 Glenn W Ellard Cooper of Hill 101 Melton 7 Shields 54 Clerk Rostrum 103rd 159 Holder 78 Merritt 85 Simmons 202 Cooper of Hood 181 Miller 64 Sims 138 16th Cox 39 Howard 186 Howell 160 Minge 29 Mixon 139 Smith of 152 117th 144 Crowe of 1st Crowe of 80th 155 Hutchinson 118 Irvin 149Moate 37 Moore of 32 Smith of 44th 82 Dailey 198 Jenkins 44 12th 99 Smith of 3rd 164 Daugherty Davis 75 Johnson of 147 25th Moore of 81 20th Smith of 97 114th 116 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 173 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1967 1968 174 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL AGRICULTURE COMMUTEE Matthews of 94th Chairman Lowrey ViceChairman Nessmith Secretary Black Branch Cato Collins of 88th Cooper of 16th Dorminy Doster Hadaway Henderson Joiner Jordan of 78th Kirksey Land Newton Nimmer North cutt Parker of 55th Peterson Reaves Russell Vaughan of 14th Whaley Agriculture SubCommittees General Agricultural Matters Collins of 88th Chairman Branch Henderson ViceChairman Peterson Whaley Secretary Livestock Matters Russell Chairman Jordan of 78th Joiner ViceChairman Peterson Reaves Secretary Markets Marketing Newton Chairman Dorminy Doster ViceChairman Reaves Nimmer Secretary Milk Milk Control Black Chairman Hadaway Northcutt ViceChairman Parker of 55th Kirksey Secretary Poultiy Matters Land Chairman Collins of 88th Cato ViceChairman Doster Cooper of 16th Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 175 APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE Floyd Chairman Odom ViceChairman Wiggins Secretary Anderson Barber Bowen Brantley of 63rd Busbee Chandler Clarke Collins of 88th Colwell Cook Daugherty Dean Dixon Dodson Egan Farrar Gary Grahl Hale Hamilton Harrington Harrison Henderson Irvin Jones of 76th Lane of 64th Lee of 35th Longino Lowrey Mauldin Merritt Mixon Moate Murphy Newton Pafford Paris Parker of 55th Phillips Pickard Reaves Rowland Russell Smith of 3rd Steis Stalnaker Sullivan Tye Underwood Vaughn of 117th Ware Wells Williams Wilson of 102nd Appropriations SubCommittees Agriculture Parks Public Works Lowrey Chairman Grahl Collins of 88th ViceChairman Harrison Mauldin Secretary Education Brantley of 63rd Chairman Chandler Parker of 55th ViceChairman Henderson Longino Secretary Continued on next page 176 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Appropriations SubCommitteesContinued Family Children Services Pickard Chairman Hamilton Williams ViceChairman Reaves Merritt Secretary Health Related Agencies Smith of 3rd Chairman Gary Newton ViceChairman Russell Wilson of 102nd Secretary Higher Education Murphy Chairman Egan Irvin ViceChairman Jones of 76th Tye Secretary Stalnaker Highway Department Related Agencies Wells Chairman Barber Dean ViceChairman Vaughn of 117th Sullivan Secretary Labor Defense Public Safety Paris Chairman Colwell Anderson ViceChairman Dixon Daugherty Secretary Law Legislative Regulatory Agencies Rowland Chairman Dodson Lane of 64th ViceChairman Ware Steis Secretary Department of Revenue Pafford Chairman Bowen Clarke ViceChairman Moate Lee of 35th Secretary Phillips State Retirement System Mixon Chairman Cook Underwood ViceChairman Harrington Farrar Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 177 AUDITING ENROLLING AND ENGROSSING JOURNALS COMMITTEE Black Chairman Mauldin Moore of 12th ViceChairman Potts Shields Secretary Rowland Dollar Westlake Edwards BANKS BANKING COMMITTEE Murphy Chairman Land Mo ate ViceChairman Levitas Otwell Secretary Longino Barfield Malone Berry of 110th Maxwell Branch Melton Brown of 34th McClatchey Collins of 62nd Odom Conner Oglesby Crowe of 80th Parrish Daugherty Shanahan Dillon Shields Doster Sims Douglas Smith of 44th Gary Smith of 114th Gaynor Thompson of 111th Harris of 118th Threadgill Henderson Turner Jones of 76th Tye Banks Banking SubCommittees General Banking Crowe of 80th Chairman Henderson Berry of 110th ViceChairman Malone Dillon Secretary Industrial Loans Collins of 62nd Chairman Daugherty Land ViceChairman Shields Longino Secretary 178 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL DEFENSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Ware Chairman Stalnaker ViceChairman Gignilllat SecretaryBerry of 110th Brantley of 139th Crowe of 1st Dean Dollar Defense Veterans Affairs SubCommittees Civil Defense Affairs Dollar Chairman Kaylor Berry of 110th ViceChairman Stalnaker Brantley of 139th Secretary Military Affairs Wood Chairman Kaylor Russell ViceChairman Lane of 126th Gignilliat Secretary Veterans Affairs Floyd Chairman Dean Crowe of 1st ViceChairman Steis Gay Secretary Floyd Gay Kaylor Lane of 126th Russell Steis Wood LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 179 EDUCATION COMMITTEE Barber Chairman Joiner Parker of 55th ViceChairman Jones of 112th Moore of 20th Secretary Levitas Berry of 113th Lewis Bond Mauldin Brown of 135th Miller Chandler Moore of 12th Cooper of 103rd Northcutt Davis Oglesby Dickinson Otwell F allin Pafford Farrar Parker of 68th Funk Parrish Grahl Peterson Hall Rush Hamilton Tucker Harris of 118th Wamble Hutchinson Wilson of 102nd Irvin Wilson of 109th Johnson of 25th Education SubCommittees Authorities Retirement System Hutchinson Chairman Oglesby ViceChairman Chandler Jones of 112th Moore of 12th Secretary Common Schools Irvin Chairman Lewis Hamilton ViceChairman Otwell Davis Secretary School Buildings Supplies Levitas Chairman Bond Dickinson ViceChairman Wilson of 102nd Miller Secretary Continued on next page 180 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Education SubCommitteesContinued Transportation Tucker Chairman Grahl Parrish ViceChairman Rush Fallin Secretary Vocational Education Mauldin Chairman Farrar Joiner ViceChairman Pafford Wilson of 109th Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 181 GAME FISH COMMITTEE Rainey Chairman Johnson of 40th ViceChairman Dickinson Secretary Adams Colwell Cox Dent Doster Grahl Hall Harrison Higginbotham Jordan of 78th Kirksey Lane of 126th Leggett Malone Mullinax Nash Roach Scarlett Stalnaker Sullivan Thomas Walling Whaley Game Fish SubCommittee State Fisheries Grahl Chairman Kirksey Hall ViceChairman Thomas Malone Secretary 182 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL HIGHWAY COMMITTEE Vaughn of 117th Chairman Dean ViceChairman McDaniell Secretary Ballard Blalock Brantley of 139th Buck Cates Collins of 88th Crowe of 1st Crowe of 80th Dent Funk Hadaway Harris of 14th Hill Holder Highway SubCommittees Howard Howell Jenkins Johnson of 40th Joiner Kirksey Mason Matthews of 94th Nessmith Northcutt Parker of 68th Reaves Sherman Simmons Thompson of 111th Turner Wood Highway Authorities Ho well Chairman Harris of 14th Collins of 88th ViceChairman Jenkins Simmons Secretary Highway Maintenance Shop Facilities Thompson of 111th Chairman Joiner Funk ViceChairman Nessmith Wood Secretary Interstate Highway System Blalock Chairman Hill Crowe of 80th ViceChairman Turner Parker of 68th Secretary State Highway System Howard Chairman Johnson of 40th Sherman ViceChairman Northcutt Mason Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 183 HYGIENE SANITATION COMMITTEE Smith of 3rd Chairman Holder Palmer ViceChairman Lambros Laiite Secretary Lowrey Brown of 34th Moreland Cole Savage Cox Townsend Hamilton Hygiene Sanitation SubCommittees General Health Lowrey Chairman Townsend Moreland ViceChairman Cox Secretary Nursing Homes Homes for Aged Palmer Chairman Lambros Hamilton ViceChairman Cole Secretary Professions Relating to Hygiene Sanitation Holder Chairman Laite Savage ViceChairman Brown of 34th Secretary 184 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Lee of 35th Chairman Rowland ViceChairman Collins of 62nd Secretary Barfield Battle Berry of 110th Bray Brown of 135th Conner Dickinson Industrial Relations SubCommittees Holder Lane of 64th Leggett Longino Mullinax Palmer Pickard Sims Thompson of 111th Townsend Employment Services Rowland Chairman Dickinson Holder ViceChairman Townsend Thompson of 111th Secretary General Labor Affairs Barfield Chairman Lane of 64th Bray ViceChairman Mullinax Battle Secretary Workmens Compensation Pickard Chairman Leggett Longino ViceChairman Palmer Brown of 135th Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 185 INDUSTRY COMMITTEE Pickard Chairman Blalock ViceChairman Sweat Secretary Adams Battle Bennett Buck Clarke Cook DeLong Dent Gay Gignilliat Grier Hill Industry SubCommittees Jenkins Lewis Miller Mullinax McDaniell Nash Nimmer Shields Simmons Smith of 117th Snow Tye Whaley Wilson of 109th Industrial Development Shields Chairman DeLong Hill ViceChairman Gay Nash Secretary Industrial Information Coordination Adams Chairman McDaniell Gignilliat ViceChairman Wilson of 109th Mullinax Secretary Tourists Relations Snow Chairman Miller Sweat ViceChairman Nimmer Tye Secretary 186 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INSURANCE COMMITTEE Conner Chairman Dixon ViceChairman Leonard Secretary Berry of 113th Bond Cates Cheeks Cox Dillon Hutchinson Lambros Lee of 79th Mason McClatchey McCracken Poss Ragland Shanahan Sherman Westlake Winkles Insurance SubCommittees Fire Casualty Allied Lines Tee of 79th Chairman Cheeks Westlake ViceChairman Sherman Ragland Secretary Health Life Accident McClatchey Chairman Cox Shanahan ViceChairman Lambros Winkles Secretary Surety Title Dillon Chairman Bond Hutchinson ViceChairman Poss Berry of 113th Secretary INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMITTEE Phillips Chairman Irvin ViceChairman Moate Secretary McCracken Smith of 3rd LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 187 JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Harris of 118th Chairman Snow ViceChairman Jones of 112th Secretary Alexander Bennett Buck Busbee Carnes Cooper of 16th Crowe of 80th Daugherty Dodson Egan Harris of 85th Judiciary SubCommittees Harrison Howard Jordan of 82nd Lambert Lee of 79th Levitas Mixon Richardson Ross Savage Starnes Tucker Walling General Law Procedure Ross Chairman Alexander Harrison ViceChairman Levitas Dodson Secretary Law Enforcement Lee of 79th Chairman Cooper of 16th Crowe of 80th ViceChairman Walling Jordan of 82nd Secretary Pardons Paroles Lambert Chairman Mixon Howard ViceChairman Savage Daugherty Secretary Trusts Estates Harris of 85th Chairman Egan Bennett ViceChairman Starnes Buck Secretary 188 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL LEGISLATIVE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE Caldwell Chairman Walling ViceChairman Brantley of 63rd Secretary Ballard Cates Fleming Irvin Kaylor Minge Pafford Ross Sherman Smith of 44th Thomas Wilson of 109th LOCAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Clarke Chairman Dodson Farrar ViceChairman Hill Harris of 14th Secretary Howard Cole ialnej Davis Ragland LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 189 MOTOR VEHICLES COMMITTEE Williams Chairman Anderson ViceChairman Vaughan of 14th Secretary Adams Barfield Brantley of 139th Caldwell Cole Crowe of 1st Gary Harris of 14th Hood Hutchinson Johnson of 40th Kaylor Knapp Lovell Matthews of 29th Nimmer Otwell Rainey Smith of 44th Wamble Ward Motor Vehicles SubCommittees Motor Carriers Johnson of 40th Chairman Anderson Harris of 14th ViceChairman Vaughan of 14th Cole Secretary Ward Title License Affairs Otwell Chairman Adams Lovell ViceChairman Knapp Barfield Secretary Traffic Safety Control Smith of 44th Chairman Hood Wamble ViceChairman Hutchinson Gary Secretary 190 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Dorminy Chairman Lovell ViceChairman Poss Secretary Battle Edwards Hadaway Knapp Laite Land Lane of 126th Magoon Mason Moore of 20th Parrish Simmons Smith of 117th Starnes Vaughan of 14th Winkles Natural Resources SubCommittees Forestry Forestry Products Magoon Chairman Land Knapp ViceChairman Parrish Laite Secretary Gas Oil Geology Minerals Starnes Chairman 1 Hadaway ViceChairman Vaughan of 14th Lane of 126th Secretary Soil Conservation Poss Chairman Battle Edwards ViceChairman Simmons Smith of 117th Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 191 RULES COMMITTEE Mr Speaker Chairman Btjsbee ViceChairman Lewis of 63rd Secretary Brantley Caldwell Carnes Fleming Hale Howell Johnson of 25th Jones of 76th Lambert Lee of 35th Matthews of 29th Melton Moate McCracken Newton Oglesby Phillips Smith of 3rd Smith of 114th Sweat Townsend Underwood Vaughn of 117th Ware Wells Wiggins Williams Rules SubCommittees Privilege Resolutions Brantley of 63rd Chairman Lambert Ware ViceChairman McCracken Howell Secretary Rules Changes Hale Chairman Jones of 76th Smith of 3rd ViceChairman Phillips Fleming Secretary 192 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL SPECIAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Steis Chairman Minge ViceChairman McClatchey Secretary Berry of 113th Bostick Bray Cato Dillon Douglas Fallin Farmer Gaynor Lambros Maxwell Roach Scarlett Shanahan Thomas Thompson of 110th Special Judiciary SubCommittees Code Revision Gaynor Chairman Farmer Douglas ViceChairman Shanahan Maxwell Secretary Constitutional Amendments Lambros Chairman Cato Roach ViceChairman Dillon Scarlett Secretary Inquiry Investigation Thomas Chairman Thompson of 110th ViceChairman Berry of 113th Secretary Bostick Bray LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 193 STATE INSTITUTIONS PROPERTY COMMI Chandler Chairman Jenkins Richardson ViceChairman Johnson of 25th Colwell Secretary Jordan of 82nd Alexander Leggett Black Moore of 12th Bond McDaniell Brown of 135th Nessmith Collins of 62nd Paris Dailey Potts DeLong Rainey Dollar Roach Funk Rush Gay Sims Grier Starnes Hall Sweat Harrington Thompson of llOt Harris of 85th Ward Higginbotham Wilson of 102nd State Institutions Property SubCommittees Eleemosynary Institutions Johnson of 25th Chairman Harrington Moore of 12th ViceChairman Thompson of 110th Alexander Secretary Penal Institutions Dailey Chairman Black Roach ViceChairman Collins of 62nd Potts Secretary Rush Recreational Facilities Nessmith Chairman Grier McDaniell ViceChairman Higginbotham Sims Secretary Continued on next page 194 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State Institutions Property SubCommitteesContinued State Income Producing Properties Rainey Chairman Gay Wilson of 102nd Starnes V iceChairman Ward Secretary State Ports Dollar Chairman Hall Funk ViceChairman Harris of 85th DeLong Secretary STATE OF REPUBLIC COMMITTEE McCracken Chairman Mixon ViceChairman Underwood Secretary Blalock Bray Cheeks Dailey Davis Douglas Edwards Higginbotham Howell Lambert Leonard Lovell Magoon Maxwell Miller Palmer Parker of 68th Potts Ward Wiggins LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 195 TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE Paris Chairman Fleming ViceChairman Rush Secretary Hood Ragland Smith of 114th Thompson of 110th 196 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA COMMITTEE Matthews of 29th Chairman Jordan of 82nd Lane of 64th ViceChairman Leonard Gaynor Secretary Magoon Alexander Merritt Anderson Minge Ballard Moore of 20th Barber Moreland Bostick Odom Bowen Poss Brown of 34th Richardson Cato Ross Cheeks Savage DeLong Sullivan Farmer Threadgill Floyd Turner Gignilliat Jones of 112th Westlake University System of Georgia SubCommittees Higher Finance Gignilliat Chairman Bowen Sullivan ViceChairman Cheeks Secretary Moreland Long Range Program Moore of 20th Chairman Leonard Farmer ViceChairman Merritt Secretary Minge Ross Westlake LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 197 WAYS MEANS COMMITTEE Melton Chairman Peterson ViceChairman Tucker Secretary Bennett Bostick Bowen Carnes Cook Cooper of 16th Cooper of 103rd Dailey Dixon Dorminy Egan Fallin Hale Jordan of 78th Knapp Laite Lee of 79th Moreland Murphy Nash Phillips Scarlett Snow Threadgill Wamble Winkles Wood Ways Means SubCommittees Income Estate Taxes Dorminy Chairman Bowen ViceChairman Egan Secretary Nash Snow Real Intangible Tax Carnes Chairman Knapp ViceChairman Threadgill Secretary Phillips Winkles Sales Use Tax Hale Chairman Jordan of 78th ViceChairman Wamble Secretary Cooper of 16th Lee of 79th Tax Revision Scarlett Chairman Moreland Bostick ViceChairman Wood Cook Secretary 198 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL WELFARE Wells Chairman Harrington ViceChairman Harris of 85th Secretary Branch Cooper of 103rd Farmer COMMITTEE Grier Hood Matthews of 94th Merritt Smith of 117th Welfare SubCommittees Benefits Harrington Chairman Cooper of 103rd ViceChairman Smith of 117th Secretary Juvenile Matters Merritt Chairman Farmer Branch ViceChairman Harris of 85th Grier Secretary Aid Hood Matthews of 94th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 189 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 201 ORGANIZATION Rule 1 The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives Ga Const art in sec I par I Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the secretary or clerk thereof who shall be exofficio presiding officer until such officer is elected No question except one relating to the organization shall be entertained by such officer and in deciding such question he shall be governed as far as practicable by the standing rules of the House over which he presides In the absence of such officer his assistant may officiate In the absence of both the body may appoint a chairman whose powers and duties shall be the same as those of the secretary or clerk Ga Code Ann sec 47104 Rule 3 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall be elected viva voce from the body Ga Const art Ill sec VI par II Rule 4 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be elected by their respective bodies viva voce and a majority of votes shall be necessary to a choice In like manner the Senate shall elect a president pro tern and the House a speaker pro tern whose powers and duties while presiding or in the absence of the permanent officers shall be the same Ga Code Ann sec 47106 Legislative power and bodies Organization by Clerk or assistant or chairman Election of Speaker Speaker pro tem election and powers 202 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Officers and assistants Rule 5 The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Ga Const art Ill sec VIII par 1 Seats Rule 6 The Speaker shall assign seats to members provided that members who were members of the House during the last regular session of the House shall be allowed to sit in the seats which they held during such last regular session Oath of members Rule 7 Each Senator and Representative before taking his seat shall take the following oath or affirmation towit I will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and on all questions and measures which may come before me I will so conduct myself as will in my judgment be most conducive to the interest and prosperity of this State Ga Const art Ill sec IV par V Rule 8 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Judges to administer oath Rule 9 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art Ill Sec IV Par V 21605 may i be administered to the members of the General Assembly by any Justice of the Supreme Court Judge of the Court of Appeals or judge of the j superior courts to be procured by the person organizing each branch Ga Code Anno sec 47105 A LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 203 Rule 10 There shall be a secretary of the Senate and clerk of the House of Representatives elected by the members of each House respectively viva voce and a majority of votes cast is necessary to elect Their terms of office shall be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected Ga Code Anno sec 47201 Rule 11 Said officers their assistants and engrossing and enrolling clerks before entering on the discharge of their duties shall take an oath before the respective presiding officers of the two Houses to discharge their duties faithfully and to the best of their skill and knowledge oi which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals Ga Code Ann sec 47202 Rule 12 The Clerk of the House shall take an oath for the true and faithful discharge of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and abilities and shall be deemed to continue m office until another is elected Rule 13 The President of the Senate and speaker of the House shall administer the oaths required to the subordinate officers of their respective Houses Ga Code Anno sec 47203 Rule 14 Immediately after their election said secretary and clerk shall each give bond and security in the sum of 5000 payable to the Governor and his successors in office and conditioned ior the faithful discharge of their respective duties said bonds to be approved by the Presi Clerks election and term Oaths of Clerk and assistants Journal entry Term of Clerk Oaths of subordinate officers Bond of Clerk LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 204 dent of the Senate and Speaker of the House respectively Ga Code Ann sec 47204 Clerks care of books Clerks assistants appointment and pay Stenographic reporter Approval of assistant clerks by enrolling committee Rule 15 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Rule 16 The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House Rule 17 Said secretary and clerk shall each select and appoint such assistants as may be necessary for the performance of the clerical work of their respective Houses including clerks for such standing or special committees as may be allowed a clerk by order of their respective Houses the compensation of their said assistants shall be fixed by said secretary and clerk respectively and be paid out of the amounts allowed said secretary and clerk respectively in section 47210 Provided however that if either House shall for any purpose employ a stenographic reporter the cost of such reporter shall not be considered a part of the clerical expenses of such House but shall be provided for by a special appropriation Ga Code Ann sec 47208 Rule 18 No journalizing recording enrolling or engrossing clerk shall be appointed by the secretary of the Senate or clerk of the House ol Representatives until such clerk has been examined by the enrolling committee and certified to his respective House to be competent and well qualified to the discharge of the duties required of him and such clerk shall be removed at any time upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed Ga Code Ann sec 47209 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 205 Rule 19 Each House is entitled to a doorkeeper and messenger to perform such duties as may be required of them who shall be elected as provided for the election of clerk of the House of Representatives and secretary of the Senate and who shall be compensated as provided by each House Ga Code Anno sec 47301 Rule 20 No doorkeeper or other employee of the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet his employment or contract in any way nor shall the person having the appointment of any of said employees consent to any substitution of any other person for any of said employees Ga Code Anno sec 47302 Rule 21 Whenever for any reason the person appointed to any of said positions cannot personally discharge the duties of the same said office shall become vacant and it shall be the duty of the person in whom is vested the appointing power to appoint another person for such time as the original employee cannot discharge his duties and the compensation shall from the date of such new appointment be paid to the new employee for the time he shall serve Ga Code Anno sec 47203 Rule 22 Whenever the provisions of this Chapter shall be violated and any person shall be substituted for another in violation of the same neither the person so substituted nor the person for whom he is substituted shall receive any compensation out of the State treasury and it shall be the duty of the State Treasurer whenever any change shall be made in any of the Doorkeeper and Messenger election and pay No employee substitution Filling vacancies No pay when employee substitution 206 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL persons filling any of said positions to ascertain that the change was made according to the provisions of this Chapter before paying any money to the new officer or employee Ga Code Anno sec 47305 Duties of Messenger Rule 23 It shall be the duty of the Messenger to attend to the wants of the House while in session to aid in the enforcement of order under the direction of the Speaker and to execute the demands of the House from time to time together with all such processes issued under its authority as may be directed to him by the Speaker Distribution of papers The Messenger under the direction of the Clerk shall superintend the distribution by the Pages of all documents and papers to be distributed to the members he shall distribute to the members the usual and necessary stationery required by them Pages Rule 24 Each member of the House shall be allowed a maximum of five Page Days during each annual session One Page Day shall be deemed to be utilized by the service of one Page Said five Page Days may be utilized on one legislative day or on separate legislative days in the discretion of the member No one shall be eligible to serve as a Page who is not at least twelve years of age A member must make a reservation for each Page at least one week prior to the date on which he wishes such Page to serve Privilege of floor Rule 25 No person shall be entitled to enter upon the floor of the House except 1 members and officers thereof 2 members and officers of the Senate 3 the Governor of the State 4 staff members of the Office of Legislative Counsel 5 members of the press telegraph radio LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 207 and television stations and newsreel photographers who bear proper credentials and 6 such others as the House may allow upon recommendation of the Committee on Rules Seats and spaces in the press section shall be assigned and designated by the Speaker Identification cards signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk shall be issued to all persons entitled to privileges of the floor under this rule The Doorkeeper of the House is specifically charged with the duty of enforcing this rule The right is automatically reserved to the Speaker to refuse the issuance of or to revoke cards requested or issued to nonmembers of the House and Senate and thereby prohibit admittance Wives and children of the members of the House may be admitted on the floor of the House provided they shall not be seated at the desk of any member No person shall be admitted on the floor of the House who is engaged in lobbying or who is attempting to influence legislation SPEAKERS POWERS AND DUTIES Rule 26 In all cases of election by the House the Speaker shall vote In other cases he shall not vote unless the House shall be equally divided or unless his vote if given to the minority will make the division equal and in case of such equal division the question shall be lost But in all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass the bill or measure under consider Identification Doorkeepers duty Refusal by Speaker Wives and children No lobbyists Vote 208 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ation and said bill or measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the Speaker shall vote and his vote so cast shall be counted the same as that of any other member Priority of business Rule 27 All questions as to the priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the Speaker without debate Recognition Rule 28 When two or more members shall rise at the same time the Speaker shall name the person entitled to proceed Silence and irrelevant debate Rule 29 The Speaker shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary Yeas and nays Rule 30 The Speaker may at any time order the roll called on any question and take the vote by yeas and nays unless otherwise ordered by the House Substitute Rule 31 The Speaker may during a days sitting name any member to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer Succession Rule 32 Whenever from any cause the Speaker shall be absent the Speaker pro tempore shall preside If both shall be absent the Clerk of the House shall call the House to order and shall preside until the election of a Speaker pro tempore which said election shall be the first business of the House The Speaker pro tempore thus elected shall preside until the return of one of the first named officers when his functions shall cease Rule 33 All committees shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise ordered by the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 209 House The Speaker may create in his discretion within any standing committee a subcommittee or subcommittees and constitute the membership thereof Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the authority of the standing committees or the officers thereof Except for the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Interstate Cooperation beginning with the appointments in 1967 a member shall remain on the committee to which he is appointed so long as he is a member of the House In the event a member desires to change committees he may make a request to the Speaker and in the event a change can be accomplished the Speaker is authorized to make such change Rule 34 The Speaker shall have power to cause the galleries and lobbies of the House cleared by the Messenger and Doorkeepers in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct therein and to cause any person or persons so offending to be arrested and brought before the bar of the House to be dealt with for contempt of the House Rule 34A No person shall enter the gallery of the Hall of the House of Representatives unless such person has been issued a card by the Speaker authorizing such person to enter said gallery Such card must be signed by the Speaker and must be displayed by such person to the doorkeeper of the gallery The Speaker is hereby authorized to revoke any card issued by him Rule 35 The Speaker shall have power to suspend the Messenger and Doorkeepers for misconduct or neglect of duty He shall report any such suspension to the House within twentyfour hours thereafter for such action as the House may see fit to take Appointment of committees and subcommittees Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder Suspension of Messenger and Doorkeepers 210 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Enrolling Committee to report Journal Rule 36 Repealed Jan 9 1967 GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule 37 The following shall be the order of business 1 Scripture reading and prayer by Chaplain 2 Call of the Roll 3 Report of the Committee on the Journal 4 Reading of the Journal 5 Confirmation of the Journal 6 Unanimous consents 7 Motions to reconsider 8 Introduction of bills and resolutions 9 First and second readings and reference of House bills and resolutions 10 Report of standing committees 11 Reading of bills and resolutions favorably reported 12 Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions 13 First and second readings and reference of Senate bills and resolutions 14 Unfinished business of previous session 15 Orders of the day 16 Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions and reports of conference committees 17 House bills and resolutions for third reading Rule 38 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Auditing Enrolling and Engrossing Journals to read the Journal of each days proceedings and report to the House that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Clerk The reports of the Committee on Auditing Enrolling and Engrossing Journals may be made at any time LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 211 Rule 39 The Committee on Rules during the last twentyone days of each session shall arrange and fix the calendar for each days business Such calendar shall be a standing and continuing special order during said period No matter shall be taken up or acted on otherwise than in the order fixed by such calendar except by a threefourths vote of those voting provided such threefourths constitutes a majority of the members elected to the House During the period of operation under this rule the calendar or order of business fixed by the Committee on Rules shall be read by the Clerk immediately after the confirmation of the Journal at each morning session and immediately after the rollcall at each afternoon session Any motion to amend such report either by striking inserting or changing the order shall be made within the first thirty minutes after the reading of such report After the reading of such report and announcement by the Speaker that it is in order for such motions to be made if no such motions are made the House shall proceed to business under the calendar so fixed after which no such motion shall be made during that session No motion to amend the report of the Committee on Rules shall be debatable during the period of operation under this Rule Rule 40 Every motion to make special orders shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the House Rule 41 Any motion to suspend or change the rules or change the order of business shall be decided without debate Provided that whenever a report from the Committee on Rules is submitted to the House the questions arising on said Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days Change by House Reading and motion to change No debate Special orders to Rules Committee Suspension or change of rules or order of business debate 212 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL No debate on Rules Committees report report shall be debatable until the report of the Committee is agreed to or disagreed to or the main question is ordered There shall be no debate however on the report of the Committee on Rules during the last twentyone days of the session Suspension or change of rules or order of business Rule 42 The Rules of the House known as Constitutional rules shall in no case be suspended all other rules shall in no case be suspended or changed and the order of business shall not be changed except by a vote of twothirds of the members voting Provided that in order to so change or suspend the rules or change the order of business said twothirds so voting in favor of said change or suspension shall constitute a majority of the members of the whole House Dispensing with rollcall Rule 43 The rollcall at the opening of each session of the House shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent The motion to dispense with the rollcall shall be decided without debate The electric rollcall system may be used to call the roll by the members using the aye switch to signify their presence Dispensing with reading of Journal Rule 44 The reading of the Journal shall not be dispensed with except by a vote of a majority of the members voting or by unanimous consent The motion to dispense with the reading of the Journal shall be decided without debate Committee reports Rule 45 The several standing committees of the House shall have leave to report by bill or otherwise The report of the Committee on Rules is in order at any time when the House is not actually engaged in other business LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 213 Rule 46 When a message shall be sent to the House of Representatives it shall be announced at the door of the House by the Doorkeeper and be respectfully communicated to the Chair by the person through whom it may be sent Messages may be received at any time while the door is open except while a question is being put or a ballot or a viva voce vote is being taken A message shall be presented to the House by the Speaker when received or afterwards according to its nature and the business in which the House is engaged or its consideration may on motion be ordered by the House Rule 47 Questions of privilege shall be first those affecting the rights of the House collectively its safety dignity and the integrity of its proceedings second the rights reputation and conduct of members individually in their representative capacity only Questions of privilege shall have precedence over all other questions except a motion to adjourn Provided that when any matter is pending before the House no question of personal privilege shall be acted on until the pending question shall be disposed of Rule 48 Every motion for information from the Executive Department or any other Department of the State Government shall lie on the table one day On the following day such motion shall be deemed privileged and shall be in order for immediate consideration at the request of the author or any other member of the House Rule 49 The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Art Ill Sec IV Par Ill of the State Constitution 21503 Messages Questions of privilege Motions for information First meeting 214 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL The hour of meeting shall be 10 oclock AM and the place at the State Capitol first meeting Ga Code Anno sec 47103 Time of meetings Rule 50 The House shall convene at 10 AM Sundays excepted unless otherwise ordered by the House The hour of adjournment shall be fixed by a majority of said House on motion without debate Contempt of nonmembers Rule 51 Each House may punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the session any person not a member who shall be guilty of a contempt by any disorderly behavior in its presence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House Ga Const art Ill sec VII par II Reference to petition in Journal Rule 52 Any member presenting a petition memorial or remonstrance shall as concisely as practicable intimate the name and object of the petitioner memorialist or remonstrant which shall be noted on the Journal and the paper may then be referred without reading Rule 53 For the purpose of making up the budget the Director of the Budget shall have the power and it shall be his duty to require from the proper State officials including herein all executive and administrative officers bureaus boards commissions and agencies expending or supervising the expenditure of and all institutions applying for State moneys and appropriations such itemized estimates and other information in such form and manner and at such times as said Director shall direct The estimates for the Legislative Department certified by the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 215 presiding officer of each House and of the Judiciary as certified by the State Auditor shall be transmitted to the Director in such form and manner and at such time as he shall direct and shall be included in the budget The Director may provide for public hearings on all estimates and may require the attendance at such hearings of representatives of all departments agencies boards commissions or institutions applying for State moneys and appropriations After such public hearings and after examination of the estimates submitted the Director may in his discretion revise all estimates except those for the Legislative and Judicial Departments The Governorelect may advise and confer with the Director in the preparation and revision of the estimates and for this purpose he shall have access to all estimates and requests submitted by the departments agencies commissions and institutions in compliance with the instructions of the Director Ga Code Anno sec 40402 Rule 54 No member shall take any books or papers from the possession of the House or Clerk without first acquainting the Clerk and giving him a receipt to return the same in a reasonable time or on his demand Rule 55 When the reading of any paper is called for and the reading is objected to by any member whether the paper shall be read shall be determined by a vote of the House without debate QUORUM AND ABSENTEES Rule 56 A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a Budget for House Receipt for papers Reading of paper To transact business LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 216 Compelling attendance Messenger to arrest Motion to determine attendance Arrest and discharge smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members as each house may provide Ga Const art Ill sec IV par IV Rule 57 The power to compel the attendance of members in order to keep or secure a quorum shall be vested in the Speaker and to this end he may have the doors of the House closed When the doors are so closed no member shall be allowed to retire from the House without first obtaining leave from the House The Messenger of the House shall be exofficio SergeantatArms of the House and on order of the Speaker may arrest any absentees and bring them before the House when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid Rule 58 Whenever the result of a vote taken shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the House is present or when the Speaker shall officially state the fact to the House it shall be in order for any member to make a motion for a call of the House When such motion is made the Speaker shall state the question as follows Shall the motion for the call of the House prevail and if thirtyfive of the members present shall vote in the affirmative the Speaker shall order the Clerk to call the roll of members and the absentees shall be noted The doors shall then be closed after which the names of the absentees shall again be called Those who do not appear and who are absent without leave may by order of the majority of the members present be sent for and arrested wherever they may be found by the officers to be appointed by the Messenger for that purpose and their attendance secured and the House shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 217 Rule 59 Upon the call of all the members the names of the absentees shall be noted by the Clerk and shall appear upon the Journal And it shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a separate list of the absentees from each days proceedings which list shall be entered upon the Journal The list shall show which of said absentees are absent without leave which are absent with leave which are absent for providential causes and which are absent for business reasons Said separate list shall be read in the House with the Journal upon which the same is entered DEBATE AND DECORUM Rule 60 When any member is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the House he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr Speaker No member shall be recognized by the Speaker unless said member is at his designated seat The member shall be confined to matter in debate and shall not speak more than twice on any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken No member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than one 1 hour in debating any question unless otherwise ordered by the House Any motion to limit or extend the time of individual speeches shall be decided without debate No such motion shall prevail unless it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum Such motion may be made at any time that the movant thereof may legitimately obtain the floor Clerk to list absentees for Journal Request for recognition from seat Limits on debate One hour Limit or extension LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 218 Order against transgression of rules Appeal Penalties Power of House over membership Censure for debate Duties of Clerk and member Time limits If any member in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules of the House the Speaker shall call him to order in which case the said member shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain The House shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Speakers action If the transgressor refuses to submit to the decision of the House for the first offense he shall be reproved for the second he shall be fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars and if he continues refractory he may be expelled from the House by a twothirds vote of the members which said vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and recorded on the Journal of the House Rule 61 Each House shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members and shall have power to punish them for disorderly behavior or misconduct by censure fine imprisonment or expulsion but no member shall be expelled except by a vote of twothirds of the House to which he belongs Ga Const art Ill sec VII par I Rule 62 If any member shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be taken down in writing by the Clerk and read The words excepted to shall then be admitted denied or explained by the member who spoke them Thereupon the question of order shall be decided and such other proceedings had as the House may deem proper in regard thereto Provided that if at any time the House is acting under the previous question such question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have been disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the House But no member shall be held to answer or be subject to the cen LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 219 sure of the House for words spoken in debate if any other member has spoken or other business has intervened before the exception to the words is taken Rule 63 No member shall address the House except as heretofore stated in case of appeals or interrogate a member who is speaking except through the Speaker Should the member speaking decline to be interrupted the Speaker shall cause the member desiring to interrogate to be silent Rule 64 No member shall refer in debate to any private conversation had with another member or to any matters which took place in any committee or in the Senate Rule 65 In speaking a member shall avoid calling any other member by name when he may have occasion to take notice of his observations but may designate him by his position on the floor or by the district he represents or by the county of his residence Rule 66 The members of both Houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly and in going thereto or returning therefrom except for treason felony larceny or breach of the peace and no member shall be liable to answer in any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House Ga Const art Ill sec VII par Ill Rule 67 The members of the House shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking member has taken his seat Address through Speaker Right to continue Reference to conversations etc Reference to members Freedom from arrest Freedom of debate Silence during debate 220 Limits on movement No conversation over bar No inebriates No applause or hisses Method Speakers question Decision of House Time limits LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 68 No member shall pass between the Chair and a member while he is speaking At the time of adjournment no member shall leave his seat until the Speaker retires Rule 69 No member shall converse with anyone over the bar of the House Rule 70 No member or any other person entitled to the privileges of the floor shall be permitted to enter upon the floor of the House while in an intoxicated condition The Messenger and the Doorkeeper of the House are specially charged with the rigid enforcement of this rule Rule 71 Applause or hisses in the Representative chamber or in the galleries or lobby during any speech or legislative proceedings shall be promptly suppressed PROTEST AND APPEAL Rule 72 Should any member of the House be dissatisfied with the ruling of the Speaker on any point he shall rise and respectfully address the Speaker and say I appeal from the decision of the Chair The Speaker will then state to the House the point ruled on and his decision on it and shall then put the question of appeal to the House as follows All in favor of the decision of the Chair standing as the sense of this House will say AyeThose opposed will say No The decision of the House in sustaining or overruling the Speaker shall be final Rule 73 All appeals from the decision of the Chair shall be made immediately and no appeal shall be in order after other business has inter LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 221 vened from the time of the alleged error of the Chair and before said appeal is sought Rule 74 On all appeals on questions of order of a personal character there shall be no debate Rule 75 Where debate is permissible on appeals from the decision of the Chair any member after being recognized by the Speaker may address his remarks directly to the House Rule 76 Any member may enter a protest in writing against the action of the House Said protest shall clearly and succinctly set forth the grounds of such protest It shall not be argumentative it shall not arraign or impugn the motive of the House or of any member thereof Such protest shall be entered by the Clerk upon the Journal of the House MOTIONS Rule 77 When any subject is before the House for consideration or under debate no motion shall be received except the following towit 1st A motion to adjourn 2nd A motion to lay on table 3rd A motion for the previous question 4th A motion to adjourn to a time definite 5th A motion to indefinitely postpone 6th A motion to postpone to a day certain 7th A motion to commit 8th A motion to amend 9th A motion to print Debate limits Addressing Written protest Entry on Journal Motions allowed during debate 222 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Precedence Said motions shall have precedence in the order named Possession and withdrawal Rule 78 After a motion is stated by the Speaker or read by the Clerk it shall be deemed to be in the possession of the House but may by unanimous consent be withdrawn at any time before the decision No second Rule 79 A motion made by any member need not be seconded One at a time Rule 80 No member may make more than one motion at a time While the motion is being put to the House he must resume his seat and he is not further entitled to the floor again unless recognized again by the Speaker No cut off of debate without relinquishing floor Rule 81 No member shall be allowed to address himself to any question and then make any motion the effect of which is to cut off debate without relinquishing the floor When motion in order ADJOURNMENT Rule 82 The motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Rule 83 A motion to adjourn may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained But when the House has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to adjourn is in order nor shall any motion to adjourn be in order after the Clerk has called the first name of the yeas and nays and a vote of one member has been given or after the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 223 Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting or after a division of the House has been had on a vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced In such cases the rollcall shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced before a motion to adjourn shall be in order Rule 84 A motion to adjourn is in no instance debatable nor shall said motion be made a second time until further progress has been made in the business before the House A motion to adjourn in its simple form shall not be amended Rule 85 A motion to adjourn to a particular day or for a particular time if made when the House is not actually engaged in other business is debatable and is amendable as to the day or time proposed Rule 86 When a motion to adjourn in its simple form prevails it adjourns the House to the next sitting day or time in course Rule 87 Whenever the hour of adjournment as fixed by a prior resolution shall arrive while the vote of the House is being taken by yeas and nays the session shall continue until the final vote is taken and announced If said fixed hour of adjournment shall arrive while the House is acting on the main question after the main question has been ordered and before the vote on the main question is being taken either by a Tj0n or y yeas and nays as aforesaid the House shall stand adjourned by virtue of said prior resolution Rule 88 Neither House shall adjourn for more than three days or to any other place without the consent of the other and in case of disagree Debate Renewal Amendment If to particular time Effect Complete yeas and nays Three day and place limit 224 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Disagreement Convening Adjournment of regular session Term of session Pending business Extraordinary session ment between the two Houses on a question of adjournment the Government may adjourn either or both of them Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXII Rule 89 The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1963 and every oddnumbered year thereafter for no longer than twelve 12 days to organize to receive the proposed General Appropriations Bill and to attend to other matters and reconvene on the second Monday in February of each oddnumbered year for no longer than thirtythree 33 days The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1964 and in every evennumbered year thereafter By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of members elected to both Houses of the General Assembly the General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later date asit may fix for reconvening in regular session but shall remain in regular session no longer than fortyfive 45 days in the aggregate m oddnumbered years and no longer than forty 40 days in the aggregate in evennumbered years during the terms for which members were elected All business pending in the Senate or House at the adjournment of any regular session may be considered at any regular session of the same General Assembly as if there had been no adjournment Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the Governor to convoke the General Assembly in extraordinary session or the duty of the Governor to convene the General Assembly in extraordinary session upon the certificate of three fifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section I Paragraph XII Section 23012 of this Constitution If an impeachment trial is pending at the end of any LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 225 regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed Ga Const art Ill sec IV par III TABLING Rule 90 A motion to lay on the table may be made after the motion for the previous question has been sustained but when the House has voted that the main question