Y js Y YT3T5 TO 1 2 5 Hl Sr S jLSLy jiw SwA MANUAL p K CN g of the GENERAL ASSEMBLY of The State of Georgia Revised March 1977 Compiled by BEN W FORTSON JR Secretary of State STATE OFFICERS EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 203 George Busbee Governor Norman Underwood Executive Secretary Tom Perdue Administrative Assistant to the Governor William L Harper Executive Counsel to the Governor Julie M Clifford Assistant Executive Counsel to the Governor Emmett Meeks Fiscal Officer Duane S Riner News Secretary Mrs Doris Alford Personal Secretary LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR State Capitol Room 418 Zell Miller LieutenantGovernor Bill BursonAdministrative Assistant Margaret Diggs Appointment Secretary Art Wacaster Press Secretary SECRETARY OF STATE State Capitol Room 214 Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State Mrs Ann L Adamson Assistant Secretary of State COMPTROLLERGENERAL State Capitol Room 238 Johnnie L Caldwell ComptrollerGeneral RJeS PV Constantine Jr Deputy ComptrollerGeneral Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner John R Gore Jr State Fire Marshal James E Young Deputy Industrial Doan Commissioner LAW DEPARTMENT Judicial Building Room 132 Arthur K Bolton Attorney General Robert S Stubbs II I Executive Assistant Attorney General I Robert H Shell I Assistant Attorney General I v Office Manager fc Eddie Moore Administrative Assistant 3 First Assistant Attorneys Richard L Chambers General Don A Langham Senior Assistant Attorneys Robert S Bomar Michael J Bowers J Robert Coleman Alfred L Evans Jr General Marion 0 Gordon H Perry Michael John C Walden W Hensell Harris Jr Assistant Attorneys General Sarah H Adams Kirby G Atkinson John B Ballard Jr Patricia T Barmeyer Franklin N Biggins Gerald W Bowling Carol Atha Cosgrove Stephen L Cotter John W Dunsmore Jr J David Dyson Bruce M Edenfield Andrew J Ekonomou Melvin M Goldstein Thomas W Greene B Dean Grindle Jr Staff Assistant Attorneys Victor M Baird Linda Ruth Birrel Susan V Boleyn Isaac Byrd Jefferson J Davis Frances Ann Estes John E Hart Michael E Hobbs Carl C Jones HI William C Joy Harrison W Kohler R Douglas Lackey Roland F Matson Donn L Odom G Stephen Parker James C Pratt David A Runnion Verley J Spivey J Michael Walls Wayne P Yancey General Daniel M Formby Dallas P Jankowski James L Mackay E Lynne Pou Daryl A Robinson Attorneys John C Jones Investigator William R Woodall Legal Assistants Marcia M Chastain Michael P Sarrey J Ervin Gardner 4 EDUCATION State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 242 Dr Jack P Nix State Superintendent of Schools Dr Joe Edwards Deputy State Superintendent of Schools Dr H Titus Singletary Jr Associate State Superintendent of Schools Instructional Services Dr S C Adamson Associate State Superintendent of Schools School Administrative Services Bert K Adams Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Staff Services Dr Russell S Clark Assistant State Superintendent of Schools Adult Vocational Education AGRICULTURE State Department of Agriculture Bldg Thomas T Irvin Commissioner Room 204 Mrs Rita B Nix Confidential Secretary Room 204 Ms Rosemary Grow Appointment Secretary Room 204 Roy R Kelly Executive Assistant Room 209 Dr John A Cobb Assistant Commr Animal Industry Room 106 Clifton A Ward Assistant Commr Consumer Protection Room 309 Robert F Ray Assistant Commissioner Marketing Room 324 Dr John A Kimsey State Veterinarian Room 103 Harry S Johnson Jr State Chemist Room 610 Carl M Scott Jr State Entomologist Room 304 Dr J W D Harvey State Oil Chemist Fuel Oil Inspection Unit Kennedy Rd Forest Park 30050 George Seaton Assistant Commissioner Field Inspection ForcesConsumer Room 306 M J Lane Assistant Commissioner Field Inspection ForcesGeneral Room 109 O D Mullinax Assistant Commissioner Fuel and Measures Room 327 E Elmo Winstead Assistant Commissioner Plant Industry Room 537 LABOR State Department of Labor Bldg Room 288 Sam Caldwell Commissioner W 0 Brooks Director Employment Security Agency PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION New State Office Bldg Room 162 Ben T Wiggins Chairman William H Kimbrough Vice Chairman Mac Barber Commissioner Robert C Bobby Pafford Commissioner Ford B Spinks Commissioner Matt L McWhorter Commissioner Emeritus Allen Chappell Commissioner Emeritus A 0 Randall Executive Secretary David O Benson Executive Director James J Crudup Director Utilities Engineering Ralph S McLemore Jr Director Utilities Financial SIS L Thomas Doyal Director Motor Carrier Certification arid Enforcement Horace F Hartley Director Transportation Rate and SewiCSS J R Price Hearing Reporter ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Department of 116 Mitchell Street Room 400 G N Manley Commissioner of Administrative Services Jim Roberts and G Hogan Deputy Commissioners of Administrative Services Richard Millsaps Director Internal Administration Wesley Johnson Director Personnel G Hogan Director Fiscal Services Division Ben Jones Financial Management Section Charles Duncan Insurance Section L Wesley Johnson Acting Director General Services Division Tom Crews Motor Transportation Section Larry Clark and David Bennett Printing and Duplication Jimoberts Acting Director Purchasing Supplies Div Harry Curtis Deputy Director Purchasing Supplies David Jean Project Manager A1 Fahlstrom Walt Dees Bob Reagan Bob Sharpless Section Supervisors Central Supply Bob Allen Director Information Computer Services Div Dave Proctor Administration Richard Weiskittel Internal Operations Howard Hughes Systems and Programming Virgil Baker Technical Support Pat Harmon Operations Jim Roberts Acting Director Office of Telecommunications Martha Hazleton Director Office of Volunteer Services Carl Farris Director Property and Space Management Lee Marshall State Owned Property Elliott Penso Leased Property Wally Sundberg Space Utilization Gary Monroe Personal Property Management Section ARCHIVES AND HISTORY Department of Division of Secretary of State 330 Capitol Ave S E Miss Carroll Hart Director AUDITS State Department of State Capitol Room 115 William M Nixon State Auditor BANKING FINANCE Department of 148 Cain Street NE Suite 640 Atlanta Edward D Dunn Commissioner Robert M Moler Deputy Commissioner E G Martin Director Thrift Institutions Ashburn T West Director Bank Supervision Reece V Morris Administrative Director BUDGET BUREAUSee Planning and Budget Office of BUILDING AUTHORITY Georgia 7th Fir State Health Bldg Steve Polk Director of Administration Luther Lewis Administrative Officer 7 BUREAU OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 7 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW Room 640 L Howard Atherton Commissioner Mike McGuinn Deputy Commissioner Fdwin C Adams Director Area Development Division WaTter Brown Director Local Development Division CRIME COMMISSION OFFICE State 1430 West Peachtree St Atlanta Jim Higdon Administrator Rarhel Champagne Deputy Administrator Dorothy Roach Director of Financial Management DEFENSE Department of P O Box 17965 Atlanta Ga 3031b P Major General Billy M Jones The Adjutant General Director State Civil Defense M Brigadi General John W Gillette Asst Adjutant Brfgddief GeneAlMn L Patterson Asst Adjutant General for Air Civil Defense Division Mr Billy J Clack Deputy Director DRUGS AND NARCOTICS AGENCY Agriculture Bldg Room 212 Capitol Square N W Chism Director EXAMINING BOARDS STATE Division of Secretary of State 166 Pryor Street SW Tames E Skrine Joint Secretary MrTshirley Cowart Deputy Joint Secretary FORESTRY COMMISSION State Central Office P 0 Box 819 Macon31202 A Rav Shirley Director and Executive Secretary J C Turner Jr Chief of Forest Protection Druid N Preston Chief of Forest Management A1 Smith Chief of Forest Administration Frank Craven Chief of Forest Education Janies C Wynens Chief of Reforestation Atlanta Office 7 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW Room 550 Julian D Reeves Personnel Officer GENERAL ASSEMBLY Fiscal Affairs SubCommittees 3rd Floor State Capitol Zell Miller President of the Senate Thomas B Murphy Speaker House of Representatives Governors Appointees Senators Terrell Starr Beverly Langford Pierre Howard Hugh Carter A W Al Holloway Representatives Tom Buck III Bobby Hill Nathan Knight Larry Walker Joe Wood Senate Appointees W W Fincher Jr John R Riley Paul C Broun Sam W Doss Jr Representative Appointees Clarence R Vaughn Jr Marcus Collins Joe Frank Harris William J Bill Lee HIGHWAY SAFETY Office of Governor Chief Administrator Carlton Fisher Governors Highway Safety Representative Mrs Lib Greene Umhau Ga Delegate to Nat Assn of Women Leaders for Highway Safety 9 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GEORGIA 3rd Floor State Capitol Thomas B Murphy Speaker Mrs Shirley D Spence Executive Secretary Glenn W Ellard Clerk House of Representatives HUMAN RESOURCES Department of 47 Trinity Avenue SW W Douglas Skelton MD Commissioner Andy H Carden Deputy Commissioner William S Allerton MD Director Division of Mental Health and Mental Retardation James Alley MD Director Division of Physical Health John Hunsucker Director Division of Youth Services 618 Ponce de Leon Nathan Nolan Director Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Patricia Johnson Director Division of Family and Children Services INDUSTRY AND TRADE Department of Bureau of Industry and Trade 1400 North Omni International Atlanta 30301 W Milton Folds Commissioner Robert R King Deputy Commissioner James O Bohanan Assistant Deputy Commissioner William C Hawthorne Director of Finance and Administration ig S Van S Gaines Personnel Officer Hubert W Wiley Director Industry Division David W Inglis Associate Director Industry Division John R Gilliland Assistant Director Industry Division John D Welsh Director International Division Ronald D Robinson Associate Director International DLVbSbOYV Edwin D Spivia Director Tourist and Public Relations Division Warren B Young Assistant Director Tourist Division Hanna M Ledford Assistant Director Tourist Division Gary B Womack Assistant Director Tourist Division Thomas J Hanifen Director Research Division George D Rogers Assistant Director Research 10 LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Office of State Capitol Room 316 Frank IL Edwards Legislative Counsel Charles E Tidwell Chief Deputy LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE State Capitol Room 316 ThCWmwMUrPhy Speaker House f Representatives Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of Senate Secretary Zell Miller President of the Senate Glenn W Ellard Clerk House of Representatives Senate Members Paul Broun Jimmy Lester Howard T Overby House Members Joe Frank Harris Wayne Snow Jr Marcus Collins Legislative Counsel Room 316 Frank H Edwards Legislative Fiscal Officer Rm 434 Cary Bond Legislative Budget Analyst Rm 142 Pete Hackney STATE LIBRARY Judicial Building Room 301 Donn L Odom State Librarian Carroll T Parker Assistant Librarian MERITSYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION New State Office Bldg Room 572 Charles E Storm Commissioner t o i Deputy Commissioner Compitonl8l0n Dlrector Classification and Jim Hughes Division Director Applicant Services 11 Grady Huddleston Division Director Training and Staff Development Walt Withers Division Director Insurance and income CLUbiOltCmC G Carson Melvin Division Director Employees Services Mrs B J Bennett Division Director Administrative and Staff Services Reese Theus Executive to the State Personnel Board MUSEUM of Science and Industry Georgia Division of Secretary of State State Capitol 4th Floor Charlie E Fleming CuratorDirector NATIONAL BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Georgia Commission for the Division of Secretary of State 1776 Peachtree Street NW Suite 520 South Wing Atlanta Georgia 30309 Secretary of State Chairman A K Johnson Jr Executive Director NATURAL RESOURCES Department of 270 Washington St S W Joe D Tanner Commissioner of Natural Resources Pete McDuffie Executive Assistant James B Talley Executive Assistant Legal Henry D Struble Director Parks and Historic Sites Division J Leonard Ledbetter Director Environmental Protection Div Jack Crockford Director Game Fish Div Sam Pickering Director Geologic and Water Resources James H Pittman Director Office of Administrative S OWICGS James C Fisher Jr Director Office of Planning Research OFFENDER REHABILITATION Department of 800 Peachtree Street N E David C Evans Commissioner William H Lowe Deputy Commissioner Offender A dministration 12 Ronald L Powell PhD Deputy Commissioner General Services Administration Richard E Longfellow PhD Deputy Commissioner ProbationParole Services A L Dutton Deputy Commissioner Community Facilities E B Caldwell Deputy Commissioner Institutional Operations W A Crump Assistant Commissioner Evaluation Monitoring Services C S Berrier Executive Assistant Administrative Office of the Commissioner Sara Passmore Public Information Officer PARDONS AND PAROLES State Board of 800 Peachtree Street N E Room 610 Mrs Mamie Reese Chairman Cecil C McCall Member J 0 Partain Jr Member James T Morris Member Floyd E Busbee Sr Member PERSONNEL BOARD State New State Office Bldg Room 572 Leonard Morris Chairman Mrs I G Webster Vice Chairman Susan A Cahoon Member 0 L Kelehear Member Frank 0 Downing Member OFFICE OF PLANNING BUDGET 6th Floor TrinityWashington Bldg 270 Washington Street S W Director Office of Planning Budget PORTS AUTHORITY GEORGIA P 0 Box 2406 Savannah 31402 235 Peachtree St N E Suite 1200 Atlanta 30303 Don A Grantham Chairman L P Greer Jr Vice Chairman Members Earl Nichols Jack P Turner Jr 13 Robert D Miles Lee R Grogan P E Clifton Sr George J Nichols Executive Director P O Box 2406 Savannah 31402 W D Trippe SecretaryTreasurer P O Box 619 Cedartown 30125 George H Chamlee Attorney P 0 Box 9523 Savannah 31402 REGENTS Board of University System of Georgia Officers 2 244 Washington Street S W Room 468 Charles T Oxford Chairman T Milton Jones Vice Chairman George L Simpson Jr Chancellor John W Hooper Vice Chancellor Henry G Neal Executive Secretary Shealy McCoy Vice ChancellorFiscal Affairs Treasurer W Coye Williams Jr Vice ChancellorAcademic Development Frank C Dunham Vice ChancellorConstruction Physical Mario J Goglia Vice ChancellorResearch Howard Jordan Jr Vice ChancellorServices Harry B 0Rear Vice ChancellorHealth Affairs James L Carmon Assistant Vice ChancellorComputing Systems Haskin R Pounds Assistant Vice Chancellor Mary Ann Hickman Assistant Vice ChancellorPersonnel Robert M Joiner Assistant Vice ChancellorCommunications Harry H Murphy Jr Director of Public Information L Harlan Davis Director Intemnstitutional Programs in International Affairs REVENUE State Department of 270 Washington St SW Room 410 Nick P Chilivis Commissioner Thomas J Harrold Jr Deputy Revenue Commissioner Bill Strickland Controller Jerry Wynn Legal Conferee Robert J Lenihan Jr Executive Assistant 14 Edwin R Vaughn Director Alcohol Tobacco Tax Division Harold Dixon Director Central Audit Division Randy Jones Director Field Services Division John W Bearden Director Income Tax Division Neal Dettmering Director Central Processing Division Curtis B Modling Director Motor Fuel Tax Division Pheron 0 Turner Director Reciprocity and Research Division Bob Wilkes Personnel Administrator Jack Morton Director Property Tax and Intangibles Tax Division Tom I Sangster Director Tax Equalization and Local Services Chandler Hewell Director Sales and Use Tax Division SAFETY Department of Public 959 E Confederate Ave SE PO Box 1456 Atlanta Ga 30301 Col J Herman Cofer Commissioner Lt Col Porter Weaver Deputy Commissioner State Patrol Major Hugh Hardison Commanding Officer SENATE Georgia State 3rd Floor State Capitol Zell Miller President Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of the Senate STATE SCHOLARSHIP COMMISSION Ga Higher Education Assistance Authority Ga Higher Education Assistance Corp 9 LaVista Perimeter Park Suite 110 2187 North Lake Parkway Tucker 30084 Donald E Payton Executive Director Robert G McCants Director Student Services Ralph D Roberts Dir of Fiscal Affairs Guaranteed Loans William H Simmons Dir Collections Claims Prevention William D Seddon Dir of Systems Operations David J Tucker Information Specialist 15 TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Two Northside 75 Suite 400 Atlanta Wesley H Rucker Executive SecyTreasurer Gerald S Gilbert Deputy Executive SecyTreasurer Robert J Williams Director Fiscal and Membership Div Dianne J Patron Manager Retirements Refunds DlVisXOTl Philip Rogers Manager Counseling Information Division TRANSPORTATION Department of 2 Capitol Square Atlanta Thomas D Moreland Commissioner and State Highway Engineer Emory C Parrish Deputy Commissioner Hal Rives Assistant State Highway Engineer Dan Kelly Secretary Treasurer VETERANS SERVICE State Department of 1 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW Atlanta Peter Wheeler Director Bruce Diggs Assistant Director Henry G Chapman Assistant Director Administration Edward N Bailey Supervisor Claims Division Arthur T Orvold Supervisor Education Division WORKMENS COMPENSATION State Board of Labor Bldg Room 499 E Earl Mallard Chairman Don L Knowles Director Albert D Crenshaw Director James C Pullin SecretaryTreasurer John A Smith Jr Executive Assistant Charles C Booker Chief Administrative Law Judge Burton M Wamble Director of Administration Charles E Wallace Director of Rehabilitation Herman F Waits Director of Compliance W E Buckner Director Emeritus Administrative Law Judges H Grady Almand Jr Decatur Eugene H Gadsden Savannah 16 Thad Gibson Albany Herbert T Greenholtz Jr Calhoun Harold Irvin Decatur Barbara LeBey Atlanta E Neal Little Decatur John A Sligh Jr Decatur David C Stripling Atlanta Joseph Stargel Gainesville Effie Mahan Macon UNITED STATES SENATORS Herman Eugene Talmadge Lovejoy Georgia 109 Russell Senate Off Bldg Washington DC 20510 Sam Nunn Perry Georgia 110 Russell Senate Off Bldg Washington DC 20510 UNITED STATES CONGRESSMEN District 1 Bo Ginn Millen 508 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 2 Dawson Mathis Albany 2331 Rayburn House Office Bldg Washington 20515 3 Jack Brinkley Columbus 2412 Rayburn House Office Bldg Washington 20515 4 Elliott H Levitas Atlanta 329 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 5 Vacant 6 John J Flynt Jr Griffin 2110 Rayburn House Office Bldg Washington 20515 7 Larry McDonald Marietta 504 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 8 Billy Lee Evans Macon 506 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 9 Ed Jenkins Jasper 501 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 10 Doug Barnard Augusta 418 Cannon House Office Bldg Washington 20515 17 SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA 5th Floor Judicial Building Justices H E Nichols Chief Justice Hiram K Undercofler Presiding Justice Law Assistants