shall be now put no motion to lay on the table is in order Rule 91 After a yea and nay vote is called on any bill or resolutionthe House not acting at the time under the previous questionand one vote has been recorded or the Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting no motion to table shall be in order until the rollcall shall have been completed When any bill or resolution is tabled after the completion of the rollcall and then taken from the table nothing can be done except to announce the result of said vote as shown by said rollcall at the time said bill or resolution was tabled Rule 92 Nothing may be legitimately laid on the table excepting what may be taken up again Rule 93 No motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order Rule 94 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable Rule 95 A motion to lay on the table or to take from the table may be renewed from time to time when new business has intervened between the votes Delay for impeachment Not after order for main question Delay until rollcall Effect of tabling after rollcall Limits on subject matter Not debatable or amendable Renewal 226 Effect Taking up Calendar Limits on subject matter Debate and amendment No renewal LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 96 If the motion to lay on the table prevails it removes from the consideration of the House the measure together with all the motions attached to it at the time When a proposition is taken from the table it stands before the House in the exact form with all the motions pertaining to it just as it stood at the time the motion to lay on the table prevailed Rule 97 A majority of a quorum voting may take from the table at any time when the House is not engaged on any other measure any bill resolution or paper which has been ordered to lie on the table and when so taken up the same is thereby restored to its appropriate place on the calendar INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT Rule 98 While the motion to indefinitely postpone takes precedence over a motion to postpone to a day certain or to commit or to amend yet this motion cannot be applied to said motions nor can it be applied to incidental questions such as questions of order reading of papers withdrawal of a motion and suspension of a rule Rule 99 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended Rule 100 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has been voted down Rule 101 When a bill resolution or other measure is under consideration on the final read LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 227 ing thereof a motion to indefinitely postpone if Disposal on decided m the affirmative by a majority of those fina1 voting provided the total vote constitutes a readmg quorum thereby disposes of said bill resolution or other measure for the session POSTPONEMENT Rule 102 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incital questions but only t0 the whole measure When the motion prevails it carries forward the whole proposition and its appendages to the dav named J Limits on subject matter Effect Rule 103 On a motion to postpone a question to a day certain it is not in order to debate the nteW merits of the question Debate may be allowed b but it shall be confined strictly to the proposition to postpone and to show why one dav is preferred to another It shall be the duty of the speaker to hold members rigidly to these points Rule 104 The motion to postpone to a dav certain may be amended by substituting one day tor another In this case the time would be treated as a blank and the Speaker should treat Amendmentany such amendment as he would those to fill a hnfeji 111 day designated is known to be lyjjfgffi the limits of the session the Speaker Possible hall treat the motion as one to indefinitely post indfinite Pone the subject muennireiy post postponement ivSmtJ06 If motion to Postpone a bill a not 1or other measure is decided in the RenewaL negative the question is left before the House as 228 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL it was before the motion was made and a second motion to postpone cannot be made on the same day or at the same stage of the proceeding Effect Rule 107 The motion to postpone a bill resolution or other measure to a day certain when decided in the affirmative by a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a quorum removes the subject from before the House until the time designated To types of committees COMMITMENT Rule 108 Motions to commit may be made to refer a bill resolution or other measure to a standing or special committee or Committee of the Whole House Precedence of committees Rule 109 A motion to commit to a standing committee takes precedence over a motion to commit to a special committee and shall be first voted on But where a motion is made that a bill resolution or other measure be committed to the Committee of the Whole House this motion shall be put before either of the above named motions Debate if instructions Rule 110 On a motion simply to commit no debate shall be allowed but where instructions are added the merits of the question may be debated Amendment Rule 111 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another committee for the one named by the member making the motion Recom mitment Rule 112 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or spe LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 229 cial may on motion be recommitted to the same or any other committee by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum RECONSIDERATION Rule 113 Motions for reconsideration shall be m order immediately after the order of unanimous consent on the day succeeding the action sought to be reconsidered and such other days as hereinafter provided Before any action can be reconsidered the movant must have given notice of intention to so move during the legislative day during which the action sought to be reconsidered took place The notice of a motion to reconsider shall not be withdrawn after the time nas elapsed within which it might originallv have been made Hit JHt Time for motion Notice required time When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on Thursday Friday or Saturday the mo Withdrawal tion for reconsideration shall be in order on the o notce following Monday When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last day of the session tbe same may be reconsidered during such day The action of the House upon a House amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which the amendment relates The action of the House on Senate amendments shall be in order for reconsideration immediately and not otherwise Of action on amendment time limits Rule 114 No more than once matter shall be reconsidered 0ne recon sidration Rule 115 All bills reconsidered shall tak their place at the foot of the calendar of billi then in order for a third reading Calendar 280 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ENACTMENT Unanimous consent limits Rule 116 The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time except during the first thirty minutes after the confirmation of the Journal or after the reading of the Journal has been dispensed with for the purpose of asking unanimous consent for the introduction of new matter to read any bill or resolution the second time or any local bill or resolution a third time to put any local bill or resolution upon its passage or to recommit a bill or resolution or to withdraw it from one committee and recommit it to another The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to put any general bill or resolution upon its passage or to read such bill or resolution and recommit it Vote The Speaker shall not recognize any member at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question One at a time The Speaker shall entertain but one unanimous consent at any one time Withdrawal of bill Rule 117 Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the House Transmittal to Senate Rule 118 No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereof except by unanimous consent or unless twothirds of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall so order Provided that any bill or resolution which requires action by the Senate during the last three legislative days shall be immediately transmitted by the Clerk to the Senate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 231 Rule 119 The Committee on Auditing Enrolling and Engrossing Journals shall carefully compare enrolled bills and resolutions correct any errors that may be discovered in the enrolled bills or other papers and make their report forthwith to the House Rule 120 The engrossed copies of all laws and joint resolutions passed by the General Assembly shall be preserved by the chairman of the enrolling committee and deposited in the office of the Secretary of State Ga Code Anno sec 47901 Rule 121 All Acts and Joint Resolutions shall be signed by the Speaker and Clerk and all writs warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the House shall be signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk Rule 122 All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either house shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII Rule 123 Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after its adjournment The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed by each session Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV Enrollment Enrolling committee to preserve laws Signatures Reproposal of laws Journal and law publication 232 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Journal preservation Rule 124 The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Secretary of State but there shall be no other record thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V Filing INTRODUCTION AND READING Rule 125 No bill or resolution requiring the concurring vote of the Senate for passage shall be introduced unless the same shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk before 1000 AM First day of session on the previous day However such a bill or resolution may be introduced on the second day of any regular adjourned or special session if it shall have been filed in the office of the Clerk before 1200 noon of the first day of such session Two copies clerk and press Rule 126 When introducing a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Clerk Form of bills and resolutions Rule 127 All bills and resolutions shall be typed printed or otherwise duplicated and the name of the member introducing the same as well as the district he represents shall be on the back thereof There shall also appear on the back the title or brief summary thereof Subject matter limits Rule 128 No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different for what is expressed in the title thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VIII Reference to laws Rule 129 No law or section of the code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 233 title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI Rule 130 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to an made a part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question When any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local laws must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected under such rules as the General Assembly may in said law provide Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XV Rule 131 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the sheriffs advertisements for Notice on local bills Affidavit of publication Referendum if applies to office Addition to local governing body Notice on local bill 234 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Affidavit the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of 60 days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a Referendum on office part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question Where Addition to local governing authority any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected Ga Code Anno sec 47801 Clerks duty to print and distribute Rule 132 The Clerk shall as soon as possible after any bill or resolution of general application is filed in his office cause the same to be printed and a copy thereof distributed to each member forthwith Whenever any such bill or resolution of general application shall be reported back by the committee to which it was referred with the recommendation that it do pass as amended the Clerk shall cause the recommended amendment No passage until distributed to be printed and copies thereof to be distributed to each member No bill or resolution of general application shall be placed on its passage unless copies of the same and any committee amendments shall have been printed and distributed to the members prior to consideration for passage The House may at any time by a vote of a ma LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 235 jority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum suspend action upon any pending bill or resolution of general application until all amendments offered thereto on the floor shall have been printed and distributed to the members Rule 133 All bills and resolutions shall be called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar or as otherwise directed by the House or the Speaker Provided that the General Appropriation Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill So that the proper numerical order may be accurately and fairly determined as between bills and resolutions it shall be the duty of the Clerk to place on each bill and resolution as same is read the first time a number following the numerical order in which said bills and resolutions are read the first time adopting one series of numbers and the same series of numbers for both bills and resolutions Before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Clerk shall distinctly state its number and the name of the member by whom introduced Rule 134 A motion to engross a bill may be made upon reading the bill the first time and at no other time When a motion to engross is made no debate shall be permitted except that the movant may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum No member shall be recognized at any time for the purpose of asking unani Suspension of bill or resolution for floor amendments distribution Calendar Precedence of General Appropriation Bill Numbering by Clerk at first reading Reading by Clerk Engrossment at first reading Debate Vote No unanimous consent 236 Restricts amendment Readings required Automatic second reading No debate at first or second reading Reference by speaker Unless otherwise ordered LEGISLATIVE MANUAL mous consent to engross a bill or resolution In case of engrossment of any bill or other matter the entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk and the bill or other matter shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed Rule 135 Every bill before it shall pass shall be read three times and on three separate days in each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed Ga Const art III sec VII par VII Rule 136 Whenever any bill or resolution having the force and effect of law is filed and read the first time on the succeeding day said bill or resolution as a matter of course shall automatically be passed to a second reading on the legislative day following the first readingany other provisions of these rules to the contrary notwithstanding No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first or second reading USE OF COMMITTEES Rule 137 Upon the introduction of any bill or resolution or other matter requiring reference to a committee the Speaker shall as a matter of course and without debate commit the same to the proper committee unless otherwise ordered by the House When motion is made to refer a bill or resolution to a committee other than the one to which it is referred by the Speaker no debate shall be LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 237 permitted unless instructions are added Even when instructions are added no debate shall be permitted except that movant may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes All resolutions providing for appointment of committees of inquiry or investigation and any and all other resolutions not privileged except motions for information from the Executive Department and any other Department of the State Government shall be referred by the Speaker to the appropriate committee unless by order of the House referred to some other committee Rule 138 No Committee of the Whole or other committee shall deface or interline a bill resolution or other paper referred to said committee but shall report any amendment recommended on a separate paper noting the section page or line to which said amendment relates Rule 139 All reports of a committee shall be in writing and the minority of a committee may make a report in writing setting forth succinctly the reasons for their dissent Each committee shall wherever practicable include with their report on each general bill or resolution a brief resume of the bill and the reasons for the action taken by the committee If the committee shall so order the Clerk shall have such report printed and distributed to the members of the House Rule 140 In cases where the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill or resolution the same shall be passed to a third reading without question If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution the question shall be on agreeing to Limited debate only where instructions Matters specifically requiring reference No defacement Reporting amendments Form of reports Printing report Action on report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 238 Time limit on motion to disagree Calendar Effect of agreement or disagreement the report of the committee Provided that House and Senate bills and resolutions adversely reported shall not be taken up except by request of the authors of such bill or resolution or some member of the House which request must be made not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report In such case the motion to disagree shall be placed on the calendar If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted Precedence of reports Committee of the Whole Rule 141 Where a bill or resolution has been referred to and reported by more than one committee or has been reported and recommitted to the same committee the last committee report shall be acted on by the House and in all cases the report of the Committee of the Whole House shall be first acted on by the House Forcing report after ten days Notice Rule 142 Whenever any bill or resolution has been referred to a committee and the committee has held the bill or resolution in the custody or control for ten days without reporting on same the author of such bill or any member of the House shall have the right immediately after the confirmation of the Journal to give notice that at the next regular meeting of the House he will submit a motion instructing such committee to report such bill back to the House After which on the next regular meeting day of the House any member of the House immediately after the confirmation of the Journal may move to instruct such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House If the motion prevails it shall be the duty of such committee to report such bill or resolution accordingly with or without recommendation as the case may be at the next regu LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 239 lar session Upon failure of said committee to report such bill accordingly the same shall automatically be returned to the House for consideration Debate on said motion to instruct such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House shall be limited to twenty minutes unless otherwise ordered by the House When such bill or resolution is so reported or returned to the House it may be referred or committed as other bills or resolutions Provided that any motion or resolution to set a special order or to change the order of business for any particular day which has been referred to the Committee on Rules may be held in the custody and control of such committee only three days COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Rule 143 The Speaker may resolve the House into a Committtee of the Whole without a motion being made therefor whenever a bill or resolution required by the rules of the House to be considered in the Committee of the Whole shall be in order for consideration on its third reading Rule 144 The House on motion of a member may resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorum Provided that notice of intention to make such motion shall be given during the session of the preceding day Individual speeches on such motion shall be limited to three minutes If such notice shall not have been given the motion shall prevail if it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting if the twothirds constitutes a majority of all of the members elected to the House Provided further that whenever the House either by its own vote or by unanimous consent shall commit any bill or resolution to Debate limited Recommit ment Three days on order of business Speakers resolving Houses resolving Notice Debate limits Renewal limited 240 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Appropriations Speaker appoints chairman Quorum required Consideration of bills the Committee of the Whole House and subsequently a motion shall be made to resolve the House into a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and such motion shall be lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it shall be the duty of the Speaker to require the Clerk to read the bill or resolution again on the following days session under the order of introduction of new matter or reading of bills the first time and to refer such bill or resolution to the appropriate committee unless otherwise ordered by the House However for the consideration of the General Appropriation Bill the House may on motion of a member resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and no previous notice shall be necessary Rule 145 In forming a Committee of the Whole House the Speaker shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in committee shall be appointed by the Speaker Rule 146 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a vote on any question shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the House is present Whenever it is suggested that a quorum is not present the Chairman of the Committee shall satisfy himself of the fact by actual count of the Committee and shall report the same to the Committee and the Chairman shall on his own motion order that the Committee immediately rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the House Rule 147 In the Committee of the Whole bills shall be first read throughout by the Clerk and then again be read or debated by clauses or sections leaving the preamble to be last considered unless otherwise ordered LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 241 Rule 148 The Rules of the House shall be observed by the Committee of the Whole so far as they may be applicable except that the Committee of the Whole can not refer a matter to any other committee it can not adjourn the previous question can not be enforced a motion to lay on the table or to idefinitely postpone shall not be in order a member may speak as often as he may obtain the floor no call of the House shall be in order and votes shall not be taken by yeas and nays Rule 149 A motion to reconsider shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole Rule 150 The Speaker may in the Committee of the Whole take part in the proceedings and he as well as all other members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed in the Committee of the Whole Rule 151 In the Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the House may be called for by any member and read by the Clerk for the information of the Committee unless the Committee shall otherwise order Rule 152 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole shall have powTer to have the galleries or lobbies cleared in case of any disorderly conduct therein Rule 153 A Committee of the Whole House can not punish disorderly conduct of its members but must report the same to the House for action thereon Buies Action limited Reconsider ation Speakers authority Voting Papers from House Control of order Report on misconduct 242 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Limiting debate Rule 154 If at any time in the Committee of the Whole it shall be desired to close the debate or to limit the time allowed members for speaking the Committee may rise and report its desire to the House and the House shall take such action thereon as it may see fit by a resolution Said resolution shall apply only to the subjectmatter before said committee When said resolution has been agreed to or refused by the House the action of the House shall be deemed the sense of the Committee and the House may then on motion again resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole and continue the consideration of the subject Recess Rule 155 In the event that a Committee of the Whole House at any sitting for want of time shall fail to complete any matter under consideration it may on motion at any time rise report progress and have leave to sit again generally or at a day certain Adjournment Rule 156 A motion that the Committee rise report progress and ask leave to sit again may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Such motion shall take precedence over all other motions and shall be decided without debate When it prevails the Committee shall immediately rise When the regular hour for adjournment of the House arrives the Committee shall automatically rise and the Speaker shall assume the Chair Completion of work Rule 157 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question it shall rise and the Chairman shall be instructed to report the action of the Committee to the House Report to Speaker At this point the Speaker shall resume his seat and the Chairman shall return to the floor and LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 243 shall state in substance as follows Mr Speaker the Committee of the Whole House has had under consideration naming what and has instructed me as its Chairman to report the same back to the House with the recommendation that the same do pass or do pass as amended or do not pass as the case may be The Speaker shall receive this report and repeat the same and the matter shall then be before the House for action just as though reported by any other committee Rule 158 Amendments offered to an amendment in the Committee of the Whole shall not be reported to the House but the report shall contain only the result of the Committees action on the bill resolution or measure under its consideration Rule 159 Amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole may be amended or rejected by the House and matters stricken out by the Committee may be restored by the House Rule 160 The proceedings of the Committee of the Whole shall not be recorded in the Journal of the House except so far as reported to the House by the Chairman of said Committee AMENDMENT Rule 161 There are three ways in which a proposition may be amended towit 1st By inserting or adding words 2nd By striking out words 3rd By striking out and inserting words Speakers report Contents of report Action on report Journal entry Methods 244 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Limits Substitute Form Speaker to strike irrelevant amendments Limited to subject matter Blanks to be filled Order of perfection An amendment is itself subject to be amended in all three of the ways above mentioned but it is not permissible to amend an amendment to an amendment Rule 162 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Rule 163 All motions to amend any matter before the House must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment desired and the part of the bill or resolution where said amendment shall be inserted or added Rule 164 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment which is not germane to the subject under consideration shall be ruled out of order by the Speaker Rule 165 No motion on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment Rule 166 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend the proposition Rule 167 When a bill or resolution is before the House for consideration and amendments are pending thereto and a substitute shall be offered for said bill or resolution and an amendment shall be offered to said substitute it shall be in order for the House to perfect first the original bill or resolution and then perfect the substitute The question shall then be on agreeing to the substitute as amended if it be amended and if decided in the affirmative the question LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 245 shall be Shall this bill pass or resolution be adopted as the case may be by substitute Rule 168 When a motion is made to amend by striking out a part of a bill or resolution any amendment offered to perfect the part proposed to be stricken shall be put first before the question is put for striking it out Rule 169 On all questions whether in committee or in the House the last amendment the most distant day and the largest sum shall be first put Rule 170 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Rule 171 After commitment of a bill and report thereof to the House it may be amended before the report of the committee is agreed to by the House but the amendments if any reported by the committee shall be disposed of before any other amendment be considered unless it be an amendment to a committee amendment Rule 172 An amendment cannot be offered after the report of the committee to which the bill or resolution under consideration was referred has been agreed to by the House unless said action of the House in so agreeing to said report of said committee shall first be reconsidered Rule 173 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Clerk shall read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended Priority of amendments Committee report amendments Not while agreement on committee report Clerks reading 246 Consideration by parts Committee amendments automatic No recurring Precedence of action on Senate amendment Speakers power to rule out if not germane Clerks report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 174 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final reading and the House shall agree to a motion to consider the same by sections or paragraphs the Clerk in reading the same shall pause at the end of each section or resolution and the amendments thereto shall be offered as the several sections or resolutions are read But the amendments offered by the committee to which said bill or resolution was referred shall be read by the Clerk without any motion being made When a section or resolution shall have been considered it is not in order to recur and amend it Rule 175 The questions which arise before the House respecting amendments by the Senate to a House bill or resolution are in order of precedence 1st A motion to agree to the Senate amendment 2nd A motion to disagree with the Senate amendment 3rd A motion to recede from the Houses disagreement or amendment 4th A motion to insist on the Houses disagreement or amendment 5th A motion to adhere to the Houses disagreement or amendment The Speaker is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in his opinion a Senate Amendment to a House Bill is not germane to rule out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the Speaker if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be the same as a vote of the House to disagree and the Clerk shall so report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 247 it to the Senate Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to agree Provided that when any question of disagreement with the Senate arises the following motions shall be in order at any time the movant can legally obtain the floor 1st a motion to insist upon the House position 2nd a motion to recede from the House position Debate thereon is limited as in the case of reconsideration These motions shall be put in the order listed subject to disposition by the House of any amendments affecting the matter in disagreement Rule 176 A motion to amend an amendment made by the Senate to a House bill or resolution takes precedence over a motion to agree or disagree to said amendment Rule 177 When any bill or resolution which originated in the House has been amended in the Senate and is before the House for action on the Senate amendment an amendment may be offered in the House to the Senate amendment but the House amendment to the Senate amendment cannot be further amended It must be agreed to or voted down Rule 178 A Senate amendment to a House bill or resolution must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration Any rule contravening the letter or spirit of this Rule is hereby repealed Rule 179 Whenever any member moves that a Committee of Conference be appointed on disagreeing votes or other matters of the two houses and said motion prevails the Speaker shall appoint three 3 members for tne Corn Disagreement motions Debate limited Precedence of amendment Limits on amendment Adoption of Senate amendment Conference Committee Appointment on motion LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 248 mittee who voted in the majority on the position assumed by the House if such vote has been had Consideration Recommenda tions The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend decision by either house new amendments new bills and resolutions or other germane changes unless instructed otherwise by the House on motion before the members of the Conference Committee are appointed A report of a Committee of Conference must Report be approved by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee before the report may be transmitted to either the Senate or the House After a Committee of Conference has been in existence for five 5 days and has failed to Discharge make a report to the House on the question under consideration the House on motion and by a majority vote of all members elected to the House may discharge the House conferees and appoint new conferees instruct said House conferees or make any other motion not contrary to the rules of Last five days the House Provided that during the last five 5 of session days of the session the above motions may be made and passed at any time but not more often than every three 3 hours Distribution of report Adoption of report All Conference Committee reports shall be printed and distributed to the Representatives prior to consideration of the same unless the printing of the same be dispensed with by a majority vote of all members elected to the House Any Conference Committee report must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 249 PREVIOUS QUESTION Rule 180 The previous question may be called and ordered upon a single motion or an amendment or it may be made to embrace all authorized motions or amendments and include the entire bill Rule 181 Any member may call for a division of the question on a subject which in the opinion of the presiding officer is one which may be divided Rule 182 The member calling for a division must state what definite parts and how many he would have the question divided into Each part of the divided proposition must be so distinct that if taken away the remainder can stand by itself as a consistent and entire unit A qualifying paragraph an exception or a proviso if taken from that to which it belongs would not contain a distinct or entire proposition A motion to strike out and insert is an indivisible proposition Rule 183 The motion for the previous question shall be decided without debate and shall take precedence over all other motions except a motion to adjourn or to lay on the table Neither of said motions shall be made more than once until after the previous question has been exhausted When it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If this be decided by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and the next question towit Shall the main question be now put is decided in the affirmative by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a Subject matter Call for division Distinct parts No debate on motion Precedence Form of questions Vote Main question 250 Adjournment Reconsidera tion Debate Committee Introducer Others One time If minority committee report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL quorum all other motions except one to reconsider the action in ordering the main question will be out of order and the House cannot adjourn until the previous question is exhausted or the regular hour of adjournment arrives But no motion to reconsider the action of the House in ordering the main question shall be in order after the Clerk has called the first name on call of the yeas and nays and the vote of any member has been given or the Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting or after a division of the House has been had on the vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced in such cases the rollcall sbull be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced Rule 184 When the previous question has been ordered the House shall then proceed to act on the main question without debate except that before the main question is put twenty minutes shall be allowed to close the debate to the committee whose report of the bill or other measure is under consideration If the report of the committee is adverse to the passage of the bill or other measure the introducer of the bill shall be allowed twenty minutes before the time allowed to the committee The Chairman of the committee or the introducer of the bill or other measure may yield the floor to such members as he may indicate for the time or any part of it allowed under this rule This rule shall not be construed to allow the twenty minutes above referred to to be used more than once on any bill or measure and then on the final passage of the bill or measure In all cases where a minority committee report has been submitted on any matter if the previous question is ordered there shall be twenty mm LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 251 utes allowed to the member whose name is first signed to said minority report or to such member or members as he may indicate for the time so allowed or any part of it before the twenty minutes allowed to the Chairman submitting the majority report Rule 185 A call of the House shall not be in order after the previous question is ordered unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the Speaker that a quorum is not present Rule 186 All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made for the previous question and pending such motion shall be decided whether on appeal or otherwise without debate Rule 187 The effect of the order that the main question be now put is to bring the House to a vote on pending questions in the order in which they stood before it was moved Rule 188 After the main question has been ordered a motion to reconsider this action will if adopted have the effect to repeal the ordering of both the main question and the previous question and will leave the pending measure again open to debate and amendment The motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question can be made only once and if lost or if the main question is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained VOTING Rule 189 No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the No call unless no quorum No debate on incidental questions Effect of main question Effect of reconsideration Limits on reconsideration Requirements for law 252 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Journal members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI General requirement Rule 190 In the event no specific vote is provided in these rules for the passage of any resolution motion or measure which will not become a law the vote for such passage must be by at least a constitutional majority of members elected to the House unless enacted by unanimous consent Time for Rule 191 No member shall be permitted to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question until the question is put to the House by the Speaker by viva voce vote or division of the House or until after the roll call has begun Speakers question Rule 192 The Speakers method of stating a question or any motion after the same has been read to the House by the Clerk shall be as follows All in favor of the motion will say Aye Requiring division Those opposed will say No When a decision seems doubtful to the Speaker or when a division of the House is called for by any one member of the House the Speaker shall call upon the members in favor of the motion to rise After a count is had by the Clerk he shall call upon the members to reverse their positions and the Speaker shall announce the result Roll call to determine quorum Rule 193 When less than a quorum vote on any subject under consideration by the House the Speaker may order the doors of the House to be closed and the roll of members called by the Clerk or the electric rollcall system If it is LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 253 ascertained that a quorum is present either by answering to their names or by their presence in the House the refusal of any member present to vote unless excused shall be deemed a contempt of the House Rule 194 After the main question is ordered any member may call for a division of the House in taking the vote or may call for the yeas and nays if the call for the yeas and nays is sustained by onefifth of the members voting the vote shall be taken by the yeas and nays and so entered on the Journal Rule 195 A motion for the call of the yeas and nays shall be decided without debate Rule 196 On the call of the yeas and nays the Clerk shall read the names of the members after they have been called and no member shall be permitted to change his vote unless he at that time declares that he voted under a mistake of the question When the electric rollcall system is used this rule shall not be applicable Rule 197 When the question is put every member within the hall shall vote unless he is immediately and particularly interested therein or unless he is excused by the House A motion to excuse a member from voting must be made before the House divides or before the call of the yeas and nays is commenced and it shall be decided without debate except that the member making the motion may briefly state the reason why in his opinion it should prevail Rule 198 No member shall vote upon any question in the result of which he is immediately and particularly interested In every case where Vote required Call for division or yeas and nays J ournal No debate on motion for yeas and nays Clerks call Changed vote Electric rollcall Vote required Excuse time and debate Not jf interest 254 Contesting seats No pairing No vote for another Explanation No debate during yeas and nays Verification Electric rollcall Speakers use of viva voce call LEGISLATIVE MANUAL the seat of a member is being contested the sitting member and the contestant shall both retire from the House before the vote is taken Rule 199 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting I Rule 200 No member or person shall vote for I or attempt to vote for another member on any question or proposition Violation of this rule shall be deemed to be disorderly behavior and sub I ject to punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the House Rule 201 No member shall be permitted to I explain his vote during a roll call but he may I reduce his explanation to writing in not I than 200 words If this writing is filed with the I Clerk on the same day as the roll call the writing I shall be spread upon the Journal Rule 202 During the calling or reading of I yeas and nays on any question no debate shall I be had I I i Rule 203 Verification of a roll call vote may be I dispensed with only by unanimous consent the I Speaker shall not entertain a motion to that el I feet When the electric rollcall system is used no verification of the roll call vote is required Rule 204 In all rules providing for the taking I of yeas and nays the electric rollcall system I shall be used and shall have the force and effect I of a rollcall taken as provided in these rules lj except the Speaker may order the Clerk to take I a viva voce rollcall unless otherwise ordered by 11 the House In the event the electric rollcall I system is out of operating order the Speaker I shall order a viva voce rollcall On all other I LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 255 questions or propositions the Speaker may in his discretion order a rollcall on the electric rollcall system or a viva voce roll call unless otherwise ordered by the House When the House is ready to vote upon a question requiring a rollcall and the vote is to be by electric rollcall the Speaker shall state The question is on designating the matter to be voted upon All in favor of such question shall vote Aye and all opposed shall vote No The Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine When sufficient time has elapsed for each member to vote the Speaker shall ask Have all members voted and after a short pause shall ask Does any member desire to change his vote before the machine is locked The Speaker shall then lock the machine and state The Clerk will now take the vote After the machine is locked by the Speaker no member may change his vote and the votes of tardy members will not be recorded The Clerk shall count the votes and the Speaker shall then announce the results Rule 205 Each member shall vote from his own seat when the yeas and nays are taken by the electric roll call and during such a vote no person shall be allowed upon the floor of the House except the members and attaches thereof Rule 206 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act or resolution the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal Method for electric rollcall No late votes Vote from seat Journal record of yeas and nays Ga Const art in sec VII par XIX 256 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Consideration and veto Overriding Dividing appropriations Rule 207 The yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI Rule 208 Whenever on any question the yeas and nays shall have been ordered the Clerk shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting GOVERNORS ACTION Rule 209 The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws but twothirds of each House may pass a law notwithstanding his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual until passed by twothirds of each House Whenever such Bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor to transmit such Bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such Bill was passed Such Bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 257 days of the next regular Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly to the other Branch of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such Bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider and act upon such Bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overriding by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such Bill shall become law In the event either Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a Bill such Bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event any bill is enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon by the Branch of the General Assembly last acting upon such bill Provided however that any bills that are vetoed by the Governor after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election in which the Governor is elected shall not be subject to be overriden by the next regular session of the General Assembly Ga Const art V sec I par XV Rule 210 Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary except on a question of election or adjournment shall be presented to the Governor Subject matter 258 Not constitutional amendments Signature required Exceptions Appointment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL and before it shall take effect be approved by him or being disapproved shall be repassed by twothirds of each house provided however that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to confer on the Governor the right to veto or enter his disapproval of any proposal made by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art V sec I par XVI Rule 211 No provision in this Constitution for a twothirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING Rule 212 The Speaker shall appoint the following standing committees 1 Agriculture 2 Appropriations 3 Auditing Enrolling Engrossing Jour nals 4 Banks and Banking 5 Defense and Veterans Affairs 6 Education 7 Game Fish 8 Highways 9 Hygiene and Sanitation 10 Industrial Relations LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 259 11 Industry 12 Insurance 13 Interstate Cooperation 14 Judiciary 15 Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment 16 Local Affairs 17 Motor Vehicles 18 Natural Resources 19 Rules 20 Special Judiciary 21 State Institutions Property 22 State of Republic 23 Temperance 24 University System of Georgia 25 Ways and Means 26 Welfare No member of the House shall be appointed to or serve on less than two 2 or more than three 3 standing committees of the House with the exception of the Committee on Interstate Cooperation The Speaker shall be an exofficio member of all standing committees of the House but shall have no vote as an exofficio member except on the Committee on Rules of which he shall be Chairman The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations shall be exofficio members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means shall he exofficio members of the Committee on Appropriations Except as hereinafter provided the Speaker shall appoint a Chairman a ViceChairman and a Secretary for all standing committees and for all subcommittees created by him The Majority Leader shall be Vice Chairman of the Rules Com Membership limits Exofficio members Appointment of officers 260 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Vacancies Organization Calling meetings Vice chairmans power Control of subcommittees Minutes mittee and the Minority Leader shall be a member of the Rules Committee Each such Leader must be certified as such by his Party Caucus Chairman to the Speaker of the House and to the Clerk of the House Rule 213 After the announcement of the standing committees no other members shall be placed thereon except that when members have been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or otherwise the Speaker may assign said members to such committees as he may see fit and he may fill any vacancy in the offices of Chairman Vice Chairman or Secretary Rule 214 Each committee or subcommittee shall first meet upon the call of the Chairman and perfect its organization After the organizational meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its Chairman provided that the Vice Chairman may call a meeting of the committee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate from the Speaker certifying that the Chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the Chairman to so call the meeting to consider such measures as specified by the Chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported to the House until it has been acted upon by the full standing committee and all actions of any subcommittee shall be approved or disapproved by the standing committee The Secretary of each standing committee or subcommittee shall keep minutes of the meetings of the committee or subcommittee as directed by the Chairman These records shall be available to any member of the House but shall not be matters of public record Rule 215 Repealed Jan 9 1967 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 261 Rule 216 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Rule 217 The Auditing Enrolling and Engrossing Journals Committee shall before auditing the account of any member for expenses as a committeeman or any account prescribed by a member for any expense incurred in discharge of any duty as a member of this House require of such member an itemized statement of such account supported by proper vouchers for each item of said account Rule 218 All officers and employees provided for in this and the preceding Chapter shall be paid for their services by the State Treasurer only upon the approval of their accounts by the auditing committee of the Senate and House of Representatives Ga Code Anno sec 47304 Rule 219 The compensation due to the officers and members of the General Assembly shall be certified by the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives respectively upon the report of the auditing committee to the State Treasurer who afterwards shall pay each member who shall present his account duly audited Ga Code Anno sec 47110 Rule 220 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Rule 221 It is part of the duty of the joint standing committee on finance to examine the accounts and vouchers of the Comptroller General and State Treasurer as to all moneys received into and paid out of the treasury during the last fiscal year to compare the warrants drawn during that period with the several laws by authority of which they purport to be drawn to examine into the other accounts and books of Expense account to Auditing Committee Auditing Committee approval of accounts Speaker to certify accounts Joint committee on financing to examine State accounts 262 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL No disparagement in nomination Viva voce vote Journal entry Meet in House President presides Vote required Actions on returns for Governors election such officers to count the money on hand at the time of the examination and to examine the annual reports made by said officers to see if they are sustained by the true condition of their offices and report the result to each branch of the General Assembly Ga Code Anno sec 47601 ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR Rule 222 Repealed Jan 9 1967 Rule 223 In nominating candidates for any office no other candidate shall be disparaged Rule 224 All elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall in such cases preside and declare the results Ga Const art Ill sec X par I Rule 225 In all elections a majority of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice Rule 226 The returns for every election of Governor shall be sealed up by the managers separately from other returns and directed to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall without opening said returns cause the same to be laid before the Senate on the day after the two houses shall have been organized and they shall be transmitted by the Senate to the House of Representatives The members of each branch of the General Assembly shall convene in the Representative LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 263 Hall and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns in the presence and under the direction of the General Assembly and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State but if no person shall have such majority then from the two persons having the highest number of votes who shall be in life and shall not decline an election at the time appointed for the General Assembly to elect the General Assembly shall immediately elect a Governor viva voce and in all cases of election of a Governor by the General Assembly a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice Ga Const art V sec I pars Ill and IV Rule 227 The General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns of the election for Governor as provided by Article V of the Constitution of the State and shall determine all questions relating thereto including any contested election and any question as to the eligibility or qualifications of the person elected Governor and shall at the time provided by section 40103 inaugurate as Governor the person determined by the General Assembly to have been elected or the person elected by the General Assembly as provided by the Constitution Ga Code Anno sec 401041 Rule 228 The Governor shall begin the discharge of his duties from the time of his inauguration The ceremony of inauguration shall take place during the first week of the session of the General Assembly next after the election and on such day of that week as the General Assembly by joint resolution shall appoint On failure of appointment it shall take place at 12 oclock Inauguration First week 264 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Oath Journal entry Contested elections Resolution Vote meridian on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause Ga Code Anno sec 40103 Rule 229 The oath prescribed by the ninth Paragraph of the first section of the fifth Article of the Constitution of this State shall be taken by the Governorelect in the presence of the General Assembly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Upon so taking the oath the Governorelect shall become Governor Ga Code Anno sec 40104 Rule 230 The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath or affirmation I do solemnly or affirm as the case may be that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America Ga Const art V sec I par IX Rule 231 The fact of such inauguration of the Governor shall be entered upon the journal of the House of Representatives and shall be conclusive evidence of his right and title to the office and of his eligibility and qualification Ga Code Anno sec 401042 Rule 232 Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law Ga Const art V sec I par V CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Rule 233 An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a resolution in the Senate or the House of Representativxes and if the same shall be agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 265 such proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposed amendment 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 whether a proposed amendment is general and if not general shall determine what political subdivision or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each Congressional District of the State If such proposed amendment is not general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the directly affected political subdivision or subdivisions are located In the event no such newspaper is located in such county a newspaper in an adjoining county shall be used Any proposed amendment which is general shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment 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 Journal entry Repeal or amendment Approval 266 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Language of proposal each political subdivision affected shall be counted separately in determining 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 Assembly voting thereon in each such political subdivision before it shall become a part of this Constitution The General Assembly in the resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment Separate proposals When more than one amendment is submitted at the same time they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately Ga Const art XIII sec I par I Convention Rule 234 No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or change this Constitution unless by the concurrence of twothirds of all members of each house of the General Assembly The representation in said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly Ga Const art XIII sec I par II No veto Rule 235 The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution Ga Const art XIII sec I par Ill Appropriations required APPROPRIATIONS CLAIMS AND FINANCE Rule 236 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 267 Rule 237 All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X Rule 238 All resolutions which may appropriate money out of any fund shall be treated in all respects in the manner of introduction and procedure as bills they shall originate in the House of Representatives and shall receive three readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills Ga Code Anno sec 47503 Rule 239 Within seven days after the convening of the General Assembly the Governor shall submit to the General Assembly in printed form a budget covering the ensuing two fiscal years The budget shall contain a complete plan of proposed expenditures and actual revenues and expenditures for each of the particular fiscal years to which it relates If the proposed expenditures for either fiscal year shall exceed the estimated revenues therefor the Governor shall recommend the sources from which the additional revenues shall be provided The Governor shall submit to each House of the General Assembly at the same time he submits his budget 1 printed copies of a budget message containing any explanations or comments he may desire to make as to the important features of the budget and 2 printed copies of a tentative bill for all appropriations under the budget clearly and properly classified for each fiscal year in the ensuing biennial period The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall cause said bill to be promptly introduced therein and such bill shall be known as the budget bill Before final action thereon by the General Assembly the Origination in House Resolutions treated the same Budget Introduction through Speaker 268 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Separation of classes of expenditures Governor may amend or supplement the budget to correct an oversight or in case of an emergency with the consent of the General Assembly by delivering such an amendment or supplement to the presiding officer of each House The appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution receiving and expending State moneys may be by lump sum in which shall be distinguished for each fiscal year the amount appropriated to be expended for maintenance and operation and the amount appropriated to be expended for capital improvements andor fixed charges Ga Code Anno sec 40403 Contents of General Appropriation Bill Rule 240 The General Appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Government payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills each embracing but one subject Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IX Required itemization of past appropriation s Rule 241 All general appropriation bills in addition to the customary itemized statements of the amounts appropriated for the usual expenses of the executive legislative and judicial departments of the Government and for the support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State shall contain also a like itemized statement of all amounts appropriated by any previous law to be paid annually out of the treasury and such amounts so appropriated by previous laws shall not be paid from the treasury unless they are embraced in the general appropriation Act Ga Code Anno sec 47502 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 269 Rule 242 Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money and no appropriation shall allocate to any object the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part or percentage thereof An amount equal to all money derived from motor fuel taxes received by the State Treasurer in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year following for all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasurer to make such grants Said sum is hereby appropriated for and shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specifically stated in any General Appropriations Acts passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be subject to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this paragraph And provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall not be subject to budgetary reduction In the event of invasion of this State by land sea or air or Specific sum not fund Motor fuel taxes to highways Emergency 270 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Contingent appropriation in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor said funds may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the Executive Order of the Governor The provisions of this amendment shall become effective July 1 1961 Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV Rule 243 To the end that all expenses of the State may be brought within the budget the budget appropriations bill shall also contain a specific sum as a contingent or emergency appropriation The manner of the allocation of such contingent or emergency appropriation shall be as follows Any department commission board institution or other agency of the State desiring an allotment out of such emergency appropriation shall upon forms prescribed by him present such request in writing to the Director of the Budget with such information as he may require and the Director may allow or disallow the request in his discretion Ga Code Anno sec 40408 Budget Bill first Rule 244 Neither House shall consider other appropriation bills until the budget bill shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor and no such other appropriation bills shall be valid except in accordance with the following provisions Supplemental appropriations 1 Every such appropriation bill shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work object or purpose therein stated and called herein a supplementary appropriation bill 2 No supplementary appropriation shall be available unless and until the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid and collected for such purpose unless it shall appear from such budget that there is sufficient revenue available and any unused portion of any such supplemental appropriation shall be paid into the general treasury Ga Code Anno sec 40406 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 271 Rule 245 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriation Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary appropriation Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriation Bill until the General Appropriation Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor Ga Const art VII sec IX par Ill Rule 246 The clerk of the House of Representatives shall provide out of the contingent fund of the House of Representatives a wellbound book which he shall deliver to the chairman of the appropriations committee of the House as soon as such chairman shall be appointed and said chairmen shall enter or cause to be entered in such book in the order of their introduction all bills seeking directly or indirectly to obtain appropriations from the State treasury with a brief statement of the contents of such bill together with the number thereof the name of the introducer and any other facts developed before the committee that will throw any light on the nature of the legislation proposed by the bill After the adjournment of the General Assembly said chairman shall deposit said book with the Secretary of State who shall deliver the same to each successive chairman of said committee as soon as he shall have been appointed Appropriation book for chairman of Appropriation s Committee Safekeeping by Secretary of State Ga Code Anno sec 47501 272 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Consideration by Committee of the Whole Hearings Amendment Recording of yeas and nays Action on claims Clerks duty Rule 247 All proceedings touching the appropriating of money shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House Rule 248 The Governor and such representatives of the departments officers commissions agencies and institutions expending or applying for State moneys as have been designated by the Governor for this purpose shall have the right and when requested by the General Assembly it shall be their duty to appear and be heard with respect to any budget bill during the consideration thereof and to answer inquiries relative thereto Ga Code Anno sec 40405 Rule 249 The General Assembly may amend the budget bill in any way it may deem desirable provided such amendments do not create a deficit Ga Code Anno sec 40404 Rule 250 No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII Rule 251 Whenever there shall be regularly introduced in either branch of the General Assembly by a member thereof a resolution or bill seeking compensation or reimbursement from the State of Georgia or any of its departments or agencies for any person who has been injured or damaged from whatsoever cause alleged and claimed the clerk of the House of Representatives or the secretary of the Senate as the case may be shall forthwith transmit a certified copy of such resolution or bill to the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State Immediately after such resolution or bill has been re LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 273 ceived the chairman of the State Highway Board director of Public Health and Secretary of State shall set a date for a hearing which shall be held as soon as practicable and shall notify the member of the General Assembly who introduced the resolution or bill the person for whose benefit the same was introduced the Attorney General and such other persons as the said board deems necessary including such persons as the said members of the General Assembly shall request in writing to the board to be so notified the time and place of such hearing Ga Code Anno sec 47504 Rule 252 The chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State shall hear the sworn evidence concerning the matter at issue and shall prepare a statement of the findings of the relevant and material facts presented to said board together with their determination of the merits of the matter and their recommendation as to the payment of the compensation or reimbursement being sought This statement of the findings of the facts determination and recommendations shall be immediately transmitted to the chairman of the committee of the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be to which the resolution or bill was referred for consideration Ga Code Anno sec 47505 Rule 253 The chairman of the committee to which such resolution or bill was referred upon introduction when receiving the findings determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State shall immediately call a meeting of such committee which committee shall read and study Notice of hearing Hearing Findings Report to committee Committee consideration required 274 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Report to House the findings determination and recommendation of said board and shall then decide whether or not to recommend to the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be that said resolution or bill shall or shall not pass Thereafter such resolution or bill shall take the usual course of procedure as any other resolution or bill as provided by law and the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be Ga Code Anno sec 47506 Finding advisory only Rule 254 The findings of facts determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State relative to the matter shall not be considered in any way as binding on the committee to which said resolution or bill was referred for consideration or upon the members of the House of Representatives or Senate but shall be treated as advisory only Ga Code Anno sec 47507 Specified borrowing purpose Rule 255 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other Ga Const art VII sec Ill par Ill Control if rules do not cover RULES Rule 256 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing Rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 275 Rule 257 No suspension of or change in or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change or addition or suspension be first referred in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the House Provided that the rules may be suspended by unanimous consent of the House without referral to the Committee on Rules Immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day following the introduction in the House of the proposed suspension of change in or addition to these rules the Committee on Rules shall report the same back to the House A failure to so report such proposed suspension change or addition within two days shall automatically bring said proposed suspension change or addition before the House for consideration Rules variations to rules committee Suspension by unanimous consent Required report Rule 258 Contests a In case a contest is filed to the seating of any person elected as a member of this Body the oath of office shall not be administered to contest such person nor shall he be recognized as a member of this Body until the House has resolved said contest A contest will be received by the Clerk and reported to the Body when it convenes b In case of an election to fill a vacancy if this Body is not in session the oath of office shall not be administered to the person elected nor shall such person be recognized as a member of this Body for a period of ten days after the certification of his election to the Clerk of the House If during said ten day period a contest is filed to the seating of such person the Clerk of the House shall report the same to the Speaker who shall refer the same to the standing Rules Committee of the House Said committee shall convene as soon as practicable and after notifying the person whose seating is contested shall proceed to resolve said contest and file its action LEGISLATIVE MANUAL with the Clerk The action of the committee shall be considered the action of the House until it next convenes at which time it shall affirm or reverse the committee or take such other action thereon as it sees fit c In all contests the person whose seat is contested shall have notice and opportunity to be heard the right of counsel and the right to compulsory process for the production of evidence in his behalf d Contests will only be received or recognized by the Clerk when filed by a person duly certified as having been elected to this House or by a person who was a candidate for such contested seat in the election held to fill the same provided however no person may file a contest to more than one seat LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 277 RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN IN JOINT SESSION 1 The Senate and House of Representatives shall meet in joint session in the Hall of the House of Representatives as soon as possible after the start of the session at such time as may be fixed by joint resolution of both houses for the purpose of electing such officers of the State as are now or may hereafter be required to be elected by the General Assembly Said joint session shall continue in morning and afternoon sessions from day to day until all of said officers are elected 2 The time of the meeting of the two houses in joint session shall be determined otherwise by concurrent resolution of the Senate and House of Representatives except where provided by law When the Senate and the House of Representatives unite for the purpose of elections they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall preside and declare the result 3 At the hour determined by the concurrent resolution the Senate shall repair to the Hall of the House of Representatives 4 The President of the Senate shall preside and announce that the General Assembly is in joint session and cause to be read the resolution convening the same He shall put all questions to the body and decide all questions of order An appeal may be taken from any of his decisions to the whole General Assembly In the absence of the President of the Senate the Speaker of the House shall preside in the absence of both the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House the President pro Immediate election meeting in House Time of meetings Elections in House President presides Method of meeting Presidents powers Succession 278 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Speakers seat tempore of the Senate shall preside in absence of the three last named the Speaker pro tempore of the House shall preside 5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate Quorum 6 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session Duty of clerk 7 When there is a meeting of both branches of the General Assembly in one chamber said secretary and clerk shall be present and join in the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the journals of each Journal House Ga Code Anno sec 47205 Filing papers 8 The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives shall within 10 days after the adjournment of each session file in proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses Ga Code Anno sec 47206 Delivery of papers to Secretary of State 9 The records papers and documents thus filed shall be delivered to the Secretary of State who upon receipt of the same shall certify that such secretary and clerk have respectively complied with said requisition and the State Treasurer shall not pay their respective salaries until such certificate shall be produced Ga Code Anno sec 47207 No second of nomination 10 After a person is nominated for any office in joint session of the General Assembly it shall not be in order to second such nomination When the nomination is declared closed the President Vote shall forthwith order the rollcall and each member when called shall rise in his seat and respond promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office Debate 11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 279 12 The election in joint session shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives The votes are to be taken for but one election at one time and a majority of the whole number of votes cast is necessary for a choice 13 In the elections by the General Assembly no member after having voted shall be allowed to change his vote unless he rises and states in his place that he voted by mistake or that his vote had been recorded by mistake 14 No motion to adjourn shall be in order In lieu thereof there shall be the motion to dissolve the joint session which shall be in the form That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved or That the joint session of the General Assembly be now dissolved to be reconvened at a time named The latter motion shall have precedence over the former 15 The motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or until a fixed time shall always be in order except that after the rollcall has commenced it shall not be in order until after the result of said vote shall have been declared by the President of the Senate 16 When a motion to dissolve the joint session shall be decided in the negative the same shall not again be in order until other business shall have intervened 17 When a motion to dissolve the joint session either indefinitely or to a fixed time shall be decided in the affirmative the President of the Senate shall so declare and the Senate shall without further motion immediately repair to the Senate Chamber 18 These rules may be amended by the concurrent resolution of the two houses and they or any of them shall cease to be in force when either house shall notify the other house of the withdrawal of its consent to the same Viva voce vote on Journal One election at a time Change of vote Dissolution Not during rollcall Renewal Amendment of rules 280 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL APPENDIX SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Al Appointment Ga Const art Ill sec II par I The Senate shall consist of not more than fiftyfour members and there shall be not more than fiftyfour Senatorial Districts with one Senator from each District as now constituted or as hereafter created The various Senatorial Districts shall be comprised of the Counties as now provided and the General Assembly shall have authority to create rearrange and change these Districts within the limitations herein stated Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par I The House of Representatives shall consist of representatives apportioned among the several counties of the State as follows To the eight counties having the largest population three representatives each to the thirty counties having the next largest population two representatives each and to the remaining counties one representative each Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par II The above apportionment shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph I of Section III of this Article A2 Appointments to Keep Order and for Other Special Purposes Ga Code Anno sec 47112 When it shall be necessary to carry into effect Section VII of Article III of the Constitution 21901 punishment for misconduct 21902 punishment for contempt or for any like purpose either the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives may appoint any person to execute the orders of the House over which he presides and the warrant of the presiding officer which appointee may receive for the service such compensation as the General Assembly may appropriate Parenthetical material above added LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 281 A3 Confirmation of Appointments The Georgia Constitution provides for the confirmation by the Senate of the Governors appointment of several State boards See Ga Const art V sec I par XI State Board of Pardons and Paroles art V sec IV par I State Game and Fish Commission art V sec V par I Board of Corrections art V sec VI par I State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board art VIII sec II par I State Board of Education art VIII sec IV par I Board of Regents of the University System and art XIV sec I par I State Personnel Board The Georgia statutes provide for some additional confirmations Ga Const art V sec I par XIV A person once rejected by the Senate shall not be reappointed by the Governor to the same office during the same session or the recess thereafter A4 County Consolidation Ga Const art XI sec I par IV The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of twothirds of the qualified voters of each of the counties to be affected who participate in elections held for that purpose to provide for the consolidation of two or more counties into one or the merger of one or more counties into another or the division of a county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties A5 County Site Change Ga Const art XI sec I par IX No county site shall be changed or removed except by a twothirds vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose and by a majority vote of the General Assembly A6 Election of Presidential ElectorsSee Ga Code Anno sec 342503 A7 Election of State Auditor Ga Code Anno sec 401801 The Department of Audits and 282 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Accounts is hereby created and established the head of said Department shall be an experienced auditor and accountant with not less than five years experience as an accountant in the State Department of Audits and Accounts or in a governmental agency of a similar nature or shall be a duly certified public accountant with at least five years practical experience in the duties for which he is certified and who when named or elected as hereafter prescribed and qualified shall be known and designated as State Auditor The State Auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in the following manner A joint resolution which shall fix a definite time for the nomination and election of the State Auditor may be introduced in either branch of the General Assembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call for the nomination and election of the State Auditor at the time specified in the resolution at which time the name of the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the House of Representatives shall be transmitted to the State Senate for confirmation Upon the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he shall be declared the duly elected State Auditor and the Governor of the State of Georgia shall be notified of his election by the Secretary of the Senate The Governor is directed to administer the oath of office to the State Auditor and to furnish the State Auditor with a properly executed commission of office certifying his election The term of office of the State Auditor shall continue until a successor is elected as provided herein In the event of a vacancy in the position of State Auditor at a time when the General Assembly is not in session it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint a State Auditor possessing the qualifications as provided herein who shall serve as such State Auditor until the next regular session of the General Assembly at which time the nomination and election of a State Auditor shall be held by the General Assembly as provided herein LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 283 A8 Extraordinary Sessions Ga Const art V sec I par XII The Governor shall issue writs of election to fill all vacancies that may happen in the Senate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient The Governor shall have power to convoke the General Assembly on extraordinary occasions but no law shall be enacted at called sessions of the General Assembly except such as shall relate to the object stated in his proclamation convening them Providing that such called sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed 70 days in length unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly will be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and in that event said General Assembly may convene itself in extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary self convened session shall be limited to a period of 30 days unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly shall be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed The members of the General Assembly shall receive the same per diem and mileage during such extraordinary session as is now or may be hereinafter provided Ga Code Anno sec 47116 If any officer or officers of either 284 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL branch of the Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties in completing the organization of such emergency session his office may upon the majority vote of the membership of either branch be declared vacant as often as may be necessary and his successor elected as provided by the rules of the General Assembly See also Ga Code Anno secs 47113 47114 47115 and 47117 A9 ImpeachmentSee Ga Const art Ill sec V pars Ill IV and V art Ill sec VI par III A10 Investigation of State Offices Ga Code Anno sec 401620 In addition to the power conferred upon the Attorney General in this law 401612 to 401620 the Governor or the General Assembly is authorized likewise to make investigations including investigation of the State Department of Law or the offices of the Attorney General or any agency under his control and all authority and rights granted to the Governor and the General Assembly shall be as complete and absolute as those granted hereunder to the Attorney General In any civil or criminal action against the Attorney General the Governor shall designate a solicitor general who shall be empowered in such case to act for the State All Public Service Commission Agreements Confirmation of See Ga Code Anno secs 681003 through 681007 A12 State Officers Suspension and Discharge of Ga Const art V sec I par XVII The General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law for the suspension of any Constitutional officer or department head from the discharge of the duties of his office and also for the appointment of a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same Ga Code Anno sec 47701 The General Assembly may suspend from the functions and duties of office either the State Treasurer or the Comptroller General by joint resolution duly LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 285 adopted after being read one time in each House on different days and by a twothirds vote of members voting on the same whenever the interests of the State or the proper administration of the law demand such suspension A13 Street Passenger Railways Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXV The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway within the limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503 A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann sec 272701 A16 Special and Local Legislation Ga Const art I sec IV par I Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special laws shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent A17 Legislators as State Officers Ga Const art I sec I par XXIII The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided Ga Const art Ill sec IV par VI No person holding a military commission or other appointment or office having any emolument or compensation annexed thereto under this State 286 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL or the United States or either of them except Justices of the Peace and officers of the militia nor any defaulter for public money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either house nor shall any Senator or Representative after his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term Ga Code Anno sec 265009 To the end that the mandate of the Constitution contained in Article I Section I Paragraph XXIII 2123 to the effect that the legislative judiciary and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others be more adequately enforced it shall be unlawful for a members of the General Assembly to accept or hold office or employment in the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the judicial branch of government b judges of courts of record or their clerks and assistants to accept or hold office or employment in the executive branch of the government of the State of Georgia or any agency thereof or in the legislative branch of government c officers or employees of the executive branch of government to accept or hold office or employment in the legislative or judicial branches of government Any person who knowingly disburses or receives any compensation or money in violation of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor Provided however that nothing within this section shall be construed to apply to any officer or employee of the executive branch who has taken a leave of absence without pay from his post for temporary service as an employee of the legislative branch while it is in session and during the authorized stay over period Ga Code Anno sec 581075 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible for employment under any office or job created by this Chapter Liquor Act during the term of 1 1 I g j i I c c I I n n b P b LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 287 office for which he is elected and this provision shall apply to legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added Ga Code Anno sec 928404 No member of the General Assembly shall be eligible to be appointed to the position of Revenue Commissioner nor to any other position in the Department of Revenue until the term of office as such member of the General Assembly has expired and no person other than a bona fide resident of the State for more than 10 years shall ever be eligible to appointment as State Revenue Commissioner nor shall any person be appointed to the office of Commissioner of Revenue who has held any elective office during a period of 12 months prior to his appointment Provided however the phrase any elective office as herein used shall not include members of the General Assembly Ga Const art V sec I par VII In case of the death resignation or disability of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive power until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor at a special election which shall be held within sixty days from the date on which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power A18 Membership of Legislators on State Boards and Commissions Legislator Board or Members Commission Lieutenant Governor and The Governors CornSpeaker and Chairman of the mission pn ConstituJudicial Council tional Government President Speaker President Finance Pio Tern Speaker Pro Tern Commission Chairman of Appropriations Committees of Senate and House Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee member of Senate and member of House appointed by President and Speaker respectively Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Laws 1959 P 5 Ga Code Ann sec 40411 as amended by Ga Laws 1960 p 188 288 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Legislator Members Board or Commission Legislator member of Commission on Interstate Cooperation designated by this Commission Senator and Representative designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation President Speaker Secretary Clerk Chairmen of Senate and House Appropriations Committees Chairmen of Senate and House Judiciary Committees Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking and Finance and Chairman of House W ays and Means Committee President Speaker and members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation Members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Advisory Committee for Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact Legislative Services Committee Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation Senate Council and House Council of the American Legislators Association Chairmen of Judiciary Committees of the Senate and House Lieutenant Governor and Speaker Chairmen of Agriculture Committees of Senate and House or some person designated by them Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee Two Senators and three Representatives involved in tobacco production appointed by President and Speaker respectively Judicial Council Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission Advisory Board to the Georgia Seed Development Commission Board of Compromises and Settlements of Tax Assessments Tobacco Advisory Board Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Code Anno sec 45124 Ga Code Anno sec 43912 Ga Code Anno sec 471201 Ga Code Anno sec 471104 Ga Code Anno sec 471105 Ga Code Anno sec 811601 Ga Code Anno sec 92205 Ga Code Anno sec 52704 Ga Code Anno sec 9284111 Ga Laws 1960 p 218 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 289 INDEX TO RULES OF THE Georgia House of Representatives References to A are to the Appendix and references to J are to the Rules for the Government of the General Assembly When in Joint Session ABSENTEES Rule No Arrest subject to when 57 Attendance compelled by less than quorum 56 57 Authorized by House 57 Journal entry 59 List by clerkiLL 59 Quorum required g 59 ADJOURN MOTION TO Amendment if to particular time Committee of the Whole not in order in Debate if to particular time Effect BK Joint session not in order in Precedence of motion Previous question once after Renewal after further business Time for1 84 85 148 84 85 86 J 14 77 183 84 82 83 ADJOURNMENT Business carried over how 89 Committee of the Whole at regular hour in148156 Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas and nays 87 Governors power in regard to 88 Main question effect on 87 Place limit 88 Power general 89 Previous question effect on 183 290 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Seats retained until Speaker leavesw 68 Time of fixed by House 50 Veto procedure as effected by 209 Vote total requiredT 7 n n i ADVERSE REPORT Debate on final passage 184 Effect of on bills and resolutions 140 AMENDMENT Amendments to cannot be further amendedh161177 Blanks must be filled before pyrTmn iy tJ M6 Caption or preamble bill perfected before 170 Committee of the Whole by action on158159 158 171 174 172 138 Committee of the Whole by what reported to House Committee amendments first considered Committee offered by read without motion Committee report amendment not in order after agreed to unless reconsideredul 1 Committee report form ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Engrossment prevents 135 Form of 129 Form of motion Germane must be164165175 Indefinite postponement prohibitedgjj 98 Irrelevant out of order 164 Methods of r 161 Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 84 85 Motion to commit amendable Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable Motion to postpone to time definite amendable Motion to table or take from table not amendable Perfecting bill before substitute Precedence of motion to amend Previous question on Ill 99 104 94 167 77 180 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 291 Rule No Printed and distributed when 132 Priority of amendments1 169171 Priority of on passage of billg 171 Priority of over motion to agree or disagree to Senate action If 176 Priority of questions on Senate amendments to House bill aisnt 175 Reading Clerks in amending by striking out and inserting t 173 Reconsidered when 113 Sections bill read by rj 1 174 Senate action on may be reconsidered immediately 113 Senate amendments House amendments to not further amendable 177 Senate amendments to House bill House action in order ILiiilL175176177178 Senate vote required to adopt J 178 Speakers power to rule out164175 Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken 168 Substitute and bill vote on 167 Substitute as 1 162 Tabling not in order 93 Time forinBld 8 bo171172 Vote required 178 AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEALS Addressing House directly n z id 75 Debate on prohibited when of personal character 74 75 Speakers action on72 75 Time for 73 Transgressions of rules from 60 292 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL APPLAUSE Rule No Suppression Ar APPORTIONMENT Change A Number of members A 1 Representation i A 1 APPROPRIATIONS Budget 239 Committee Chairmans duties 246 Committee of the Whole consideration required144 247 Committee report on requiredTi 142 General Bill amendment 249 General Bill contents239 240 241 242 243 General Bill precedence on third reading133 General Bill procedurej 239 Governors power over 209 Hearing 248 Highways 4242 Origination in House237 238 Recordi 246 Recorded yea and nay vote requiredA 250 Required JP 236 Resolutions treated as bills 238 Supplemental bills 240 244245 Yeas and nays required 250 ARREST Disorder for 34 Freedom from 66 Members to secure quorumjj 57 58 ASSISTANTS Appointment by Clerk 1718 Approval of special clerks by enrolling committee 18 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 293 Rule No Compensation 1721 22 218 219 Oath 1113 Officers position ast1 5 Removal of special clerks by enrolling committee 18 Substitution prohibited 2022 Vacancies r 21 ATTENDANCE Compelling 56 57 58 Messengers duty 57 Speakers duty 57 AUDITINGSee COMMITTEE ON AUDITING ENROLLING AND ENGROSSING JOURNALS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Called how 133 Caption sjj 127 Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider 144 Form 127 Indorsement of 127 Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse committee report 1 184 Order procedure for taking out of 3740 Passage delayed until printed and distributed 132 Publication of laws required 123 Rejected when again considered 122 Subjectmatter only one and expressed in title 128 Suspend action on when 132 Title subjectmatter of must be expressed in 128 Withdrawal of when 117 Writing must be ini 127 BLANKS Filling required before motion to amend is in order 166 294 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL BOND Rule No Clrks EHMraj 14 BOOKS Appropriation 246 Care for duty of Clerk 16 54 CALENDAR Arranged by Rules Committee during last twentyone days of session Calling order fixed by Change of Rules Committees Calendar Committee report disagreement with Numbering bills and resolutionsa rri Reading of Rules Committees Calendar Reconsideration effect on bills Tabling taking from restores to CALL OF HOUSESee ROLL CALL CAPTION Considered after bill perfected Indorsement on bill CLAIMS Procedure 251 252 253 254 CLERK Absentee list keeps for Journal 5859 Amendments printing 132 Amendments reading 173174 Amendments Report to Senate on Speakers action declaring Senate amendment not germane 175 Assistants appointment and fixing pay of1718202122 39 133 39 140 133 39 115 97 170 123 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 295 Rule No Bills and resolutions calling 133 Bills and resolutions engrossment 134 Bills and resolutions files copy in Speakers Office 127 Bills and resolutions filing with when Bills and resolutions numbers Bills and resolutions printing and distribution Bills and resolutions reading by sections Bills and resolutions transmittal Bond Books care of 16 54 125 133 132 174 118 14 Budget books furnishes Claims certification ofiiJ Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions reading in viigqui Committee of the Whole duties inZZZZZZ Committee reports printing if ordered Division counts Election Identification card attestation Joint session duties in1 Journal entry Journal reading Motion reading 4 Oath of prescribed Officer is Papers care of Papers superintends distribution by Messenger Pay Presides in absence of Speaker and Speaker Pro Tern Protests entry on Journal Questions reading Rollcall calling ZZZZ Z 58193 204 Rollcall vote explanation of filing 201 Rules Committees Calendar reads 39 Signature when required Cl 121 State Boards membership on A 18 Term of officeBHigj 46 42 Words excepted to written and read by 62 Yeas and nays calli in 83 196 Yeas and nays reading names 196 246 251 147 147151 139 192 10 25 J 7 J 8 J 9 59 76 208 38 78192 111213 510 16 23 1517 32 76 192 296 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CODE SECTIONS Rule No Amendments or repeal of requirements 129 COMMISSION Q Members to COMMITMENT Amended how Committee of the Whole not in order inH Committee of the Whole to Debate if instructions addedbtir Indefinite postponement not applicable to Instructions may be added1 Precedence of as among motions to commit to dit ferent committees 1iq Precedence of as among other motions Recommitmentsee RECOMMITMENT Resolution of appointment of investigative committee Speakers duty to Special committees to Use nr What applicable to 111 148 109144 110137 98 111137 109 77 137 137 109112 108 108 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Adjourn cannot Adjournment arrival of regular hour of Amendments by action by Houseso Amendments report Appropriation bills considered in Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited Business finished procedure Call of House not in order Chairman appointed by Speaker Chairman duty of when no quorum present Chairman duty when business finished Chairman power to clear galleries or lobby 148 156 159 138158 247 157 138 157 148 145 146 157160 152 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 297 Rule No Clerks duties in 147 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Commitment to precedenceIgUfl 109 Committee reference prohibited ftj 148 Debate in J147148154 Disorderly conduct reported 153 Formation of u J 145 House may resolve itself into vote necessary 144 House may resolve itself into when11 144 Journal proceedings entryr 160 Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to sit again 156 Papers called for 151 Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 148 Previous question not enforceable 148 Quorum requirement 146 Reading of bills by sections 147 Reconsideration in order 149 Report of procedure and form 157158159 Reports of precedenceT 141 Resolving House intoll143144154 Rules applicable to and exceptions 148 Speakers actions r145150156157 Table motion to not in orderL 148 Time in extended 155156 Vote pairing prohibited inl 150 Vote required unless excused 150 Yeas and nays cannot be taken1 148 COMMITTEE ON AUDITING ENROLLING AND ENGROSSING JOURNALS Auditing expenses 217218219 Clerk appointed by Speaker 36 Clerk approval and removal of special 18 Clerks duties 36 Clerks pay 36 Enrolling 119 Journal entrySee JOURNAL 298 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Journal reading and reportiiiii fi fc Preservation of billse Report at any timet QoV Report required 138 116 214 17 COMMITTEES Adverse report by effect140184 Advice to 215216 Amendments by read without motion Amendments by take precedence Amendments report form Appointed by Speaker r SWr7 IqhnriSii Appropriation measures report on required 142 Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface Bills and resolutions withdrawal fromllilliX Call of f Clerks b Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference of matters to committees prohibited Sr 148 Debate by oi n o Expenses of members how paid 217 219 Finance Committee examination of State accounts Jly 221 Membership limited r 212 Members on State Boards118 A 18 Minority report time allowed for after ordering of previous question 14 Names B 212 Officers 212 213 214 Organization 213 Previous question committee time for debate 184 Refercetozii137144 Reference to happenings in prohibited 64 Reports disagreement withjpip 140 Report failure to 142 Reports favorable effectxil 140 Reports form Sj 139 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 299 Rule No Reports how made 45 Reports minority form 139 Reports of amendment limit on 172 Reports of precedence 141 Reports printing and distribution may be required by committee 139 Reports requiring 142 Speakers membership 212 Vacancies 213 Ways and Means joint meeting with Senate Finance Committee on revenue taking measures 220 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Appointment 179 Approval of report 179 Consideration 179 Discharge 179 Instruction 179 Membership v 179 Reports 179 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Amendment of 233 Approval of people 233 234 Convention 234 Journal entry 233 Local 233 Method 233 Publication 233 Repeal of 233 Signature of Governor not required 211 Veto prohibited 210235 Vote required vv c 233 CONTEST Contest 258 300 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CONTEMPT Rule No Disorder for s 84iqo Vote refusal for CONTRACT APPROVAL Public Service Commission Agreements A 11 CONVENING Time HK 4989 CONVENTION OF PEOPLE Calling for Constitutional amendment 234 CONVERSATION Debate prohibited during Prohibited over bar Reference to during debate prohibited 041 COUNTY i A 4 Consolidation K Site change A0 DEBATE Addressing House Adjournment decided without Amendment action on Senate amendment debate limitedcffhrinti tjA 7K Appeals debate limitations 4 Censure for words Committee happenings reference to out of order Committee of the Whole how bills debatedflKTj Committee of the Whole regulated14815415b Conduct of members in LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 301 Rule No Conversations reference to out of order 64 Cut off prohibited when111 29 81 Exception to words 62 Freedom ofI 66 Individual speeches limited t60 Irrelevant Speaker shall suspend 29 Members names reference to out of orderWB 65 Motion for yeas and nays decided without debate 195 Motion for previous question not debatable 183 Motion to adjourn not debatable 84 Motion to adjourn to particular day or time debatable 85 Motion to amend report of Rules Committee during last twentyone days not debatable 39 Motion to change order of business not debatable 41 Motion to change rules not debatable 41 Motion to commit when debatable101137 Motion to dispense with reading of the Journal not debatable 44 Motion to dispense with roll call not debatable 43 Motion to engross debate limited 134 Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 197 Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 99 Motion to limit or extend members time of speaking not debatable gmMjm 60 Motion to postpone to time definite what debatable 103 Motion to read papers not debatable3 55 Motion to refer to committee debate if instructions added 110137 Motion to require committee report debate limited 142 Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole debate limited 144 Motion to suspend rules not debatable41 Motion to table or take from table not debatable 94 Motions allowed duringj 77 Movement during prohibited 68 Previous question debate regulated184186 Priority of business not debatable 27 Readings first two no debate 136 Report of Rules