Ben G Estes Sherie Welch Associate Justices William B Gunter Robert H Jordan Conley Ingram Robert H Hall Harold N Hill Jr Law Assistants Mary Eleanor Dunlap Maud Saunders William A Dinges and Simon Weinstein Rosemary Kittrell Elizabeth Long Mrs Joline Bateman Williams Clerk Mrs Eva F Townsend Deputy Clerk Mrs Hazel E Hallford Deputy Clerk Wiley H Davis Reporter Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter COURT OF APPEALS OF GEORGIA Judicial Building 4th Floor Judges Law Assistants John Sammons Bell iRichard L Rice Chief Judge Braswell D Deen JrMiss 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E College St Valdosta GEORGIA AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION Joe Ellis Route 11 Hidden Harbor Road Gainesville Roy H Holland P O Box 14 Dexter Ben G Hudson Jr Chairman 3683 Houston Avenue Macon John L Gross ViceChairman Route 5 Huntington Road Rome Lynn Dempsey 302 W Third Street Rome BARBERS Georgia State Board of Melvin A Clay 815 Shorter Ave Rome Donald Alton Wade Route 2 Alma 59 CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS Georgia Board of Dr Hoyt B Duke 1248 Greene St Augusta Dr Donald N Parkerson VicePresident 701 Anson Ave Eastman Dr Gerald W Holloway Quitman Dr Eugene E Sparlin 923 Dill Ave S W Atlanta Dr Deane Mink President 200 E Gordon St Valdosta COSMETOLOGY Georgia State Board of Mrs Ruth Reddy Chairman P 0 Box 516 Hahira Mrs Mary Bryant Milam ViceChairman Box 250 Palmetto SarThomoneBridge Road Gainesville M302EPnodeSLeon Place Decatur DENTISTRY Georgia Board of Dr William R Jerles Box 58 Perry Dr Richard B Ross rnpp 301 Broome Street LaGrange Irving DeGaris 700 Dixie Street Carrollton Dr Marilyn E Stone Decatur Apt 20161501 Clairmont Rd Decatur Dr Walter B Stillwell Jr Chairman 211 E 31st St Savannah Dr Robert H Jordan 2775 Engle Rd NW Atlanta Dr Ronald E Harrell ViceChairman Donalsonville 60 Dr George J Schuette 2705 Church St East Point Dr Lewis H Williams P O Box 967 Toccoa ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Georgia State Board of Paul C Rosser 3794 Land OLakes Drive Atlanta P J Wise Plains Brice Bishop Chief Inspector City of Athens Athens William P McCuen ViceChairman 820 E 70th Street Savannah Bill E Grice Chairman 750 Austin Drive S E Smyrna Charles Harry McLendon Route 1 Christian Circle Conyers Joe N Guy 830 Overhill Court N W Atlanta ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS State Board of Registration for Professional Emory C Parrish Dept of Transportation 2 Capitol Square Atlanta Roger Brown 3501 Edgewood Cir Gainesville T E Stivers Chairman P O Box 608 Decatur Thomas M Wilson 96 Church Road Smyrna Preston E Newman ViceChairman 188 15th St N W Atlanta James J Shannon Executive Director 166 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Donald C Murphy ViceChairman University of Georgia Gilbert Health Center Athens James E Kilgore Chairman 204 Northside Medical Center 275 Carpenter Drive NE Atlanta Carrell A Dammann 281 Boulevard N E Atlanta Naomi T Ward 3965 Rutgers Drive SW Atlanta Frances S Nagata 5675 PeachtreeDunwoody Road C522 Atlanta MEDICAL EXAMINERS Composite State Board of Dr Hassie H Trimble Jr 17 West Central Ave Moultrie Dr Albert M Deal 1st Cong District P O Box 420 Statesboro Dr William J Morton 2nd Cong District P O Box 420 Cairo Dr James Crawford Dudley President 3rd Cong Dist Crawford St Americus Dr M Virginia Tuggle 4th Cong District 1336 Columbia Drive Decatur Dr Bernard J Bridges 5th Cong District 2600 Gordon Road SW Atlanta Dr J Watts Lipscomb 6th Cong Dist 6185 Jonesboro Road Morrow Dr George T Mims 7th Cong District Rt 4 Gor donCombs Rd Marietta Dr Duncan Farris 8th Cong District PO Box 177 Waycross Dr Robert E Thompson 9th Cong District 800 E Doyle Street Toccoa M 64 110th Cong Dist oV VicePresident 2170 Idlewood Rd Tucker C L Clifton Executive Director 166 Pryor St S W Atlanta GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING Sister Mary Antonette Martinko RN st Mary s Hospital Athens Deriso R N Director of Nursing Education Georgia Southwestern College Americus Dr Dorothy Thompson White R N P O Box 35 Suwanee Mrs Verdelle B Bellamy R N Administration Hospital 1670 Clairmont Road Decatur Ms Charlotte Sachs RN President Marietta f Nursing Education Kennesaw Junior College Ms Patricia N Connell RN Trenton PRACTICAL NURSES OF GEORGIA Board of Examiners Mrs Kathleen Mull Chairman Rt 2 Box 1086 Hampton Mrs Gladys A Blackwell Rt 1 Box 163 College Park Mrs Iula Stiggers Bt 1 Box 440 West Point Tobias ViceChairman r101GngSs Street Marietta Mrs Grace B Knight Route 1 Hiawassee NBoaSrdNoi HME ADMINISTRATORS Georgia State Drdales c Metts Jr Chairman 110 W Gaston St Savannah Dr Harvey Mitchell Baptist Village Inc P O Box 1100 Waycross 65 W Kenneth Carithers Nursecare of Clayton County 315 Upper Riverdale Road Riverdale Rprnard L Brown Jr Kennestone Hospital Marietta H C Morrison 703 Drayton Street Savannah Gene Clark ViceChairmanri 105 Brown Fox Drive Rome E C Nelson TT Green Acres Nursing Home Allen Memorial Drive Milledgeville Ben E Crawford SSSSfeKEduction Georgia College Box 28 Milledgeville CkMemorial Nur Home P 0 Bog356Metier DCrCestwSNurtHome PO Bog 702 Valdosta Ave Athens OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Georgia State Board of DGady Memorial Hospital 80 Butler St SE Atlanta BMe2r2yCherCryrTree Lane N E Atlanta SUkJlb cSal Hospital 2701 North Decatur Road Deeatur Sic Siege of Georgia School of Allied Health Services Augusta TiafSt Of Georgia School of Allied Health Services Augusta OPTICIANS State Board of Dispensing George Dobbs Rome 66 John C Eldridge 2705 Church St East Point Rex Snell Chairman 947 Finley Street Griffin William Jennings Murphy 1500 Johns Rd Augusta Franklin T Coleman Jr 101 N Jackson Albany OPTOMETRY Georgia State Board of Examiners in Dr I Dell Engram Jr 180 W Broad Street Fairburn Dr William H Shuman 445A East Clayton St Athens Dr B E Popham Chairman 210 N Marble Rockmart Dr Elias Saliba ViceChairman Hartwell Dr William W Cuthbertson 102 Larkin Street Cornelia PHARMACY Georgia State Board of I Pete Mills Jr 201 East Cotton Avenue Millen Martin T Grizzard 1109 Highway 19 North Thomaston Arthur Hugh Redding VicePresident Blakely Mrs Barbara Levine 500 Mountain Way NE Atlanta William A Atkins President A M Drugs Spring Road Smyrna PHYSICAL THERAPY Georgia State Board of Miss Glory Sanders Chairman 3272 Pine Stream Rd NE Atlanta Charles E Hackney 2185 2nd Ave Decatur Mrs Frances A Curtiss ViceChairman 3265 Valley Rd NW Atlanta Mrs Pat Swain Costen Medical College of Georgia Augusta 67 PLUMBING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of Claude Daniel1st Cong Dist 722 E 39th St Savannah John Gay2nd Cong Dist PO Box 1867 Albany J C Bray3rd Cong Dist Chairman 2807 Norris Rd Columbus Charles Ingram4th Cong Dist 2037 S Candler Rd Decatur Dwayne L Brown5th Cong Dist 559 Tara Trail N W Atlanta Paul T Addis6th Cong Dist 4446 Glade Rd Forest Park Virgil B Harper Jr7th Cong Dist ViceChairman Rt 2 Johnson Ferry Rd Marietta R J Roebuck8th Cong Dist 1107 Cedar St Brunswick B L Hawkins9th Cong Dist Industrial Blvd Gainesville 10th Cong Dist G Sidney Hampton 2452 Antwerp Dr SE Atlanta Marion Lee 4597 Darlene Way Tucker James D Dorsey 481 Page Ave NE Atlanta Wylie Mitchell 819 Blossom St S W Atlanta Rupert W Bazemore 120 Romml Ave Garden City PODIATRY EXAMINERS State Board of Dr Glenn Dowling Chairman 425 Pine Albany Dr A R Pitts 2200 N Patterson St Valdosta Dr E Dalton McGlamry 1649 Brockett Road Tucker 68 POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS Board of W A Robinson Chairman 1836 Meadow Glades Dr Decatur Walter H Maddox Jr 4371 Glenwood Rd Apt Ll Decatur S W Brown 164812th Ave Columbus Terrell D Craven 120 Hanover PL Apt 3 Athens James Huckabee ViceChairman 68 Brookwood Dr NE Atlanta Joe H McDuffie 51 Spruill Springs Road Atlanta PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES Georgia Board of Steven Van Cleave Suite 118 175 West Wieuca Rd Atlanta John B F Dillon Jr ViceChairman 2726 Parkview Drive N E Atlanta L Chandler Eavenson 3552 N Druid Hills Road Decatur Bob Hightower Director of Public Safety Cobb County Courthouse Marietta J Ransome Chief Holland Chief of Security Union Camp Corporation Savannah John W Crunkleton Chairman Chief of Police Lawrenceville PSYCHOLOGISTS State Board of Examiners of Note As of March 18 1977 the entire Board has resigned effective April 17 1977 69 REAL ESTATE COMMISSION Georgia C Dan Blackshear Chairman 1500 Dawson Rd Albany Mrs Patsy G Cooper 1355 13th Ave Columbus Harold A Dawson ViceChairman Suite 301 2945 Stone Hogan Road SW Atlanta Raymond A Miles 502 W Shotwell Bainbridge Ralph NeSmith 1410 Mall Blvd Savannah Charles Clark Commissioner 166 Pryor Street SW Atlanta RECREATION EXAMINERS OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Board of James R Champlin Chairman CoOrd Parks Rec University of Georgia Athens Dr H Douglas Leavitt Head Recreation Curr Ga Southern College Statesboro Jimmy Miller Cobb County Recreation Dept Marietta Claude M Lewis PO Box 960 Warner Robins SANITARIANS State Board of Examiners for Registered Professional P Raymond Summerlin Chairman 3141 Toney Drive Decatur Garnett H Dehart 314 State Health Bldg Atlanta Dr Herbert B Henderson College of Agriculture University of Ga Athens 70 Eucle George 220 Kingsway Dr Warner Robins Charles L Williams 722 Kingston Ave Rome SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY State Board of Examiners for Larae Bennett 2700 Green Meadow Dr Valdosta Dr Lawrence L Durisch Jr 304 S Enota Drive Gainesville Ms Marcia M Arnold Chairman 2300 N Patterson Street Hillcrest Apts 34 Valdosta W R Neal Jr U of Ga 564 Aderhold Hall Athens Dr Winfred Harris Clark College 240 Chestnut Street S W Atlanta Jane B Seaton ViceChairman 680 Kings Road Athens STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION Wendell P Burton Chairman T Y Gibson Pest Control Company P O Box 4552 Macon James H Knox Biltmore Exterminating Company Inc 4323 Hamilton Avenue Columbus Robert M Russell Orkin Exterminating Co Inc PO Box 647 Atlanta ExOfficio members Willie B Thompson Department of Human Resources 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta Dr Horace O Lund Department of Entomology University of Georgia Athens Carl M Scott Jr ViceChairman f Director Division of Entomology Agriculture Bldg Room 304 Atlanta USED CAR DEALERS State Board of Registration of C B Altman 1st Cong Dist Altman Pontiac Co Statesboro Harry Crews 2nd Cong Dist Harry Crews Motors 106 W Oglethorpe Albany Eric S Dougherty Chairman 3rd Cong Dist 2943 Auburn Ave Columbus Ski Bashinski Jr 4th Cong Dist Rm 129 3009 Rainbow Dr Decatur William E Clark 5th Cong Dist Sylvan Motors 3511 Heritage Valley Rd SW Atlanta Robert J Eubanks 6th Cong Dist Randall Blakely Inc 1000 W Taylor Griffin David Brackett 7th Cong Dist ViceChairman B W Motor Car Co 1013 Martha Berry Blvd Rome James W King 8th Cong District Kings Used Cars Inc 891 Second Street Macon Jim Pethel 9th Cong Dist 104 Grove St S W Gainesville V Jack Craven 10th Cong Dist Ga Rrd Bank Trust Co 699 Broad Street Augusta DEALERS IN USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS State Board of Registration for Steve Whitmire Chairman P 0 Box 324 Conyers Hugh Blanton Blanton Auto Parts Valdosta Roy Holland Dexter Charles Holcomb Sheriff Watkinsville B M Pike 130 Lakeside Dr Griffin Lester Kennedy RFD 1 Commerce Marion Smith II 1858 Anjaco Rd NW Atlanta H T Sullivan P O Box 2262 Macon William A Baxter 825 DAntignac Street Augusta George T Brown ViceChairman AAA Auto Parts P O Box 6553 200 Brennan Road Columbus VETERINARY MEDICINE State Board of Dr Herman Westmoreland 1432 Riverside Drive Macon Dr W F Bozeman Chairman Adel Dr Dan H Fincher 2445 Cobb Dr SE Smyrna Dr Horace G Blalock Jr ViceChairman 2124 Highland Avenue Augusta Dr E D Davis 515 Clifton Terrace Carrollton WARM AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of John G Mauldin Chairman 3073 Panthersville Rd Decatur 73 Bob Wesley Dean 3482 Piedmont Rd NE Atlanta R L Reiley 112 Tyler Terrace West Point M A Smith Jr ViceChairman Inspection Department DeKalb County Decatur Ashley Hardage Thomas 1 Exec Dir Maintenance Operation Atlanta Public Schools 224 Central Ave Atlanta WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS State Board of Examiners for Certification oi James C Meredith Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division 270 Washington Street SW Atlanta Calvin F Simmons j r ka Cobb CountyMarietta Water Authority PO Box 540 Acworth James C Fincher Water Pollution Control Plant 218 Black Bluff Road Rome J Harry Simmons ViceChairman Post Office Box 95 Griffin William J Greene Jr Chairman Wiedman and Singleton Engineers 1789 Peachtree Kd Atlanta 74 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 75 COMMITTEES of the STATE SENATE 76 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL OFFICERS OF THE SENATE 1977 ZELL MILLER Lieutenant Governor President AL HOLLOWAY President Pro Tempore HAMILTON McWHORTER JR Secretary of the Senate WALT BELLAMY Doorkeeper WINSTON PITTMAN 1 Messenger JOHN R RILEY Majority Leader PAUL D COVERDELL Minority Leader TERRELL STARR Administration Floor Leader LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 77 MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF GEORGIA ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 19771978 Senators District Address Thomas F Allgood 22nd W D Don Ballard 45th Peter L Banks 17th Ed Barker 418th Roy E Barnes 33rd Robert H Bell 5th Julian Bond 39th Haskew H Brantley Jr56th Paul C Broun46th M Parks Brown47th Hugh A Carter14th Paul D Coverdell 40th 31st PO Box 1523 Augusta Ga 30903 1122 Monticello Street Covington Ga 30209 314 Thomaston Street Barnesville Ga 30204 PO Box KK Warner Robins Ga 31093 639 Maran Mableton Ga 30059 2535 Henderson Mill Rd NE Atlanta Ga 30345 DeKalb County 361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310 6114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta Ga 30328 165 Pulaski Street Athens Ga 30601 PO Box 37 Hartwell Ga 30643 PO Box 97 Plains Ga 31780 Suite 607 1447 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309 PO Box 606 Rockmart Ga 30153 Nathan Dean 78 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Senators District Roscoe E Dean Jr 6th Sam W Doss Jr 52nd J Ebb Duncan 30th Frank Eldridge 7th W F Bill English if21st C Todd Evans 37th W W Bill Fincher Jr54th John C Foster 50th Hugh M Gillis Sr 20th Richard L Greene 26th Render Hill 29th A1 Holloway12th Pierre Howard Jr 42nd Floyd Hudgins 15th Perry J Hudson 35th Edward H Ed Johnsono4th Joseph E Kennedy4th Culver Kidd 25th Address 612 Cherry Street Jesup Ga 31545 P O Box 431 Rome Ga 30161 PO Box 26 Carrollton Ga 30117 PO Box 1968 Waycross Ga 31501 PO Box 521 Swainsboro Ga 30401 2914 National Bank of Ga Bldg Atlanta Ga 30303 PO Box 149 Chatsworth Ga 30705 PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531 PO Box 148 Soperton Ga 30457 Suite 517 First National Bank Bldg Macon Ga 31201 PO Box 246 Greenville Ga 30222 PO Box 588 Albany Ga 31702 600 First National Bank Bldg Decatur Ga 30030 2440 Manchester Expressway Columbus Ga 31904 3380 Old Jonesboro Rd Hapeville Ga 30354 6510 Ashdale Drive College Park Ga 30349 PO Box 246 Claxton Ga 30417 P O Box 370 Milledgeville Ga 31061 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 79 Senators District J Beverly Langford 51st James L Jimmy Lester 23rd Sam P McGill 24th Howard T Overby 49th James L Jimmy Paulk 13th H Norwood Pearce 16th Steve Reynolds 48th John R Riley lst W Lee Robinson 27th Henry P Russell Jr10th Thomas R Tom Scott 43rd Virginia Shapard 28th Terrell Starr 44th Jack L Stephens 36th Lawrence Bud Stumbaugh 55th E G Summers 53rd Franklin Sutton 9th Horace E Tate 38th Joe Thompson 32nd Address P 0 Box 277 Calhoun Ga 30701 First Federal Savings Bldg 985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902 PO Box 520 Washington Ga 30673 PO Box 636 Gainesville Ga 30501 PO Box M Fitzgerald Ga 31750 PO Box 2312 Columbus Ga 31902 PO Box 303 Lawrenceville Ga 30246 PO Box 9641 Savannah Ga 31402 864 Winchester Circle Macon Ga 31204 Route 1 Boston Ga 31626 2887 Alameda Trail Decatur Ga 30034 PO Drawer K Griffin Ga 30224 PO Box 545 Forest Park Ga 30050 2484 Macon Drive SE Atlanta Ga 30315 1071 Yemassee Trail Stone Mountain Ga 30083 PO Box 499 LaFayette Ga 30728 Route 1 Norman Park Ga 31771 621 Lilia Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310 PO Box 1045 Smyrna Ga 30080 80 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Senators District Address Jimmy Hodge Timmonsllth132 S Woodlawn Street Blakely Ga 31723 Mell Traylor3rdRoute 1 Box 94 A 1 Pembroke Ga 31321 Loyce Turner I8thPO Box 157 Valdosta Ga 31601 James W Tysinger41st3781 Watkins Place NE Atlanta Ga 30319 James Ronald Ronnie Walker 19thPO Box 461 McRae Ga 31055 Charles H Wessels 2ndPO Box 9467 Savannah Ga 31402 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 81 MEMBERS OF THE SENATE OF GEORGIA IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND POST OFFICES District Senators Address 1K John R Riley PO Box 9641 Savannah Ga 31402 2 Charles H Wessels PO Box 9467 Savannah Ga 31402 3 Mell Traylor Route 1 Box 94 A 1 Pembroke Ga 31321 4 Joseph E Kennedy PO Box 246 Claxton Ga 30417 5 Robert H Bell 2535 Henderson Mill Rd NE Atlanta Ga 30345 DeKalb County 6 Roscoe E Dean Jr 612 Cherry Street Jesup Ga 31545 7 Frank Eldridge PO Box 1968 Waycross Ga 31501 8 Loyce Turner PO Box 157 Valdosta Ga 31601 9 Franklin Sutton Route 1 Norman Park Ga 31771 10 Henry P Russell Jr Route 1 Boston Ga 31626 11 Jimmy Hodge Timmons 132 S Woodlawn Street Blakely Ga 31723 12 A1 Holloway PO Box 588 Albany Ga 31702 x 13 James L Jimmy Paulk PO Box M Fitzgerald Ga 31750 14 Hugh A Carter PO Box 97 Plains Ga 31780 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 82 District Senators Address 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Floyd Hudgins 2440 Manchester Expressway Columbus Ga 31904 H Norwood Pearce PO Box 2312 Columbus Ga 31902 Peter L Banks314 Thomaston Street Barnesville Ga 30204 Ed BarkerPO Bx KK Warner Robins Ga 31093 James Ronald Ronnie Walker PO Box 461 jfM McRae Ga 31055 Hugh M Gillis Sr W F Bill English Thomas F Allgood James L Jimmy Lester Sam P McGill Culver Kidd PO Box 148 Soperton Ga 30457 PO Box 521 Swainsboro Ga 30401 PO Box 1523 Augusta Ga 30903 First Federal Savings Bldg 985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902 PO Box 520 Washington Ga 30673 PO Box 370 Milledgeville Ga 31061 Richard L Greene W Lee Robinson Virginia Shapard Render Hill Suite 517 First National Bank Bldg Macon Ga 31201 864 Winchester Circle Macon Ga 31204 PO Drawer K Griffin Ga 30224 PO Box 246 Greenville Ga 30222 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 83 District Senators Address 30 J Ebb Duncan PO Box 26 Carrollton Ga 30117 31 Nathan Dean PO Box 606 Rockmart Ga 30153 32 Joe Thompson PO Box 1045 Smyrna