Committee when debatable 41 302 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Senate happenings reference to out of order 64 Silence during 29 63 67 Subject matter limitsTrjT7 60 Through Speaker 63 75 Time limits on individual f 60 Yeas and nays no debate during202 DECORUM Applause suppressed 71 Conversation none over bari 69 Hisses suppressed 71 Silence during debate29 63 67 DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS DIVISION Adjournment limited by 83 87 Call for L181182194 Excuse from voting motion to restricts197 Reconsideration of main question limitsllii 183 Results of Speaker shall announce8 192 Speakers duty in case of 192 What divisible 182 DOORKEEPER Clears lobbies and galleries when 34 Duties general 19 Election 19 Floor limitations enforcement of 25 Intoxicated members enforcement of rule against 70 Message announcement 46 Payi 19 Substitution prohibited 20 Suspension by Speaker 35 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 303 ELECTIONAlso see JOINT SESSION Rule No Auditor of O Contest Governor of action on Journal entry Members of House judge of Nomination limits Officers of State Presidential electors of Procedure Second not needed in nominations Speaker shall vote in Vote necessary A 7 232 226 227 224 61 223 J 10 222 A 6 222 224 J 10 26 224 225 ELECTRIC ROLL CALLAlso see ROLLCALL Adjournment limits 83 Clerks duties 1204 Method 205 Quorum to determine 193 Roll call at opening use for 43 Seat from 205 Speakers powers JL 204 Tabling limited by 91 Tabling limits 91 Use L 204 Verification not required 203 EMPLOYERSSee ASSISTANTS ENGROSSMENT Debate on I 134 Effect of1 134 Local bills reading required 135 Time for 134 Unanimous consent for prohibited 134 Vote required 134 304 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON AUDITING ENROLLING AND ENGROSSING JOURNALS EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN Previous question delayed by 62 Procedure LaS1 62 Time for 62 EXPENSES Members procedure for payment 217 EXPULSION OF MEMBERS Journal entry L 60 Vote requiredTiu 60 61 When 60 61 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Calling 89 A 8 Compensation during A 8 Consideration limits A 8 Governors calling 89 A 8 Impeachment continued by A 8 Time limitsll8 A 8 FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Required 125 Time forgf 125 FINES Members when transgress rules 60 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 305 FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR Rule No GALLERIES Applause and hisses to be suppressed 71 Clearance by Speaker 34 Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 152 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS GOVERNOR Adjournment power in regard tollji 88 Appropriations selective approval of1 209 Budget bill presentation of 239 Constitutional amendment action on 233 Election226 227 Extraordinary session calling 89 Inauguration 227 228 229 230 231 Overriding veto209 210 211 Signature when required209211 Veto power209 210 211 235 HISSES Suppression 71 IDENTIFICATION CARDS Issued to persons entitled to privileges of the floor 25 IMPEACHMENT Procedure A 8 Session continued 89 INTOXICATION Member denied floor while in state of70 306 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Copies two required 126 Time for 125 Unanimous consent time limits 116 INVESTIGATION Resolution appointing must be referred to committee 137 State Officers of A 10 JOINT SESSION Adjournment J 14 Clerks duties J 7 J 8 Debate ifoitiH hwnbrrs J n Elections for J 1 Governors election fora r 226 227 Journal 7 J 12 Nominations ins SEjiS J 10 Papers1J 8 J 9 Place House ww J 1 J 2 Prsider J 2 J 4 J 5 Procedure general J 3 J 4 Quorum J 6 Rules change rrni J 18 Time of J 1 J 2 Vote rfrJ 10 J 12 J 13 JOURNAL Absentees shown on 59 Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and nays 233 Appropriation yeas and nays shown 250 Committee duty to read and report 38 59 Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 160 Election vote entry 224 Expulsion entry 60 Governors inauguration entry 231 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 307 Rule No Joint session proceedingsvrJ 7 J 13 Oaths of officers and assistants entrySJfSm 11 Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist or remonstrant noted on 52 Preservation g 124 Protests entry 76 Publication required 123124 Reading by committee3BI 38 59 Reading of how dispensed with 44 Required a cavern or 123 Vote entry of189 206 207 208 224 233 Vote explanation entry 201 Vote names of those not voting shown on 208 Yeas and nays entry194 206 207 208 233 250 LOBBIES Applause or hisses in suppressed 71 Clearance by Speakerno 34 Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear 152 LOBBYISTS Floor prohibited from 25 LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Limitations upon 130131 A 16 Local governing authority restriction130131 Notice of affidavit must be attached 130131 Notice required 130131 Office affected requires referendum130131 Reading first two by title unless engrossment 135 Unanimous consent reading of third time and putting on passage 116 MAIN QUESTION Adjournment effect on8387183 308 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Division after order forijyul 194 Effect ofu Vo lr 187 Form of HMfMQHli i WMi I I 183 Previous question effect illiiiLJli183184 Reconsideration of 1 goiiyv 183188 Tabling limits 90 Vote required to order Ira 183 MEETING OF HOUSE Time of meeting for daily sessionsJlll 50 MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS MESSAGES How sent announced received and considered 46 MESSENGER Arrest of members to secure quorum 57 58 Clear lobbies and galleries when 34 Direction by Speaker 23 57 Duties general J3jjjPii11111 19 23 Election19 Intoxicated member enforcement of rule against70 Order enforcement of 11 23 Papers distribution 1UI 2 23 Pay i 19 SergeantatArms exofficio 1 57 Stationery distribution 23 Suspension by Speakerlli1H11 35 MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Debate allowed after order for previous question 184 How made 139 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 309 MOTIONS Rule No Committee of the Whole in 148149155156 Debate when cannot use motion to cut off 81 Disagreement with Senate motions in order 175 Information from departments table one day 137 Making must resume seat while put1 80 Number limited to one at a time 80 Possession of House 78 Precedence of 77 98 Previous question on 180 Second unnecessary 79 Speakers actions on 192 Stating by Speakernr4Tr 192 Strike out and insert motion to not divisblej 182 Tabling effected by 48 96 Withdrawal n 78 98 NEW MATTERS Unanimous consents for time for 116 NOMINATIONS Remarks disparaging prohibited 223 Second not neededs J 10 OATHS Administered by judges to members 9 Assistants 1113 Clerks 111213 Members 7 9 Officers g111213 OFFICERS Oath I111213 Pay 218 Suspension of by Speaker 35 Who are 5 310 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule No Appropriations Bill general i 133 Changed how 39 40 41 42116142 Change motion not debatableH 39 41 Change motion vote necessary 1 1 39 Committee report requiring 142 Fixing by Rules Committee during last twentyone days 39 Information motions 48 Messages iiiijii46 Priority of 3739113116144183 Privilege questions pi 47 Reading of Rules Committee Calendar39 Reconsideration 1j 113 Rules Committee report85 45142 Speakers power over 27 Unanimous consent 116 ORGANIZATION Assistant Clerk byMr 2 Bodies 1 Chairman appointment and powers 2 Clerk by 2 Commission issued during 8 Elections during 3 410 First meeting time and place 49 Oaths 447 9111213 Officers 2 3 510 Procedure 2 Rules 2 Seating j 6 PAGES Age 24 Appointment by members 24 Papers distribution 23 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 311 PAIRING FOR VOTING Rule No Committee of the Whole prohibited ina 150 Prohibited p 199 PAPERS Clerks possession 16 54 Committee care 138 Committee of the Whole may call for 151 Distributionfw JLHm 23 Reading not subject to indefinite postponement 98 Reading of 55 PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable when 256 PETITIONS Presentation and form 52 POSTPONEMENT Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not amendable 10 99 Amendment motion to postpone to day certain amendable Miir 104 Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely postpone not in orderlii 148 Debate on 99103 Effect of motion to indefinitely postponet 101 Effect of motion to postpone to time definite102107 Effect of negative action 106 Effect indefinite postponement 105 Precedence of motion UI 77 98 Renewal limits 100106 Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 101 Vote necessary on motion to postpone to a time definite 107 What subject to 98102 312 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL PREAMBLE Rule No Committee of the Whole last considereddiL 147 Considered after bill perfectedL 170 PRESIDER Clerk shall when 32 Joint session inJ 2 J 4 Speaker lj43gaml 3 Speaker absent who shall when 32 Speaker may appoint member to 31 Speaker Pro Tern absent who shall when 32 PRESS Bills and resolutions copy to 126 Floor entitled to 25 PREVIOUS QUESTION Adjournment effect onJadi8387183 Call of House limitsZL 185 Committee of the Whole not in order in 148 Debate allowed after ordering of184186 Debate motion not debatable 183 Exception to debate delays 62 Form of L1 183 Main question effect on 183184 Minority committee report time allowed for after ordering of 1L 184 Precedence of motionrrfL 77183 Reconsideration of 1 188 Tabling after LL 90 Vote required 183184 What applicable to 180 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS Motion to print precedence of 77 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 313 Rule No Required when 132 Suspension of bills and resolutions until 132 PRIVILEGE Precedence of questions of 47 Questions of what constitutes 47 PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR Intoxicated members denied 70 Voting during 205 Who entitled to 25 PROTESTS Procedure and form 76 PUNISHMENT Members of 61 Voting for another for 200 QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Judgment of House 61 198 QUORUM Committee of the Whole requirement ofI 146 Compelling 5758 Number 56 Rollcall for 58185193 Speakers power in regard to 57193 Voting when not 193 314 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule No Clerks rJBbffcjL133174 Committee of the Whole inMLTQfi143147 Committee report afterZZ 140 Debate none on first or second reading 136 Number and name of introducer stated on second and third reading Jl 133 Second automatic when rofgitSffla 135 Sections byJ 174 Times three 135 Title by Z 135 Unanimous consent time limitJ i116 READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS RECOGNITION Speaker decides M 28 RECOMMITMENT Unanimous consent time limit 116 Vote necessary forZ 112 What may be recommittedI 119 142 RECONSIDERATION Amendments when in orderH 113 Committee of the Whole motion in order 149 Effect of on bills 115 Main question effect on 188 Main question time for reconsideration of 183 Notice not to be withdrawn whenIjit 113 Notice when required 113 Previous question effect on 188 Renewal once 114 Senate amendments in order immediately 113 Time for motionr jfJ 113 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 315 REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS Rule No REPEALS How effectuated 129 RETURNEES Commission fisf 8 Seats rights tofH 6 ROLLCALL Adjournment limits 83 Clerks duty as toII58 59193204 Committee of the Whole not in order in 148 Debate none duringO 202 Dispensing with 43 Electrical rollcall system J 204 Explanation of votes on1201 Previous question limits 185 Procedure 59 Quorum to determine if I 193 Reconsideration of main question limits 183 Required by House 30 58 Speaker may order when30185193 204 Verification of when required i 203 Vote refusal after contempt 193 RULES Changed how 41 42 257 J 18 Debate motion to suspend or change decided without debate 41 Question not covered by procedure 256 Suspended how 41 42 257 J 18 Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement 98 Transgression penalized 60 316 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RULES COMMITTEE Calendar fixed by during last twentyone days Membership1 Proposed change addition or suspension of rules must be referred toiiLr Report debatable except last twentyone days Report failure to effect Report of during last twentyone days motion to amend not debatable Report of in order whenJP Reports required 142257 Speaker Chairman of 212 Special orders submission to and report on 40 SEATS Assigned by Speakerl3r 10f Contested procedure when 198 Recognition from 60 SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER SESSIONS Business carried over how 89 ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor not required 211 Term 89 SILENCE Debate during 67 Speaker duty of to command when 29 63 SPEAKER Absence of Speaker Pro Tern to preside 32 Accounts certifying j 219 Acts signs 122 39 212 257 41 257 39 45 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 317 Rule No Adjournment members to remain until Speaker retires 68 Amendments power to rule out if not germane 164175 Appeals from decision of1mM i6 Applause in galleries or chamber suppression of Appointment special Arrest power to Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum Auditors nomination call lag Bond approval of ClerksSS Budget bill introduction of Budget submission to Director Business priority of decides without debate Call the House duty to Clearing galleries and lobbies Commitment of bills and resolutions Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills 144 Committee of the Whole duty when business finished Committee of the Whole may resolve House into when Committee of the Whole may take part in Committee of the Whole resumes chair whenlob 10 Committee of the Whole right to take part m iou Committee of the Whole to leave chair during I4d Committees and subcommittees appoints officers of j Committees appointment ofod 1 io Committees assignment of members to jo Committees membership on f Conference Committee appoints Debate irrelevant power to suspend Division call for Doorkeeper may suspend Election of j Electric rollcall system duty when voting by Electric rollcall system out of order duty when Enrolling clerks appointment Floor privileges power over Governors election action on Joint session seat at left of President 71 A 2 34 57 57 A 7 14 239 53 27 58 34 137 143 157 143 150 29 192 35 34 204 204 36 25 226 J 5 318 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No 103 104 Joint session succession to presider J 4 Messages duty as toLslI7 46 Messenger direction and suspension23 35 Motion stating by 78192 Oath to officers and assistants111213 Officer asT 5 Postponement action on 103104105 Postponement to day certain duty to enforce restrictions on debate Postponement to day certain how to treat amendment to motion Postponement to day beyond session how to treat motion rir 105 Preside may name members to 31 Presider r 32 Question stating 191192 Quorum to secureL5758185193 Recognition of member 28606380116 Rollcall duties during8391204 Rollcall orders by whenr30 58193 204 Rules Committee exofficio member of 212 Rules transgression penalizing 60 Seat assignments J3 rf 0 Signature when required121122 Silence commanding 29 63 Special clerk for auditing enrolling and engrossing Journals authorized to employ State boards membership on Subcommittees appointment of Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at a time Unanimous consent when to recognize member for purpose of asking Verification of a rollcall vote not to entertain motion to dispense with Vote authority to 36 A 18 33 116 116 203 26150 SPEAKER PRO TEM Election 432 101 Office Powers Presides in abseifSBiverjg 4 32 State Boards membership on A 18 SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS STATE BOARDS Membership of Legislators on A 18 STATE OFFICERS Discharge ofi A 12 Investigation of A 10 Legislators as restrictions A 17 Suspension of A 12 STATIONERY Distribution I 23 STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER Appointment and pay 17 STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION Approval by city governing authoritiesUmi A 13 SUBCOMMITTEES Appointed by Speaker 3 212 Calling meetings of 1 214 Controlled by standing committees 214 Minutes 214 Organization 214 167 167 SUCCESSION Joint session Speakers absence SUPREME COURT RULES Approval of A 14 TABLING Amendment motion not subject to94 Amendment not applicable to 1 93 Committee of the Whole motion not in order 148 Debate motion not debatable94 Effect when motion to table prevailsJL96 Effect when motion to take from table prevails 96 97 Effect when motion to take from table prevails where measure tabled after rollcall li91 Main question limitsr 90 Motion to take from when in orderJIlliLi 48 Precedence ofI7790183 Previous question limits motion to tableq 90183 Renewal of motions to table and take from when 95 Rollcall limited by AffilelL2 91 Rollcall limits 90 91 State departments information called from tabled one day 48 Time for taking from table97 Vote required to take from table1 97 What can be tabled 9293 Yeas and nays 91 TRANSMISSION TO SENATE Day of passage vote required 7 118 Last day immediate onr 118 TREASON Pardon of i1 A 15 UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Commitment to Committee of the Whole144 General provision for 190 Introduction for ij ng Journal reading dispensing with U3 44 Limitation and regulation of use of t ng Motion withdrawal required forIiiLiLL 78 Passage for idw iig Reading for 1JJQsJI ng Recommitment forg ng Rollcall dispensing with 43 Rollcall vote dispensing with verification of203 Time for Hg VERIFICATION Electric rollcall system not required forJ 203 Rollcall vote dispensed with for 203 VETO Governors power ofi209 210211 235 Overridden how209 210 211 150 148 150 202 200 AppiTTrom Speakers ruling 72 Bill required for 189 Changing of kcL LQ1196204 J 13 Committee of the Whole no pairing iKn Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and nays in Committee of the Whole vote requiredSifilbSi Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays DivisionSee DIVISION Electric rollcallSee ELECTRIC ROLLCALL ElectionSee ELECTION Excuse from w 193197198199 Interest none where have197198 General requirementg 190 Journal entry required4189206207208 Method of rtrfef192194 Pairing of members not allowed150199 QuorumSee QUORUM Reconsideration of main question limits 183 Refusal may be contempt 193 Required when y150197 RollcallSee ROLLCALL Seat from own426 200 205 Speaker may order yeas and nays when 30 Speakers8TU26150 Tabling limits 91 Tie 26 Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS When allowed individuals 191 Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS WITHDRAWAL Bill when and how 117 Committee from km 116 Motion when and how 165 Adjournment limits apt 83 87 Change restricted1Ll 196 Committee of the Whole prohibited in 148 Debate on motion prohibitedMIMf 195 Debate prohibited during 202 Expulsion for 60 Journal entry194 206207 208 Method of calling 196 Reconsideration of main question limits TT 183 Seat fromJ 205 Vote required for call ofIS 194 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page LIST OF STATE CONSTITUTIONS J 327 ARTICLE IBill of Rights 340 ARTICLE IIElective Franchise 349 ARTICLE IIILegislative Department 352 ARTICLE IVPower of General Assembly over Taxation 362 ARTICLE VExecutive Department 366 ARTICLE VIJudiciary 15 379 ARTICLE VIIFinance Taxation and Public Debt 396 ARTICLE VIIIEducation 439 ARTICLE IXHomesteads and Exemptions 447 ARTICLE XMilitia L 447 ARTICLE XICounties and Municipal Corporations 448 ARTICLE XIIThe Laws of General Operations in Force in this State 451 ARTICLE XIIIAmendments to the Constitution 452 ARTICLE XIVMerit System 454 ARTICLE XVHome Rule 454 ARTICLE XVISium Clearance and Redevelopment 459 Editorial Note This compilation of the Georgia Constitution does not include amendments which are not general within the meaning of Paragraph I Section I Article XIII Charter of the Uuiny of Georgia 1732 Grant of George II King of Great Britain Constitution of 1777 Constitutional Convention Oct 1 1776Feb 5 1777 Constitution of 1789 Constitutional Convention Nov 424 1788 Jan 420 1789 May 46 1789 May 16 1795 Constitution of 1798 Constitutional Convention May 830 1798 Constitution of 1861 Constitutional Convention Jan 16March 23 1861 Constitution of 1865 Constitutional Convention Oct 25Nov 8 1865 Constitution of 1868 Constitutional Convention Dec 9 1867March 11 1868 Constitution of 1877 Constitutional Convention July 11 1877August 25 1877 Constitution of 1945 Ratified General Election August 7 1945 Governors Proclamation August 13 1945 GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED SINCE RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION OF 1945 Amendment to Art VII Sec I Par II subpar 1 so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the payment of one hundred thousand dollars 10000000 for bringing in the first commercial oil wells in this State Amendment to Par 4 Sec 7 of Art 7 to include therein Amendment to Par IV Sec IX of Art VcTprovide for the appropriation of funds for highway purposes Amendment to Art VII Sec I Par II Subsec 3 so as to change the levy of taxes permitted on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes except to provide for repelling invasions suppressing insurrections or defending the State in time of war from five 5 mills on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State to onefourth mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State provided however that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the Gen Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competition with such banking corporations such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five 5 mills on each dollar of the value thereof Amendment to Art VII Sec I Par II so as to authorize the Gen Assembly to provide for scholarships to medical students who agree to practice medicine in the State of Georgia and to authorize the granting of scholarships to various schools and clinics to Physicians and other professional personnel employed at the Milledgeville State Hospital Amendment to Art V Sec I Par XV providing for a period of thirty days after adjournment in which the Governor may approve bills passed by the Gen Assembly Amendment to Art VII Sec II Par I Subpar 5 so as to provide that the Gen Assembly may exercise the power of taxation for the purpose of making provision for the payment of pensions to exConfederate soldiers and to the widows of Confederate soldiers who are unmarried Amendment to Par 4 Sec I Art VII authorizing the Gen Assembly to exempt from taxation intangible personal property owned by a trust forming a part of a pension profit Sec n Par I by acf graph nd to the employees of the Stats subdivisions protection accorded others by the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program embodied under the Federal Social Security Act and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act Amendment striking Par XV of Sec VII of Art Ill in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new paragraph providing for notice of intention to apply for local legislation to be advertised in the newspaper in the locality affected to provide for the method of changing term of office or abolishing an office during the term for which a person has been elected and to provide for the method of increasing the membership of any municipal or county governing authority Amendment to Art 13 Sec 1 Par 1 providing for the submission of amendments to the Constitution that affect only a county or counties municipality or municipalities RATIFIED NOVEMBER 4 1952 Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for selfgovernment of municipalities Amendment to Article III Section IV Paragraphs I and III of the Constitution so as to provide for annual sessions of the General Assembly not to exceed forty 40 days Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph IV of the Constitution of Georgia providing for the exemption of all property owned by religious groups for residential purposes and from which no income is derived Amendment to Article VIII of the Constitution adding a new section relating to education Amendment to Article VII Section II of the 1945 Constitution of Georgia so as to provide that taxation may be exercised for the purpose of paying pensions under a firemens pension system Amendment to Article VI Section II of the Constitution of Georgia so as to confer upon the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals Jurisdiction to review by writ of error all final judgments and adjudication rendered by Juvenile Courts Amendment to the Constitution so as to change the method of amending the Constitution Amendment to Article VI Section I of the Constitution authorizing the General Assembly to create traffic courts in and for certain cities Amendment 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 session Amendment to Article III Section XI Paragraph I of the Constitution changing certain wording Amendment to Article VI Section XIII of the Constitution of Georgia providing that Chief Justice Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside over their respective courts Amendment to Article VI Section III Paragraph I of the Constitution fixing the terms of office of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the payment of 25000000 in connection with the bringing in of the first commercial oil well in this State RATIFIED NOVEMBER 20 1956 certainerans Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph II of the Constitution so as to provide the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia with the authority to grant scholarships to qualified students lacking funds to pursue their education Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph II of the Constitution so as to authorize State departments and State agencies to disburse State funds to match Federal funds in order to provide qualified employees with graduate or postgraduate educational scholarships and for use in other Federal Education Programs Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph II of the Constitution so as to authorize the State Board of Education to grant scholarships to citizens of Georgia to study to become teachers Amendment to Article VI Section XIII Paragraph II of the Constitution so as to provide that the Chief Justices Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court Justices Emeritus of the Court of Appeals and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside in or over the Supreme Court the Court of Appeals and the Superior Courts RATIFIED NOVEMBER 4 1958 Amendment to the Constitution to provide for the appropriation of motor fuel taxes for highway construction and maintenance purposes in order to provide an adequate system of through highways rural and post roads and bridges in this State Amendment to Article VII Section VI Paragraph I a of the Constitution to establish and clarify provisions for payment of contract obligations authorized by the State Constitution education Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to establish an Industrial Development Commission to make loans available to industrial development agencies to aid them in acquiring and constructing industrial and manufacturing plants and facilities within the State j and to provide that the General Assembly shall have the power to tax to carry out and implement the purposes of the Commission Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the promotion of agricultural products Amendment to the Constitution ment for taking or damaging road and street purposes so as to provide for the payprivate property for public Amendment to the Constitution so as to empower the General Assembly to authorize counties to use public funds for school lunch purposes Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for repayment of medical loans and scholarships by service at Milledgeville State Hospital Amendment to provide for the granting of scholarships to physicians and other personnel for specialized training in the field of mental health Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the establishment of area schools including vocational trade schools Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize counties to purchase liability insurance Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the creation of a Brunswick Ports Authority of evidence inertia i Federal service MilTtr RATIFIED NOVEMBER 8 1960 Amendment to Article VII Section III of the Constitution so as to preserve inviolate freedom from compulsory association at all levels of public education and to require the General Assembly to provide funds for an adequate education for the citizens of Georgia Amendment to Article III Section II Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to provide for the composition of the State Senate the manner of election of State Senators the ratification of the apportionment of the Senate and the election of Senators Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the payment of grants to counties under certain conditions Amendment to Article VII Section IX of the Constitution so as to provide for improved appropriations control and to promote economy and efficiency in budget matters Amendment to Article V of the Constitution so as to create the Department of Industry and Trade and to provide for a Board of Commissioners for said Department Amendment to Article III Section IV Paragraph III of the Constitution so as to furnish the peoples elected representatives in the General Assembly sufficient time to study matters relating to the expenditure of public funds Amendment to Article VII Section VII Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to allow any county or municipality in this State to borrow the necessary funds to defray the cost of property valuation and equalization programs for ad valorem tax purposes jy service at any prisor Ip operated under the jurisdi rfa of Corrections State Amendment to Article XVI of the Constitution so as to allow counties to undertake and carry out a slum clearance and redevelopment program Amendment to Article V Section I Paragraph XV of the Constitution so as to provide for the General Assembly enacting legislation over the Governors veto RATIFIED NOVEMBER 6 1962 Amendment to the Constitution so as to create a new State Highway Board and a Director of the State Highway Department Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the creation of a State Scholarship Commission to be authorized and empowered to activate inaugurate and conduct a program to provide for the granting of scholarships to students desiring to study courses in the paramedical professional or educational fields Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide more democratic provisions for the merger consolation and division of counties as to authorize the General a program of guaranteed of interest on student loans an entity for administering Amendment to the Constitution so Assembly to provide by law for student loans and for the payment for higher education and to create such program Amendment to the Constitution so Assembly to provide for loans or dents Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to enact legislation to insure continuity of State and as to authorize the General scholarships to dental stu Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the Legislature shall be authorized to enact legislation treating any and all motor vehicles including trailers as a separate class from other classes of tangible property for ad valorem property tax purposes and to adopt different rates methods or assessment dates for the taxation of such property and to enact legislation consistent herewith to prevent any person firm or corporation from escaping payment of their fair share of ad valorem taxes on said motor vehicles Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for increased homestead exemption for certain persons sixtyfive 65 years of age or over Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that credit for service at Milledgeville State Hospital or at any prison or detention camp or work camp operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections which is applicable for the repayment of medical loans or scholarships shall be retroactive Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that the General Assembly may authorize the governing authorities of the counties of this State to assess and collect license fees and taxes upon businesses located in the county outside the limits of any incorporated municipality Amendment to the Constitution so as to extend the homestead exemption for disabled veterans to those veterans suffering from paraplegia or permanent paralysis resulting from multiple sclerosis RATIFIED NOVEMBER 3 1964 fools such al for exceptional children an11 iSSi and for their organization manaUPPPiinancing and to authorize contracts between boards of education and expenditure of school tax funds for public education purposes and to preserve special schools heretofore established Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide for the payment for taking or damaging private property for public road and street purposes in order to authorize the state to require the removal of existing outdoor advertising and the removal or screening of existing outdoor junk yards or other installations interfering with the natural beauty of the highway and surrounding landscape so as to prevent the loss of large sums of Federal money Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to appropriate funds to any State department or other State agency for the purpose of being used to obtain funds from the Federal Government for educational scholarships educational loans and other educational purposes and to authorize such State departments and other State agencies to use the funds so appropriated and the funds received from the Federal Government for the purposes authorized and directed by the Federal Government in making such funds available Amendment to the Constitution so as to require notice of candidacy for writein candidates Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide a method whereby the manner of electing or appointing members of county boards of education and county school superintendents their term of office residence requirements method of filling vacancies and the number of members on county boards may be changed by local or special law and local referendum thereon and their qualifications powers duties and compensation be as provided by law Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for the exemption from taxation of le Constitution so as to allow AssenSHBK different residence requirements for to be eligibleu vote in national elections and State election Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide home rule for counties Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the Department of Industry and Trade to participate in the operation of certain facilities for the promotion of tourism in the State of Georgia Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the indemnification with respect to death personal injury or property damage sustained in preventing the commission of a crime against the person or property of another in apprehending a criminal or in materially assisting a peace officer in prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal Amendment to the Constitution so as to authorize the State Board of Vocational Education to accept and dispense Federal funds in accordance with the terms of the grant of such funds including disbursement thereof to nonprofit corporations or associations engaged solely in vocational rehabilitation work Amendment to the Constitution so as to declare public transportation of passengers for hire to be an essential governmental function and a public purpose for which the power of taxation of this State may be exercised and its public funds expended Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that service at Gracewood State School and Hospital or any other facility operated by or under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Public Health shall be applicable service for the repayment of medical loans and scholarships and that such service shall be retroactive Amendment to the Constitution so as to change the provisions relating to the powers of county governments to the Constitution so as to proi Tges shall be elected only by the eleBpppaig in one circuit in which the superior court judge io serve Amendment to the Constitution so as to provide that solicitors general shall be elected only by the electors residing in the circuit in which the solicitor general is to serve RATIFIED NOVEMBER 8 1966 Governors No 34 House Resolution No 11 A RESOLUTION Proposing as one single amendment to amend the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1877 and all amendments thereof by striking in their entirety Article I Bill of Rights Article II Elective Franchise Article III Legislative Department Article IV Power of the General Assembly Over Taxation Article V Executive Department Article VI Judiciary Article VII Finance Taxation and Public Debt Article VIII Education Article IX Homesteads and Exemptions Article X Militia Article XI Counties and County Officers Article XII The Laws of General Operation in Force in This State Article XIII Amendments to the Constitution and by inserting in lieu thereof after the Preamble of the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1877 new Articles as follows Article I Bill of Rights Article II Elective Franchise Article III Legislative Department Article IV Public Utilities Eminent Domain Police Power Insurance Companies Contracts etc Article V Executive Department Article VI Judiciary Article VII Finance Taxation and Public Debt Article VIII Education Article IV Homesteads and Exemptions Article X Militia Article to the Constitution rti SysPHlPPticle XV Home Rule and to pT9 the suorMIHP of the Amendment so proposed as one Anil ment to the qualified voters of the State of Georgia for ratification or rejection at the General Election to be held in August 1945 l WHEREAS the purpose of this single amendment is to coordinate the proposed substantial principles of organic law into one subject matter of the Constitution it being impracticable otherwise than in one subject matter and one amendment to perfect the rearrangement sought and to render unnecessary the evil consequences of a portion by portion adoption or rejection which would in case of adoption of some portions and rejection of others result in a Constitution lacking correlation NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA Section One That the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1877 and all Amendments thereof appearing after the Preamble be and it is hereby proposed to be amended as one single amendment by striking therefrom in their entirety Article I Bill of Rights Article II Elective Franchise Article III Legislative Department Article IV Power of the General Assembly Over Taxation Article V Executive Department Article VI Judiciary Article VII Finance Taxation and Public Debt Article VIII Education Article IX Homesteads and Exemptions Article V Militia Article XI Counties and County Officers Article XII The Laws of General Operation in Force in This State Article XIII Amendments to the Constitution and inserting in lieu thereof new Articles Numbers I through XV inclusive so that when so amended the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1877 shall read beginning with the Preamble as follows STATE OF GEORGIA PREAMBLE To perpetuate the principles of free government insure jus tice to all preserve peace promote the interest and happiness of the citizen and transmit to posterity the enjoyment of liberty we the people of Georgia relying upon the protection and guidance of Almighty God do ordain and establish this Constitution ARTICLE I Bill op Rights Section I Paragraph I Origin and foundation of government All government of right originates with the people is founded upon their will only and is instituted solely for the good of the whole Public officers are the trustees and servants of the people and at all times amenable to them Paragraph II Protection the duty of government Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete Paragraph III Life liberty and property No person shall be deprived of life liberty or property except by due process of law Paragraph IV Right to the courts No person shall be deprived of the right to prosecute or defend his own cause in any of the courts of this State in person by attorney or both against the laws of thl3 and benefit of counsel shall be ft on demamlwith a copy of the accusation and a list of tl witnesses on whose testimony the charge against him is founded shall have compulsory process to obtain the testimony of his own witnesses shall be confronted with the witnesses testifying against him and shall have a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury Paragraph VI Crimination of self not compelled No person shall be compelled to give testimony tending in any manner to criminate himself Paragraph VII Banishment and whipping as punishment for crime Neither banishment beyond the limits of the State nor whipping as a punishment for crime shall be allowed Paragraph VIII Jeopardy of life or liberty more than once forbidden No person shall be put in jeopardy of life or liberty more than once for the same offense save on his or her own motion for a new trial after conviction or in case of mistrial Paragraph IX Bail fines punishment arrest abuse of prisoners Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted nor shall any person be abused in being arrested while under arrest or in prison Paragraph X Costs No person shall be compelled to pay costs except after conviction on final trial Paragraph XI Habeas Corpus The writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended Paragraph XIII Religious opinions liberty of conscience No inhabitant of this State shall be molested in person or property or prohibited from holding any public office or trust on account of his religious opinions but the right of liberty of conscience shall not be so construed as to excuse acts of licentiousness or justify practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the State Paragraph XIV Appropriations to churches sects etc forbidden No money shall ever be taken from the public Treasury directly or indirectly in aid of any church sect or denomination of religionists or of any sectarian institution Paragraph XV Liberty of speech or of the press guaranteed No law shall ever be passed to curtail or restrain the liberty of speech or of the press any person may speak write and publish his sentiments on all subjects being responsible for the abuse of that liberty Paragraph XVI Searches seizures and warrants The right of the people to be secure in their persons houses papers and effects against unreasonable searches and seizures shall not be violated and no warrant shall issue except upon probable cause supported by oath or affirmation particularly describing the place or places to be searched and the person or things to be seized Paragraph XVII Slavery and involuntary servitude There shall be within the State of Georgia neither slavery nor involuntary servitude save as a punishment for crime after legal conviction thereof Paragraph XVIII Status of the citizen The social status of the citizen shall never be the subject of legislation RTf peace be quarterecnanj if the owner nor in time of war e the civil magistrate in such manner as may be provided by law Paragraph XX Contempts The power of the Courts to punish for contempt shall be limited by legislative acts Paragraph XXI Imprisonment for debt There shall be no imprisonment for debt Paragraph XXII Arms right to keep and bear The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed but the General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the manner in which arms may be borne Paragraph XXIII Legislative judicial and executive powers separate The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided Paragraph XXIV Right to assemble and petition The people have the right to assemble peaceably for their common good and to apply to those vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances by petition or remonstrance Paragraph XXV Citizens protection of All citizens of the United States resident in this State are hereby declared citizens of this State and it shall be the duty of the General Assembly to enact such laws as will protect them in the full enjoyment of the rights privileges and immunities due to such citizenship Section II Paragraph I Libel jury in criminal cases new trials In all prosecutions or indictments for libel the truth may be given in evidence and the jury in all criminal cases shall be order to fully comply with that Press of the United States known as PuWHPie9285 89th Congress S 2084 approved October 22 1965 and which said Public Law amended Section 131 of Title 23 United States Code and revised the same so as to provide for the Control of Outdoor Advertising on the Interstate or Primary Systems of FederalAid Highways provided for bonus payments to the States complying with such public law and also provided penalties for noncompliance and which said described Public Law further amended Chapter 1 of Title 23 of said United States Code by adding thereto a new Section to provide for the Control of Junk Yards on such Interstate and Primary Systems of Federal Aid Highways and provided that Federal funds available to the States for highway purposes should be reduced by 20 percent for failure to comply with such provisions and which said Public Law further amended and revised Section 319 of Title 23 of said United States Code so as to provide for a Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement and which amendment and revision of said Section provided for a bonus of 3 percent of Federal funds otherwise available to the State as an incentive for compliance with said provision of said Public Law and in order to promote the reasonable orderly and effective display of Outdoor Advertising in accordance with the provisions of said described Act of the Congress of the United States and consistent with the purposes of this provision of the Constitution the State of Georgia acting by and through the State Highway Department of Georgia is hereby authorized to acquire either by negotiation or through the exercise of the Power of Eminent Domain upon the payment of just and adequate compensation easements or other interests in private property for the purpose of acquiring the title to and the right to remove or require removable of any billboards or other outdoor advertising which may exist upon such property at the time of the ratification of this amendment and within a distance of 660 feet of the nearest edge of the rightofway line of any StateAid highway which is a part of the Interstate or Primary System of FederalAid Highways provided however that as to any such advertising co remove the same until July 1 19 as toHNIMKribed sign the provision of this ameru shall notorome effective until said date of July 1 1971 except that the State may acquire the right to remove the same by voluntary negotiation with the owner thereof The State acting by and through the State Highway Department of Georgia shall be further authorized to acquire either by negotiation or through the exercise of the Power of Eminent Domain upon payment of just and adequate compensation easements or other interest in land within a distance of 1000 feet of the nearest edge of the rightofway line of any Stateaid road which is a part of the Federal Interstate or Primary System of Highways for the purpose of requiring the owners of junk yards existing upon such property to remove the same or to screen them from public view in accordance with regulations which the State Highway Board of Georgia is hereby authorized to make and publish in such respect which regulations shall conform to and comply with such described Public Law provided however that any junk yard which was in existence on the date of the approval of said described Public Law on October 22 1965 and which the Director of the State Highway Department finds as a practical matter cannot be screened and which finding is approved by the Secretary of Commerce acting by and through the United States Bureau of Public Roads in accordance with subparagraph h of Title II of said Public Law the owner of such described junk yard shall not be required to remove the same until July 1 1970 and the provisions of this amendment under such described circumstances shall not be applicable except that the State Highway Department shall be authorized to acquire the right to remove said junk yard or to screen the same in accordance with the requirements of said Public Law by voluntary negotiation and with the further exception that where the Secretary of Commerce acting by and through the United States Bureau of Public Roads refuse to approve the continued maintenance of such junk yard until July 1 1970 the provisions of this Act shall become immediately applicable The General Assembly shall have full authority to zone property within a distance of 1000 feet of the nearest edge of the rightofway line of any StateAid Road which is also a part of the Federal Interstate System or Primary System for commercial or industrial purposes and in respect thereto to also zone such property in respect to the location of advertising signs displays or devices or in respect to the establishment removal or control of junk yards and to provide for rules and regulations governing both advertising and junk yards all in conformance to and in compliance with the provisions of said Public Law of the United States Congress The General Assembly shall have full authority to enact such legislation as will enable this State acting by and through the State Highway Department of Georgia to fully comply with Title III of said described Public Law and in respect to Landscaping and Scenic Enhancement and in such manner as to enable this State to take advantage of the bonus payment to the State from the Federal Government as provided for in said Title Paragraph II Treason Treason against the State of Georgia shall consist in levying war against her adhering to her enemies giving them aid and comfort No person shall be convicted of treason except on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act or confession in open court Paragraph III Conviction effect of No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate h B B laws ParsLH Lobbying penalties Lobbying is dec to be a crime and the General Assembly shall enforce this1 provision by suitable penalties Paragraph VI Fraud concealment of property The General Assembly shall have the power to provide for the punishment of fraud and shall provide by law for reaching property of the debtor concealed from the creditor ill Section III Paragraph I Private ways just compensation In case of necessity private ways may be granted upon just compensation being first paid by the applicant Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public purpose without just and adequate compensation being first paid except that when private property is taken or damaged for public road and street purposes by the State and the counties and the municipalities of the State just and adequate compensation therefor need not be paid until the same has been finally fixed and determined as provided by law but such just and adequate compensation shall then be paid in preference to all other obligations except bonded indebtedness The General Assembly may by law require the condemnor to make prepayment against adequate compensation as a condition precedent to the exercise of the right of eminent domain and provide for the disbursement of the same to the end that the rights and j equities of the property owner lien holders and the State and its subdivisions may be protected j Paragraph II Attainder ex post facto and retroactive laws etc No bill of attainder ex post facto law retroactive law or law impairing the obligation of contracts or making irrevocable grant of special privileges or immunities shall be passed Section IV Paragraph I General laws uniform operation how varied Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent Paragraph II What acts void Legislative acts in violation of this Constitution or the Constitution of the United States are void and the Judiciary shall so declare them Section V Paragraph I State rights The people of this State have the inherent sole and exclusive right of regulating their international government and the police thereof and of altering and abolishing their Constitution whenever it may be necessary to their safety and happiness Paragraph II Enumeration of rights not denial of others The enumeration of rights contained as a part of this Constitution shall not be construed to deny to the people any inherent rights which they may have hitherto enjoyed Section VI Paragraph I Tidewater titles confirmed The Act of the General Assembly approved December 16 1902 which extends the title of ownership of lands abutting on tidal water to low water mark is hereby ratified and confirmed Elective Franchise Section I Paragraph I Election by ballot registration of voters Elections by the people shall be by ballot and only those persons shall be allowed to vote who have been first registered in accordance with the requirements of law Paragraph II Who shall be an elector entitled to register and vote Every citizen of this State who is a citizen of the United States eighteen years old or upward not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this Article and possessing the qualifications provided by it shall be an elector and entitled to register and vote at any election by the people Provided that no soldier sailor or marine in the military or naval services of the United States shall acquire the rights of an elector by reason of being stationed on duty in this State Paragraph III WHO ENTITLED TO REGISTER AND VOTE To entitle a person to register and vote at any election by the people he shall have