Ga 30080 33 Roy E Barnes 639 Maran Mableton Ga 30059 34 Edward H Ed Johnson 6510 Ashdale Drive College Park Ga 30349 35 Perry J Hudson 3380 Old Jonesboro Rd Hapeville Ga 30354 36 Jack L Stephens 2484 Macon Drive SE Atlanta Ga 30315 37 C Todd Evans 2914 National Bank of Ga Bldg Atlanta Ga 30303 38 Horace E Tate 621 Lilia Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310 39 Julian Bond 361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310 40 Paul D Coverdell Suite 607 1447 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309 41 James W Tysinger 3781 Watkins Place NE Atlanta Ga 30319 42 Pierre Howard Jr 600 First National Bank Bldg Decatur Ga 30030 43 Thomas R Tom Scott 2887 Alameda Trail Decatur Ga 30034 44 Terrell Starr P O Box 545 Forest Park Ga 30050 45 W D Don Ballard 1122 Monticello Street Covington Ga 30209 84 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Senators Address 46 Paul C Broun 47 M Parks Brown 48 Steve Reynolds 49 Howard T Overby 50 John C Foster 51 J Beverly Langford 52 Sam W Doss Jr 53 E G Summers 54 W W Bill Fincher Jr 55 Lawrence Bud Stumbaugh 56 Haskew H Brantley Jr 165 Pulaski Street Athens Ga 30601 PO Box 37 Hartwell Ga 30643 PO Box 303 Lawrenceville Ga 30246 PO Box 636 Gainesville Ga 30501 PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531 PO Box 277 Calhoun Ga 30701 PO Box 431 Rome Ga 30161 PO Box 499 LaFayette Ga 30728 PO Box 149 Chatsworth Ga 30705 1071 Yemassee Trail Stone Mountain Ga 30083 6114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta Ga 30328 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 85 SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND DISTRICT NUMBERS OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE Dist No 1st Riley 2nd Wessels 3rd Traylor 4th Kennedy 5th Beil 6th Dean 7th Eldridge 8th Turner 9th Sutton 10th Russell llth Timmons 12th Holloway 13th Paulk 14th Carter 15th Hudgins 16th Pearce 17th Banks 18th Barker 19th Walker 20th Gillis 21st English 22nd Allgood 23 rd Lester 24th McGill 25th Kidd 26th Greene 27th Robinson 28th Shapard 29th Hill 30th Duncan Dist No 31st Dean 32nd Thompson 33rd Barnes 34th Johnson 35th Hudson 36th Stephens 37th Evans 38th M Tate 39th Bond 40th Coverdell 41stTysinger 42nd Howard 43rd Scott 44th Starr 45th Ballard 46th Broun 47th Brown 48th Reynolds 49th Overby 50th Foster 51st Langford 5 2nd Doss 53rd Summers 54th Fincher 55th Stumbaugh 56th Brantley Lt Gov Zell Miller President of Senate Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of the Senate 86 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 87 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE STATE SENATE 88 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL AGRICULTURE McGill of 24th Chairman Kennedy of 4th Turner of 8th Vice Chairman Russell of 10th Timmons of 11th Secretary Walker of 19th English of 21st APPROPRIATIONS Broun of 46th Chairman Holloway of 12th Vice Chairman Doss of 52nd Secretary Carter of 14th Dean of 6th Duncan of 30th Fincher of 54th Gillis of 20th Hill of 29th Hudgins of 15th Kennedy of 4th Lester of 23rd McGill of 24th Overby of 49th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Stumbaugh of 55th Tate of 38th Thompson of 32rid BANKING FINANCE AND INSURANCE Lester of 23rd Chairman Duncan of 30th Vice Chairman Turner of 8th Secretary Banks of 17th Brantley of 56th Broun of 46th Coverdell of 40th Doss of 52nd Gillis of 20th Holloway of 12th Hudgins of 15th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Sutton of 9th Thompson of 32nd Banking and Insurance Subcommittee Duncan of 30th Chairman Brantley of 56th Coverdell of 40th Doss of 52nd Gillis of 20th Holloway of 12th Starr of 44th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 89 Ways and Means Subcommittee Turner of 8th Chairman Banks of 17th Broun of 46th Hudgins of 15th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Sutton of 9th Thompson of 32nd CONSUMER AFFAIRS Barker of 18th Chairman Shapard of 28th Bond of 39th Vice Chairman Stephens of 36th Robinson of 27th Secretary COUNTY AND URBAN AFFAIRS Sutton of 9th Chairman Bell of 5th Walker of 19th Vice Chairman Paulk of 13th Brantley of 56th Secretary DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS Russell of 10th Chairman Hudgins of 15th Robinson of 27th Vice Chairman Hudson of 35th Evans of 37th Secretary ECONOMY REORGANIZATION AND EFFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT Langford of 51st Chairman Kidd of 25th Vice Chairman Bond of 39th Secretary Barker of 18th Dean of 6th Paulk of 13th Robinson of 27th Russell of 10th Scott of 43rd Stephens of 36th Traylor of 3rd Wessels of 2nd Reapportionment Subcommittee Robinson of 27th Chairman Kidd of 25th Barker of 18th Scott of 43rd Bond of 39th 90 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL EDUCATION Carter of 14th Chairman Summers of 53rd Vice Chairman Foster of 50th Secretary Dean of 31st Johnson of 34th Scott of 43rd Shapard of 28th Starr of 44th Stumbaugh of 55th Tate of 38th Timmons of 11th Primary and Secondary Shapard of 28th Chairman Johnson of 34th Starr of 44th Subcommittee Summers of 53rd Tate of 38th Vocational and Technical Subcommittee Timmons of 11th Chairman Dean of 31st Foster of 50th Scott of 43rd Stumbaugh of 55th HIGHER EDUCATION Doss of 52nd Chairman Traylor of 3rd Vice Chairman Bell of 5th Secretary Ballard of 45th Banks of 17th Broun of 46th Langford of 51st Tysinger of 41st Science and Technology Subcommittee Tysinger of 41st Chairman Traylor of 3rd Broun of 46th HUMAN RESOURCES Howard of 42nd Chairman Fincher of 54th Vice Chairman Greene of 26th Secretary Bond of 39th Brantley of 56th Brown of 47th Duncan of 30th Hudson of 35th Kidd of 25th Lester of 23rd Shapard of 28th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 91 Mental Health Subcommittee Duncan of 30th Chairman Lester of 23rd Brown of 47th Shapard of 28th Physical Health Subcommittee Fincher of 54th Chairman Kidd of 25th Hudson of 35th Social Services and Vocational Rehabilitation Subcommittee Brantley of 56th Chairman Greene of 26th Bond of 39th INDUSTRY LABOR AND TOURISM Ballard of 45th Chairman Pearce of 16th Vice Chairman Scott of 43 rd Secretary Foster of 50th Hill of 29th Stephens of 36th Tysinger of 41st Tourism Development Subcommittee Stephens of 36th Chairman Scott of 43rd Foster of 50th Tysinger of 41st Hill of 29th INTERSTATE COOPERATION Hill of 29th Chairman McGill of 24th Fincher of 54th Vice Chairman Overby of 49th Eldridge of 7th Secretary JUDICIARY Overby of 49th Chairman Barnes of 33rd Vice Chairman Johnson of 34th Secretary Allgood of 22nd Ballard of 45th Banks of 17th Bell of 5th Evans of 37th Greene of 26th Howard of 42nd Langford of 51st Pearce of 16th Stumbaugh of 55th Wessels of 2nd 92 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Civil Subcommittee Pearce of 16th Chairman Howard of 42nd Allgood of 22nd Johnson of 34th Greene of 26th Langford of 51st Criminal Subcommittee Banks of 17th Chairman Evans of 37th Ballard of 45th Stumbaugh of 55th Barnes of 33rd Wessels of 2nd Bell of 5fh Law Enforcement Subcommittee Bell of 5th Chairman Langford of 51st Ballard of 45th NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY Gillis of 20th Chairman Timmons of 11th Hudson of 35th Vice Chairman Traylor of 3rd English of 21st Secretary Turner of 8th Dean of 31st Walker of 19th Howard of 42nd Game and Fish Subcommittee Dean of 31st Chairman Hudson of 35th Howard of 42nd Parks and Historical Sites Subcommittee English of 21st Chairman Walker of 9th Traylor of 3rd Resources and Environmental Control Subcommittee Timmons of 11th Chairman Turner of 8th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 93 OFFENDER REHABILITATION Kennedy of 4th Chairman Eldridge of 7th Foster of 50th Vice Chairman Greene of 26th Paulk of 13th Secretary Summers of 53rd Penal and Correctional Institutions Subcommittee Foster of 50th Chairman Summers of 53rd Paulk of 13th Probation Pardons and Paroles Subcommittee Greene of 26th Chairman Eldridge of 7th PUBLIC UTILITIES Brown of 47th Chairman Reynolds of 48th Dean of 6th Vice Chairman Tysinger of 41st Allgood of 22nd Secretary RETIREMENT Summers of 53rd Chairman English of 21st Tate of 38th Vice Chairman Thompson of 32nd Coverdell of 40th Secretary RULES Eldridge of 7th Chairman Riley of 1st Vice Chairman Reynolds of 48th Secretary Barker of 18th Barnes of 33rd Carter of 14th Coverdell of 40th Holloway of 12th Johnson of 34th Kidd of 25th Pearce of 16th Sutton of 9th Audit Subcommittee Barnes of 33rd Chairman Eldridge of 7th Barker of 18th Reynolds of 48th Coverdell of 40th A 94 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Enrolling and Journals Subcommittee Johnson of 34th Chairman Coverdell of 40th Carter of 14th Senate Administrative Affairs Subcommittee Barker of 18th Chairman Riley of 1st Holloway of 12th TRANSPORTATION Reynolds of 48th Chairman Barnes of 33rd Dean of 31st Vice Chairman Brown of 47th Wessels of 2nd Secretary Evans of 37th Allgood of 22nd Highways and Motor Vehicles Subcommittee Dean of 31st Chairman Brown of 47th Barnes of 33rd State Ports Subcommittee Wessels of 2nd Chairman Evans of 37th Allgood of 22nd LEGISLATIVE MANUAL FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE Senate and House 95 Senator Broun of 46th Senator Carter of 14th Senator Doss of 52nd Senator Fincher of 54th Senator Holloway of 12th Senator Howard of 42nd Senator Langford of 51st Senator Riley of 1st Senator Starr of 44th Representative Buck of 95th Representative Collins of 144th Representative Harris of 8th Representative Hill of 127th Representative Knight of 67th Representative Lee of 72nd Representative Vaughn of 57th Representative Walker of 115th Representative Wood of 9th WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE Senate and House Senator Dean of 31st Senator Duncan of 30th Senator Hudson of 35th Representative Carnes of 43rd Representative McDonald of I2th Representative Triplett of 128th V SV i jLgisittjf 0 SWoH S j fijfrr SB B GitfaS si nmauQ c4niS t LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 99 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 Hi sec I par I Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the Secretary or Clerk thereof who shall be ex officio 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 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 Rule 5 The Senate shall elect a President Pro Tempore viva voce and a majority of the votes Legislative power and bodies Organization by Secretary or assistant or chairman Lt Governor as President Presiding Officer President Pro Tem election and powers President Pro Tem election and powers 100 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL cast shall be necessary to a choice whose powers and duties while presiding or in the absence ot the permanent officers shall be the same as the President of the Senate Ga Code Ann 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 ProTempore 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 not more than twelve 12 assistant doorkeepers shall be employed during each day in which the Senate is in session Seats Rule 8 Senators elected to the following offices shall choose their Senate seats in the order listed below President Pro Tempore Majority Leader Minority Leader Majority Whip Administration Floor Leader Assistant Administration Floor Leader All other Senators shall be seated by district number in ascending numerical order commencing with the lowest permanently numbered available seat Oath of members Rule 9 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 101 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 10 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art Ill Sec IV Par V Sec 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 Ann sec 47105 Rule 11 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 Ann sec 47201 Rule 12 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 of which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals Ga Code Ann sec 47202 Rule 13 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall administer the oaths Judges to administer oaths Secretary election and term Oaths of Secretary and assistants Journal entry Oaths of subordinate officers 102 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL required to the subordinate officers of their respective Houses Ga Code Ann sec 47203 Rule 14 Immediately after their election said Secretary and Clerk shall each give bond and Bond f security in the sum of 5000 payable to the Secretary Governor and his successors in office and condi tioned 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 Ann sec 47204 Approved by committee on Enrolling and Journals Rule 15 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 upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed Ga Code Ann sec 47209 Rule 16 Each House is entitled to a DoorDoorkeeper keeper and Messenger to perform such duties as and Messenger may be required of them who shall be elected as election and provided for the election of Clerk of the House pay of Representatives and Secretary of the Senate and who shall be compensated as provided by each House Ga Code Ann sec 47301 No employee substitutes Rule 17 No Doorkeeper or other employee of the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet his employment or contract in any way nor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 103 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 Ann sec 47302 Rule 18 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 Ann sec 47303 Rule 19 Whenever the provisions of this Chapter shall be violated 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 Legislative Fiscal Officer 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 Ann sec 47305 Rule 20 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 Filling vacancies No pay when employee substitution Duties of Messenger 104 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL together with all such processes issued under its authority as may be directed to him by the President Rule 21 No person shall be employed as a page who is under the age of twelve years No Page8 Senator shall be allowed to name more than ten pages during the session The Lieutenant Governor shall be allowed to name not more than two pages per day during each day of the session In addition to the pages provided for above each Senator shall be allowed to name not more than ten honorary pages during the session Honorary pages shall receive no compensation for their services as such There shfill be no more than thirty pages per day Each Senator desiring to name a page for any particular day of the session shall file with the Director of Pages the name of each person he wishes to have serve as his page and the date of proposed service Such notice shall be filed at least three days prior to the date the proposed page desires to serve The Director of Pages shall select the 30 pages who shall serve on each day of the session in the order in which such notices are filed Each Senator can assign his pages or page days to another Senator There shall be no pages except as herein provided The Rules Committee subject to the approval of the President shall establish a program of familiarization with State Government its procedures and those duties and responsibilities which will be required of pages The Director of Pages shall require each page to attend a training session prior to his service as a page during which the page will become acquainted with his duties and responsibilities Rule 22 No person shall be allowed to enter Privileges of upon the floor of the Senate except 1 the floor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 105 Senators and officers thereof 2 the officers and members of the House 3 the Governor of the State 4 staff members of the Secretary of the Senate Clerk of the House and the Office of Legislative Counsel 5 former Senators and 6 such others as the Senate may allow upon written recommendation of the Committee on Rules On the final or third reading and consideration of any bill appropriating money the Senate may by invitation of the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Appropriations or by the vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum allow persons on the floor of the Senate for the purpose of explaining or answering any questions concerning the bill No person shall be admitted on the floor of the Senate who is engaged in lobbying or who is attempting to influence legislation No person or group shall be introduced to the Senate except upon the written recommendation of a majority of the Decorum Committee The Decorum Committee shall be composed of the President of the Senate who shall be chairman the President Pro Tempore the Majority Leader the Minority Leader and the Majority Whip While the Senate is in session representatives of the press radio and television shall be allowed on the floor of the Senate only in the area in the rear of the Chamber designated for them PRESIDENTS POWER AND DUTIES Rule 23 When the President Pro Tempore or any other Senator is presiding he shall not vote unless the Senate shall be equally divided or unless his vote if given to the minority will make the division equal The presiding Senator shall Lobbyists Introductions Press Vote of President Pro Tempore and Senator presiding 106 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL vote in all elections In all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass a bill or measure under consideration and said bill or measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the presiding Senator shall vote and his vote so cast shall be counted the same as that of any other member Priority of business Rule 24 All questions as to priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the President without debate unless otherwise provided for in these Rules Recognition Rule 25 When two or more Senators shall rise at the same time the President shall name the Senator entitled to proceed Silence and irrelevant debate Rule 26 The President shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary Yeas and Nays Rule 27 The President may at any time order the roll called on any question and take the vote by Yeas and Nays where a division of the Senate discloses the fact that a quorum has not voted Substitute Rule 28 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 Succession Rule 29 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 107 Rule 30 All standing committees standing subcommittees and the officers of both shall be appointed by the Committee on Committees The Committee on Committees shall be composed of the President of the Senate the President Pro Tempore and the Majority Party Leader provided however when any minority party comprises onefifth 15 or more of the Senate membership there shall be two additional members of the Committee The two additional members shall be the Minority Party Leader and the Majority Party Whip Any party officer provided for in this Rule shall be certified to the Senate in writing by the chairman of the respective caucus No member of the Committee on Committees the Minority Party Leader or the Majority Party Whip shall be appointed as chairman of any committee provided for in Senate Rule 190 Rule 31 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 32 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 Appointment of committees and their officers by Committee on Committees Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder Suspension of Messenger and Doorkeepers GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule 33 The following shall be the order of business 108 Enrolling and Journals Committee to report Journal Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days Change by Senate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 1 Report of the Committee on the Journal 2 Reading of the Journal 3 Motions to Reconsider 4 Confirmation of the Journal 5 Introduction of Bills and Resolutions fi First Reading and Reference of Senate Bills and Resolutions 7 First Reading and Reference of House Bills and Resolutions which shall also be in order at any later time when no other business is pending 8 Reports of Standing Committees 9 Second Reading of Bills and Resolutions 10 Third Reading and Passage of Local Uncontested Bills and Resolutions 11 Call of the Roll 12 Prayer of the Chaplain 13 Unanimous Consents and Points of Personal Privilege 14 Adoption of Privileged Resolutions 15 Third Reading and Consideration of General Bills and Resolutions Rule 34 It shall be the duty of the Committee on Enrolling and Journals 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 35 The Committee on Rules during the last twentyone 21 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 109 Rule 36 No bill or resolution shall be put on final passage unless the same has been put on a calendar and placed on each Senators desk not later than 700 AM on the date of passage The Secretary of the Senate shall put all bills which appear on the prepared calendar and which may be considered that 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 provided such twothirds constitutes a majority of the members elected to the Senate Nothing in this Rule shall apply to local bills or local resolutions Rule 37 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 38 Any request for unanimous consent to suspend the Rules or motion to change the order of business shall be decided without debate Rule 39 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 40 The roll call 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 The electronic roll call system shall be used to call the roll of the Senators who shall use the Yea switch to signify their presence Calendar and bills placed on desks before passage Special orders to Rules Committee Rules suspension change of business order debate and vote Suspension of Rules changing order of business Dispensing with roll call Roll call electronically 110 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Dispensing with reading of Journal Rule 41 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 Committee reports and messages Rule 42 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 Messages Rule 43 When a message shall be sent to the Senate it 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 Questions of privilege Rule 44 Questions of privileges 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 actedon until the pending question is disposed of Motions on new matters Rule 45 Any motion not privileged containing new matters shall lie at least one day on the table First meeting Rule 46 The meetings of the General Assembly shall be held as prescribed in Art Ill LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 111 Sec IV Par Ill of the State Constitution Sec 21503 The hour of meeting shall be 1000 AM and the place at the State Capitol Ga Const art Ill sec IV par III Ga Code Ann sec 47103 Rule 47 The session of the Senate each day except Sunday shall commence at 1000 AM unless otherwise ordered by the Senate and shall continue until the Senate shall be adjourned upon motion Rule 48 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 49 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 50 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 Except that during the consideration of any bill appropriating money any paper or document directly concerning the bill may be read by the Secretary any Senator or any person invited to give evidence under the provisions of Senate Rule 22 Time of meetings Contempt by nonmember Reference to petition in Journal Reading of paper 112 Transaction of business Compelling attendance Messenger to arrest Motion to determine attendance Arrest and discharge LEGISLATIVE MANUAL QUORUM AND ABSENTEES Rule 51 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 Rule 52 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 aU be allowed to retire from the Senate without first obtaining leave from the Senate The Messenger of the Senate shall be ex officio 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 Rule 53 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 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 nurnose and their attendance secured and LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 113 the Senate shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged Secretary to Rule 54 Upon the call of the Senators ordi list absentees nary and extraordinary the names of the ab fr Journal sentees shall be noted by the Secretary and shall appear upon the Journal with a notation of those previously excused DEBATE AND DECORUM Rule 55 When any Senator is about to speak in debate or deliver any matter to the Senate ougensittir he shall rise from his seat and respectfully au from seat dress 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 Any Senator shall be confined to matter in Limits on debate and shall not speak more than twice on debate any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken All individual speeches on bills and resolutions Thirty minutes 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 Extension personal privilege individual speeches shall be limited to ten minutes ten minutes If any Senator in speaking or otherwise transcresses the Rules of the Senate the President Order against transgression of Rules explain The Senate shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Presidents action If the transgressor refuses to submit to the decision of Appeal 114 Penalty Decorum in Senate Chamber Censure for debate Duties of Secretary and member Time limits LEGISLATIVE MANUAL the Senate 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 Senate by a twothirds vote of the Senators which vote shall be taken by Yeas and Nays When the Senate is in session Senators shall conduct themselves at all times with dignity and in a manner to insure decorum in the deliberations of the body and shall be called to order by the President for activities to the contrary including eating at desks reading newspapers and other materials not pertinent to legislation unnecessary conversation and inappropriate dress Rule 56 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 57 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 taken as the Senate may deem proper in regard thereto Provided that if at the time the Senate is acting under the previous question such quests011 f 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 115 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 Rule 58 No Senator shall address the Senate or interrogate a Senator who is speaking except through the President Should the Senator speaking decline to be interrupted the President shall cause the Senator desiring to interrogate to be silent Rule 59 No Senator shall refer in debate to any private conversation had with another Senator Rule 60 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 61 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 62 The members of the Senate shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking Senator has taken his seat Rule 63 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 Address through President Right to continue Reference to conversations Reference to members Freedom from arrest Freedom of debate Silence during debate Limits on movement 116 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Time limits Debate limits Written protest for Journal Motions allowed during debate Precedence PROTEST AND APPEAL Rule 64 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 65 On all appeals on questions of order of a personal character there shall be no debate Rule 66 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 impugn the motive of the Senate or of any members thereof MOTIONS Rule 67 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 adjourn to a time definite 5th A motion to indefinitely postpone 6th A motion to postpone to a day or time certain 7th A motion to commit 8th A motion to amend 9th A motion to print Said motions shall have precedence in the order named LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 117 Rule 68 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 unanimous consent at any time before decision Rule 69 A motion made by any Senator need not be seconded Rule 70 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 71 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 72 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 73 A motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Rule 74 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 has called the first name of the Yeas and Nays and a vote of one Senator has been given or Possession and withdrawal No second One motion at a time Cut off of debate No motion without relinquishing floor When motion in order Time for motion to adjourn 118 Debate Renewal Amendment Debatable if to particular time Effect Complete yeas and nays Limit adjournment Disagreement LEGISLATIVE MANUAL after the electronic roll call system is unlocked for voting or after a division of the Senate has been had on a vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced Rule 75 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 Rule 76 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 Rule 77 When a motion to adjourn in its simple form prevails it adjourns the Senate to the next sitting day or time in course Rule 78 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 79 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 Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXIL LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 11 Rule 80 The General Assembly shall meet in regular session on the second Monday in January of each year By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the 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 forty days in the aggregate each year Separate periods of adjournment may be fixed by one or more such concurrent resolutions The Senate and the House of Representatives shall organize each oddnumbered year and shall be a different General Assembly for each twoyear period All business pending in the Senate or the House of Representatives at the time of 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 threefifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section II Paragraph III of this Constitution If any impeachment trial is pending at the end of any regular or extraordinary session the Senate may continue in session until such trial is completed Convening Adjournment Term of session Ga Const art Ill sec V par III 120 Not after order for main question Limits on Tabling Not debatable or amendable Renewal Effect Taking up Time for considering LEGISLATIVE MANUAL TABLING Rule 81 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 82 Nothing may be legitimately laid on the table excepting what may be taken up again Rule 83 No motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order Rule 84 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable Rule 85 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 Rule 86 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 Rule 87 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 then before the Senate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 121 INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT Rule 88 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 89 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended Rule 90 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has once been voted down Rule 91 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 providing the total vote constitutes a quorum thereby disposes of said bill resolution or other measure for the session POSTPONEMENT Rule 92 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental 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 93 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 Limits on subject matter Debate and amendment No renewal Disposal on final reading Limits on subject matter Amendment Possible indefinite postponement Debate 122 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Renewal limits to postpone and to show why one day is Pre ferred to another This motion cannot be renewed or made a second time to the same measure on the same day Postponing bills on Calendar No motion shall be in order to postpone a bill or resolution on the daily or rules calendar until the bill or resolution has been read a third time Commit to Committees COMMITMENT Rule 94 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 Committing bills on Calendar No motion shall be in order to commit a bill or resolution on the daily or rules calendar until the bill or resolution has been read a third ame Precedence of committees Rule 95 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 Debate if instructions Rule 96 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 97 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another committee for the one named by the Senator making the motion Commitment Rule 98 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or spe LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 123 cial may on motion be committed to the same or any other committee by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum RECONSIDERATION Rule 99 When the Journal of the preceding Time for day shall be read it shall be in the power of any motion Senator to move for reconsideration of any matter therein contained except such matter that has been previously reconsidered or transmitted to the House of Representatives Before any action can be reconsidered notice Notice of intention to so move must be given to the required Senate during the legislative day on which the action sought to be reconsidered took place The notice cannot be withdrawn and any Senator can move for reconsideration the following legislative day No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the House on the day of passage thereof unless two jjouse a thirds of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum shall so order Provided during the last three legislative days of of any regular session any bill resolution or other matter which requires action by the House shall be immediately transmitted to the House by the Secretary A notice of motion to reconsider a bill or resolu Effect of tion shall take precedence over a motion to motion transmit and shall have the effect of defeating the motion to transmit except on the last three days of any regular session a Senator must move immediately to reconsider any bill or resolution that has been passed or defeated Rule 100 The action of the Senate upon an of action on amendment may be reconsidered at any time be amendment fore final action upon the section bill or resolu tlme hmittion to which it relates 124 One reconsideration Calendar Unanimous consents limits One at a time Withdrawal of a bill or resolution Enrolling committee to preserve laws Signatures Reproposal of bills LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 101 No matter shall be reconsidered more than once Rule 102 All bills and resolutions reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in order for a third reading ENACTMENT Rule 103 The President shall not recognize any Senator at any time for the purpose 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 The President shall entertain but one unanimous consent at one time Rule 104 Any bill or resolution may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the Senate Rule 105 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 Ann sec 47901 Rule 106 All Acts and resolutions shall be signed by the President and Secretary and all writs warrants and subpoenas issued by order of the Senate shall be signed by the President and attested by the Secretary Rule 107 All Acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolu LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 125 tion 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 108 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 109 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 110 No bill or resolution requiring the concurring vote of the House for passage shall be introduced unless the same shall have been filed in the office of the Secretary before 1200 noon on the previous day No general bill or resolution having the effect of law shall be introduced or read the first time and referred to any committee after the thirtythird 33rd day of any regular session The provisions of this paragraph shall in no case be suspended except by a twothirds 23 vote of the members elected to the Senate and any such motion shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the Senate Journal and law publication Journal preservation Filing Deadline for introduction and first reading of bills 126 Form of bills and resolutions Subject matter limits Reference to laws Notice on local bill LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 111 To introduce a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Secretary All original bills and resolutions shall be typed or printed but the copy may be duplicated All bills and resolutions shall have the name of the Senator or Senators introducing the same as well as the district or districts represented endorsed on the back There shall also appear on the back the title or a brief summary thereof The copy shall be retained by the Secretary subject to use for 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 112 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 II sec VII par VIII Rule 113 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 114 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 127 