resided in the State at least one year immediately preceding the election in which he seeks to vote and in the county in which he offers to vote in such election at least six 6 months immediately preceding such election except that the General Assembly may provide by general law shorter periods of State and county residence for persons to register and vote for presidential and vicepresidential electors when such persons are not eligible to vote for them elsewhere and may provide by general law shorter periods of county residence for persons to register and vote for Governor and Lieutenant Governor when such persons are not eligible to vote for them elsewhere Paragraph IV Qualifications of electors Every citizen of this State shall be entitled to register as an elector and to vote in all elections in said State who is not disqualified under the provisions of Section II of Article II of this Constitution and who possesses the qualifications prescribed in 1 All persons who are of good character and understand the duties and obligations of citizenship under a republican form of government or 2 All persons who can correctly read in the English language any paragraph of the Constitution of the United States or of this State and correctly write the same in the English language when read to them by any one of the registrars and all persons who solely because of physical disability are unable to comply with the above requirements but who can understand and give a reasonable interpretation of any paragraph of the Constitution of the United States or of this State that may be read to them by any one of the registrars Paragraph V Appeal from decision of registrars Any person to whom the right of registration is denied by the registrars upon the ground that he lacks the qualifications set forth in the two subdivisions of Paragraph IV shall have the right to take an appeal and any citizen may enter an appeal from the decision of the registrars allowing any person to register under said subdivisions All appeals must be filed in writing with the registrars within ten days from the date I of the decision complained of and shall be returned by the registrars to the office of the clerk of the superior court to be I tried as other appeals Paragraph VI Judgment of force pending appeal Pending an appeal and until the final decision of the case the judg I ment of the registrars shall remain in full force Section II Paragraph I Registration of electors who disfranchised I The General Assembly may provide from time to time for the I registration of all electors but the following classes of per I LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 351 sons shall not be permitted to register vote or hold any office or appointment of honor or trust in this state towit 1st Those who shall have been convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of treason against the State of embezzlement of public funds malfeasance in office bribery or larceny or of any crime involving moral turpitude punishable by the laws of this State with imprisonment in the penitentiary unless such persons shall have been pardoned 2nd Idiots and insane persons Section III Paragraph I Privilege of electors from arrest Electors shall in all cases except for treason felony larceny and breach of the peace be privileged from arrest during their attendance on elections and in going to and returning from the same Section IV Paragraph I Holder of public funds No person who is the holder of any public money contrary to law shall be eligible to any office in this State until the same is accounted for and paid into the Treasury Section V Paragraph I Sale of liquors on election days The General Assembly shall by law forbid the sale of intoxicating drinks in this State or any political subdivision thereof on all days for the holding of any election in the area in which such election is held and prescribe punishment for any violation of the same Section VI Paragraph I Returns made to whom Returns of election for all civil officers elected by the people who are to be commissioned by the Governor and also for members of the General Assembly shall be made to the Secretary of State unless otherwise provided by law 352 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section VII Paragraph I Write in Votes No person elected on a writein vote shall be eligible to hold office unless notice of his intention of candidacy was given twenty or more days prior to the election by the person to be a writein candidate or by some other person or group of persons qualified to vote in the subject election as follows In a state general election to the Secretary of State and by publication in a paper of general circulation in the state in a general election of county officers to the ordinary of the county in which he is to be a candidate and by publication in the official organ of the same county in a municipal general election to the mayor or similar officer thereof and by publication in the official gazette of the municipality holding the election The General Assembly may enact other reasonable regulations and require compliance therewith as a condition of eligibility to hold office in this State ARTICLE III Legislative Department Section I Paragraph I Power vested in General Assembly The legislative power of the State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives Section II a Number and Apportionment of Senators The Senate shall consist of fiftyfour 54 members The General Assembly shall have authority to create rearrange and change Senatorial Districts and to provide for the election of senators from each Senatorial District or from several districts embraced within one county in such manner as the General Assembly may deem advisable b Interim Ratification An Act providing for the reapportionment of the State Senate enacted by the General Assembly at the extraordinary Session which convened on Sep LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 353 tember 27 1962 which Act made special provision for the election of Senators for the 196364 term and all elections held thereunder are hereby ratified Section III Paragraph I Number of representatives The House of Representatives shall consist of representatives apportioned among the several counties of the State as follows To the eight counties having the largest population three representatives each to the thirty counties having the next largest population two representatives each and to the remaining counties one representative each Paragraph II Apportionment changed how The above apportionment shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph I of Section III of the article Section IV Paragraph I Term of members The members of the General Assembly shall be elected for two years and shall serve until the time fixed by law for the convening of the General Assembly in the year following the second year of such members term of office Paragraph II Election when The first election for members of the General Assembly under this Constitution shall take place on Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1946 and subsequent elections biennially on that day until the day of election is changed by law Paragraph III Meeting time limit adjournment The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1963 and every oddnumbered year thereafter for no longer than twelve 12 days to organize to receive the proposed General Appropriations Bill and to attend to other matters and reconvene on the second Monday in February of each oddnumbered year for no longer than thirty 354 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL three 33 days The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January 1964 and in every evennumbered year thereafter By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of members elected to both Houses of the General Assembly the General Assembly may adjourn any regular session to such later date as it may fix for reconvening in regular session but shall remain in regular session no longer than fortyfive 45 days in the aggregate in oddnumbered years and no longer than forty 40 days in the aggregate in evennumbered years during the terms for which members were elected All business pending in the Senate or House at the adjournment of any regular session may be considered at any regular session of the same General Assembly as if there had been no adjournment Nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the Governor to convoke the General Assembly in extraordinary session or the duty of the Governor to convene the General Assembly in extraordinary session upon the certificate of three fifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section I Paragraph XII Section 23012 of this Constitution If an impeachment trial is pending at the end of any regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed Paragraph IV Quorum A majority of each House shall constitute a quorum to transact business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the presence of its absent members as each house may provide Paragraph V Oath of members Each Senator and Representative before taking his seat shall take the following oath or affirmation to wit I will support the Constitution of this State and of the United States and on all questions and measures which may come before me I will so conduct myself as will in my judgment be most conducive to the interests and prosperity of this State Paragraph VI Eligibility appointments forbidden N o person holding a military commission or other appointment or office having any emolument or compensation annexed LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 355 thereto under this State or the United States or either of them except Justices of the Peace and officers of the militia nor any defaulter for public money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either house nor shall any Senator or Representative after his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term Paragraph VII Removal from district or county effect of The seat of a member of either house shall be vacated on his removal from the district or county from which he was elected Section V Paragraph I Qualifications of Senators The Senators shall be citizens of the United States who have attained the age of twentyfive years and who shall have been citizens of this State for four years and for one year residents of the district from which elected Paragraph II President The presiding officer of the Senate shall be styled the President of the Senate A President Pro Tempore shall be elected viva voce from the Senators and shall act in case of the death resignation or disability of the President or in the event of his succession to the executive power Paragraph III Impeachments The Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments Paragraph IV Trial of impeachments When sitting for that purpose the members shall be on oath or affirmation and shall be presided over by the Chief Justice or the Presiding Justice of the Supreme Court Should the Chief Justice be 356 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL disqualified the Senate shall select a Justice of the Supreme Court to preside No person shall be convicted without the concurrence of twothirds of the members present Paragraph V Judgments in impeachments Judgments in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor trust or profit within this State but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment trial judgment and punishment according to law Section VI Paragraph I Qualifications of Representatives The Representatives shall be citizens of the United States who have attained the age of twentyone years and who shall have been citizens of this State for two years and for one year residents of the counties from which elected Paragraph II Speaker The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall be elected viva voce from the body Paragraph III Power to impeach The House of Representatives shall have the sole power to vote impeachment charges against all persons who shall have been or may be m office Section VII Paragraph I Election returns etc disorderly conduct Each House shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members and shall have power to punish them for disorderly behavior or misconduct by censure fine imprisonment or expulsion but no member shall be expelled except by a vote of twothirds of the House to which he belongs Paragraph II Contempts how punished Each House may punish by imprisonment not extending beyond the session LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 357 any person not a member who shall be guilty of a contempt by any disorderly behavior in its presence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House Paragraph III Privilege of members The members of both Houses shall be free from arrest during their attendance on the General Assembly and in going thereto or returning therefrom except for treason felony larceny or breach of the peace and no member shall be liable to answer in any other place for anything spoken in debate in either House Paragraph IV Journals and Acts Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after its adjournment The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed by each session Paragraph V Where journals kept The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Secretary of State but there shall be no other record thereof Paragraph VI Yeas and nays when taken The yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal Paragraph VII Bills to be read Every bill before it shall pass shall be read three times and on three separate days in each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed Paragraph VIII One subject matter expressed No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof Paragraph IX General appropriation bill The General appropriation bill shall embrace nothing except appropriations fixed by previous laws the ordinary expenses of the Executive Legislative and Judicial Departments of the Govern 358 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ment payment of the public debt and interest thereon and for support of the public institutions and educational interests of the State All other appropriations shall be made by separate bills each embracing but one subject Paragraph X Bills for revenue All bills for raising revenue or appropriating money shall originate in the House of Representatives but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in other bills Paragraph XI Public money how drawn No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Paragraph XII Bills appropriating money No bill or resolution appropriating money shall become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded Paragraph XIII Acts signed rejected bills All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either house shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected Paragraph XIV Majority of members to pass bill No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal Paragraph XV Notice of intention to ask local legislation necessary No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply therefor shall have been published in the newspaper in which the Sheriffs advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of sixty days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the pub LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 359 lisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a referendum on the question When any local law shall add any member or members to any municipal or county governing authority the members of which are elected by the people such local law must provide that the member or members so added must be elected by the qualified voters of the political subdivision affected under such rules as the General Assembly may in said law provide Paragraph XVI Statutes and sections of code how amended No law or section of the code shall be amended or repealed by mere reference to its title or to the number of the section of the Code but the amending or repealing act shall distinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made Paragraph XVII Corporate powers how granted The General Assembly shall have no power to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies to make or change election precincts nor to establish bridges or ferries nor to change names of legitimate children but it shall prescribe by law the manner in which such powers shall be exercised by the courts it may confer this authority to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies to the judges of the superior courts of this State in vacation All corporate powers and privileges to banking trust insurance railroad canal navigation express and telegraph companies shall be issued and granted by the Secretary of State in such manner as shall be prescribed by law and if in any event the Secretary of State should be disqualified to act in anjease then in that event the legislature shall provide by general laws by what person such charter shall be granted Paragraph XVIII Recognizances The General Assembly shall have no power to relieve principals or securities upon forfeited recognizances from the payment thereof either 360 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL before or after judgment thereon unless the principal in the recognizance shall have been apprehended and placed in the custody of the proper officers Paragraph XIX Yeas and nays to be entered when Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act or resolution the yeas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal Paragraph XX Powers of the General Assembly The General Assembly shall have the power to make all laws consistent with this Constitution and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States which they shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the State Paragraph XXI Signature of Governor No provision in this Constitution for a twothirds vote of both houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendment and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Paragraph XXII Adjournments Neither House shall adjourn for more than three days or to any other place without the consent of the other and in case of disagreement between the two Houses on a question of adjournment the Governor may adjourn either or both of them Paragraph XXIII Zoning and planning laws The General Assembly of the State shall have authority to grant the governing authorities of the municipalities and counties authority to pass zoning and planning laws whereby such cities or counties may be zoned or districted for various uses and other or different uses prohibited therein and regulating the use for which said zones or districts may be set apart and regulating the plans for development and improvements on real estate therein Paragraph XXIV Civil serviceequal preference to veterans Neither the State of Georgia nor any political subdivision thereof shall inaugurate or maintain any civil serv LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 361 ice scheme of any nature whatever which fails to provide for honorably discharged veterans of any war and the said State of Georgia or any political subdivision shall if a civil service scheme is originated or is already in force provide equal preferences accorded to such veterans as now exist under Federal Civil Service Laws Paragraph XXV Street Railways The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway within the limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities Paragraph XXVI The General Assembly in order to insure continuity of State and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack shall have the power and the immediate duty 1 To provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of persons holding office in the Executive Judicial and Legislative branches of State and local government whether filled by election or appointment the incumbents of which may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices during such emergency and 2 To adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for insuring the continuity of governmental operations during such emergency including but not limited to the suspension of any or all constitutional legislative rules Any legislation heretofore adopted by the General Assembly which would have been invalid except for the provisions of this Paragraph is hereby ratified as part of the statute laws of the State of Georgia Section VIII Paragraph I Officers of the two Houses The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for 362 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section IX Paragraph I Compensation expense and mileage The per diem of members of the General Assembly shall be 1000 per day plus the additional sum of 500 per day for maintenance expense and the mileage shall not exceed 10 cents for each mile traveled by the nearest practical route in going and returning from the Capitol but the President Pro Tern of the Senate when serving as presiding officer thereof and the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall each receive 1500 per day as per diem plus the additional sum of 500 per day for maintenance expense Section X Paragraph I Viva voce vote place of meeting All elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall in such cases preside and declare the result Section XI Paragraph I Salaries of elective officials how changed The General Assembly may at any time by a majority vote of both branches prescribe other and different salaries for all the elective officers provided for in this Constitution but no such change shall diminish the amount of any salary set forth in the Constitution ARTICLE IV Public Utilities Eminent Domain Police Power Insurance Companies Contracts Etc Section I Paragraph I Public utility tariffs and charges The power and authority of regulating railroad freight and passenger LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 363 tariffs and of charges of public utilities for their services of preventing unjust discriminations and requiring reasonable and just rates of freight and passenger tariffs and of charges of public utilities are hereby conferred upon the General Assembly whose duty it shall be to pass laws from time to time to regulate such tariffs and charges to prohibit unjust discriminations by the various railroad and public utilities of this State and to prohibit said railroads and public utilities from charging other than just and reasonable rates and to enforce the same by adequate penalties provided nevertheless that such power and authority shall never be exercised in any way to regulate or fix charges of such public utilities as are or may be owned or operated by any county or municipality of this State except as provided in this Constitution Paragraph II Rebates No public utility company shall give or pay any rebate or bonus in the nature thereof directly or indirectly or do any act to mislead or deceive the public as to the real rates charged or received for freight or passage or services furnished any such payments shall be illegal and void and these prohibitions shall be enforced by suitable penalties Section II Paragraph I Right of eminent domain The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged nor so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking property and franchises and subjecting them to public use Paragraph II Police power The exercise of the police power of the State shall never be abridged nor so construed as to permit the conduct of business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of others or the general well being of the State Section III Paragraph I Charters revived or amended subject to Constitution The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter of any corporation now existing nor alter or 3G4 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL amend the same nor pass any other general or special law for the benefit of said corporation except upon the condition that such corporation shall thereafter hold its charter subject to the provisions of the Constitution and every amendment of any charter of any corporation in this State or any special law for its benefit accepted thereby shall operate as a novation of said charter and shall bring the same under the provision of this Constitution Section IV Paragraph I Contracts to defeat competition All contracts and agreements which may have the effect or be intended to have the effect to defeat or lessen competition or to encourage monopoly shall be illegal and void The General Assembly of this State shall have no power to authorize any such contract or agreement Paragraph II General Assembly to enforce Article The General Assembly shall enforce the provisions of this Article by appropriate legislation Paragraph III Public Service Commission as constitutional officers There shall be a Public Service Commission for the regulation of utilities vested with the jurisdiction powers and duties now provided by law or that may hereafter be prescribed by the General Assembly not inconsistent with other provisions of this Constitution Such Commission shall consist of five members who shall be elected by the people A chairman shall be selected by the members of the Commission from its membership The first Commission under this amendment shall consist of the Commissioners in office at the time of the adoption of this constitutional amendment and they shall serve until December 31 after the general election at which the successor of each member is elected Thereafter all succeeding terms of members shall be for six years The qualifications compensations filling of vacancies manner and time of election power and duties of members of the Commission including the chairman shall be such as are now or may hereafter be provided by the General Assembly LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 365 Section V Paragraph I Wifes separate estate All property of the wife at the time of her marriage and all property given to inherited or acquired by her shall remain her separate property and not be liable for the debts of her husband Section VI Paragraph I Nonresident insurance companies All life insurance companies now doing business in this State ox which may desire to establish agencies and do business in the State of Georgia chartered by other States of the Union or foreign States shall show that they have deposited with the Comptroller General of the State in which they are chartered or of this State the Insurance Commissioner or such other officer as may be authorized to receive it not less than one hundred thousand dollars in such securities as may be deemed by such officer equivalent to cash subject to his order as a guarantee fund for the security of policyholders Paragraph II License by Comptroller General When such showing is made to the Comptroller General of the State oi Georgia by a proper certificate from the State official having charge of the funds so deposited the Comptroller General of the State of Georgia is authorized to issue to the company making such showing a license to do business in the State upon paying the fees required by law Paragraph III Resident insurance companies guarantee fund All life insurance companies chartered by the State of Georgia or which may hereafter be chartered by the State shall before doing business deposit with the Comptroller General of the State of Georgia or with some strong corporation which may be approved by said Comptroller General one hundred thousand dollars in such securities as may be deemed by him equivalent to cash to be subject to his order as a guarantee fund for the security of the policyholders of the company making such deposit all interest and dividends from such securities to be paid when due to the company to depositing Any such securities as may be needed or desired Dy the company may he taken from said depart 366 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ment at any time by replacing them with other securities equally acceptable to the Comptroller General whose certificate for the same shall be furnished to the company Paragraph IV General Assembly to enact laws for peoples protection etc The General Assembly shall from time to time enact laws to compel all fire insurance companies doing business in this State whether chartered by this State or otherwise to deposit reasonable securities with the Treasurer of this State to secure the people against loss by the operations of said companies Paragraph V Reports by insurance companies The Gen eral Assembly shall compel all insurance companies in this State or doing business therein under proper penalties to make annual reports to the Comptroller General and print the same at their own expense for the information and protection of the people ARTICLE V Executive Department Section I Paragraph I Governor Term of Office Salary etc The executive power shall be vested in a Governor who shall hold his office during the term of four years and until his successor shall be chosen and qualified The Governor serving at the time of the adoption of this Constitution and future Governors shall not be eligible to succeed themselves and shall not be eligible to hold the office until after the expiration of four years from the conclusion of his term of office He shall have a salary of seven thousand five hundred dollars per annum until January 1 1947 The salary of the Governor for each year thereafter shall be twelve thousand dollars per annum until otherwise provided by a law passed by a majority vote of both branches of the General Assembly which shall not be increased or diminished during the period for which he shall have been elected nor shall he receive within that time any other emolument from the United States or either of them or from any foreign power The State officers required by this Constitution to be elected at the same time for the same term and in the same manner as the Governor shall also hold office for four years LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 367 Paragraph II Election for Governor The first election for Governor under this Constitution shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday in November of 1946 and the Governorelect shall be installed in office at the next session of the General Assembly An election shall take place quadrennially thereafter on said date until another date be fixed by the General Assembly Said election shall be held at the places of holding general election in the several counties of this State in the manner prescribed for the election of members of the General Assembly and the electors shall be the same Paragraph III Returns of elections The returns for every election of Governor shall be sealed up by the managers separately from other returns and directed to the President of Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives and transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall without opening said returns cause the same to be laid before the Senate on the day after the two houses shall have been organized and they shall be transmitted by the Senate to the House of Representatives Paragraph IV How returns published The members of each branch of the General Assembly shall convene in the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish the returns in the presence and under the direction of the General Assembly and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State but if no person shall have such majority then from the two persons having the highest number of votes who shall be in life and shall not decline an election at the time appointed for the General Assembly to elect the General Assembly shall immediately elect a Governor viva voce and in all cases of election of a Governor by the General Assembly a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice Paragraph V Contested elections Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly in such manner as shall be prescribed by law 368 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph VI Qualifications of Governor No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor who shall not have been a citizen of the United States fifteen years and a citizen of the State six years and who shall not have attained the age of thirty years Paragraph VII Lieutenant Governor Succession to executive power There shall be a Lieutenant Governor who shall be elected at the same time for the same term and in the same manner as the Governor He shall be President of the Senate and shall receive the sum of 200000 per annum In case of the death resignation or disability of the Governor the Lieutenant Governor shall exercise the executive power and receive the compensation of the Governor until the next general election for members of the General Assembly at which a successor to the Governor shall be elected for the unexpired term but if such death resignation or disability shall occur within thirty days of the next general election or if the term will expire within ninety days after the next general election the Lieutenant Governor shall exercise the executive power and receive the compensation of the Governor for the unexpired term If the Lieutenant Governor shall become a candidate for the unexpired term of the Governor he shall thereby resign his office as Lieutenant Governor effective upon the qualification of the Governor elected for the unexpired term and his successor for the unexpired term shall be elected at such election In case of death resignation or disability of both the Governor and the Lieutenant Governor the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall exercise the executive power until the removal of the disability or the election and qualification of a Governor at a special election which shall be held within sixty days from the date on which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power A Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at the general election in 1946 and shall qualify at the same time as the Governor Until the qualification of a Lieutenant Governor the provisions of Article V Section I Paragraph VIII of the Constitution of Georgia of 1877 shall remain of full force and effect Paragraph VIII Unexpired terms filling of The General Assembly shall have power to provide by law for filing LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 369 unexpired terms by special elections except as provided in this Constitution Paragraph IX Oath of office The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath or affirmation I do solemnly swear or affirm as the case may be that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America Paragraph X CommanderinChief The Governor shall be commanderinchief of the army and navy of this State and of the militia thereof Paragraph XI Reprieves and pardons State Board of Pardons and Paroles The Governor shall have power to suspend the execution of a sentence of death after conviction for offenses against the State until the State Board of Pardons and Paroles hereinafter provided shall have an opportunity of hearing the application of the convicted person for any relief within the power of such Board or for any other purpose which may be deemed necessary by the Governor Upon conviction for treason the Governor may only suspend the execution of the sentence and report the case to the General Assembly at the next meeting thereof when the General Assembly shall either pardon commute the sentence direct its execution or grant a further reprieve The Governor shall at each session of the General Assembly communicate to that body each case of suspension of sentence stating the name of the convict the offense for which he was convicted the sentence and its date the date of the reprieve or suspension and the reasons for granting the same He shall take care that the laws are faithfully executed and shall be a conservator of the peace throughout the State There shall be a State Board of Pardons and Paroles composed of three members who shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate Appointments made at times when the Senate is not in session shall be effective ad interim The first members shall be appointed for terms of three five and seven years respectively to be designated by 370 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL the Governor and all subsequent appointments shall be for a period of seven years except in case of an unexpired term The Governor shall not be a member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles The members of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall each receive an annual salary of 500000 payable monthly The State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall have power to grant reprieves pardons and paroles to commute penalties remove disabilities imposed by law and may remit any part of a sentence for any offense against the State after conviction except in cases of treason or impeachment and except in cases in which the Governor refuses to suspend a sentence of death Provided that such board shall act on all applications within 90 days from the filing of same and in all cases a majority shall decide the action of the Board Except if any member for any cause is unable to serve in any case involving capital punishment the Governor shall act as the third member of said Board and the action so taken in such instance shall be by unanimous vote The State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall at each session of the General Assembly communicate to that body in full detail each case of pardon parole commutation removal of disabilities of remission of sentences granted stating the name of the convict the offense for which he was convicted the sentence and its date the date of the pardon parole commutation removal of disabilities or remission of sentence and the reasons for granting the same and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may make rules and regulations as may be authorized by law The first Board of Pardons and Paroles under this provision may be those in office under an act of the General Assembly creating such a Board existing at the time of the adoption of this amendment which if so existing shall be in lieu of such a Board to be created by the General Assembly subsequent to the adoption of this amendment and which Board shall have all the rights privileges powers and duties the same as if it was so subsequently created and the terms of members of such Board shall date from the time specified in the existing Act of the General Assembly The General Assembly may enact laws in aid of but not inconsistent with this amendment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 371 Paragraph XII Writs of election called sessions of the General Assembly The Governor shall issue writs of election to fill all vacancies that may happen in the Senate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State of the Commonwealth and recommend to their consideration such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient The Governor shall have power to convoke the General Assembly on extraordinary occasions but no law shall be enacted at called sessions of the General Assembly except such as shall relate to the object stated in his proclamation convening them Providing that such called sessions of the General Assembly shall not exceed 70 days in length unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly will be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and m that event said General Assembly may convene itself m extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary self conVinL sessjon shall be limited to a period of 30 days unless at the expiration of said period there shall be pending an impeachment trial of some officer of the State Government in which event the General Assembly shall be authorized to remain in session until such trial shall have been completed The members of the General Assembly shall receive the same per diem and mileage during such extraordinary session as is now or may be hereafter provided 372 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph XIII Filling vacancies When any office shall become vacant by death resignation or otherwise the Governor shall have power to fill such vacancy unless otherwise provided by law and persons so appointed shall continue in office until a successor is commissioned agreeably to the mode pointed out by this Constitution or by law in pursuance thereof Paragraph XIV Appointments rejected A person once rejected by the Senate shall not be reappointed by the Governor to the same office during the same session or the recess thereafter Paragraph XV Governors veto The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall become laws but twothirds of each House may pass a law notwithstanding his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual unless passed by twothirds of each House Whenever such Bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor to transmit such Bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such Bill was passed Such Bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be immedi LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 373 ately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly to the other Branch of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such Bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider the act upon such Bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such Bill shall become law In the event either Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a Bill such Bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event any bill is enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon by the Branch of the General Assembly last acting upon such bill Provided however that any bills that are vetoed by the Governor after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election in which the Governor is elected shall not be subject to be overridden by the next regular session of the General Assembly Paragraph XVI Governor to approve resolutions etc Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary except on a question of election or adjournment shall be presented to the Governor and before it shall take effect be approved by him or being disapproved shall be repassed by twothirds of each house provided however that nothing contained in this Article shall be construed to confer on the Governor the right to veto or enter his disapproval of any proposal made by the General Assembly to amend this Constitution Paragraph XVII Information from officers and employees suspension of officers The Governor may require information in writing from Constitutional officers department heads and all State employees on any subject relating to the duties of their respective offices or employment The LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 374 General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law for the suspension of any Constitutional officer or department head from the discharge of the duties of his office and also for the appointment of a suitable person to discharge the duties of the same Section II Other Executive Officers Paragraph I Executive Officers How Elected The Secretary of State Attorney General State School Superintendent Comptroller General Treasurer Commissioner of Agriculture and Commissioner of Labor shall be elected by the persons qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly at the same time and in the same manner as the Governor The provisions of the Constitution as to the transmission of the returns of the election counting the votes declaring the results deciding when there is no election and when there is a contested election applicable to the election of Governor shall apply to the election of the above named executive officers they shall be commissioned by the Governor and hold their offices for the same time as the Governor Paragraph II Duties Authority and Salaries of Other Executive Officers The General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the duties authority and salaries of the executive officers and to provide help and expenses necessary for the operation of the department of each Paragraph III Profit From Use of Public Money No State official shall be allowed directly or indirectly to receive any fee interest or reward from any person bank or corporation for the deposit or use in any manner of the public funds and the General Assembly shall enforce this provision by suitable penalties Paragraph IV Qualifications No person shall be eligible to the office of the Secretary of State Attorney General State School Superintendent Comptroller General Treasurer Commissioner of Agriculture and Commissioner of Labor unless he shall have been a citizen of the United States for LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 375 ten years and shall have resided in this State for six years next preceding his election and shall be twentyfive years of age when elected All of said officers shall give bond and security under regulations to be prescribed by law for the faithful discharge of their duties Paragraph V Fees and Perquisites Denied No State official named in Paragraph I of this Section shall be allowed any fee perquisite or compensation other than their salaries as prescribed by law except their necessary expenses when absent from the seat of government on business for the State Section III Paragraph I Great seal what constitutes custody when affixed to instruments The great seal of the State shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State and shall not be affixed to any instrument of writing except by order of the Governor or General Assembly and that now in use shall be the great seal of the State until otherwise provided by law Section IV Paragraph I Game and Fish Commission There is hereby created a State Game and Fish Commission Said Commission shall consist of one member from each Congressional District in this State and one additional member from one of the following named counties towit Chatham Bryan Liberty McIntosh Glynn or Camden The first members of the Commission shall consist of those in office at the time this Constitution is adopted with terms provided by law Thereafter all succeeding appointments shall be made by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of seven years from the expiration of the previous term All members of the Commission shall hold office until their essors are appointed and qualified Vacancies in office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor and submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next session of the General Assembly after the making of the appointment The Commission shall have such powers authority duties 376 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL and shall receive such compensation and expenses as may be delegated or provided for by the General Assembly Section V State Board of Corrections Paragraph I State Board of Corrections How Composed Director There shall be a State Board of Corrections composed of five members in charge of the State Penal System The Board shall have such jurisdiction powers duties and control of the State Penal System and the inmates thereof as shall be provided by law The Board shall elect a Director of Corrections who shall be the executive officer of the Board The Board of Corrections shall be appointed by the Governor with the consent of the Senate The first appointment shall be for terms of one two three four and five years and their successors shall be appointed for terms of five years each The compensation of the Director and members of the Board shall be fixed by law Section VI State Department of Veterans Service Paragraph I Veterans Service Board How Composed Director There shall be a State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board composed of seven members who shall have such control duties powers and jurisdiction of the State Department of Veterans Service as shall be provided by law Said Board shall appoint a director who shall be the executive officer of the Department Members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and all members of the Board and the Director shall be veterans of some war in which the United States has engaged The first appointments shall be for terms of one two three four five six and seven years Thereafter all terms and appointments except in case of vacancy shall be for seven years Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Governor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 377 Section X Paragraph I There is hereby created the Department of Industry and Trade in lieu of and as a successor to the Department of Commerce There is hereby created a Board of Commissioners of the Department of Industry and Trade to be composed of twenty 20 members two from each Congressional District in the State but no two from the same county The Board shall be the policy determining body of the Department and shall have such duties powers authority and jurisdiction relating to the Department as shall be provided by law The first ten members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor serving at the time of the ratification of this amendment and their terms of office shall begin on April 1 1963 He shall appoint one member from each Congressional District in the State and shall designate their terms of office as follows Five members shall be appointed for three year terms five members for six year terms The other ten members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor who takes office in January 1963 and he shall appoint one member from each Congressional District but not from the same county as any other member already appointed He shall designate their terms of office as follows Five members shall be appointed for three year terms five members for six year terms Thereafter all terms of all successors except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for six years dating from April 1st of the beginning year of such term The Governor shall appoint all successors In the event a vacancy occurs on the Board the Governor shall appoint a person to serve the unexpired term The Board shall appoint a Director who shall be the executive officer and administrative head of the Department In the event of the ratification of this amendment the appointments to the Board shall be made as provided herein but the provisions of law relative to the Department of Commerce the Director of the Department of Commerce and the Advisory Board of the Department of Commerce shall remain as presently existing until April 1 1963 Note Intervening Section Numbers VIIIX inclusive ware assigned to Local Amendments 378 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph II In addition to such powers and duties as may from time to time be conferred upon the Board of Commissioners and the Department of Industry and Trade the Board of Commissioners shall be authorized to participate with any county municipality non profit organization or any combination thereof in the operation of any of the facilities operated by such agencies for the purpose of encouraging and promoting tourism in this state notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary Section XI Paragraph I State Highway Board created There shall be a State Highway Board composed of as many members as there are Congressional Districts in the State The member of the Board from each Congressional District shall be elected by a majority vote of the members of the House of Representatives and Senate from the counties and Senatorial Districts embraced or partly embraced within such Congressional District meeting in caucus All members shall be elected for terms of five years each and until their successors are duly elected and qualified Nothing herein shall affect the terms of office of members of the State Highway Board now in office and such members shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms and until their successors are duly elected and qualified as hereunder provided The successors to such members as their respective terms expire shall be elected by the General Assembly as provided herein and pursuant to the provisions of law enacted or as may hereafter be enacted to implement this Paragraph The Board shall elect a Director of the State Highway Department who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the State Highway Department except that the Director of the State Highway Department in office at the time of approval hereof shall not be affected and such Director shall serve out the remainder of his term as now provided by law The General Assembly shall define by law the powers duties qualifications and compensation of the Board and of the Director and shall by law prescribe the manner time and procedure for the election of members of the Board and the manner of filling vacancies therein LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 379 ARTICLE VI Judiciary Section L Paragraph I Courts Enumerated The judicial powers of this State shall be vested in a Supreme Court a Court of Appeals Superior Courts Courts of Ordinary Justices of the Peace Notaries Public who are exofficio Justices of the Peace and such other Courts as have been or may be established by law Paragraph II 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 300000 according to the last or any future Federal decennial census conferring upon such new court or system of courts jurisdiction to issue warrants try cases and impose sentences thereon in all misdemeanor cases arising under any law of the State regulating the ownership or operation of motor vehicles within its territorial jurisdiction together with provisions as to rules organization and procedure in such courts and as to new trials and the correction of errors in and by such courts and with such further provision for 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 discretion 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 governing authorities of any such municipality any and all powers necessary and appropriate for the establishment operation and maintenance of such court Section II Paragraph I Supreme Court Justices Quorum The Supreme Court shall consist of seven associate justices who shall from time to time as they may deem proper elect one of their members as Chief Justice and one as Presiding Justice 380 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL the office of Chief Justice as it has heretofore existed under this Constitution being hereby converted into the office of an associate justice with the same right of incumbency and the same succession as to terms as applied to the former office The Chief Justice so elected by the other Justices shall be the chief presiding and administrative officer of the court and the Presiding Justice elected in like manner shall perform all the duties devolving upon the Chief Justice when he is absent or disqualified A majority of the court shall constitute a quorum Paragraph II Court to Designate Judges to Preside When Means for Supreme Court to Prevent Delay in Congested Dockets When one or more of the Justices of the Supreme Court are disqualified from deciding any case by interest or otherwise the qualified Justices shall designate a judge or judges of the Superior Courts to preside in said case provided that if all the justices are disqualified they or a majority of them shall despite their disqualification select seven judges of the superior court to preside in the cause but they shall make such selections by lot and in open court from not less than twelve names of such superior court judges Paragraph III Terms of Office The Justices aforesaid shall hold their offices for six years and until their successors are qualified They shall be elected by the people at the same time and in the same manner as members of the General Assembly provided that the successors to the two incumbents whose terms will expire on December 31 1946 shall be elected for the succeeding terms at the time of electing members of the General Assembly during that year successors to the two incumbents whose terms will expire on December 31 1948 shall be elected in like manner during that year successors to the two incumbents whose terms will expire on December 31 1950 shall be elected in like manner during that year and provided further that an additional or seventh Justice shall be immediately appointed by the Governor his tenure under such appointment to expire on December 31 1946 and his successor for the ensuing regular term of six years to be elected at the time and in LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 381 the manner aforesaid at such general election to be held during that year and all terms except unexpired terms shall be for six years In case of any vacancy which causes an unexpired term the same shall be filled by executive appointment and the person appointed by the Governor shall hold his office until the next regular election and until his successor for the balance of the unexpired term shall have been elected and qualified The returns of such elections shall be made to the Secretary of State who shall certify the results to the Governor and commission shall issue accordingly Paragraph IV Jurisdiction of Supreme Court The Supreme Court shall have no original jurisdiction but shall be a court alone for the trial and correction of errors of law from the superior courts and the city courts of Atlanta and Savannah as existed on August 16 1916 and such other like courts as have been or may hereafter be established in other cities in all cases that involve the construction of the Constitution of the State of Georgia or of the United States or of treaties between the United States and foreign governments in all cases in which the constitutionality of any law of the State of Georgia or of the United States is drawn in question and until otherwise provided by law in all cases respecting title to land in all equity cases in all cases of conviction of a capital felony in all habeas corpus cases in all cases involving extraordinary remedies in all divorce and alimony cases and in all cases certified to it by the Court of Appeals for its determination It shall also be competent for the Supreme Court to require by certiorari or otherwise any case to be certified to the Supreme Court from the Court of Appeals for review and determination with the same power and authority as if the case had been carried by writ of error to the Supreme Court Any case carried to the Supreme Court or to the Court of Appeals which belongs to the class of which the other court has jurisdiction shall until otherwise provided by law be transferred to the other court under such rules as the Supreme Court may prescribe and the cases so transferred shall be heard and determined by the court which has jurisdiction thereof The General Assembly may provide for carrying cases or certain classes of 382 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL cases to the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals from the trial courts otherwise than by writ of error and may prescribe conditions as to the right of a party litigant to have his case reviewed by the Supreme Court or Court of Appeals The Supreme Court shall also have jurisdiction of and shall decide cases transferred to it by the Court of Appeals because of an equal division between the judges of that Court when sitting as a body for the determination of cases Paragraph V Cases how disposed of The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall dispose of every case at the term for which it is entered on the courts docket for hearing as provided by Paragraph VIII of this Article and Section or at the next term If the plaintiff in error shall not be prepared to prosecute the case at the term for which it is so entered for hearing unless prevented by providential cause it shall be stricken from the docket and the judgment below shall stand affirmed No writ of error shall be dismissed because of delay in transmission of the bill of exceptions and the copy of the record or either of them resulting from the default of the clerk or other cause unless it shall appear that the plaintiff in error or his counsel caused such delay Nothing herein shall be construed to excuse the clerk for any omission of duty or to relieve him of any liability resulting therefrom Paragraph VI Judgments may be withheld In any case the Court may in its discretion withhold its judgment until the next term after the same is argued Paragraph VII The Supreme Court how cases to be heard and determined The Supreme Court shall have power to hear and determine cases when sitting in a body under such regulations as may be prescribed by it Paragraph VIII Court of Appeals The Court of Appeals shall consist of the Judges provided therefor by law at the time of the ratification of this amendment and of such additional Judges as the General Assembly shall from time to time prescribe All terms of the Judges of the Court of Appeals after the expiration of the terms of the Judges provided fop by law at the time of the ratification of this LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 383 amendment except unexpired terms shall continue six years and until their successors are qualified The times and manner of electing Judges and the mode of filling a vacancy which causes an unexpired term shall be the same as are or may be provided for by the laws relating to the election and appointment of Justices of the Supreme Court The Courts of Appeals shall have jurisdiction for the trial and correction of errors of law from the superior courts and from the City Courts of Atlanta and Savannah as they existed on August 19 1916 and such other like courts as have been or may hereafter be established in other cities in all cases in which such jurisdiction has not been conferred by this Constitution upon the Supreme Court and in such other cases as may hereafter be prescribed by law except that where a case is pending in the Court of Appeals and the Court of Appeals desires instruction from the Supreme Court it may certify the same to the Supreme Court and thereupon a transcript of the record shall be transmitted to the Supreme Court which after having afforded to the parties an opportunity to be heard thereon shall instruct the Court of Appeals on the question so certified and the Court of Appeals shall be bound by the instruction so given But if by reason of equal division of opinion among the Justices of the Supreme Court no such instruction is given the Court of Appeals may decide the question The manner of certifying questions to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeals and the subsequent proceedings in regard to the same in the Supreme Court shall be as the Supreme Court shall by its rules prescribed until otherwise provided by law No affirmance of the judgment of the court below in cases pending in the Court of Appeals shall result from delay in disposing of questions or cases certified from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court or as to which such certificate has been required by the Supreme Court as hereinbefore provided All writs of error in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals when received by its clerk during a term of the Court and before the docket of the term is by order of the Court closed shall be entered thereon and when received at any other time shall be entered on the docket of the next term and they shall stand for hearing at the term for which they are so entered under such rules as the Court 384 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL may prescribe until otherwise provided by law The Court of Appeals shall appoint a clerk and a sheriff of the court The reporter of the Supreme Court shall be reporter of the Court of Appeals until otherwise provided by law The laws relating to the Supreme Court as to qualifications and salaries of Judges the designation of other Judges to preside when members of the Court are disqualified the powers duties salaries fees and terms of officers the mode of carrying cases to the Court the powers practice procedure times of sitting and costs of the Court the publication of reports of cases decided therein and in all other respects except as otherwise provided in this Constitution or by the laws as to the Court of Appeals at the time of the ratification of this amendment and until otherwise provided by law shall apply to the Court of Appeals so far as they can be made to apply The decisions of the Supreme Court shall bind the Court of Appeals as precedents The Court of Appeals shall have power to hear and determine cases when sitting in a body except as may be otherwise provided by the General Assembly In the event of an equal division of judges on any j case when the Court is sitting as a body the case shall be immediately transferred to the Supreme Court Paragraph IX The Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall have jurisdiction to review by direct writ of error and without the necessity of a motion for new trial having been made all final judgments orders decrees and adjudications I rendered by any juvenile court created or referred to in an j Act of the General Assembly approved February 19 1951 1 Ga Laws 1951 p 291 as amended and any other juvenile court that may be hereafter established and it shall further i be the duty of the Solicitor General of the judicial circuit within which juvenile court or courts are located to represent II the juvenile court on such appeals The time for filing such j bill of exceptions and the procedure governing same shall I i be as now provided by law for appeals or as may hereafter j 1 be provided by law but in any case the juvenile judge may i by order grant extensions of time for the filing of such bill j of exceptions so as to afford opportunity for preparation of I J a brief or transcript of evidence in cases where such is re J v quired j e LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 385 Section III Superior Courts Paragraph I Terms etc of Superior Court Judges There shall D6 a judge of the Superior Courts for each judicial circuit whose term of office shall be for four years and until his successor is qualified He may act in other circuits when authorized by law The legislature shall have authority to add one or more additional judges of the superior court for any judicial circuit in this State and shall have authority to regulate the manner in which the judges of such circuits shall dispose of the business thereof and shall fix the time at which the tenu or terms of office of such additional judge or judges shall begin and the manner of his appointment or election and shall have authority from time to time to add to the number of such judges in any judicial circuit or to reduce the number of judges in any judicial circuit provided that 311 tinies there shall be at least one judge in every judicial circuit of this State Notwithstanding thf provision this Section providing for a term of four years for Judges of the superior courts and notwithstanding any other provision of the Constitution of Georgia the term of office of each of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit who is elected at the general election of 1956 shall be for eight years from January 1 1957 and until his successor is qualiM the term of each of the J udges of the Superior Court ill Braf1 udlcia Circuit elected in subsequent years shall be eight years and until his successor is qualified Paragraph II Elections when to be held The successors to the present and subsequent incumbents shall be elected by the eectors of the whole State entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly at the general election held for such members next preceding the expiration of their respective Paragraph III Terms begin when The terms of the judges to be elected under the Constitution except to fill vacancies shall begin on the first day of January after their elections Every vacancy occasioned by death resignation or 386 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL other causes shall be filled by appointments of the Governor until the first day of January after the general election held next after the expiration of thirty days from the time such vacancy occurs at which election a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected Section IV Paragraph I Exclusive jurisdiction The Superior Courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction in cases of divorce in criminal cases where the offender is subjected to loss of life or confinement in the penitentiary in cases respecting titles to land and equity cases Paragraph II Equity may be merged in common law courts The General Assembly may confer upon the Courts of common law all the powers heretofore exercised by courts of equity in this State Paragraph III General jurisdiction Said Courts shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases except as hereinafter provided I Paragraph IV Appellate jurisdiction They shall have appellate jurisdiction in all such cases as may be provided by law Paragraph V Certiorari mandamus etc They shall have power to correct errors in inferior judicatories by writ of certiorari which shall only issue on the sanction of the Judge and said courts and the judges thereof shall have power to issue writs of mandamus prohibition scire facias and all other writs that may be necessary for carrying their powers fully into effect and shall have such other powers as are or may be conferred on them by law Paragraph VI New trials The Superior and City Courts may grant new trials on legal grounds Paragraph VII Judgment of the court The Court shall render judgment without the verdict of a jury in all civil cases except actions ex delicto where no issuable defense is filed except as otherwise provided in this Constitution and LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 387 subject to the right of trial by a jury on written demand of either party Paragraph VIII Sessions The Superior courts shall sit in each county not less than twice in each year at such times as have been or may be appointed by law The judges of said courts may on reasonable notice to the parties at any time in vacation at chambers hear and determine by interlocutory or final judgment any matter or issue where a jury verdict is not required or may be waived Paragraph IX Presiding judge disqualified The General Assembly may provide by law for the appointment of some proper person to preside in cases where the presiding judge is from any cause disqualified Section V Paragraph I Judges of Superior and City courts may alternate when In any county within which there is or hereafter may be a City Court the Judge of said court and of the Superior Court may preside in the courts of each other in cases where the judge of either Court is disqualified to preside Section VI Paragraph jjj Appeals from Ordinary The powers of a Court of Ordinary and of Probate shall be vested in an Ordinary for each county from whose decision there may be an appeal or by consent of parties without a decision to the Superior Court under regulations prescribed by law Paragraph II Powers The courts of ordinary shall have such powers in relation to roads bridges ferries public buildings paupers county officers county funds county taxes and other county matters as may be conferred on them by law The court of ordinary shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants try cases and impose sentences thereon in all misdemeanor cases arising under the Act known as the Georgia State Highway Patrol Act of 1937 and other traffic laws and in all cases arising under the Compulsory School Atten 388 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL dance law in all counties of this State in which there is no city or county court provided the defendant waives a jury trial Like jurisdiction is also conferred upon the judges of the police courts of incorporated cities and municipal court judges for offense arising under the Act known as the Georgia State Highway Patrol Act of 1937 and other traffic laws of the State within their respective jurisdiction Paragraph III Term of office The Ordinary shall hold his office for the term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified Section VII Justices op the Peace Paragraph I Number and Term of Office There shall be in each militia district one justice of the peace whose official term except when elected to fill an unexpired term shall be for four years Provided however that the General Assembly may in its discretion abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and of notary public exofficio justice of the peace in any city of this State having a population of over twenty thousand and establish in lieu thereof such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may in its discretion deem necessary conferring upon such new court or courts or system of courts when so established the jurisdiction as to subject matter now exercised by justice courts and by justices of the peace and notaries public exofficio justices of the peace together with such additional jurisdiction either as to amount or subjectmatter as may be provided by law whereof some other court has not exclusive jurisdiction under this Constitution together with such provision as to rules and procedure in such courts and as to new trials and the correction of errors in and by said courts and with such further provision for the correction of errors by the Superior Court or Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court as the General Assembly may from time to time in its discretion provide or authorize Any court so established shall not be subject to the rules of uniformity laid down in Paragraph I LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 389 of Section IX of Article VI of the Constitution of Georgia Provided however that the General Assembly may in its discretion abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and notary public exofficio justices of the peace in any county in this State having within its borders a city having a population of over twenty thousand and as well in the County of Glynn and establish in lieu thereof such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may in its discretion deem necessary or conferring upon existing courts by extension of their jurisdiction as to subject matter now exercised by justice courts and by justices of the peace and notaries public exofficio justices of the peace together with such additional jurisdiction either as to amount or to subjectmatter as may be provided by law whereof some other court has not exclusive jurisdiction under this Constitution together also with such provisions as to rules and procedure in such courts and as to new trials and the correction of errors in and by said courts and with such further provision for 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 discretion provide or authorize The civil court of Fulton County shall have jurisdiction in Fulton County and outside the city limits of Atlanta either concurrently with or supplemental to or in lieu of justice courts as may be now or hereafter provided by law Any court so established shall not be subject to the rules of uniformity laid down in Paragraph I of Section IX of Article VI of the Constitution of Georgia Paragraph II Jurisdiction Justices of the Peace shall have jurisdiction in all civil cases arising ex contractu and in cases of injury or damage to and conversion of personal property when the principal sum does not exceed two hundred dollars and shall sit monthly at fixed times and places but in all cases there may be an appeal to a jury in said court or an appeal to the Superior Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by law 390 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph III Elections and commissions Justices of the peace shall be elected by the legal voters in their respective districts and shall be commissioned by the Governor They shall be removable on conviction for malpractice in office Section VIII Notaries Public Paragraph I Appointment number term removal Commissioned notaries public not to exceed one for each militia district may be appointed by the judges of the superior courts in their respective circuits upon recommendation of the grand juries of the several counties They shall be commissioned by the Governor for the term of four years and shall be exofficio justices of the peace and shall be removable on conviction for malpractice in office Section IX Uniformity of Courts Paragraph I Uniformity provided for Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution the jurisdiction powers proceedings and practice of all courts or officers invested with judicial powers except City Courts of the same grade or class so far as regulated by law and the force and effect of the process judgment and decree by such courts severally shall be uniform The uniformity must be established by the General Assembly and in case of City Courts may be established by the General Assembly Section X Attorney General Paragraph I Election term of office There shall be an Attorney General of this State who shall be elected by the people at the same time for the same term and in the same manner as the Governor Paragraph II Duties It shall be the duty of the Attorney General to act as the legal adviser of the Executive Department to represent the State in the Supreme Court in all capi LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 391 tal felonies and in all civil and criminal cases in any Court when required by the Governor and to perform such other services as shall be required of him by law Section XI Solicitors General Paragraph I Number term of office vacancies There shall be a solicitor general for each judicial circuit whose official term except to fill a vacancy shall be four years The successors of present and subsequent incumbents shall be elected by the electors of the whole State qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly at the general election held next preceding the expiration of their respective terms Every vacancy occasioned by death resignation or other cause shall be filled by appointment of the Governor until the first day of January after the general election held next after the expiration of 30 days from the time such vacancy occurs at which election a successor for the unexpired term shall be elected Paragraph II Duties It shall be the duty of the Solicitor General to represent the State in all cases in the Superior Courts of his Circuit and in all cases taken up from the superior courts of his circuit to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and to perform such other services as shall be required of him by law Section XII Salaries of Justices Judges and Solicitors General Paragraph I Salaries of Justices Judges and Solicitors General The Justices of the Supreme Court each shall have out of the treasury of the States salaries of 8000 per annum the Judges of the Court of Appeals each shall have out of the treasury of the State salaries of 8000 per annum the Judges of the Superior Courts each shall have out of the treasury of the State salaries of 6000 per annum and the Solicitors General shall each have out of the treasury of the State a salary of 25000 per annum with the right of the General Assembly 392 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL to authorize any county to supplement the salary of a judge of the Superior Court and Solicitor General of the Judicial Circuit in which such county lies out of county funds provided however where such salary is at the time of the adoption of this Constitution being supplemented out of county funds under existing laws such laws shall remain in force until altered by the General Assembly Provided further that the Board of County Commissioners of Richmond County or the Ordinary or such other board or person as may from time to time have charge of the fiscal affairs of said county shall without further legislative action continue to supplement from said Countys treasury the salary of the judge of Superior Court of the circuit of which the said County of Richmond is a part by the sum of Two Thousand 2000 Dollars per annum which shall be in addition to the amount received by said judge out of the State treasury and such payments are declared to be a part of the court expenses of said county and such payment shall be made to the judge now in office during his present or subsequent terms as well as to his successors with the authority in the General Assembly to increase such salary from the County treasury as above provided Paragraph II Powers to abolish or reinstate fees of Solicitor General The General Assembly shall have power at any time by a majority vote of each branch to abolish the fees at present accruing to the office of solicitor general in any particular judicial circuit and in lieu thereof to prescribe a salary for such office without regard to the uniformity of such salaries in the various circuits and shall have the further power to determine what disposition shall be made of the fines forfeitures and fees accruing to the office of solicitor general in any such judicial circuit where the fees are abolished and likewise shall have the further power if it so desires to abolish such salary and reestablish such fees but in either event when so changed the change shall not become effective until the end of the term to which the solicitor general was elected LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 393 Section XIII Qualifications of Justices Judges Etc Paragraph I Age citizenship practice of law No person shall be Justice of the Supreme Court Court of Appeals Judge of Superior Courts or Attorney General unless at the time of his election he shall have attained the age of thirty years and shall have been a citizen of the State three years and have practiced law for seven years and no person shall be hereafter elected Solicitor General unless at the time of his election he shall have attained twentyfive years of age shall have been a citizen of the State for three years and shall have practiced law for three years next preceding his election Paragraph II Chief Justices Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court Judges Emeritus of the Court of Appeals and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside in or over the Supreme Court of Georgia the Court of Appeals of Georgia and the Superior Courts of this State The General Assembly shall prescribe the method or manner in which they may be called upon for temporary service Section XIV Venue Paragraph I Divorce cases Divorce cases shall be brought in the county where the defendant resides if a resident of this state if the defendant be not a resident of this state then in the county in which the plaintiff resides provided that any person who has been a resident of any United States Army Post or military reservation within the State of Georgia for one year next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in any county adjacent to said United States Army Post or military reservation Paragraph II Land titles Cases respecting titles to land shall be tried in the county where the land lies except where 394 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL a single tract is divided by a county line in which case the Superior Court of either county shall have jurisdiction Paragraph III Equity cases Equity cases shall he tried in the county where a defendant resides against whom substantial relief is prayed Paragraph IV Suits against joint obligors copartners etc Suits against joint obligors joint promissors copartners or joint trespassers residing in different counties may be tried in either county Paragraph V Suits against maker endorser etc Suits against the maker and endorser of promissory notes or drawer acceptor and endorser of foreign or inland hills of exchange or like instruments residing in different counties shall he brought in the county where the maker or acceptor resides Paragraph VI All other cases All other civil cases shall be tried in the county where the defendant resides and all criminal cases shall be tried in the county where the crime was committed except cases in the Superior Courts where the Judge is satisfied that an impartial jury cannot he obtained in such county Section XV Change of Venue Paragraph I Power to change venue The power to change the venue in civil and criminal cases shall be vested in the Superior Courts to be exercised in such manner as has been or shall be provided by law Section XVI Jury Trial Paragraph I Right of trial by jury The right of trial by jury except where it is otherwise provided in this Constitution shall remain inviolate but the General Assembly may LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 395 prescribe any number not less than five to constitute a trial or traverse jury except in the superior court Paragraph II Selection of jurors The General Assembly a1roe ky law for the selection of the most experienced intelligent and upright men to serve as grand jurors and intelligent and upright men to serve as traverse jurors Nevertheless the grand jurors shall be competent to serve as traverse jurors The General Assembly shall have the power to require jury service of women also under such regulations as the General Assembly may prescribe Paragraph III Compensation of jurors It shall be the duty of the General Assembly by general laws to prescribe the manner of fixing compensation of jurors in all counties m this State Section XVII County Commissioners Paragraph I Power to create County Commissioners The General Assembly shall have power to provide for the creation of county commissioners in such counties as mav require them and to define their duties Section XVIII What Courts May Be Abolished Paragraph I Power to abolish courts All courts not specially mentioned by name in the first section of this Article may be abolished in any county at the discretion of the General Assembly Pararaph B Supreme Court cost Pauper oath The cost SuPf1eme Court and Court of Appeals shall not exceed iT ii unijl otheiwise provided by law Plaintiffs in error shall not be required to pay costs in said courts when the usual pauper oath is filed in the court below 396 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ARTICLE VII Finance Taxation and Public Debt Section I Power of Taxation Paragraph I Taxation a sovereign right The right of taxation is a sovereign rightinalienable indestructible is the life of the State and rightfully belongs to the people in all Republican governments and neither the General Assembly nor any nor all other departments of the Government established by this Constitution shall ever have the authority to irrevocably give grant limit or restrain this right and all laws grants contracts and all other acts whatsoever by said government or any department thereof to affect nny of these purposes shall be and are hereby declared to be null and void for every purpose whatsoever and said right ot taxation shall always be under the complete control of and revocable by the State notwithstanding any gift grant or contract whatsoever by the General Assembly The power to tax corporations and corporate property shall not be surrendered or suspended by any contract or grant to which the State shall be a party The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the granting of funds to a county in which is located land belonging to the State consisting of at least 20000 acres from which such county receives no taxes The General Assembly is authorized to provide in such law the procedure for determining the amount of funds and all other matters relative to any such grant Paragraph II Taxing power limited 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 Assembly is authorized to provide by law for the payment of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars 25000000 to the first person firm or corporation or combination thereof which puts down and jjoav qang su ui 11 IBiojcouiuioo siij 91 ui sSutjq LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 397 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 Department 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 individual who drills or causes to be drilled said well the contractor who furnishes the equipment among such workmen and employees actually engaged in the job and to the mineral andor property owner where the well is drilled The General Assembly shall provide for the method of payment by the Governor Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution whenever the State Board of Vocational Education may be entitled to receive Federal funds made available under the Vocational Rehabilitation Act 29 United States Code Chapter 4 or any amendment thereto said Board shall be authorized to receive and administer such funds in accordance with the terms of the grant and where the grant so provides may disburse said funds to nonprofit corporations or associations which are engaged solely in the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons provided however that nothing m this paragraph shall be construed to authorize the expenditure of any State funds until the same shall have been appropriated by the General Assembly 2 The General Assembly shall not grant or authorize extra compensation to any public officer agent or contractor after the service has been rendered or the contract entered into 3 The levy of taxes on property for any one year by the General Assembly for all purposes except to provide for repelling invasions suppressing insurrections or defending the State m time of war shall not exceed onefourth 4 mill on each dollar of the value of the property taxable in the State provided however that until some other method permitted by the laws of the United States for the taxation of national banking associations or corporations is enacted by the General Assembly for the taxation of the shares of stock of banking corporations and other monied capital coming into competi 398 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL tion with such banking corporations such property may be taxed at a rate not exceeding five 5 mills on each dollar of the value thereof 4 No poll tax shall be levied to exceed one dollar annually upon each poll 5 That there is hereby created a board to be known as the State Medical Education Board to consist of five members one of whom shall be the President of Georgia Medical Association one of whom shall be the immediate Past President of the Georgia Medical Association and three members to be appointed by the Governor who shall be qualified electors of the State of Georgia The members of the board shall hold office for a term of four years beginning on the first day of April 1953 and every four years thereafter the Governor shall appoint three members for a term of four years and shall appoint the President and the immediate Past President of the Georgia Medical Association pursuant to their position and office in those respective capacities Vacancies shall be filled by appointment of the Governor for the unexpired term The members of the Board shall serve without pay but shall be allowed 750 per day expenses and traveling expenses of five cents 5c per mile for attending meetings of the board or in traveling elsewhere in the discharge of their duties requiring their absence from their respective places of abode same to be paid upon the approval of the Chairman or ViceChairman of the board out of any funds made available to said board The secretary of the board shall be whomsoever is serving as the secretary of the Board of Regents who shall keep the records and minutes of the proceedings of the board and who shall also keep the books records and accounts of the board and whose compensation as secretary of this board shall not exceed the sum of 240000 per annum payable monthly The secretary shall prepare and countersign all checks vouchers and warrants drawn upon the funds of the board and the same shall be signed by the chairman of the board The secretary shall also be the treasurer of the board and shall keep LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 399 and account for all the funds of the board and shall execute and file with the board a surety bond in the sum of 1000000 payable to the State of Georgia and conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties and that he shall properly account for all funds coming into his hands as such secretary the premium on such bond to be paid out of the funds of the board He shall devote his full time to the duties of his office The board may employ clerical assistance as is required and needed The board shall elect a chairman and also a vicechairman to serve in the absence or inability of the chairman The board shall maintain an office at the Medical College of Georgia and shall meet at the said office or elsewhere at least once each quarter at such time as may be fixed by the board Special meetings shall be held upon call of the chairman Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business and the board shall keep full complete and permanent minutes and records of all its proceedings and actions It shall be the duty of the board to receive and pass upon allow or disallow all applications for loans or scholarships made by students who are bona fide citizens and residents of the State of Georgia and who desire to become doctors of medicine and who are acceptable for enrollment in a qualified fouryear medical school The purpose of such loans shall be to enable such applicants to obtain a standard fouryear medical education which will qualify them to become licensed practicing physicians within the State of Georgia It shall be the duty of the board to make a careful and full investigation of the ability character and qualifications of each applicant and determine his fitness to become the recipient of such loan or scholarship and for that purpose the board may propound such examination to each applicant which it deems proper and the said board may prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems necessary and proper to carry out the purpose and intention of this bill The investigation of the applicant shall include an investigation of the ability of the applicant or of the parents of such applicant to pay his own tuition at sucti 400 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL a medical school and the board in granting such loans and scholarships shall give preference to qualified applicants who or whose parents are unable to pay the applicants tuition at such a medical school The said board shall have authority to grant to each applicant deemed by the board to be qualified to receive the same a loan or scholarship for the purpose of acquiring a medical education as herein provided for upon such terms and conditions to be imposed by the board as provided for in this bill Applicants who are granted loans or scholarships by the board shall receive a loan not to exceed 500000 to any one applicant to be paid in annual installments not exceeding 150000 per annum with which to defray his or her tuition and other expenses in any reputable accepted and accredited fouryear medical college or school in the United States or a scholarship in such medical college or school for a term not exceeding four years the cost of such scholarship not to exceed 500000 same to be paid at such time and in such manner as may be determined by the board The loans and scholarship herein provided shall not exceed the sums herein stated but they may be prorated in such manner as to pay to the medical school to which any applicant is admitted such funds as are required by that school and the balance to be paid direct to the applicant all of which shall be under such terms and conditions as may be provided under rules and regulations of the board The said loans or scholarships to be granted to each applicant shall be based upon the condition that the full amount thereof shall be repaid to the State of Georgia in cash in full with 4 interest from the date of each payment by the State on such loan or scholarship same to be payable annually the first annual payment to be due on or before one year from the date the applicant completes his internship or same may be repaid to the State of Georgia in services to be rendered by the applicant by practicing his profession at some place within the State of Georgia to be approved by the board Onefifth of the loan or scholarship together with interest thereon shall be credited to the applicant for each year of practicing his profession in a community of 5000 population or less according to the United States LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 401 Decennial Census of 1960 or any future such decennial census or at Milledgeville State Hospital Gracewood State School and Hospital or at any facility operated by or under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Public Health or at any prison or detention camp or work camp operated under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Corrections and no annual interest on the scholarship loan shall be paid during such practice or service Credit for practice at Milledgeville State Hospital Gracewood State School and Hospital or at any facility operated by or under the jurisdiction of the State Department of Public Health or at any of the above facilities of the State Board of Corrections shall be retroactive and shall apply to any applicants engaging in such practice at any time In the event an applicant has repaid any part of such loan or scholarship for which he would otherwise have received credit for service he shall be repaid whatever sum is necessary to take into consideration the credit he would have received After the third full year of practice or services within this State as herein provided but not before the said applicant shall be privileged entirely at the discretion of the board heretofore created to pay off the balance of the scholarship loan together with accrued interest thereon and upon such payment shall be relieved from further obligations under his contract for loan or scholarship Each applicant before being granted a loan or scholarship shall enter into a contract with the State of Georgia agreeing to the terms and conditions upon which the loan or scholarship shall be granted to him which said contract shall include such terms and provisions as will carry out the full purpose and intent of this act and the form thereof shall be prepared and approved by the Attorney General of this State and shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board countersigned by the Secretary and shall be signed by the applicant For the purposes of this act the disabilities of minority of all applicants granted loans or scholarships hereunder shall be and the same are hereby removed and the said applicants are declared to be of full lawful age for the purpose of entering into the contract hereinabove provided for and such contract so executed by any applicant is hereby declared to be a valid and binding contract the same as though the said applicant were 402 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL of the full age of 21 years and upward The board is hereby vested with full and complete authority and power to sue in its own name any applicant for any balance due the board on any such contract It shall be the duty of the board to contact and make inquiry of such of the fouryear medical colleges and schools as herein provided as it deems proper and make such arrangements and enter into such contracts within the limitations as to cost as herein provided for the admission of students granted loans or scholarships by the board such contracts to be approved by the attorney general of this state and the money obligations of such contract as made by the board with any such colleges shall be paid for out of funds to be provided by law for such purposes and all students granted loans or scholarships shall attend a medical school with which the board has entered into a contract or any accredited fouryear medical school or college in which said applicant may obtain admission and which is approved by the board The board shall have authority to cancel any contract made between it and any applicant for loans or scholarships upon cause deemed sufficient by the board And the board shall have authority to cancel such contracts which it may lawfully cancel made with any of the colleges or schools as herein provided All payments of funds for loans or scholarships hereunder shall be made by requisition of the board signed by the chairman and the secretary directed to the auditor of public accounts who shall thereupon issue a warrant on the treasury of the State of Georgia for the amount fixed in the requisition and payable to the person designated thereon which said warrant upon presentation shall be paid by the treasurer out of any funds appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes provided for under this act All funds made available to the board by act of the Legislature for the purpose of defraying expenses of the board and the salaries of its secretary and employees shall be paid over and received by the treasurer of this board and by him deposited in some solvent bank within the State of Georgia LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 403 selected by the board and such funds may be drawn and expended by check or warrant signed by the chairman and attested by the secretary The board shall make a biennial report to the Legislature at each session thereof of its activities loans or scholarships granted names of persons to whom granted and the institution attended by those receiving the same the location of the applicants who have received their education and become licensed physicians and surgeons within this State as a result of the said loans andor scholarships and where they are practicing and shall make a full report of all of its expenditures for salaries and expenses incurred hereunder It is the purpose and intent of this bill to bring about an adequate supply of doctors of medicine in the more sparsely populated areas of the State of Georgia by increasing the number of medical students from Georgia in the various medical schools and inducing a sufficient number of the graduates from medical schools to return to Georgia and practice their profession thus affording adequate medical care to the people of Georgia Section 1A The Director of the Department of Public Health with the approval of the State Board of Health is hereby authorized to extend scholarships to physicians and other personnel to take post graduate courses in the various schools and clinics in the United States so as to enable them to be better qualified in the diagnosis care and treatment of mental illness As a prerequisite to the grant of such scholarships the recipient thereof must agree to actively engage in the practice of his profession in a hospital operated by the State of Georgia under the supervision of the State of Georgia or at some place approved by the authority granting the scholarship on the basis of one year of service for each year of training received The remedies for the enforcing of service required shall be the same as provided for medical grants and scholarships and such other remedies as may be provided bylaw f f j 6 The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall have the authority to grant to qualified students who 404 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL are citizens and bona fide residents of the State of Georgia and who would not otherwise have available the funds necessary to obtain an education such scholarships as are necessary for them to complete programs of study offered by institutions of the University System of Georgia with the exception of the program leading to the degree of Doctor of Medicine The terms and conditions thereof shall be prescribed and regulated by the Board of Regents but shall include the condition that recipients of such scholarships shall upon the completion of their programs of study reside in the State of Georgia and engage in activities for which they were prepared through the scholarships for a period of one year for each 1000 received The General Assembly shall appropriate such funds to the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia as it sees fit in order to carry out the purpose of this provision It shall be the duty of the Board of Regents to receive and pass upon allow or disallow all applications for scholarships to contract increase decrease terminate and otherwise regulate all grants for scholarships and to manage operate and control all funds appropriated for this purpose 7 State Departments and Agencies of the State Government of Georgia shall have the authority to disburse State funds to match Federal funds in order to provide qualified employees with graduate or post graduate educational scholarships and for use in other Federal Education Programs The terms and conditions thereof shall be prescribed and regulated by the various departments and agencies granting the scholarships but shall include the condition that personnel to whom these scholarships are extended must as a prerequisite thereto agree to work for the department or agency granting the scholarships for at least two years for each year spent in study or refund the money received for said scholarships pro rata Provided further that no additional appropriation shall be made by the General Assembly to finance such scholarships but the same shall be financed from the regular appropriations to the various State departments and State agencies It shall be the duty of the various State departments and State agencies to receive and pass upon allow or disallow all appli LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 405 cations for scholarships in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by them to contract increase decrease terminate and otherwise regulate all grants for scholarships and to manage operate and control all funds used for this purpose 8 The State Board of Education shall have the authority to grant to citizens who are interested in becoming teachers and who are bona fide residents of the State of Georgia such scholarships as are necessary for them to complete programs of study in preparation for teaching The terms and conditions thereof shall be prescribed and regulated by the State Board of Education but shall include the condition that recipients of such scholarships shall upon the completion of their programs of study teach in the public schools of Georgia for a period of one year for each 1000 received and include the further provision that any person using any such scholarship shall teach in the public schools of Georgia for at least three years in any event The General Assembly shall have the authority to appropriate such funds to the State Board of Education as it deems wise and proper to carry out the purposes of this provision It shall be the duty of the State Board of Education to receive and pass upon allow or disallow all applications for scholarships for teachers to contract increase decrease terminate and otherwise regulate all grants for scholarships and to manage operate and control all funds appropriated for this purpose 9 There shall be a State Dental Education Board of Georgia which is authorized to grant loans or scholarships to students who are citizens and residents of the State of Georgia and who desire to become dentists The appointment of members of said State Dental Education Board of Georgia their qualifications terms of office powers duties functions and authority and the provision of funds to carry out the purposes provided for herein shall be as enacted and appropriated by the General Assembly of the State of Georgia 406 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law a State Scholarship Commission to be authorized and empowered to activate inaugurate and conduct a program to provide for the granting of scholarships to students desiring to study courses in the paramedical professional or educational fields The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide for the duties powers authority jurisdiction and composition of any such commission and is authorized to provide for all other matters relative to the purposes provided for herein The General Assembly is hereby authorized to appropriate funds to any State department or other State agency for the purpose of being used to obtain funds from the Federal Government for educational scholarships educational loans and other educational purposes and all such State departments and other State agencies shall be authorized to use the funds so appropriated and the funds received from the Federal Government for the purposes authorized and directed by the Federal Government in making such funds available The General Assembly is hereby authorized and empowered to appropriate any amount of funds it deems necessary for the purposes of implementing any Act which becomes law as authorized by this provision The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a program of guaranteed student loans and for the payment of interest on such loans which loans shall be used for the purpose of acquiring an education beyond the twelfth 12th grade The General Assembly is authorized to create an authority a corporation or other entity for the purpose of administering any such law Such law shall provide the agencies which may participate in any such loan program which may include commercial banks savings banks savings and loan associations life insurance companies credit unions and retirement and pension systems Such law shall provide a maximum rate of interest which may be charged for such loans and shall provide a portion of such interest which will be paid by the State State funds may be expended for such purposes and the General Assembly is hereby authorized tc LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 407 appropriate money therefor The General Assembly is also authorized to provide that contributions for the purposes provided herein shall be deductible for State income tax purposes The General Assembly is also authorized to provide for such tax exemptions as shall be deemed advisable in connection with such program The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide for all other matters relative to the purposes provided for herein Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the indemnification with respect to death personal injury or property damage sustained in preventing the commission of a crime against the person or property of another in apprehending a criminal or in assisting a peace officer in prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal Such law may provide for the method of payment of such indemnification and all other matters relative to the purposes herein provided The General Assembly is hereby authorized to appropriate State funds for the payment of such indemnification and for the purpose of implementing any law as authorized by this paragraph Paragraph III Uniformity classification of property All taxes shall be levied and collected under general laws and for public purposes only All taxation shall be uniform upon the same class of subjects within the territorial limits of the authority levying the tax Classes of subjects for taxation of property shall consist of tangible property and one or more classes of intangible personal property including money The General Assembly shall have the power to classify property including money for taxation and to adopt different rates and different methods for different classes of such property Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this paragraph the General Assembly shall be authorized to enact legislation treating any and all motor vehicles including trailers as a separate class from other classes of tangible property for ad valorem property tax purposes and to adopt different rates methods or assessment dates for the taxation of such property and to enact legislation consistent herewith to prevent any person firm or 408 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL corporation from escaping payment of their fair share of ad valorem taxes on said motor vehicles Paragraph IV Exemptions from taxation The General Assembly may by law exempt from taxation all public property places of religious worship or burial and all property owned by religious groups used only for residential purposes and from which no income is derived all institutions of purely public charity all intangible personal property owned by or irrevocably held in trust for the exclusive benefit of religious educational and charitable institutions no part of the net profit from the operation of which can inure to the benefit of any private person all buildings erected for and used as a college incorporated academy or other seminary of learning and also all funds or property held or used as endowment by such colleges incorporated academies or seminaries of learning provided the same is not invested in real estate and provided further that such exemptions shall only apply to such colleges incorporated academies or other seminaries of learning as are open to the general public provided further that all endowments to institutions established for white people shall be limited to white people and all endowments to institutions established for colored people shall be limited to colored people the real and personal estate of any public library and that of any other literary association used by or connected with such library all books and philosophical apparatus and all paintings and statuary of any company or association kept in a public hall and not held as merchandise or for purposes of sale or gain provided the property so exempted be not used for the purpose of private or corporate profit and income distributable to shareholders in corporations owning such property or to other owners of such property and any income from such property is used exclusively for religious educational and charitable purposes or for either one or more of such purposes and for the purpose of maintaining and operating such institution this exemption shall not apply to real estate or buildings other than those used for the operation of such institution and which is rented leased or otherwise used for the primary purpose of securing an income thereon and also provided that such donations of property shall not be pred LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 409 icated upon an agreement contract or otherwise that the donor or donors shall receive or retain any part of the net or gross income of the property The General Assembly shall further have power to exempt from taxation farm products including baled cotton grown in this State and remaining in the hands of the producer but not longer than for the year next after their production All personal clothing household and kitchen furniture personal property used and included within the home domestic animals and tools and implements of trade of manual laborers but not including motor vehicles are exempted from all State County Municipal and School District ad valorem taxes in an amount not to exceed 30000 in actual value The Homestead of each resident of Georgia actually occupied by the owner as a residence and homestead and only so long as actually occupied by the owner primarily as such but not to exceed 200000 of its value is hereby exempted from all ad valorem taxation for State county and school purposes except taxes levied by municipalities for school purposes and except to pay interest on and retire bonded indebtedness provided however should the owner of a dwelling house on a farm who is already entitled to homestead exemption participate in the program of rural housing and obtain a new house under contract with the local housing authority he shall be entitled to receive the same homestead exemption as allowed before making such contract The General Assembly may from time to time lower said exemption to not less than 125000 The value of all property in excess of the foregoing exemptions shall remain subject to taxation Said exemptions shall be returned and claimed in such manner as prescribed by the General Assembly The exemption herein provided for shall not apply to taxes levied by municipalities All cooperative nonprofit membership corporations organized under the laws of this State for the purpose of engaging in rural electrification as defined in subsection 1 of Section 3 of the Act approved March 30 1937 providing for their incorporation and all of the real and personal 410 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL property owned or held by such corporations for such purpose are hereby exempted from all taxation state county municipal school district and political or territorial subdivisions of the State having the authority to levy taxes The exemption herein provided for shall expire December 311961 There shall be exempt from all ad valorem intangible taxes in this State the common voting stock of a subsidiary corporation not doing business in this State if at least ninety per cent of such common voting stock is owned by a Georgia corporation with its principal place of business located in this State and was acquired or is held for the purpose of enabling the parent company to carry on some part of its established line of business through such subsidiary All laws exempting property from taxation other than the property herein enumerated shall be void The Legislature may exempt from taxation intangible personal property owned by a trust forming a part of a pension profit sharing or stock bonus plan if such a trust is exempt from federal income tax under Section 165 a of the Federal Internal Revenue Code Existing laws exempting such property from taxation are hereby ratified Each disabled veteran as hereinafter defined who is a citizen and resident of Georgia is hereby granted an exemption of 1000000 on his homestead which he owns and which he actually occupies as a residence and homestead such exemption being from all ad valorem taxation for State county municipal and school purposes The value of all property in excess of the above exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation The term disabled veteran as used herein means a disabled American veteran of any war or armed conflict in which any branch of the armed forces of the United States engaged whether under United States command or otherwise and who is disabled as a result of such service in the armed forces by paraplegia or permanent paralysis of both legs and lower parts of the body resulting from traumatic injury to the spinal cord or brain or paraplegia or such permanent paralysis resulting from multiple LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 411 sclerosis or by total blindness or by the amputation of both legs or both arms Each person who is sixtyfive 65 years of age or over and who does not have an income from all sources exceeding 300000 per annum is hereby granted an exemption of 400000 on his homestead which he owns and which he actually occupies as a residence such exemption being from all State and county ad valorem taxes The value of the residence in excess of the above exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation Any such owner shall not receive the benefits of such homestead exemption unless he files an affidavit with the tax commissioner or tax receiver of the county in which he resides giving his age and the amount of income which he receives and such additional information relative to receiving the benefits of such exemption as will enable the tax commissioner or tax receiver to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to such exemption The tax commissioner or tax receiver shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose The increased exemption provided for herein shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31 1964 The General Assembly shall have the authority to provide for the exemption from any and all taxation any facilities which shall be installed or constructed for the primary purpose of eliminating or reducing air or water pollution The General Assembly is further authorized to provide for the manner in which such exemptions shall be granted and to prescribe the prerequisites which shall be required to be met before any such exemption shall be granted including the designation of any appropriate state agency or organization to which the General Assembly shall be authorized to delegate any and all powers necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes and responsibilities of this paragraph Paragraph V Exemptions of certain industries continued Existing exemptions under the amendment to the Constitution providing for the exemption of certain industries from taxation appearing in Act of the General Assembly of 1923 extra session page 67 ratified November 4 1924 shall continue of force until the expiration of the term for which granted 412 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section IL Purposes and Method of Taxation Paragraph II Taxation how and for what purposes exercised The powers of taxation over the whole State shall be exercised by the General Assembly for the following purposes only 1 For the support of the State Government and the public institutions 2 For educational purposes 3 To pay the principal and the interest on the public debt and to provide a sinking fund therefor 4 To suppress insurrection to repeal invasion and to defend the State in time of war 5 To make provision for the payment of pensions to exConfederate soldiers and to the widows of Confederate soldiers who are unmarried 6 To construct and maintain State buildings and a system of State highways airports and docks 7 To make provision for the payment of oldage assistance to aged persons in need and for the payment of assistance to the needy blind and to dependent children and other welfare benefits provided that no person shall be entitled to the assistance herein authorized who does not qualify for such provisions in every respect in accordance with enactments of the General Assembly which may be in force and effect prescribing the qualifications for beneficiaries hereunder Provided no indebtedness against the State shall ever be created for the purpose herein stated in excess of the taxes lawfully levied each fiscal year under Acts of the General Assembly authorized hereunder for such purposes Subparagraph 7A In order to extend to the employees of the State any department of the State any State institution or political subdivisions of the State and to the dependents and survivors of such employees the basic protection LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 413 accorded others by the Old Age and Survivors Insurance Program embodied under the Social Security Act Act of Congress approved August 14 1935 49 Stat 620 officially cited as the Social Security Act as such Act has been and may from time to time be amended and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act as set forth in SubChapter A of Chapter 9 of the Federal Internal Revenue Code as such Code has been and may from time to time be amended the General Assembly is authorized to enact such legislation as may be necessary to insure the coverage to employees of the State any department of the State any State institution or political subdivisions of the State and the dependents and survivors of such employees under said Social Security Act as the same has been or may be amended and the Federal Insurance Contributions Act as the same has been or may be amended and any provisions of this Constitution notwithstanding the State for and on behalf of itself its departments institutions or political subdivisions is hereby authorized to enter into agreements with the Federal Security Adminstrator or other approprate official of the United States Government under the provisions of said Social Security Act as the same has been or may hereafter be amended in the manner as provided therein and as provided by the General Assmbly The Teacher Retirement System of Georgia and the Employees Retirement System of Georgia shall have the powers and duties as provided by law existing at the time of the adoption of this provision of the State Constitution together with such further powers and duties as may be hereafter provided by law 8 To advertise and promote the agricultural industrial historic recreational and natural resources of the State of Georgia 9 For public health purposes 10 Public transportation of passengers for hire is an essential governmental function and a public purpose for which the power of taxation of the State may be exercised and its public funds expended provided however that the State of Georgia shall not provide more than 10 per cent of the total cost either directly or indirectly The General Assembly 414 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL is authorized to provide for the implementation of this provision including the granting of public funds to any public corporation or authority established by the General Assembly for the performance of the aforesaid function and purpose or contracting through appropriate departments or instrumentalities of State government with any such public corporation or authority established by the General Assembly for performance of the aforesaid function and purpose Paragraph 1A Any other provision of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly may provide for the promotion of the production marketing sale use and utilization processing and improvement of any one or all of the agricultural products including but not limited to livestock and livestock products poultry and poultry products timber and timber products fish and sea food and the products of the farms and forests of this State The General Assembly may provide for the promotion of such products individually collectively or in any combination thereof The General Assembly may provide a means of financing any such promotion by imposing assessments fees or other charges upon the sale or processing of the affected products and may authorize the acceptance of gifts and donations and may provide for the disposition of any funds arising under any such program without the necessity of such funds being placed in the State Treasury or being appropriated by the General Assembly The General Assembly may provide for the supervision of any such program by the Department of Agriculture The General Assembly may create instrumentalities public corporations authorities and commissions to administer such programs The uniformity requirement of this Constitution shall be satisfied by the application of the program upon the affected products Paragraph II Teacher retirement systemtaxation for The powei of taxation may be exercised by the State through the General Assembly and by counties and municipalities for the purposes of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under a teacher retirement system or systems provided no indebtedness against the State shall ever be created LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 415 for the purpose herein stated in excess of the taxes lawfully levied each fiscal year under Acts of the General Assembly authorized hereunder Paragraph III Revenue to be paid into general fund All money collected from taxes fees and assessments for State purposes as authorized by revenue measures enacted by the General Assembly shall be paid into the General Fund of the State Treasury and shall be appropriated therefrom as required by this Constitution for the purposes set out in this Section and for these purposes only Paragraph IV Tax returns of public utilities The General Assembly may provide for a different method and time of returns assessments payment and collection of ad valorem taxes of public utilities but not at a greater basis of value or at a higher rate of taxation than other properties Paragraph V Taxation for firemens pension system The powers of taxation may be exercised by the State through the General Assembly and the counties and municipalities for the purpose of paying pensions and other benefits and costs under a firemens pension system or systems The taxes so levied may be collected by such firemens pension system or systems and disbursed therefrom by authority of the General Assembly for the purposes herein authorized Paragraph VI Nothwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the granting of State funds to the municipalities of Georgia in such manner and form and under such procedure as the General Assembly may prescribe The General Assembly is also authorized but not directed to provide the purpose or purposes for which such funds may be expended by the municipalities The General Assembly is hereby authorized to exercise the power of taxation over the entire State in order to carry out the provisions of this Paragraph Paragraph VI The General Assembly shall have the power to create an Industrial Development Commission to make loans to be secured by second mortgages to such in 416 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL dustrial development agencies as the Industrial Development Commission may select Provided that said agencies shall have raised sufficient capital and secured commitments for additional financing which in addition to the loan to be extended by said Commission will adequately insure the completion of said project The powers of taxation may be exercised through the General Assembly in order to implement and crry out the purposes for which said Commission is to be created Editorial Note The legislative resolutions framing the language of the two immediately preceding paragraphs designate each one as paragraph 6 Section III State Debt Paragraph I Purposes for which contracted No debt shall be contracted by or on behalf of the State except to supply such temporary deficit as may exist in the treasury in any year for necessary delay in collecting the taxes of that year to repel invasion suppress insurrection and defend the State in time of war or to pay the existing public debt but the debt created to supply deficiencies in revenue shall not exceed in the aggregate five hundred thousand dollars and any loan made for this purpose shall be repaid out of the taxes levied for the year in which the loan is made However said debt may be increased in the sum of three million five hundred thousand dollars for the payment of the public school teachers of the State only The principal amount borrowed for payment of teachers shall be repaid each year out of the common school appropriation and the interest paid thereon shall be paid each year out of the general funds of the State Paragraph II Bonded debt increased when The bonded debt of the State shall never be increased except to repel invasion suppress insurrection or defend the State in time of war Paragraph III Form of laws to borrow money All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the 1 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 417 State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purposes specified and for no other Paragraph IV State aid forbidden The credit of the State shall not be pledged or loaned to any individual company corporation or association and the State shall not become a joint owner or stockholder in or with any individual company association or corporation Paragraph V Assumption of debts forbidden The State shall not assume the debt nor any part thereof of any county municipal corporation or political subdivision of the State unless such debt be contracted to enable the State to repeal invasion suppress insurrection or defend itself in time of war Provided however that the amendment to the Constitution proposed by the General Assembly and set forth in the Published Acts of the General Assembly of the year 1931 at page 97 which amendment was ratified on November 8 1932 and which amendment provided for the assumption by the State of indebtedness of the several counties of the State as well as that of the Coastal Highway District and the assessments made against the counties of said district for the construction and paving of the public roads or highways including bridges of the State under certain conditions and for the issuance of certificates of indebtedness for such indebtedness so assumed is continued of full force and effect until such indebtedness assumed by the State is paid and such certificates of indebtedness retired Paragraph VI Profit on public money The receiving directly or indirectly by any officer of State or county or member or officer of the General Assembly of any interest profits or perquisites arising from the use or loan of public funds in his hands or moneys to be raised through his agency for State or county purposes shall be deemed a felony and punishable as may be prescribed by law a part of which punishment shall be a disqualification from holding office Paragraph VII Certain bonds not to be paid The General Assembly shall have no authority to appropriate money 418 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL either directly or indirectly to pay the whole or any part of the principal or interest of the bonds or other obligations which have been pronounced illegal null and void by the General Assembly and the Constitutional amendments ratified by a vote of the people on the first day of May 1877 nor shall the General Assembly have authority to pay any of the obligations created by the State under laws passed during the late war between the States nor any of the bonds notes or obligations made and entered into during the existence of said war the time for the payment of which was fixed after the ratification of a treaty of peace between the United States and the Confederate States nor shall the General Assembly pass any law or the Governor or any other State official enter into any contract or agreement whereby the State shall be made a party to any suit in any court of this State or of the United States instituted to test the validity of any such bonds or obligations Paragraph VIII Sale of States property to pay bonded debt The proceeds of the sale of the Western and Atlantic Railroad and any other property owned by the State whenever the General Assembly may authorize the sale of the whole or any part thereof shall be applied to the payment of the bonded debt of the State and shall not be used for any other purpose whatsoever so long as the State has any existing bonded debt provided that the proceeds of the sale of the Western and Atlantic Railroad shall be applied to the payment of the bonds for which said railroad has been mortgaged in preference to all other bonds Paragraph IX State sinking fund The General Assembly shall raise by taxation each year in addition to the sum required to pay the public expenses such amounts as are necessary to pay the interest on the public debt and the principal of the public debt maturing in such year and to provide a sinking fund to pay off and retire the bonds of the State which have not then matured The amount of such annual levy shall be determined after consideration of the amount then held in the sinking fund The taxes levied for such purposes and the said sinking fund shall be applied to no other purpose whatever The funds in the said sinking LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 419 fund may be invested in the bonds of the State and also in bonds and securities issued by the Federal Government and subsidiaries of the Federal Government fully guaranteed by that government If the said bonds are not available for purchase the funds in the sinking fund may be loaned by the Treasurer of the State with the approval of the Governor upon terms to be fixed by such officials and when amply secured by bonds of the State or Federal Government Section IV Taxation by Counties Paragraph I Powers of County Government The General Assembly may authorize any county to exercise the power of taxation for any public purpose as authorized by general law or by this Constitution and unless otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law no levy need state the particular purposes for which the same was made nor shall any taxes collected be allocated for any particular purpose unless expressly so provided by the General Assembly or this Constitution Paragraph II Purposes of Taxation In addition to such other powers and authority as may be conferred upon any county by this Constitution or by the General Assembly counties are hereby authorized to exercise the power of taxation for the following purposes which are hereby declared to be public purposes and expend funds raised by the exercise of said powers for said purposes and such other public purposes as may be authorized by the General Assembly 1 Pay the expenses of administration of the county government 2 Acquire construct maintain improve or aid in the acquisition construction maintenance or improvement of public buildings bridges parks recreation areas and facilities libraries streets sidewalks roads airports docks facilities for mass transit system for the transportation of passengers for hire and other properties for public use and to acquire any real property or any interest therein in connection with the foregoing 420 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 3 Provide for the operation of the courts the maintenance and support of prisoners and the handling of litigation affecting the county 4 Establish and conduct public health and sanitation programs and provide for the collection and preservation of records and vital statistics 5 Establish and maintain a county police department 6 Provide medical or other care and hospitalization for the indigent sick and to support paupers 7 Pay county agricultural and home demonstration agents and conduct programs utilizing the services of such agents 8 Establish and conduct programs of welfare benefits and public assistance as may be provided by law 9 Provide fire protection for forest lands and conserve natural resources 10 Provide insurance retirement and pension benefits coverage under Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance urograms hospitalization benefits and workmens compensation benefits for its officers and employees their dependents and survivors and for public school teachers and personnel their dependents and survivors provided that all such paymerits for public school teachers and personnel their dependents and survivors shall be paid from education funds 11 Establish and maintain a recreation system 12 To provide for paying the principal and interest of any debt of the county and to provide a sinking fund therefor 13 To provide for reasonable reserves for public improvements as may be fixed by law 14 To provide for the support and maintenance of public schools public education and activities necessary and incidental thereto including school lunches as provided in Article VIII of this Constitution upon the assessed value LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 421 of all taxable property within the county exclusive of any independent school system therein Paragraph III Establishment of Taxing Districts Except under the authority of a general or local law a county governing authority may not district a county to provide water sewerage garbage electricity gas or fire protection services Such services shall be authorized only by an act of the General Assembly establishing or authorizing the establishment of a special district or districts therefor and authorizing such county to levy a tax only upon the taxable property in such districts for the purpose of constructing and maintaining facilities therefor conditioned upon the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of any such proposed district voting in an election for that purpose held as provided by law Paragraph IV Eminent Domain Any county is hereby authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for any public purpose Paragraph V Nothing herein shall be construed to repeal or modify the provisions of Article VIII Section XII Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 as amended Section IV Paragraph I Powers of County Government The General Assembly may authorize any county to exercise the power of taxation for any public purpose as authorized by general law or by this Constitution and unless otherwise provided by this Constitution or by law no levy need state the particular purposes for which the same was made nor shall any taxes collected be allocated for any particular purpose unless expressly so provided by the General Assembly or this Constitution Paragraph II Purposes of Taxation In addition to such other powers and authority as may be conferred upon any county by this Constitution or by the General Assembly counties are hereby authorized to exercise the power of 422 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL taxation for the following purposes which are hereby declared to be public purposes and expend funds raised by the exercise of said powers for said purposes and such other public purposes as may be authorized by the General Assembly 1 Pay the expenses of administration of the county government 2 Acquire construct maintain improve or aid in the acquisition construction maintenance or improvement of public buildings bridges parks recreation areas and facilities libraries streets sidewalks roads airports docks facilities for mass transit system for the transportation of passengers for hire and other properties for public use and to acquire any real property or any interest therein in connection with the foregoing 3 Provide for the operation of the courts the maintenance and support of prisoners and the handling of litigation affecting the county 4 Establish and conduct public health and sanitation programs and provide for the collection and preservation of records and vital statistics 5 Establish and maintain a county police department 6 Provide medical or other care and hospitalization for the indigent sick and to support paupers 7 Pay county agricultural and home demonstration agents and conduct programs utilizing the services of such agents 8 Establish and conduct programs of welfare benefits and public assistance as may be provided by law 9 Provide fire protection for forest lands and conserve natural resources 10 Provide insurance retirement and pension benefits coverage under Federal Old Age and Survivors Insurance programs hospitalization benefits and workmens compensation benefits for its officers and employees their dependents LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 423 and survivors and for public school teachers and personnel their dependents and survivors provided that all such payments for public school teachers and personnel their dependents and survivors shall be paid from education funds 11 Establish and maintain a recreation system 12 To provide for paying the principal and interest of any debt of the county and to provide a sinking fund therefor 13 To provide for reasonable reserves for public improvements as may be fixed by law 14 To provide for the support and maintenance of public schools public education and activities necessary and incidental thereto including school lunches as provided in Article VIII of this Constitution upon the assessed value of all taxable property within the county exclusive of any independent school system therein Paragraph III Establishment of Taxing Districts Except under the authority of a general or local law a county governing authority may not district a county to provide water sewerage garbage electricity gas or fire protection services Such services shall be authorized only by an act of the General Assembly establishing or authorizing the establishment of a special district or districts therefor and authorizing such county to levy a tax only upon the taxable property in such districts for the purpose of constructing and maintaining facilities therefor conditioned upon the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of any such proposed district voting in an election for that purpose held as provided by law Paragraph IV Eminent Domain Any county is hereby authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for any public purpose Paragraph V Nothing herein shall be construed to repeal or modify the provisions of Article VIII Section XII Paragraph I of the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 as amended 424 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph VI The powers and authority granted by this amendment shall be cumulative of all powers and authority heretofore granted to counties and shall not operate to repeal any existing local constitutional amendments Section V Paragraph I Taxing power and contributions of counties cities and political division restricted The General Assembly shaH not authorize any county municipal corporation or political division of the State through taxation contribution or otherwise to become a stockholder in any company corporation or association or to appropriate money for or to loan its credit to any corporation company association institution or individual except for purely charitable purposes This restriction shall not operate to prevent the support of schools by municipal corporations within their respective limits Section VI Paragraph I Contracts for use of public facilities a The State state institutions any city town municipality or county of this State may contract for any period not exceeding fifty years with each other or with any public agency public corporation or authority now or hereafter created for the use by such subdivisions or the residents thereof of any facilities or services of the State state institutions any city town municipality county public agency public corporation or authority provided such contracts shall deal with such activities and transactions as such subdivisions are by law authorized to undertake Notwithstanding any other provision of any other section of any other article of this Constitution the General Assembly shall include in each General Appropriations Act in the appropriation payable to each department agency or institution of the State in addition to such other items as may be included in such appropriation and whether or not any other items are included sums sufficient to satisfy the payments required to be made in each year under lease contracts LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 425 now or hereafter entered into pursuant to this Paragraph 1a by and between such department agency or institution of the State and any State authority which has been created and activated at the time of the effective date of this amendment which said lease contracts constitute security for bonds or any other obligations heretofore or hereafter issued by any such authority In the event for any reason any such appropriation is not made then the fiscal officers of the State are hereby authorized and directed to set up on their appropriation accounts in each fiscal year as an appropriation the respective amounts required by each such department agency or institution of the State to pay the obligations called for under any such lease contract The amount of the appropriation in each fiscal year to meet such lease contract obligations as authorized hereunder shall be due and payable to each such department agency or institution of the State in each fiscal year to be expended for the purpose of paying the lease contract obligation required under the terms and conditions of such lease contracts and said appropriation shall have the same legal status as if the General Assembly had included the amount of the appropriation in a General Appropriations Act b Any city town municipality or county of this State is empowered in connection with any contracts authorized by the preceding paragraph to convey to any public agency public corporation or authority now or hereafter created existing facilities operated by such city town municipality or county for the benefit of residents of such subdivisions provided the land buildings and equipment so conveyed shall not be mortgaged or pledged to secure obligations of any such public agency public corporation or authority and provided such facilities are to be maintained and operated by such public agency public corporation or authority for the same purposes for which such facilities were operated by such city town municipality or county Nothing in this section shall restrict the pledging of revenues of such facilities by any public agency public corporation or authority c Any city town municipality or county of this State or any combination of the same may contract with any public agency public corporation or authority for the care 426 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL maintenance and hospitalization of its indigent sick and may as a part of such contract obligate itself to pay for the cost of acquisition construction modernization or repairs of necessary buildings and facilities by such public agency public corporation or authority and provide for the payment of such services and the cost to such public agency public corporations or authority of acquisition construction modernization or repair of buildings and facilities from revenues realized by such city town municipality or county from any taxes authorized by the Constitution of this State or revenues derived from any other sources Subparagraph d Special Schools Creation Taxes and BondsThe board of education of any county area school district or independent school system or any combination thereof may establish pursuant to local law enacted by the General Assembly one or more area schools including special schools such as vocational trade schools schools for exceptional children and schools for adult education in one or more of such political subdivisions provided however that the establishment and operation of such schools pursuant to such local law and any subsequent amendments thereof shall be first approved by a majority of the voters voting thereon in each of the school districts or systems affected thereby in separate referendums held in the manner provided by law The government powers and duties of boards of education participating in the establishment or operation of such schools and respecting such schools shall be defined in the local law authorizing the same and such participating political subdivisions shall be authorized to incur bonded indebtedness to require the levy of school tax funds required for the establishment and operation of such schools in such amount and manner as shall be provided in such local law Schools established pursuant to provisions of this Section shall be operated in conformance with regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education pursuant to provisions of law The State is hereby authorized to expend funds for the support and maintenance of such schools in such amount and manner as may be provided by law Special schools including vocational trade schools established prior to the adoption of this amendment under former Subparagraph d of Article VII Section VI Paragraph I LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 427 of the Constitution shall not be affected by this amendment any political subdivision which established such a school is hereby authorized to levy taxes for the support of such school regardless of whether it is located within the territorial limits of such subdivision and any such political subdivision is hereby authorized to incur bonded indebtedness for the support of or acquisition and construction of facilities for such school Any such bonded indebtedness shall be incurred pursuant to provisions of Article VII Section VII of this Constitution and the laws of this State relative to incurring other bonded indebtedness The State is hereby authorized to expend funds for the support of such established schools in such amount and manner as may be provided by law Paragraph III The governing authority of each county is hereby authorized in its discretion to purchase liability insurance to cover damages on account of bodily injury or death to any person or damage to property of any person arising by reason of ownership maintenance operation or use of any motor vehicle by such county whether as a result of a governmental undertaking or not and to pay premiums therefor The governing authority is hereby authorized to levy a tax for such purpose In the event of purchasing such insurance the governmental immunity of the county shall be waived to the extent of the amount of insurance so purchased Neither the county nor the insurer shall be entitled to plead governmental immunity as a defense and may make only such defenses as could be made if the insured were a private person The county shall be liable only for damages suffered while said insurance is in force No attempt shall be made in the trial of any action brought against the county to suggest the existence of any insurance which covers in whole or in part any judgment or award which may be rendered in favor of the plaintiff If the verdict rendered by the jury exceeds the limitation of the insurance the court shall reduce the amount to a sum equal to the applicable limitations stated in the policy 428 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section VII Limitations on County and Municipal Debts Paragraph I Debts of counties and cities The debt hereafter incurred by any county municipal corporation or political division of this State except as in this Constitution provided for shall never exceed seven per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein and no such county municipality or division shall incur any new debt except for a temporary loan or loans to supply casual deficiencies of revenue not to exceed onefifth of one per centum of the assessed value of the taxable property therein without the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of the county municipality or other political subdivision voting in an election for that purpose to be held as prescribed by law and provided further that all laws charter provisions and ordinances heretofore passed or enacted providing special registration of the voters of counties municipal corporations and other political divisions of this State to pass upon the issuance of bonds by such counties municipal corporations and other political divisions are hereby declared to be null and void and the General Assembly shall hereafter have no power to pass or enact any law providing for such special registration but the validity of any and all bond issues by such counties municipal corporations or other political divisions made prior to January 1 1945 shall not be affected hereby provided that any county or municipality of this State may accept and use funds granted by the Federal Government or any agency thereof to aid in financing the cost of architectural engineering economic investigations studies surveys designs plans working drawings specifications procedures and other action preliminary to the construction of public works and where the funds so used for the purposes specified are to be repaid within a period of ten years Eyery county is hereby empowered to create debt by way of borrowing from private individuals firms corporations or partnerships as well as from the State for the purpose of paying the whole or part of the cost of property valuation and equalizing programs for ad valorem tax purposes LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 429 to contract for the repayment thereof and to issue notes or other like instruments as evidence of the obligation to repay the debt so contracted without being subject to any limit as to the amount of such debt so created and without the necessity of approval thereof by the qualified voters of that county provided nevertheless that the debt shall be payable in one or more equal installments one of which shall fall due at least each year but which may fall due each month the last of which shall mature not more than seven years from the date of creation and shall not bear interest in excess of five 5 per cent per annum on unpaid principal and a tax shall be levied on the taxable property of the county as may be needed to repay such debt so created provided however that no county shall be empowered to create debt under the provisions of this paragraph for the purposes of a property valuation and equalization program until such program and all contracts to be entered into pursuant thereto shall have been approved by the State Revenue Commissioner and until such county shall have entered into an agreement with the State Revenue Commissioner that such program shall be carried out in accordance with such Rules and Regulations pertaining to such programs as may be promulgated by the Commissioner Paragraph II Levy of taxes to pay bonds Any county municipal corporation or political division of this State which shall incur any bonded indebtedness under the provisions of this Constitution shall at or before the time of so doing provide for the assessment and collection of an annual tax sufficient in amount to pay the principal and interest of said debt within thirty years from the date of the incurring of said indebtedness Paragraph III Additional debt authorized when In addition to the debt authorized in Paragraph I of this section to be created by any county municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State a debt may be incurred by any county municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State in excess of seven per centum of the assessed value of all the taxable property therein upon the following conditions Such additional debt whether incurred at one or more times shall not exceed in the aggregate three per centum of 430 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL the assessed value of all the taxable property in such county municipality or political subdivision such additional debt shall be payable in equal installments within the five years next succeeding the issuance of the evidences of such debt there shall be levied by the governing authorities of such county municipality or political subdivision prior to the issuance of such additional debt a tax upon all of the taxable property within such county municipality or political subdivision collectible annually sufficient to pay in full the principal and interest of such additional debt when as due such tax shall be in addition to and separate from all other taxes levied by such taxing authorities and the collections from such tax shall be kept separate and shall be held used and applied solely for the payment of the principal and interest of such additional indebtedness authority to create such additional indebtedness shall first have been authorized by the General Assembly the creation of such additional indebtedness shall have been first authorized by a vote of the registered voters of such county municipality or political subdivision at an election held for such purpose pursuant to and in accordance with the provisions of this Constitution and of the then existing laws for the creation of a debt by I counties municipal corporations and political subdivisions of this State all of which provisions including those for calling I advertising holding and determining the result of such election and the votes necessary to authorize the creation of an indebtedness are hereby made applicable to an election held for the purpose of authorizing such additional indebted I ness Paragraph IV Temporary loans authorized conditions I In addition to the obligations hereinbefore allowed each county municipality political subdivision of the State au I thorized to levy taxes and county board of education is I given the authority to make temporary loans between January I 1st and December 31st in each year to pay expenses for such year upon the following conditions The aggregate amount of all such loans of such county municipality political subdivision or county Board of Education outstanding at any I one time shall not exceed 75 of the total gross income of E such county municipality political subdivision or county I board of education from taxes collected by such county I LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 431 municipality political subdivision or county Board of Education in the last preceding year Such loans shall be payable on or before December 31st of the calendar year in which such loan is made No loan may be made in any year under the provisions of this paragraph when there is a loan then unpaid which was made in a prior year under the provisions of this paragraph Each such loan shall be first authorized by resolution fixing the terms of such loan adopted by a majority vote of the governing body of such county city political subdivision or county Board of Education at a meeting legally held and such resolution shall appear upon the minutes of such meeting No such county municipality subdivision or county Board of Education shall incur in any one calendar year an aggregate of such temporary loans and other contracts or obligations for current expenses in excess of the total anticipated revenue of such county municipality subdivision or county Board of Education for such calendar year or issue in one calendar year notes warrants or other evidences of such indebtedness in a total amount in excess of such anticipated revenue for such year Paragraph V Revenue anticipation obligations Revenue anticipation obligations may be issued by any county municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State to provide funds for the purchase or construction in whole or in part of any revenueproducing facility which such county municipal corporation or political subdivision is authorized by the Act of the General Assembly approved March 31 1937 known as the Revenue Certificate Laws of 1937 as amended by the Act approved March 14 1939 to construct and operate or to provide funds to extend repair or improve any such gas or electric generating and distribution systems together with all necessary appurtenances thereof Such revenue anticipation obligations shall be payable as to principal and interest only from revenue produced by revenueproducing facilities of the issuing political subdivisions and shall not be deemed debts of or to create debts against the issuing political subdivisions within the meaning of this paragraph or any other of this Constitution This authority shall apply only to revenue anticipation obligations issued to provide funds for the purchase construction extension repair or improvement of such facilities and undertakings 432 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL as are specifically authorized and enumerated by said Act of 1937 as amended by said Act of 1939 and to buy construct extend operate and maintain gas or electric generating and distribution systems together with all necessary appurtenances thereof provided further any revenue certificates issued to buy construct extend operate and maintain gas or electric generating and distribution systems shall before being undertaken be authorized by a majority of those voting at an election held for the purpose in the county municipal corporation or political subdivision affected and