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 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 Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XV Rule 115 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 Senator prior to consideration for passage The Senate may at any time by Affidavit of publication Referendum if applies to office Addition to local governing body Secretarys duty to print and distribute No passage until distributed 128 Suspension of bills and resolutions for distribution of floor amendments LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Calendar Deadline for introduction and first reading of bills Rule 116 All bills and resolutions shall be called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar No general Senate bill or resolution having the effect of law shall be read the third time and put upon its passage or adoption after the thirtythird 33rd day of any regular session The provisions of this paragraph shall in no case be suspended except by a twothirds 23 vote of the members elected to the Senate and any such motion shall be submitted in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported upon by the Committee before being submitted to the Senate Reading by Secretary Precedence of General Appropriations bill 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 Appropriations Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill Engrossment at first reading Debate No unanimous consent Rule 117 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 5 minutes and any one other Senator mav speak in opposition thereto for five 5 minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of twothirds 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 129 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 118 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 Ill sec VII par VII Rule 119 Any bill or resolution shall be automatically passed to a second reading on the legislative day following that day the bill or resolution shall be reported by the committee to which it was referred Except that after the thirtyfifth 35th day of any regular session every bill and resolution shall be read a second time on the same legislative day that the bill or resolution is reported by the committee to which it was referred No debate shall be admitted upon any bill at the first or second reading USE OF COMMITTEES Rule 120 Upon the introduction of any bill or resolution or other matter requiring reference to a committee the President shall as a matter of course and without debate refer the same to the proper committee unless otherwise ordered by the Senate Rule 121 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 Restricts amendment Readings required No debate at first or second reading Reference by President Unless otherwise ordered No defacement 130 Reporting amendments Form of reports Action on report Notice of motion to disagree Time limit on motion to disagree Effect of agreement or disagreement Reconsidera tion Precedence of reports LEGISLATIVE MANUAL on a separate paper noting the section page or line to which said amendment relates Rule 122 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 123 If the report of a committee is favorable to the passage of a bill or resolution the same shall be placed on the generalcalendar for a third reading without question unless committed If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution m order to have a third reading thereof a Senator must giv notice of intention to move to disagree with such adverse committee report by not later than adjournment of the next legislative day 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 parsed to a second reading unless committed Rule 124 When a bill or resolution favorably reported by committee is on its third or lst reading if the report of the committee is disagreed 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 125 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 131 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 126 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 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 Senates resolving Notice Debate limits Renewal limited Rule 127 In forming a Committee of the Whole the President shall leave the Chair and president a Chairman to preside in Committee shall be ap jgSSi pointed by the President Rule 128 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever 132 Quorum requhed Consideration of bills Rules Action limited Reconsidera tion Voting Papers from Senate LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 129 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 130 The Rules of the Senate shall be observed by the Committee of the Whole so far as they may be applicable except that the Committee of the Whole cannot refer a matter to any other committee it cannot adjourn the previous question cannot 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 Rule 131 A motion to reconsider shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole Rule 132 In the Committee of the Whole all members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused therefrom Rule 133 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 134 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 135 A Committee of the Whole cannot punish disorderly conduct of its members but must report the same to the Senate for action thereon Rule 136 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 subject matter 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 Rule 137 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 Rule 138 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 133 Control of order Report on misconduct Limiting debate Recess Adjournment 134 Completion of work Report to President Presidents report Contents of report Action on report Journal entry Methods LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 139 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question itshall arise and the Chairman shall be instructed to report the action of the Committee to the Senate At this point the President shall resume his 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 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 140 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 Committee s action on the bill resolution or measure under its consideration Rule 141 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 142 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 143 There are three ways in which a proposition may be amended towit LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 135 1st By inserting or adding words 2nd By striking out words 3rd By striking out and inserting words An admendment 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 144 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these Rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Provided however for the purpose of amending a substitute a substitute shall not be treated as an amendment Rule 145 All motions to amend any matter before the Senate must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment desired and the part of the bill or resolution whore said amendment shall be inserted or added Rule 146 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment obviously offered for the purpose of delay shall be ruled out of order by the President Rule 147 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend Rule 148 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 Limits Substitute Form President to strike irrelevant or delaying amendments Blanks to hre filled Order of perfection 136 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Amend section before striking Rule 149 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 150 No motion on a subject different Limited to from that under consideration shall be admitted subject matter uncjer color of amendment Priority of amendment Rule 151 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 Title last Rule 152 The title of a bill or resolution shall not be considered or amended until the measure has been perfected Committee report amendments Rule 153 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 Not after agreement on committee report Rule 154 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 137 report of said committee shall first be reconsidered Rule 155 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Secretary shall secretary read the paragraph as it is then the words to reading be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended Rule 156 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final read parts ing 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 dments sections or resolutions are read But the amend automatic ments 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 No recurring it unless first reconsidered Rule 157 The questions which arise before Precedence of the Senate respecting amendments by the House jjgw on to a Senate bill or resolution are in order of amendments 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 138 Presidents power to rule out if not jtermane Secretarys report Precedence of amendment Limits on amendment Adoption of House amendment Conference committee Appointment on motion Consideration legislative manual The President is authorized on his own jnotiom or upon point of order being made when raihia opinion a House amendment to a Senate bill is not germane to rule out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the President if not appealed from or if appealed from and the apfi not sustained shall be the same as a vote of the Senate to disagree and as such the Secretary shall so report it to the House Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to agree Rule 158 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 159 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 adopted or voted down Rule 160 A House amendment to a Senate bill or resolution must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill or resolution Rule 161 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 m a bill LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 139 resolution or other matter before it and may recommend recision by either House new amendments new bills and resolutions or other ger Recommendamane changes unless instructed otherwise by the tion 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 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 Report Discharge Last 5 days of session Distribution of report Adoption of report PREVIOUS QUESTION Rule 162 The previous question may be called subject matter 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 Call for Rule 163 Any Senator may call for a division division 140 Distinct parts N o debate on motion Form of question Vote Main question Adjournment Reconsidera tion legislative manual of the question on a subject in which the sense thereof will admit of it Rule 164 The Senator calling for a division must state what definite parts and Jw aay would have the question divided into Ea P 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 165 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 it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained7 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 thoy 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 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 mam question shail e 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 the elec tronic roll call system is unlocked for voting 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 theto call shall be completed the vote counted and the finallv announced LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 166 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 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 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 Rule 167 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 Rule 168 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 169 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 141 Debate Committee Introducer Others If minority committee report No call unless no quorum No debate on incidental questions Effect of main question 142 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Effect of reconsideration Rule 170 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 question is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained VOTING Requirement for law Rule 171 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 General requirement Rule 172 In the event no specific vote is provided in these Rules for the passage of any Senate amendment motion or procedural matters and on all other matters not otherwise provided for in these Rules the vote for passage or adoption thereof shall be a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum As to all resolutions not otherwise provided for in these Rules the vote for adoption shall be by a majority of the votes of all the members elected to the Senate Time for Rule 173 No Senator shall be permitted to cast his vote on any motion resolution amendment bill or other question until the question is put to the Senate by the President by viva voce vote or division of the Senate or until after the roll call has begun No Senator or person shall LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 143 vote for or attempt to vote for another Senator on any question Violation of this Rule shall be deemed to be disorderly behavior and subject to punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the Senate This Rule cannot be suspended by unanimous consent Rule 174 The Presidents method of stating the question on any motion shall be as follows All in favor of the motion shall 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 175 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 Secretary or recorded on the electronic roll call system 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 176 On the final passage of all general bills and resolutions having the effect of law the adoption of all conference committee reports or any action that would have the effect of finalizing the Senates action on any general bill or resolution there shall be a recorded vote Any Senator or the presiding officer may call for a division on any matter before the Senate and the presiding officer may order a roll call or any Senator may call for the Yeas and Nays if the call for the Yeas and Nays is sustained by five Presidents question Requiring division Roll call to determine quorum Vote required Recorded vote Division Journal entry 144 No debate on yeas and nays Electronic roll call system Secretarys call Verification LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 5 of the members voting the vote shall be taken by the Yeas and Nays and so entered on the Journal A motion for the call of the Yeas and Nays shall be decided without debate Rule 177 In all instances where the Rules statutes or Constitution provide for the Yeas and Nays or a roll call the electronic roll call system shall be used except upon elections The system shall be set so that it automatically locks and records the vote sixty 60 seconds after it is activated When the presiding officer ascertains that the electronic roll call system is inoperative he shall order the Secretary to call the roll viva voce and the votes recorded The official roll call shall be printed by the electronic roll call system and shall never in any way be altered or the votes recorded thereon changed When the electronic roll call system is used the voting procedure shall be after the main Qestion is put the presiding officer shall state I The question is on designating the matter to be voted upon all in favor vote Yea and all opposed Nay the Secretary will unlock the machine after the machine is electronically locked and records the vote he shall announce the vote and declare the results Rule 178 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 When the electronic roll call system is used this Rule shall be inoperative When the electronic roll call system is used no verification of the roll call is required but when the roll call is taken viva voce it shall be verified unless suspended by unanimous consent LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 179 A motion to excuse a Senator from voting must be made before the Senate divides or before the roll call 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 All Senate Conference Committee members shall be excused from voting during meetings of the Conference Committee The excuse shall be entered in the Journal if the chairman notifies the Secretary of the actual time of the meeting before leaving and after returning to the Chamber Rule 180 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 Rule 181 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting Rule 182 No member shall be permitted to explain his vote during a roll call however on all questions except such as are not debatable any Senator shall be permitted to explain his vote by reducing his explanation to writing in no more than two hundredfifty 250 words The writing shall not impugn the motives of any other Senator and if filed with the Secretary before the confirmation of the Journal on the day next succeeding such vote shall be entered on the Journal of that day Rule 183 During a roll call on any question no debate shall be had Excuse tim and debate Conferees excused No vote if interest conflicts Contested seats No pairing Explanation No debate during roll call 146 Journal record of yeas and nays 23 vote LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 184 Whenever the Constitution requires a wte of twothirds of either or boti houses for the Dassage 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 185 The Yeas and Nays on any question Jouma record the desire 0f onefifth of the members naysaS present be entered on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI Recording nonvoters Consideration and veto Overriding Dividing appropriations Rule 186 Whenever on any 4utioWkl and Navs shall have been ordered the Secretary shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting GOVERNORS ACTION Rule 187 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 and5 if any Lis should not fj by the Governor within five days Sundays ex ceDted 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 thesam and if not approved within that time the sa become law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation n the same bill and the latter shall oot be effectual unless passed by twothirds of eacn House Whenever such bill has been vetoed by the nnvLmnr it shall be the duty of the Governor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 147 to transmit such bill to the presiding officer of 0verr5di the Branch of the General Assembly in which vetoes 