provided further that a majority of the registered voters of such county municipal corporation or political subdivision affected shall vote in said election the election for such to be held in the same manner as is used in issuing bonds of such county municipal corporation or political subdivision and the said election shall be called and provided for by officers in charge of the fiscal affairs of said county municipal corporation or political subdivision affected and no such issuing political subdivision of the State shall exercise the power of taxation for the purpose of paying the principal or interest of any such revenue anticipation obligations or any part thereof Provided that after a favorable election has been held as set forth above if municipalities counties or other political subdivisions shall purchase construct or operate such electric or gas utility plants from the proceeds of said revenue certificates and extend their services beyond the limits of the county in which the municipality or political subdivision is located then its services rendered and property located outside said county shall be subject to taxation and regulation as are privately owned and operated utilities The General Assembly is authorized to create an instrumentality and department of the State of Georgia to be known as the Brunswick Ports Authority and to provide for its powers and functions Act number 314 of the Acts of the General Assembly of 1945 Ga Laws 1945 p 1023 as amended by House Bill number 1053 of the General Assembly of 1958 Ga Laws 1958 p 82 is hereby ratified and confirmed so that the said Acts shall have the same force and effect as if they had been enacted subsequent to LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 433 the ratification of this amendment to the Constitution provided however that nothing herein shall prevent the General Assembly from amending said Acts so as to add and enlarge powers of the Authority Paragraph VI Refunding bonds The General Assembly is hereby authorized to create a commission and to vest such commission with the power to secure all necessary information and to approve or disapprove the issuance of bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonded indebtedness of any county municipality or political subdivision of this State issued prior to the adoption of this Constitution including the authority to approve or disapprove the amount and terms of such refunding bonds together with such other powers as to the General Assembly may seem proper but not in conflict with the provisions of the Constitution Such refunding bonds shall be authorized only where such county municipality or political subdivision has not the funds available to meet the payment of outstanding bonded indebtedness through failure to levy and collect the required taxes or through failure to maintain the required sinking fund for such bonds The General Assembly may approve the issuance of the said refunding bonds under the conditions stated Such refunding bonds shall not together with all other outstanding bonded indebtedness exceed the limits fixed by this Constitution for the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness which may be issued by such county municipality or political subdivision and shall be otherwise governed by all of the terms and provisions of this Constitution No bonds shall be issued under this paragraph to refund any bonds issued after the adoption of this Constitution Paragraph VII Refunding bonds to reduce bonded indebtedness The General Assembly is further authorized to give to said Commission the power and authority to approve or disapprove the issuance of bonds to refund any outstanding bonded indebtedness of any county municipality or political subdivision now or hereafter issued for the purpose of reducing the amount payable principal or interest on such bonded indebtedness and upon the condition that the issuance of such refunding bonds will reduce the amounts payable upon such outstanding bonds principal or interest 434 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Such refunding bonds shall replace such outstanding bonded indebtedness The said Commission shall have the authority to approve or disapprove the terms of any such proposed refunding bonds The General Assembly may authorize the issuance of such refunding bonds issued for the said purpose when approved by the said Commission and authorized by the governing authority of such county municipality or subdivision without an election by the qualified voters as otherwise required but in all other respects such refunding bonds shall comply with the provisions of this Constitution Section VIII Paragraph I Sinking funds for bonds All amounts collected from any source for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of any bonded indebtedness of any county municipality or subdivision and to provide for the retirement of such bonded indebtedness above the amount needed to pay the principal and interest on such bonded indebtedness due in the year of such collection shall be placed in a sinking fund to be held and used to pay off the principal and interest of such bonded indebtedness thereafter maturing The funds in such sinking fund shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys of such county municipality or subdivision and shall be used for no purpose other than that above stated The moneys in such sinking fund may be invested and reinvested by the governing authorities of such county municipality or subdivision or by such other authority as has been created to hold and manage such sinking fund in the bonds of such county municipality or subdivision and in bonds or obligations of the State of Georgia of the counties and cities thereof and of the government of the United States of subsidiary corporations of the Federal Government fully guaranteed by such government and no other Any person or persons violating the above provisions shall be guilty of malpractice in office and shall also be guilty of misdemeanor and shall be punished when convicted as prescribed by law for the punishment of misdemeanors until the General Assembly shall make other provisions for the violation of the terms of this paragraph LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 435 Section IX Appropriation Control Paragraph I Preparation submission and enactments of General Appropriations Bill a The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly within five days after its convening in January 1963 and every two years thereafter a budget message and a budget report accompanied by a draft of a General Appropriations Bill in such form and manner as may be prescribed by statute which shall provide for the appropriation of the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and to meet the current expenses of the State for each of the next two ensuing fiscal years b The General Assembly shall biennially appropriate the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and meet the current expenses of the State for each of the next two fiscal years The fiscal year of the State shall commence on the first day of July of each year and terminate on the thirtieth of June following c The General Assembly shall by general law provide for the regulation and management of the finance and fiscal administration of the State Paragraph II General Appropriation Act a Each General Appropriation Act now of force or hereafter adopted with such amendments as are adopted from time to time shall continue in force and effect for the next two ensuing fiscal years after adoption and it shall then expire except for the mandatory appropriations required by this Constitution and those required to meet contractual obligations authorized by this Constitution and the continued appropriation of Federal grants b The General Assembly shall not appropriate funds for any given fiscal year which in aggregate exceed a sum equal to the amount of unappropriated surplus expected to have accrued in the State Treasury at the beginning of the fiscal 436 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL year together with an amount not greater than the total Treasury receipts from existing revenue sources anticipated to be collected in the fiscal year less refunds as estimated in the Budget Report and amendments thereto Supplementary appropriations if any shall be made in the manner provided in Article VII Section IX Paragraph III of this Constitution but in no event shall a supplementary appropriations Act continue in force and effect beyond the expiration of the General Appropriations Act in effect when such supplementary appropriations Act was adopted and approved c All appropriated funds except for the mandatory appropriations required by this Constitution remaining unexpended and not contractually obligated at the expiration of such General Appropriations Act shall lapse d All Federal funds received by the State of Georgia are hereby continually appropriated in the exact amounts and for the purposes authorized and directed by the Federal Government in making the grant e The State State institutions departments and agencies of the State are hereby prohibited from entering into any contract with any public agency public corporation or authority pursuant to the provisions of Article VII Section VI Paragraph I a which such contract constitutes security for bonds or other obligations issued by any such public agency public corporation or authority and the appropriation or expenditure of any funds for the payment of obligations under any such contract is likewise prohibited at any time when the aggregate annual payments under all such contracts including the contract or contracts proposed to be entered into exceed 15 of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the making and entering into of any such contract provided however this provision shall not affect contracts validly entered into prior to its adoption or which conform to this provision at the time the same are hereafter executed The execution of any such contract is further prohibited until the General Assembly has specifically provided funds in an Appropriations Act for the payment of at least one years rental under such contract LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 437 Paragraph III Other or supplementary appropriations In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary appropriation Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriation Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor Paragraph IV Appropriations to be for specific sums a Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be for a specific sum of money and no appropriation shall allocate to any object the proceeds of any particular tax or fund or a part or percentage thereof b An amount equal to all money derived from motor fuel taxes received by the State Treasurer in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for the fiscal year beginning July 1 of each year following for all activities incident to providing and maintaining an adequate system of public roads and bridges in this State as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants to counties for aid in county road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing the State Treasurer to make such grants Said sum is hereby appropriated for and shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specifically stated in any General Appropriations Act passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be sub 438 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ject to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed in the expenditure of appropriations by provisions of the Constitution and laws of this State unless such provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this paragraph And provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall not be subject to budgetary reduction In the event of invasion of this State by land sea or air or in case of a major catastrophe so proclaimed by the Governor said funds may be utilized for defense or relief purposes on the Executive Order of the Governor The provisions of this amendment shall become effective July 1 1961 Paragraph V Appropriations void when Any appropriation made in conflict with either of the foregoing provisions shall be void Section X Paragraph I Existing amendments continued of force Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1877 in effect at the date of the ratification by the voters of the State of this Constitution shall continue of full force and effect after the ratification of this Constitution where such amendments are of merely local and not general application including the amendments pertaining to the Coastal Highway District of this State There is also continued under this provision in force and effect amendments to the Constitution of 1877 applicable to counties and cities having a population in excess of a number stated in such amendments amendments applicable to counties having a city wholly or partly therein with a population in excess of or not less than a number stated in such amendment and amendments applicable to cities lying in two counties where such amendments are in force and effect at the time of the ratification of this Constitution Provided the amendment of Paragraph I of Section II of Article XI of the Constitution of 1877 proposed by Georgia Laws 1943 page 53 and ratified August 3 1943 authorizing election by the people of the County Board of Education of Spalding County prescribing rules of eligibility of members of the Board providing for election by the Board of the County Superintendent of Schools shall not be continued of force LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 439 ARTICLE VIII Education Section I Paragraph I System of common schools free tuition separation of races The provision of an adequate education for the citizens shall be a primary obligation of the State of Georgia the expense of which shall be provided for by taxation Separate schools shall be provided for the white and colored races Section II Paragraph I State Board of Education method of appointment There shall be a State Board of Education composed of one member from each Congressional District in the State who shall be appointed by the Governor by and with the advice and consent of the Senate The Governor shall not be a member of the State Board of Education The first State Board of Education under this Constitution shall consist of those in office at the time this Constitution is adopted with the terms provided by law Thereafter all succeeding appointments shall be for seven year terms from the expiration of the previous term Vacancies upon said Board caused by expiration of term of office shall be similarly filled by appointment and confirmation In case of a vacancy on said Board by death resignation or from any other cause other than the expiration of such members term of office the Board shall by secret ballot elect his successor who shall hold office until the end of the next session of the General Assembly or if the General Assembly be then in session to the end of that session During such session of the General Assembly the Governor shall appoint the successor member of the Board for the unexpired term and shall submit his name to the Senate for confirmation All members of the Board shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified The members of the State Board of Education shall be citizens of this State who shall have resided in Georgia continuously for at least five years preceding their appoint 440 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ment No person employed in a professional capacity by a private or public education institution or by the State Department of Education shall be eligible for appointment or to serve on said Board No person who is or has been connected with or employed by a school book publishing concern shall be eligible to membership on the Board and if any person shall be so connected or employed after becoming a member of the Board his place shall immediately become vacant The said State Board of Education shall have such powers and duties as provided by law and existing at the time of the adoption of this Constitution together with such further powers and duties as may be hereafter provided by law Section III Paragraph I State School Superintendent election term etc There shall be a State School Superintendent who shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Education elected at the same time and in the same manner and for the same term as that of the Governor The State School Superintendent shall have such qualifications and shall be paid such compensation as may be fixed by law No member of said Board shall be eligible for election as State School Superintendent during the time for which he shall have been appointed Section IV Paragraph I University System of Georgia Board of Regents There shall be a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and the government controls and management of the University System of Georgia and all of its institutions in said system shall be vested in said Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia Said Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall consist of one member from each Congressional District in the State and five additional members from the Stateatlarge appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate The Governor shall not be a member of the said Board The first Board of Regents under this Constitution shall consist of those in office at the time this Constitution is adopted with LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 441 the terms provided by law Thereafter all succeeding appointments shall be for seven year terms from the expiration of the previous term Vacancies upon said Board caused by expiration of term of office shall be similarly filled by appointment and confirmation In case of a vacancy on said Board by death resignation of a member or from any other cause other than the expiration of such members term of office the Board shall by secret ballot elect his successor General Assembly or if the General Assembly be then in session to the end of that session During such session of the General Assembly the Governor shall appoint the successor member of the Board for the unexpired term and shall submit his name to the Senate for confirmation All members of the Board of Regents shall hold office until their successors are appointed The said Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall have the powers and duties as provided by law existing at the time of the adoption of this Constitution together with such further powers and duties as may be hereafter provided by law Section V Paragraph I County System Board of Education election term etc Authority is granted to counties to establish and maintain public schools within their limits Each county exclusive of any independent school system now in existence in a county shall compose one school district and shall be confined to the control and management of a County Board of Education The Grand Jury of each county shall select from the citizens of their respective counties five freeholders who shall constitute the County Board of Education Said members shall be elected for the term of five years except that the first election of Board members under this Constitution shall be for such terms that will provide for the expiration of the term of one member of the County Board of Education each year In case of a vacancy on said Board by I death resignation of a member or from any other cause j other than the expiration of such members term of office the Board shall by secret ballot elect his successor who shall hold office until the next Grand Jury convenes at which time said Grand Jury shall appoint the successor member of the Board for the unexpired term The members of the County 442 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Board of Education of such County shall be selected from that portion of the county not embraced within the territory of an independent school district The General Assembly shall have authority to make provision for local trustees of each school in a county system and confer authority upon them to make recommendations as to budgets and employment of teachers and other authorized employees Paragraph II Boards of education change by referendum Notwithstanding provisions contained in Article VIII Section V Paragraph I of this Constitution or in any local constitutional amendment applicable to any county school district the number of members of a county board of education their term of office residence requirements compensation manner of election or appointment and the method for filling vacancies occurring on said boards may hereafter be changed by local or special law conditioned upon approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county school district voting in a referendum thereon Members of county boards of education shall have such powers and duties and such further qualifications as may be provided by law Section VI Paragraph I County School Superintendent election term etc There shall be a County School Superintendent who shall be the executive officer of the County Board of Education He shall be elected by the people and his term of office shall be for four years and run concurrently with other county officers The qualifications and the salary of the County School Superintendent shall be fixed by law Paragraph II County school superintendents change by referendumNotwithstanding provisions contained in Article VIII Section VI Paragraph I of this Constitution or in any local constitutional amendment applicable to any county school superintendent the term of office of county school superintendents their residence requirements and the method of their election or appointment may hereafter be changed by local or special law conditioned upon approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county school district voting in a referendum thereon County school superintend LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 443 ents shall have such qualifications powers duties and compensation as may be provided by law Section VII Paragraph I Independent systems continued new systems prohibited Authority is hereby granted to municipal corporations to maintain existing independent school system and support the same as authorized by special or general law and such existing systems may add thereto colleges No independent school system shall hereafter be established Section VIII Paragraph I Meetings of Boards of Education All offiopen tothefublic CUnty BardS f Education 11 be Section IX Paragraph I Area School Districts Area Boards of Education Area School SuperintendentsThe boards of Ktl0nf any tW0 ormore counties or independent school systems or any combination thereof may by special or local law provide for consolidation and merger of anv two or more county school districts independent school systems or any portion or combination thereof into a single area school district under the control and management of an hB JaJd of education No such consolidation or merger shall become effective until approved by a majority of the Iffp1 jtmg BRB98 th scho1 districts or school systems affected m a referendum held thereon in each school district or school system being consolidated or merged provided 51 i the registered voters in each district or system concerned shall vote in such election and provided a majority of said voters voting shall vote m the affirmative Any area school so HSiMfl shall constitute a separate political subdivision of this State and the school districts or school systems or portions thereof incorporated therein shall stand shailSvlst 1ndthpe t0 HI scho1 properties and assets therein shall vest m the area board of education The number of members of an area board of education their manner of electeir terms residence requirements qualifications powers duties and the method for filling 444 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL vacancies on said boards shall be as provided by law There shall be an area school superintendent in each area school district who shall be the executive officer of the area board of education The manner of his election or appointment and his qualifications term of office residence retirements powers duties and compensation shall be as jggMM law Subsequent to the creation of an area school district the number and manner of election or appointment of members of the area board of education and method for filling vacancies occurring on said boards and their terms fice and residence requirements and the manner of election or appointment of the area school superintendent and his tenure and residence requirements may be changed by local or special law conditioned upon approval by a BH the qualified voters in each of the original political subdivisions of the area school district voting in a referendum thereon Members of area boards of education and area school superintendents shall have such powers duties and further qualifications as provided by law Paragraph II Power of Boards to Contract with Each OtherAny two or more county boards of education inde pendent school systems or area boards of education or any combination thereof may contract with each other for the care education and transportation of pupils and for such other activities as they may be authorized by law to perform Section X Paragraph I Certain systems protected Public schools systems established prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1877 shall not be affected by this Constitution Section XI Paragraph I Grants bequests and donations permitted The State Board of Education and the Regents of the University System of Georgia may accept bequests donations and grants of land or other property for the use of their respective systems of education LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 445 Paragraph II Grants bequests and donations to County Boards of Education and independent school systems County Boards of Education and independent school systems may accept bequests donations and grants of land or other property for the use of their respective systems of education Section XII Paragraph I Local Taxation for EducationThe fiscal authority of each county shall annually levy a school tax for the support and maintenance of education not greater than twenty mills per dollar as certified to it by the county board of education upon the assessed value of all taxable property within the county located outside any independent school system or area school district therein The independent school system of Chatham County and the City of Savannah being coextensive with said county the levy of said tax shall be on all property in said county as recommended by the governing body of said system The certification to be made by an Area Board of Education to the fiscal authorities of the territories comprising an area school district shall be in such amount and within such limits as may be prescribed by local law applicable thereto and upon such certification being made it shall be the duty of such fiscal authorities to levy such tax in accordance with such certification but such levy shall not be greater than twenty mills per dollar upon the assessed value of the taxable property therein School tax funds shall be expended only for the support and maintenance of public schools public education and activities necessary or incidental thereto including school lunch purposes Paragraph II Increasing or Removing Tax RateThe twenty mill limitation provided in Paragraph I above may be removed or increased in a county and in territories comprising an area school district under the procedure set out hereinafter The county or area board of education in order to instigate the procedure must pass a resolution recommending that the limitation be removed and upon presentation of such resolution to the ordinary or to the proper authorities of territories comprising an area school district as the case may be it shall be their duty within ten days of 446 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL receipt of the resolution to issue the call of an election to determine whether such limitation shall be removed The election shall be set to be held on a date not less than twenty nor more than thirty days from the date of the issuance of the call and shall have the date and purpose of the election published in the official organ of the county once a week for two weeks preceding the date of the election If a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting in such election vote in favor of such proposal there shall be no limitation in such county or in such territories comprising an area school district and the county or area board of education may recommend any number of mills for the purposes set out in Paragraph I above In lieu of recommending that the limitation be removed entirely the county or area board of education may recommend that it be increased and shall specify the amount in the resolution The election provisions for increase shall be the same as for removal and if the proposal is favorably voted upon the county or area board may recommend up to the specified amount It shall be the duty of the ordinary or the proper authorities as the case may be to hold the election to canvass the returns and declare the results It shall also be their duty to certify the results to the Secretary of State The expense of the election shall be borne by the county or by the territories comprising an area school district as the case may be Section XIII Paragraph I Grants for education Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution the General Assembly may by law provide for grants of State county or municipal funds to citizens of the State for educational purposes in discharge of all obligation of the State to provide adequate education for its citizens Paragraph II Freedom from compulsory association at all levels of public education shall be preserved inviolate The General Assembly shall by taxation provide funds for an adequate education for the citizens of Georgia LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 447 ARTICLE IX Homesteads and Exemptions Section I Paragraph I Amount of homestead and exemptions There is hereby exempt from levy and sale by virtue of any process whatever under the laws of this State the property of every head of a family or guardian or trustee of a family of minor children or every aged or infirm person or person having the care and support of dependent females of any age who is not head of a family realty or personalty or both to the value in the aggregate of sixteen hundred dollars and the General Assembly shall have authority to provide the manner of exempting said property the sale alienation and encumbrance thereof and to provide for the waiver of said exemption by the debtor Paragraph II Homestead and exemption laws continued The laws now of force with respect to homestead and exemptions shall remain in full force until changed by law ARTICLE X Militia Section I Paragraph I Organization of Militia A well regulated militia being essential to the peace and security of the State the General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law how the militia of this State shall be organized officered trained armed and equipped and of whom it shall consist Paragraph II Volunteers The General Assembly shall have power to authorize the formation of volunteer companies and to provide for their organization into battalions regiments brigades divisions and corps with such restrictions as may be prescribed by law and shall have authority to arm and equip the same Paragraph III Pay of Militia and Volunteers The officers and men of the militia and volunteer forces shall not be 448 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL entitled to receive any pay rations or emoluments when not in active service by authority of the State Paragraph IV Discipline of the Militia When not in Federal service the discipline of members of the Militia shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Constitution and laws of the United States Acts of the General Assembly and directives of the Governor in his capacity as CommanderinChief of the Militia Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly shall have the authority to provide for trial by courtsmartial and nonjudicial punishment of members of the Militia for the initiation of charges and subsequent procedures thereon rules of evidence venue and all other matters necessary and proper for the maintenance of a well regulated and disciplined Militia ARTICLE XI Counties and Municipal Corporations Section I Paragraph I Counties a corporate body boundaries Each county shall be a body corporate with such powers and limitations as may be prescribed by law All suits by or against a county shall be in the name thereof and the metes and bounds of the several counties shall remain as now prescribed by law unless changed as hereinafter provided Paragraph II Number limited There shall not be more than one hundred and fiftynine counties in this State Paragraph III New counties permitted when No new county shall be created except by the consolidation or merger of existing counties Paragraph IV The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of a majority of the qualified voters voting thereon in each of the counties affected to provide for the consolidation of two or more counties into one or the merger of one or more counties into another or the division of a county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties Provided however upon the filing with the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 449 ordinary of any county of a petition signed by not less than twenty per centum 20 of the duly qualified voters of such county seeking such merger consolidation or division it shall be the duty of such ordinary to transmit certified copy of such petition to each ordinary of all other counties affected thereby and it shall be the duty of the latter to provide for the publication of such petition omitting therefrom the names affixed to such petition in the newspapers in which the sheriffs advertisements are published once a week for a period of six consecutive weeks If within a period of two years thereafter a petition is presented to the ordinary or ordinaries of the other county or counties affected expressing favor or approval of the original petition signed by not less than twenty per centum 20 of the duly qualified voters voting therein it shall thereupon be the duty of the ordinaries of all such counties affected by such petitions to certify the fact of such petitions to the Governor whose duty it shall then be to call immediately an election on the same day in each such county to be held not later than sixty 60 days and not sooner than thirty 30 days after the filing of the last petition publishing notice thereof once a week for two weeks in the newspaper in each county in which sheriffs advertisements are published Provided however that only one such election shall be called by the Governor within any twelve month period The ordinaries of each county shall conduct the election canvass the returns and certify the results thereof to the Governor who shall issue his proclamation thereon and such results shall become effective at such time as may be prescribed by law but not later than two 2 years following the date of such election as hereinafter referred to Provided however any election held pursuant to the call of the Governor hereunder shall be null and void unless 51 of the registered voters of the portion or portions of the counties affected shall have voted in said election The members of the General Assembly from all such counties shall serve out the remainder of their terms for which elected and at the Session of the General Assembly next following such election the county site shall be changed by law without regard to the provisions of Paragraph IX hereof and the General Assembly shall likewise provide by law for the effective date of such merger consolidation or division as the case may be subject to the 450 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL above limitation of two years and shall provide for the election of county officials where required The General Assembly shall have power to further implement this paragraph by law Paragraph VI County governments uniform exceptions Whatever tribunal or officers may be created by the General Assembly for the transaction of county matters shall be uniform throughout the State and of the same name jurisdiction and remedies except that the General Assembly may provide for Commissioners of Roads and Revenues in any county may abolish the office of County Treasurer in any county may fix the compensation of County Treasurers and may consolidate the offices of Tax Receiver and Tax Collector in the office of Tax Commissioner and may fix his compensation without respect to uniformity Paragraph VII Consolidation of governments submission to voters The General Assembly may provide by general law optional systems of consolidated county and municipal government providing for the organization and the powers and duties of its officers Such optional systems shall become effective when submitted to the qualified voters of such county and approved by a majority of those voting Paragraph VIII County lines County lines shall not be changed unless under the operation of a general law for that purpose Paragraph IX County sites changed method No county site shall be changed or removed except by a twothirds vote of the qualified voters of the county voting at an election held for that purpose and by a majority vote of the General Assembly Section II Paragraph I County officers election term removal eligibility The county officers shall be elected by the qualified voters of their respective counties or districts and shall hold their office for four years They shall be removed upon Note Paragraph V of Section I of Article XI was deleted by an amendment ratified on November 3 1964 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 451 conviction for malpractice in office and no person shall be eligible for any of the offices referred to in this paragraph unless he shall have been a resident of the county for two years and is a qualified voter Paragraph II Compensation of county officers County officers may be on a fee basis salary basis or fee basis supplemented by salary in such manner as may be directed by ARTICLE XII The Laws of General Operations in Force in This State Section I Paragraph I Supreme law The laws of general operation m this State are first As the Supreme Law The Constitution of the United States the laws of the United States in pursuance thereof and all treaties made under the authority of the United States Paragraph II Second in authority Second As next in authority thereto This Constitution Paragraph III Third in authority Third In subordination to the foregoing All laws now of force in this State not inconsistent with this Constitution shall remain of force until the same are modified or repealed by the General Assembly Paragraph IV Local and Private Acts Local and private acts passed for the benefit of counties cities towns corporations and private persons not inconsistent with the Supreme Law nor with this Constitution and which have not expired nor been repealed shall have the force of Statute Law subject to judicial decision as to their validity when passed and to any limitations imposed by their own terms Paragraph V Proceedings of Courts confirmed All judgments decrees orders and other proceedings of the several courts of this State heretofore made within the limits of their several jurisdictions are hereby ratified and affirmed 452 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL subject only to reversal by motion for a new trial appeal bill of review or other proceedings in conformity with the law of force when they were made Paragraph VI Existing officers The officers of the Government now existing shall continue in the exercise of their several functions until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified But nothing herein is to apply to any officer whose office may be abolished by this Constitution ARTICLE XIII Amendments to the Constitution Section I Paragraph I Proposal by General Assembly submission to people An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a resolution in the Senate or the House of Representatives and if the same shall be agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly such proposed amendment shall be entered on the journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposed amendment 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 prooosed amendment is to be submitted The Governor the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall meet and determine whether a proposed amendment is general and if not general shall determine what political subdivision or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each Congressional District of the State If such proposed amendment is not general the Governor shall cause such proposed amendment to be published in full in one newspaper of general circulation in each county in which the directly affected political subdivision or sub LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 453 divisions are located In the event no such newspaper is lo 1 iin such county a newspaper in an adjoining countv shall be used Any proposed amendment which is general shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election at which members of the General Assembly are elected and if ratified by a majority of the electors qualified to vote for members of the General Assembly voting thereon such amendment 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 determining 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 Assembly voting thereon in each such political subdivision before it shall become a part of the Constitution The General Assembly in the resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment When more than one amendment is submitted at the same time they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote on each amendment separately Paragraph II Convention how called No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or change this Constitution unless by the concurrence of twothirds of all members of each house of the General Assembly The representation in said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly Paragraph III Veto not permitted The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to amend the Constitution 454 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ARTICLE XIV Merit System Section I Paragraph I State Personnel Board A nonsalaried State Personnel Board comprised of three citizens of this State of known interest in the improvement of public administration shall administer a State Merit System under which state personnel shall be selected on a basis of merit fitness and efficiency according to law The members of the State Personnel Board shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice of the Senate The first members shall be appointed for terms of three five and seven years respectively the terms to be designated by the Governor All subsequent appointments shall be for a period of seven years except unexpired terms No State official or employee shall be a member of the State Personnel Board Paragraph II Retirement System Appropriation The General Assembly is authorized to establish an actuarially sound retirement system for employees under a merit system Adequate appropriations shall be provided for the operation of a merit system and the State Personnel Board ARTICLE XV Home Rule Section I Paragraph I Duty of General Assembly to provide for uniform systems The General Assembly is authorized to provide by law for the selfgovernment of municipalities and to that end is hereby expressly given the authority to delegate its powers so that matters pertaining to municipalities upon which prior to the ratification of this amendment it was necessary for the General Assembly to act may be dealt with without the necessity of action by the General Assembly Any powers granted as provided herein shall be exercised subject only to statutes of general application pertaining to municipalities LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 455 Section II Paragraph 1 Home Rules for Counties I 3 The governing authority of each county shall have OH 1 dearly reasonable ordinances res lutions or regulations relating to its property affairs and local government for which no provision has been made bv general law and which is not inconsistent with this Consti tution or any local law applicable thereto Any such local aw iha11 remaia V1 force and effect until amended or repealed as provided in Subparagraph b This however shall not restrict the authority of the General Assemhlv w general law to further define this power or to broaden limit or otherwise regulate the exercise thereof The General Assembly shall not pass any local law to repeal modify or supersede any action taken by a county governing authority heieifSeetl0n eXPt 38 under Sufpaiagrapt b Except as provided in Subparagraph c a countv IflBEBBSB itS bome rule Pwer amend or repeal W ntrPpllCablf t0 II g0yeing authority by folfow mg either of the procedures hereinafter set forth JS Such local acts may be amended or repealed by a reso meetings fflllTI adpted at two 1111 consecutive meetings oi the county governing authority not less than seven nor more than sixty days apart A notice containing synopsis of the proposed amendment or repeal shall be published m the official county organ once a week for thrpp weeks within I period of sixty dfys its final adoption Such notice shall state that a copy of 0 amendment or repeal is on file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county for the nurpose of examination and inspection by the public The Cterk WBgfflm H Shal1 upon written Bi a copy of the proposed amendment or repeal No Spafmannr rPealherfder shall be valid to change or as SLfded SedfeilVadQ0Pied Pursuant t0 a referendum as provided in 2 of this Subparagraph or to change or tp a lCa uacti0i the General Assembly ratified hfa refer endum by the electors of such county unless at least twelve 456 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL months have elapsed after such referendum No amendment hereunder shall be valid if inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution or if provision has been made therefor by general law 2 Amendments to or repeals of such local acts or ordinances resolutions or regulations adopted pursuant to Subparagraph a hereof may be initiated by a petition filed with the ordinary of the county containing in cases of counties with a population of five thousand or less the signatures of at least twentyfive per centum of the electors registered to vote in the last general election in cases of counties with a population of more than five thousand but not more than fifty thousand at least twenty per centum of the electors registered to vote in the last general election and in cases of a county with a population of more than fifty thousand at least ten per centum of the electors registered to vote in the last general election which petition shall specifically set forth the exact language of the proposed amendment or repeal The ordinary shall determine the validity of such petition within 60 days of its being filed with the ordinary In the event the ordinary determines that such petition is valid it shall be his duty to issue the call for an election for the purpose of submitting such amendment or repeal to the registered electors of the county for their approval or rejection Such call shall be issued not less than ten nor more than thirty days after the date of the filing of the petition He shall set the date of such election for a day not less than sixty nor more than ninety days after the date of such filing The ordinary shall cause a notice of the date of said election to be published in the official organ of the county once a week for three weeks immediately preceding such date Said notice shall also contain a synopsis of the proposed amendment or repeal and shall state that a copy thereof is on file in the office of the ordinary of the county for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public The ordinary shall furnish anyone upon written request a copy of the proposed amendment or repeal If more than onehalf of the votes cast on such question are for approval of the amendment or repeal it shall become of full force and effect otherwise it shall be void and of no force and effect The expense of such election shall be borne LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 457 by the county and it shall be the duty of the ordinary to hold and conduct such election Such election shall be held under the same laws and rules and regulations as govern special elections except as otherwise provided herein It shall be the duty of the ordinary to canvass the returns and declare and certify the result of the election It shall be his further duty to certify the result thereof to the Secretary of State m accordance with the provisions of Paragraph 4 of this Section A referendum on any such amendment or repeal shall not be held more often than once each year No amendment hereunder shall be valid if inconsistent with any provision of this Constitution or if provision has been made therefor by general law In the event that the ordinary determines that such petition was not valid he shall cause to be published in explicit detail the reasons why such petition is not valid provided however that m any proceeding in which the validity of the petition is at issue the tribunal considering such issue shall not be limited by the reasons assigned Such publication shall i iin IPthI official orSan of the county in the week immediately following the date on which such petition is declared to be not valid jC Power granted to counties in Subparagraphs a and b above shall not be construed to extend to the following matters or any other matters which the General Assembly by general law has preempted or may hereafter preempt but such matters shall be the subject of general law or the subject of local acts of the General Assembly to the extent that the enactment of such local acts is otherwise permitted under this Constitution 1 Action affecting any elective county office the salaries thereof or the personnel thereof except the personnel subject to the jurisdiction of the county governing authority 2 Action affecting the composition form procedure for election or appointment compensation and expenses and allowances in the nature of compensation of the county governing authority 3 Action defining any criminal offense or providing for criminal punishment 458 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 4 Action adopting any form of taxation beyond that authorized by law or by this Constitution 5 Action expending the power of regulation over any business activity regulated by the Public Service Commission beyond that authorized by local or general law or by this Constitution 6 Action affecting the exercise of the power of eminent domain 7 Action affecting any court or the personnel thereof 8 Action affecting any public school system d The power granted in Subparagraphs a and b of this Paragraph shall not include the power to take any action affecting the private or civil law governing private or civil relationships except as is incident to the exercise of an independent governmental power e Nothing in this Paragraph shall affect the provisions of Paragraphs 2 and 3 of this Section Paragraph 2 Salary of County Employees How Fixed The governing authority of each county is authorized to fix the salary compensation and expenses of those employed by such governing authority and to establish and maintain retirement or pension systems insurance workmens compensation and hospitalization benefits for said employees Paragraph 3 County Planning and Zoning The governing authority of each county is empowered to enact for unincorporated areas of the county appropriate planning and zoning ordinances for public safety historic health business residential and recreational purposes Such governing authority is hereby authorized to establish planning and zoning commissions separately or in conjunction with any combination of other counties and municipalities of this State and adjoining states The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for such joint planning and zoning commissions and provide the powers and duties thereof Such governing authority is hereby authorized to participate in the costs of such planning commission LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 459 Paragraph 4 Filing and Publication of Laws No amend mm B locf act made pursuant to Paragraph 1 of this Section shall become effective until a codv suchamendment or revision a copy of the required notice HHmMI an BUM of a duly authSd rep IBBHI 2 thL newspaper m which such notice was Published to the effect that said notice has been published as provided in said Paragraphs has been filed with the Secretary of State The Secretary of State shall provide for the publication and distribution of all such amendments and revisions at least annually b ana iPnrifgraph 15The Pwers granted by this amendment shall be cumulative of all powers heretofore granted to coun ties by the Constitution of Georgia of 1945 and amendments thereto and this amendment shall not operate to repeal anv existing local constitutional amendments ARTICLE XVI Slum Clearance and Redevelopment Authority of cities counties and housing authorities to do lum clearance and redevelopment work The General Assembly may provide by law that any city or town or anv housing authority now or hereafter established or any coum ty may undertake and carry out slum clearance and redevelopment work including the acquisition and clearance of areas which are predominantly slum or blighted areas the preparation of such areas for reuse and the sale or other disposition f such areas to private enterprise for priWB BH public bodies for public uses Any such Jork shall constitute a governmental function undertaken for pubiSEBB nd the Powers of taxation and eminent domain thereof clsed and Public funds expended in furtherance