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 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 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 148 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Subject matter Not constitutional amendments Rule 188 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 of each House provided however that strued 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 189 No provision in this Constitution Signature for a twothirds vote of both Houses of the required General Assembly shall be construed to waive tne necessity for the signature of the Governor as m any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case Exceptions of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION Rule 190 The Committee on Committees shall Appointment appoint the following standing committees which shall not exceed the following number of Senators each LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 149 Agriculture7 Appropriations19 Banking Finance and Insurance15 Consumer Affairs5 County and Urban Affairs5 Defense and Veterans Affairs5 Economy Reorganization and Efficiency in Government12 Education11 Higher Education8 Human Resources11 Industry Labor and Tourism7 Interstate Cooperation5 Judiciary14 Natural Resources and Environmental Quality9 Offender Rehabilitation6 Public Utilitiesr5 Retirement5 Rules12 Transportation7 Each Senator shall be appointed to serve on three committees provided for in this Rule and no more The Committee on Committees shall appoint a chairman a vice chairman and a secretary for all standing committees and a chairman of standing subcommittees No Senator shall be appointed chairman or vice chairman of more than one committee The Committee on Committees may create in its discretion within any standing committee a subcommittee or subcommittees and appoint the membership and officers thereof Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the authority of the standing committees or the officers thereof Once a Senator is appointed to a standing committee he shall never be removed therefrom as long as he is a member of the Senate unless that Senator so requests Name and number of Senators on each Committee Membership limits Appointment of officers Subcommittees Tenure 150 Vacancies Organization Calling meetings Vice Chairmans powers Quorum Minutes LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 191 After the announcement of the standing committees no other Senators shall be placed thereon except when Senators have been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or resignation from the Senate or by being reassigned at his request by the Committee on Committees the Committee on Committees may assign any Senator to such committees as have vacancies and it may fill any vacancy in the offices of chairman vice chairman or secretary Rule 192 Each committee or subcommittee shall first meet upon the call of the chairman and perfect its organization After the organization meeting each committee or subcommittee sbal 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 President certifying that the chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the chairman to so call the meeting to considei such measures as specified by the chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of then 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 Each standing committee at its first oiganizational meeting for the term shall set a quorum however the quorum shall not be set at less than a majority of the membership of the 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 and shall see that proceedings of all meetings are reduced to writing This record shall show the time and place of each meeting of the committee the attendance of the committee members and an accurate record of all votes LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 151 taken This record shall also include such additional information as the committee shall determine Committee minutes shall be subject to correction only if authorized by a majority vote of the committee The committee minutes shall include the number of all bills acted upon all motions and results and any appearances by any persons other than members of the committee All committee reports shall be prepared under the direction of the chairman and no committee Repts report shall be offered unless signed by the chairman of the committee or the person acting as chairman when the bill was voted upon Testimony before the committee may be recorded at the discretion of the committee however any additional paid personnel to take testi Recording ami nrony must be approved by the President of the transcription of Senate Transcription of any recorded testimony testimony shall be made or released only upon the written direction of the committee or the Secretary of the Senate when the Senate is not in session The committee shall not vote on any bill until the author or his designee has been given the op Appearance by portunity to appear and be heard Each committee iwthov shall provide in writing the details for carrying out the provisions of this paragraph When a bill or resolution is before the committee for consideration the following shall be the precedence of the motions 1 a motion that a bill do Motions pass 2 a motion that a bill do not pass 3 a motion to postpone to a time certain 4 a motion to refer a bill to a subcommittee A do pass motion that fails does not automatically give a do not pass recommendation nor does a do not pass motion which fails give an affirmative recommendation 152 Yeas and Nays Vote by Chairman No proxies Seconding of motions Appeals Absences Minority Report Notice of meetings LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Upon the call for the yeas and nays if onethird of the members present sustain the call the roll call shall be taken and recorded The chairman or the senator presiding in the place of the chairman shall not vote unless the committee shall be equally divided or unless nis vote if given in the minority will make the division equal In case the vote is equally divided the chairman or the senator acting in his place must vote No member of any committee shall be allowed to vote by proxy or abstain from voting All motions in standing committees shall receive a second before being put by the presiding officer Appeals from the ruling of the chairman shall be in order if seconded Procedure in committee following an appeal which has been properly seconded shall be the same procedure followed in the Senate The minutes shall show the date and the time the committee convened and adjournedAny member may file a statement from the chairman of a committee whose meeting he the committee member is attending to be included in the roll call portion of the minutes of any other committee meeting held at an overlapping time that he was absent because he was attending another standing committee meeting of which he is a member Any member or members of a committee uiay file a minority report in writing as provided in Senate Rule 122 Each committee meeting shall be posted ini the office of the Secretary of the Senate no less than twelve 12 hours prior to the meeting and such posting shall note the meeting time and place except these provisions shall not apply during the last twelve 12 days of a regular session The provisions for a twelve 12 hour notice naay be waived upon the approval of the majority of the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 153 Senate upon written motion by the chairman of the committee A committee cannot circumvent the provisions of the rules governing committees by suspending any rule or part thereof When these rules are not applicable the Senate rules shall apply and when neither apply the committee shall be governed by acceptable parliamentary procedure Rule 193 The Chief Justice Emeritus and the Associate Judge Emeritus shall constitute the Advisory Appellate Council Ga Code Ann sec 244608 Rule 194 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 Ann sec 244610 Rule 195 All officers and employees of the Senate shall be paid for their services by the Legislative Fiscal Officer from funds appropriated to the General Assembly Ga Code Ann sec 47304 Rule 196 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 respec Advisory Appellate Council Duties of Advisory Appellate Council Payment of officers and employees Certification of accounts 154 LEGISLATIVE manual Out of State travel lively upon the report of the auditing committee to the Legislative Fiscal Officer who afterwards shall pay each member who shall present his account duly audited Ga Code Ann sec 47110 Rule 197 No member shall engage in any travel at State expense outside the State of Georgia unless such travel is first approved in wnLng bv the chairman of the committee and the Presi dent of the Senate The member requesting such travelshall state in writing the places to be visited the dates thereof and the purposes therein which purposes shall be evant to legitimate legislative matters a copy of which shall be filed wfth the Legislative Fiscal Officer prior to the travel These provisions shall not apply to th Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Cooneration Every voucher for reimbursement of expenses1 by members of the General Assembly for out of State travel must contain an itemized listing of all expenses and be approved by the chairman of the committee before the legislative Fiscal Officer shall be authorized to disburse any funds on such voucher Rule 198 A person shall not be paid for serv SoVrXr ices rendered to the Senate 3 State such person is drawing any salary wages m ot departments compensation from any other Department o the State ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF governor Rule 199 Every State officer whose election is nototherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and a the same time as other officers are elected by them 1 a Ga Code Ann sec 47401 Election of State officers LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 155 Rule 200 In nominating candidates for any office no other candidate shall be disparaged Rule 201 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 202 In all elections a majority of the Senators voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice Rule 203 The returns of each election district in a gubernatorial election shall be sealed up by the superintendent thereof separately from other returns and shall be transmitted to the Secretary of State On the Tuesday next following the general election unless the date therefor shall be changed by law the Secretary of State shall transmit said returns to a Constitutional Officers Election Board which shall be composed of the Speaker and Clerk of the House of Representatives the President Pro Tempore and the Secretary of the Senate and the chairmen of all standing committees of the General Assembly Such board shall open and publish the returns and the person having the majority of the whole number of votes shall be declared duly elected Governor of this State Each candidate for Governor shall be entitled to designate one person to be present at the opening of the returns Ga Const art V sec I par III Rule 204 In the event no gubernatorial candidate receives a majority of the whole number of votes cast in the general election the Constitu No disparagement in nomination Viva voce vote Journal entry Meet in House President presides Vote required Action on returns for Governors election Runoff election for Governor 156 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL tional Officers Election Board shall continue the gubernatorial election by immediately calling a runoff election and designate as candidates therein the two persons who received the highest number of votes who continue in life and have not declined to continue as a gubernatorial candidate This runoff election shall be held on the third Tuesday immediately following the general election unless the date thereof shall be changed by the General Assembly The runoff election shall be a continuation of the general election and only the electors who were entitled to vote in the general election shall be entitled to vote therein and only those votes cast for the two persons designated shall be counted in the tabulation and canvass of the votes cast The provisions relating to the transmission of the returns in the general election the opening of the returns their tabulation canvassing and publication shall apply to the runoff election On the Tuesday next following the runoff election the Constitutional Officers Election Board shall convene open canvass tabulate and publish the returns of the runoff election The person having the highest number of votes entitled to be counted in the runoff election shall be declared the duly elected Governor of this State Ga Const art V sec I par IV Rule 205 The Governor shall begin this disFirst week charge 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 1200 noon on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause Ga Code Ann sec 40103 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 206 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 Asseinbly in joint session of the Senate and House of Representatives Upon so taking the oath the Governorelect shall become Governor Ga Code Ann sec 40104 Rule 207 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 208 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 Ann sec 401042 Rule 209 The General Assembly may provide by law for any additional procedures or requirements connected with any subject matter embraced within Paragraphs III and IV Ga Code Ann sec 23003 and 23004 and in connection with any contested election provided such laws are not inconsistent with the provisions therein Ga Const art V sec I par V CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Rule 210 A new Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a Constitutional Convention The proposal by the General Assembly 157 Oath Journal entry Contested elections Resolution 158 Vote Journal entry Repeal or amendment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL to provide for a new Constitution or to amend this Constitution shall originate as a Resolution in either the Senate or the House of Representatives and if approved by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote such proposal shall be entered on the Journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposal to amend this Constitution or any proposal for a new Constitution may be amended or repealed by the same General Assembly which adopted such proposal by the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote entered on their respective Journals if such action is taken at least two months prior to the date of the election at which such proposal 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 Wht political division or subdivisions are directly affected by such proposed amendment If a proposed amendment is general it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each congressional district of the State If such proposed amendment is not general it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted 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 m such county a newspaper in an adjoining county shall be used A proposal for a new Constitution shall be published in the same manner as proposed general amendments LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 159 Any proposed amendment which is general or a proposal for a new Constitution shall be sub Approval mitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years 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 or shall become the new Constitution as the case may be A proposed amendment which is not general shall be submitted at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years but 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 this Constitution The General Assembly in the Resolution shall state the language to be used Language of in submitting the proposed amendment or pro proposal posal for a new Constitution 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 but Separate this shall not apply to a proposal for a new proposals Constitution Ga Const art XIII sec I par I Rule 211 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 160 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted ahd ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendment proposed by the General Assembly Ga Const art XIII sec I par II No veto Rule 212 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 Appropria tions required APPROPRIATION CLAIMS AND FINANCE Rule 213 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Ga Const art HI sec VII par XI Origination in House Rule 214 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 Recording of yeas and nays Rule 215 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 Resolutions treated same Rule 216 All resolutions which may appropriate money out of any funds 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 161 readings previous to their passage but the Senate may propose or concur in amendments as in case of bills Ga Code Ann sec 47503 Rule 217 a The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly within five days after its convening in regular session in 1973 and each year 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 the next fiscal year b The General Assembly shall annually appropriate the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and meet the current expenses of the State for the next fiscal year 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 Ga Const art VII sec IX par I a Each General Appropriations 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 fiscal year 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 Budget procedure LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 m the manner provided in Article VII Section IX Paragraph III section 26203 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 m 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 section 25901 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 obliga LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 163 The Governor through the Office of Planning and Budget 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 Ga Code Ann sec 40405 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 c Similar summary statements of the estimated fund balances for the current fiscal year and each of the next two fiscal years 2 Statements of income and receipts for each of the two fiscal years last concluded and the 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 state LEGISLATIVE MANUAL The Governor through the Office of Planning and Budget 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 Ga Code Ann sec 40405 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 f that year the total appropriation of that year and the total expenditures of that year c Similar summary statements of the estimated fund balances for the current fiscal year and each of the next two fiscal years 2 Statements of income and receipts for each of the two fiscal years last concluded and the 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 state LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 165 ments 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 recurrring expenses of operation and maintenance including but not limited to persona 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 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 informa 166 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL tion 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 Acts 1962 pp 17 22 1963 pp 427 428 Ga Code Ann sec 40406 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 218 The General Appropriations 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 219 All General Appropriations 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 Appropriations Act Ga Code Ann sec 47502 Rule 220 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 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 167 Contents of general appropriations bill Required itemization of past appropriations Specific sum not fund Motor fuel taxes to highways 168 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Emergency Supplementary Appropria tions 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 by law authorizing road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing 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 specificially 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 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 Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV Rule 221 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 Appropriations Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unap Compensation resolutions legislative manual propriated surplus in the State Treasury or the retrenue necessary to pay such appropriation nnrn1 aVe been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of Jiinrolate Jreasu7 Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriations Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been final Governor by bth Houses and approved by the Ga Const art VII sec IX par III Rule 222 All Resolutions which may appropriate money out of any fund shall be treated a respects m 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 ofabilfrPOSe r COncur in amendments as in case Ga Code Ann sec 47503 Rule 223 The Claims Advisory Board hereinafter called the board shall be composed of the Secretary of State who shall be chairman niLSmmirrerTof Human Resources and the Director of the Department of Transportation Ga Code Ann sec 47504 ResoIutin relative to a claim against the State or any of its departments or agencies must n be introduced in the House of Representatives No Procedure for sucn Resolution may be introduced unless a resolutions nrtWnf filed with the board on nrpppir tue 3 iay 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 ll said event occurred subsequent to the fifth day 169 Claims Advisory Board 170 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 Ga Code Ann sec 47505 It shall be the duty of each State department and agency to file with the Claims Advisory Board a notice of possibility of claim covering any occurrence which would be the subject of a notice of claim as provided in section 47505 Such notice of possibility of claim shall be filed on forms provided by the Claims Advisory Board and furnished to each State department and agency upon request It shall be the duty of each State department and agency to file such notice of possibility of claim within 30 days after the date of any such occurrence If filed within the same time limitations provided relative to the filing of notices of claim as provided in section 47505 such notice of possibility of claim shall be sufficient for action to be taken thereon and the fact that no notice of claim has been filed within the time provided shall not prevent the introduction of a Resolution and action thereon as provided in this law Ga Code Ann sec 475051 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 171 Rule 224 Any Compensation 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 Resolution 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 Ga Code Ann sec 47506 Compensation resolutions originate in House 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 iindings its determination of the 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 the House Appropriations Committee who shall present the same to the full committee The recom 172 Specific borrowing purpose LEGISLATIVE MANUAL mendations of the board shall be advisory in nature oily 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 b aw the Rules of the House and Senate for action upon bills Ga Code Ann sec 47507 No Compensation Resolution shall be pas without being presented to the board and th board is hereby prohibited from considermgiany Resolution unless notice of claim is fil gj the time provided for hereinbefore and unless tne Resolution is introduced within the time Imitations specified hereinbefore and unless the information required by the board is filed The the time limitations specified herembefore The board shall make no recommendations durmg the last 10 days of any regular session of the General Assembly i Ga Code Ann sec 47ro08 Rule 225 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money bv or on behalf of the State toll specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and lie moiey so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other Ga Const art VII sec Ill par HI Control if rules do not cover Rules variations to Rules Committee RULES Pnio When any question arises which is f provled for in Si firegoing rules the same Ilf be controlled by the rules usually governing gislative bodies Rule 227 No suspension of change in or addion to these rules shall be made unless such proved change addition or suspension be first LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 173 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 Suspension by the Senate without referral to the Committee on unanimous Rules when not prohibited by the rules acts or consent the Constitution The Committee on Rules must report rules changes additions or suspensions submitted to it immediately after the confirmation of the rertre Journal on the day following the introduction in 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 Rule 228 Upon receiving nominations by the Governor that require Senate confirmation the President shall notify the Senate that such nominations have been received However no nominations may be considered by the Senate until the expiration of seventytwo 72 hours after receipt thereof by the President or until the expiration of fortyeight 48 hours after being referred to a committee The President shall make such nominations available for review by any Senator Any Senator may notify the President in writing that he wishes to have a nomination considered by a standing committee provided however any nomination to the State Board of Education or the Board of Regents shall be considered by a standing committee before consideration by the Senate without the necessity of a written request therefor and said committee shall notify the Governor of the time date and place of the committee meeting for consideration of such nomination The President shall then refer any such nomination to the standing committee of the Time for consideration of Governors appointments Request for consideration by standing committee Notification to Governor 174 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Senate which would ordinarily consider bills or resolutions relative to the board bureau commission or other office to which such nominee was nominated and such standing committee shall be called by the chairman of said standing committee within a reasonable time after receiving said request from the President At the time the Senate considers such nominations the committee or committees shall make their recommendations if any relative to such nominees This Rule may be suspended by a majority vote of the Senate during the last ten 10 days of the session Upon the request of any Senator the appointee must furnish to the Senate a resume of all business transactions that he has had with the State of Georgia during the period of the two years before the appointment Rule 229 All sessions of the Senate and all meetings of Senate committees shall be open to the public Except as hereinafter provided all meetings of Conference Committees shall be open to the public When a Conference Committee has been apoointed and has begun meeting if two Senate members of the Committee and two House members of the Committee shall decide that the efficiency of the committee is being impeded or Open meetings committee is unable to make sound lisca recommendations resulting from public meetings a report of this decision shall be made by the Senate conferees to the full Senate The full Senate shall then vote and if a majority of the members elected to the Senate vote to adopt said report the Conference Committee shall continue its deliberations in Executive Session The Conference Committee may establish rules for the conduct of its meetings not in conflict with the nrovisions of this rule LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 176 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Tempore of the Senate shan preside in the absence of the three last named the Speaker Pro Tempore of the House shall preside Speakers seat 5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate Quorum Duty of Secretary Journal 6 A majority of each House shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session 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 m the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the Journals of each House fe Ga Code Ann sec 47205 8 The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk Filing papers the jjouse of Representatives shall within ten 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 No second of nominations Vote 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 Ann sec 47207 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 roll call and each member when called shall rise in his seat and respond LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 177 promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office 11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order 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 roll call 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 Debate Viva voce vote on Journal One election at a time Change of vote Dissolution Not during rollcall Renewal 178 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Amendment of rules 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 179 APPENDIX SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Al Apportionment The apportionment of the Senate shall be changed by the General Assembly at its first session after each census taken by the United States Government Ga Const art Ill sec Ill par II A2 Appointments to Keep Order and for Other Special Purposes Ga Code Ann 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 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 Department of Natural Resources 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 VI 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 180 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Ann sec 342503 A7 Election of State Auditor Ga Code Atm sec 401801 The Department of Audits and 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 hereinafter 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 As LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 181 sembly 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 IV 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 seventy 70 days in length unless at the expiration of 182 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 5 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 thirty 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 Ann 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 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 Ann secs 47113 47114 47115 and 47117 A9 ImpeachmentSee Ga Code Ann art Ill sec V pars Ill IV and V art Ill sec VI par III LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 183 A10 Investigation of State Offices Ga Code Ann 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 Ann 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 Ann 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 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 184 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann sees 811502 and 811503 A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann see 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 185 appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term Ga Code Ann 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 Ann 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 legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added Ga Code Ann 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 ten 10 years 186 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 twelve 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 60 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 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 House 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 Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Code Anno sec 45124 Ga Laws 1972 p 1051 Ga Code Anno sec 43912 Ga Laws 1972 p 1051 Ga Code Anno sec 471201 Georgia Commission on G a Code Anno Interstate Cooperation sec 471104 Senate Council and Ga Code Anno House Council of the sec 471105 American Legislators Association LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 187 Legislator Members Board or Commission Relevant Statutory Provisions Chairmen of Agriculture Committees of Senate and House or some person designated by them Advisory Board to the Georgia Seed Development Commission Ga Cde Anno sec 52704 Ga Laws 1972 p 1042 Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee and Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee State Board of Equalization Ga Code Anno sec 9284111 Ga Laws 1972 pp 1062 1120 1123 Two Senators and three Representatives involved in tobacco production appointed by President and Speaker respectively Senator and Representative appointed by their respective houses Tobacco Advisory Board State Election Board Ga Code Anno sec 111208 Ga Laws 1960 p 218 Ga Laws 1972 p 1026 Ga Code Anno sec 34201 34205 3 Senators and 3 Representatives appointed by President and Speaker respectively Georgia Commission For The National Bicentennial Celebration Ga Code Anno sec 408 Ga Laws 1969 p 1074 Ga Laws 1972 p 1062 Ga Laws 1973 p 311 President Speaker Chairman of House State Institutions and Property Committee Chairman of Senate Public Utilities and Transportation Committee and a Senator and Representative chosen by those bodies State Properties Commission Ga Code Anno sec 91101a 91116a Ga Laws 1972 p 1038 Ga Laws 1973 p 857 Senator and Representative appointed by Governor Traffic Safety Advisory Committee Executive Order of August 1967 President Speaker 2 Senators and 2 Representatives appointed by President and Speaker respectively Richard B Russell Monument Commission Ga Laws 1971 pp 782 808 Chairmen of House and Senate Judiciary Committees Senator and Representative each mem Code Revision Council Ga Code Anno see 471209 bers of Legislative Services Committee and appointed by President and Speaker respectively 188 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Legislator Members Speaker and Clerk of House President Pro Tempore and Secretary of Senate House and Senate Committee Chairmen President Speaker 2 Representatives appointed by Speaker 2 Senators appointed by President Chairman of Senate Elementary and Secondary Education Committee Chairman of Senate University System of Georgia Committee Chairman of House Education Committee and Chairman of House University System of Georgia Committee One Member of Legislature appointed by the Governor Board or Commission Constitutional Officers Election Board Educational Improvement Council Southern Regional Education Board Chairman of House State Planning and Community Affairs Committee Chairman of Senate County and Urban Affairs Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee Chairman of Senate Banking and Finance Committee two Representatives at least one of whom is from the area served by the Authority and two Senators at least one of whom is from the area served by the Authority appointed by the Speaker and President respectively three Representatives and three Senators appointed by the Governor at least two of whom are from the area served by the Authority 3 Senators and 3 Representatives appointed by the President and Speaker respectively for 6 year terms MARTA Overview Committee Geo L Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Autrority Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Const Art V Sec 1 Par 3 4 Ga Code Anno sec 341513 Ga Code Anno sec 322901 Ga Laws 1972 p 1248 Ga Laws 1949 p 56 Ga Laws 1955 p 667 Ga Laws 1957 p 64 Ga Code Anno sec 321 note Ga Laws 1973 p 70 Ga Laws 1974 p 524 G a Laws 1972 p 245 Ga Laws 1973 p 666 Ga Laws 1974 p 175 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 189 Legislator Board or Members Commission 4 Senators appointed by Presi Fiscal Affairs Subcomdent who are members of Senate mittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee plus 5 Senators appointed by the Governor Senator and Representative ap Southern Growth pointed by the President and Policies Board Speaker respectively or as the Legislature provides Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Laws 1967 p 722 Ga Laws 1973 p 623 190 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INDEX TO RULES OF Senate of Georgia References to A are to the Appendix 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 Attendance compelled by less than quorum Authorized by Senate Journal entry Quorum required jjtpf3Brv 52 5152 52 54 53 ADJOURN MOTION TO Amendment if to particular time Committee of the Whole not in order in Debate if to particular time Effect Joint session not in order in Precedence of motion Previous question after Renewal after further business Time for 7576 130 7576 77 J 14 67 165 75 7374 ADJOURNMENT Business carried over how 80 Committee of the Whole at regular hour in 130138 Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas and nays 8 Governors power in regard to 79 Main question effect on 78 Place limit 79 Power general 80 Previous question effect on 165 Seats retained until President leaves 63 Time of fixed by Senate 47 Veto procedure as effected by t 187 Vote total required 61 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 191 ADVERSE REPORT Rule No Debate on final passage 166 Effect of on bills and resolutions 123 AMENDMENT Amendments to cannot be further amended143159 Blanks must be filled before 147 Caption or preamble bill perfected before 152 Committee of the Whole by action on140141 Committee of the Whole by what reported to House 140 Committee amendments first considered 153 Committee offered by read without motion ai 156 Committee report amendment not in order after agreed to unless reconsidered 154 Committee report form 121 ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Engrossment prevents 118 Form of LAMOiXILi 113 Form of motion 145 Germane must be 146150157 Indefinite postponement prohibited 88 Irrelevant out of order I 146 Methods of 143 Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 75 76 Motion to commit amendable 97 Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable 89 Motion to postpone to time definite amendable 92 Motion to table or take from table not amendable 84 Perfecting bill before substitute 148 Precedence of motion to amend 67149 Previous question on l 162 Printed and distributed when 115 Priority of amendments 151153 Priority of on passage of bill 153 Priority of over motion to agree or disagree to House action 158 Priority of questions on House amendments to Senate bill 157 192 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Reading Secretarys in amending by striking out and inserting 155 Reconsidered when L 100 Sections bill read by 156 House amendments Senate amendments to not further amendable 159 House amendments to Senate bill Senate action in order 157 158 159 160 House vote required to adopt 160 Presidents power to rule out 146157 Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken 149 Substitute and bill vote on 148 Substitute as 144 Tabling not in order 83 Time for 153154 Vote required 160172 AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS APPEALS Debate on prohibited when of personal character 65 Time for li 64 Transgression of rules from 55 APPORTIONMENT Change A 1 APPROPRIATIONS Budgetf1 217 General Bill contents217 218 219 220 General Bill precedence on third reading 116 General Bill procedure 217 Governors power over ilili 187 Highways gjj 220 Origination in House v 214216 Record i 221 Recorded yea and nay vote required 215 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 193 Rule No Required Resolutions treated asbiis PPgHBg rtsai Supplemental bills Yeas and nays required r l rzio ARREST Disorder for WTjSaaaB il Freedom from T ol Members to secure quorum 61 ASSISTANTS Appointment by Secretary i c Doorkeepers limited 181919519 Oath v3 7 Officers position as Removal of special clerksSBfeJ Substitution prohibited Vacancies Wl s1 18 ATTENDANCE Compelling Messengers duty Presidents duty 51 52 53 52 52 BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Called how 4at v Caption A hXi r rr Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider Deadline for Introduction and first readine Deadline for passage and third readineEndorsement of Form T Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after f previous uestion if adverse committee Order procedure for taking out ofZZZZ7 116 111 126 110 116 111 111 166 37 194 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Original and copy required Passage deadline 33rd day Passage delayed until printed and distributed Publication of laws required Rejected when again considered Subject matter only one and expressed in title Suspend action on when Title subject matter of must be expressed m Withdrawal of when Writing must be in 111 116 36115 108 107 112 115 112 104 111 BLANKS Filling required before motion to amend is in order 147 BOND 14 Secretary s CALENDAR Arranged by Rules Committee during last twentyone days of session Qg Calling order fixed by Change of Rules Committee s Calendar Committee report disagreement with 102 Reconsideration effect on bills07 Tabling taking from restores to CALL OF SENATESee ROLL CALL CAPTION Considered after bill perfected r Qg Endorsement on bill CLAIMS Procedure 222223 224 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 195 CODE SECTIONS Rule No Amendments or repeal of requirements 113 COMMITMENT Amended how 97 Bill or resolution with favorable committee report to prevent third readingISSS123 Committee of the Whole not in order in 130 Committee of the Whole to 2 9495126 Debate if instructions added 96120 Indefinite postponement not applicable to 88 Instructions may be added 97 Precedence of as among motions to commit to different committees 95 Precedence of as among other motions 67 Presidents duty to r2 120 Special committees to 949598 Use 294 Vote necessary for 98 What applicable to 94 98 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE Adjourn cannot 130 Adjournment arrival of regular hour of 138 Amendments by action by Senatei 141 Amendments report 2B 121140 Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation139 Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 121 Business finished procedure 139 Call of Senate not in order 130 Chairman appointed by President 127 Chairman duty of when no quorum present 22 128 Chairman duty when business finished139142 Chairman power to clear galleries or lobby 134 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Commitment to precedence95 Committee reference prohibited 130 Debate in I129130136 196 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Disorderly conduct reported Formation of Journal proceedings entrya Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to sit again 1J Papers called for Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order Presidents actions f Previous question not enforceable 1 Reading of bills by sections Quorum requirement Reconsideration in order Sk2 Report of procedure and form Reports of precedence Resolving Senate into Rules applicable to and exceptions P Secretarys duties in II Senate may resolve itself into vote necessary Senate may resolve itself into when Table motion to not in order Time in extendedI Vote required unless excused Yeas and nays cannot be taken HHfA 135 127 142 137138 133 130 127138139 130 129 128 131 139140141 125 126136 j 130 129 126 126 130 137138 132 130 COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND JOURNALS Clerk approval and removal of special 15 Journal entrySee JOURNAL Journal reading and report 34 COMMITTEES Adverse report by effect123166 Advice to 193194 Amendments by read without motion 156 Amendments by take precedence 153 Amendments report form 121 Appointed by Committee on Committees 30 190 Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface 121 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 197 Rule No Bills and resolutions original keep Ill Call ofpsspr3n 192 Clerks 15 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference to committees prohibited 130 Debate by 166 Membership limited l 190 Members on State Boards A 18 Minority report time allowed for after ordering of previous question 166 Minutes 192 Names 190 Notice of intent to disagree with report 123 Officers 190191192 Organization 191 Previous question committee time for debate 166 Records 192 Reference to 120126 Reference to happenings in prohibited 59 Report disagreement with 123124 Reports favorable effect 123 Reports favorable effect of disagreement with 124 Reports form 122 Reports minority form 122 Reports of amendment limit on 154 Reports of precedence 125 Rules of Procedure 192 Tenure of members 190191 Vacancies 190191 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Appointment 161 Approval of reportJiOl 161 Consideration 161 Discharge 161 Instruction 161 Membership 161 Reports 161 Voting excused from 179 198 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS Boards State affected In open session Rejected no reappointment Ad Time for CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Amendment of Approval of people Convention Journal entry Local Method Publication Repeal of Signature of Governor not required Veto prohibited Vote required 210 210211 211 210 210 210 210 210 189 188 212 210 CONTEMPT Disorder for 31 48 Vote refusal for 1 CONTRACT APPROVAL Public Service Commission Agreements A 11 CONVENING Time CONVENTION OF PEOPLE Calling for Constitutional amendment 211 CONVERSATION Debate prohibited during Reference to during debate prohibited y 7p LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 199 COUNTY Rule No Consolidation x1 A 4 Site change A 5 DEBATE Addressing Senate 58 Appeals debate limitations 65 Censure for words 1 57 Committee of the Whole how bills debated 129 Committee of the Whole regulated 130136138 Conduct of members in 55 Conversations reference to out of order 59 Cut off prohibited when 267172 Exception to words 57 Freedom of 61 Individual speeches limited 55 Irrelevant President shall suspend 26 Members names reference to out of order 60 Motion for yeas and nays decided without debate 176 Motion for previous question not debatable 165 Motion to adjourn not debatable 75 Motion to adjourn to particular day or time debatable 76 Motion to change order of business not debatable 38 Motion to commit when debatable 96 120 Motion to engross debate limited 117 Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 179 Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 89 Motion to postpone to time definite what debatable 93 Motion to read papers not debatable 50 Motion to refer to committee debate if instructions added Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole debate limited 126 Motion to table or take from table not debatable 84 Motions allowed during 67 Movement during prohibited 63 Previous question cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72 Previous question debate regulated 166168 Priority of business not debatable 24 200 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Readings first two no debate Silence during Subject matter limits Tabling cannot cut off without relinquishing floor Through President Time limits on individual Yeas and nays no debate during 119 26 58 62 55 72 58 55 183 DECORUM Decorum Committee powers 22 Decorum in Chamber 55 Silence during debate 26 58 62 DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS DIVISION Adjournment limited by Call for ii Excuse from voting motion to restricts Presidents duty in case of Reconsideration of main question limits Results of President shall announce What divisible DOORKEEPER Assistants limited Clears lobbies and galleries when Duties general Election ll Floor limitations enforcement of Message announcement Pay Substitution prohibited Suspension by President ELECTIONAlso See JOINT SESSION Auditor of 7478 163164176 179 174 165 174 164 7 31 16 16 22 43 16 17 32 A 7 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 201 Rule No Contest 211 Governor of action on203 204 Journal entry 201 Members of Senate judge of 56 Nomination limits 200 Officers of State 199 Presidential electors of A 6 Procedure 199 201 Second not needed in nominations J 10 Vote necessary 201 202 ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL Adjournment i 74 Method g Presidents duties 177 Quorum to determine 175 Roll Call daily 40 Secretarys duties 177 Use ii 178 Verification 17g EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS ENGROSSMENT Debate on 117 Effect of 117 Local bills reading requiring Hg Time for 117 Unanimous consent for prohibited 117 Vote required 117 ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON ENROLLING AND JOURNALS EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN Previous question delayed by 57 Procedure J 57 202 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No 57 Time for EXPENSES Members procedure for payment EXPULSION OF MEMBERS Vote required When EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Calling Compensation during Consideration limits Governors calling Impeachment continued by Time limits FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Required Time for 196 55 56 55 56 80 A 8 A 8 A 8 80 A 8 A 8 A 8 110 110 FINES Members when transgress rules r 55 FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FLOOR LEADER Seat need not stay at i GALLERIES Clearance by President 31 Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear id4 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 203 Rule No GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS GOVERNOR Adjournment power in regard to Appointments confirmation Appropriations selective approval of Budget bill presentation of Constitutional amendment action on Election Extraordinary session calling Inauguration Messages under any order of business Overriding veto Signature when required Veto power 79 A3 228 229 187 217 210 203 204 80 205206 207 208 42 187188189 187189 187188189 212 IMPEACHMENT Procedure 1 g Session continued g0 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Original and copy required jii Time for 110 Unanimous consent time iimits 103 INVESTIGATION State Officers of A 10 JOINT SESSION Adjournment t 14 Debate j 14 Elections for cT3 M8K Governors election for 1 205 206 Journal ZZZZZj 7 J 12 204 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Nominations in Papers Place House Prsider Procedure general Quorum Rules change Secretarys duties Time of Vote J 10 J 8 J 9 J 1 J 2 J 2 J 4 J 5 J 3 J 4 J 6 J 8 J 7 J 8 J 1 J 2 J 10 J 12 J 13 JOURNAL 54 Absentees shown on Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and nays 210 Appropriation yeas and nays shown 215 Committee duty to read and report 34 Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 142 Election vote entry 201 Governors inauguration entry 208 209 Joint session proceedings J 7 J 1 Oaths of officers and assistants entry 1215 Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist or remonstrant noted on 49 Preservation 109 Protests entry 06 Publication required 108109 Reading by committee 34 Reading of how dispensed with 41 Required 08 Vote entry of 171184185186 201 210 Vote names of those not voting shown on 186 Yeas and nays entry 176184185186210215 LOBBIES Clearance by President 31 Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear 134 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 205 LOBBYISTS Rule No Floor prohibited from 22 LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Limitations upon Local governing authority restriction Notice of affidavit must be attached Notice required Office affected requires referendum Reading first two by title unless engrossment Unanimous consent putting on passage 114 114 114 114 118 103 MAIN QUESTION Adjournment effect on Division after order for Effect of 74 78165 176 Form of Previous question effect Reconsideration of 165166 lfi5 170 Tabling limits Vote required to order 165 MEETING OF SENATE Time of meeting for daily sessions MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS MESSAGES 47 How sent announced received and considered 43 MESSENGER Arrest of members to secure quorum Clear lobbies and galleries when Direction by President Duties general 5253 31 20 52 Election 206 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Order enforcement of 20 Pay uL16 SergeantatArms ex officio 52 Suspension by President 1 32 MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Debate allowed after order for previous question 166 How made ffimntKrtporiki ire MOTIONS Committee of the Whole in1130131137138 Debate when cannot use motion to cut off 7172 Disagreement with House motions in order 157 Making must resume seat while put 70 Number limited to one at a timeliSSlJjJ 70 Possession of Senate 68 Precedence of 67 88 Presidents actions on 174 Previous question on 162 Second unnecessary 69 Stating by President 174 Tabling effected by 45 Tabling if not privileged and new matter 45 Withdrawal I LJ 6888 NEW MATTERS Motions not privileged and containing new matter to lay on table 45 Unanimous consents for time fori 103 NOMINATIONS Remarks disparaging prohibited 200 Second not needed J 10 OATHS LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 207 Rule No Administered by judges to members Assistants Members Officers 43XSf mfnM Secretarys 10 1213 910 1213 1213 OFFICERS 1213 195 32 6 ORDER OF BUSINESS Oath t g Pay Suspension of by President Who named Appropriation Bill General H6 Changed how 35 3738 39103 Change motion not debatable 38 Change motion vote necessary 35 Fixing by Rules Committee during last ten days 35 Messages I 42 Motions not privileged tmr 45 Presidents power over 24 Priority of ZZ33 35 99 io3 126165 Privilege questions of 44 Reconsideration 99 Rules Committee report 42 Unanimous consent 493 ORGANIZATION Assistant Secretary by Bodies Chairman appointment and powers Elections during First meeting time and place Oaths Officers Procedure Rules 2 1 2 4511 46 9101213 234611 2 2 208 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Seating 8 Secretary by 2 PAGES Age yLinFpIliit 21 Appointment by membersffij8Lj 21 Appointment by President 21 PAIRING FOR VOTING Prohibited 181 PAPERS Committee care 121 Committee of the Whole may call for 133 Distribution ju20 Reading not subject to indefinite postponement 88 Reading of 50 PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable when 226 PETITIONS Presentation and form 49 POSTPONEMENT Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not amendable i 89 Amendment motion to postpone to day certain amendable l 9 2 Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely postpone not in order 130 Debate on 89 93 Effect indefinite postponement 92 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 209 Rule No Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone T7ec mtion to postpone to time definite Effect of negative action Precedence of motion Renewal limits ibn Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone What subject to PREAMBLE Committee of the Whole last considered Considered after bill perfected PRESIDENT Absence of President Pro Tern to preside Accounts certifying of Acts signs Adjournment members to remain until President retires vn Amendments power to rule out if not germane Appeals from decision of Appointment special SmSI Arrest power toZZZ Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum Bond approval of Secretarys Budget bill introduction of ZZZ Business priority of decides without debate I Call the Senate duty to Clearing galleries and lobbies ZZZZZ ZZI Commitment of bills and resolutions Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills Committee of the Whole duty when business finished in Committee of the Whole may take part in Committee of the Whole resumes chair when Committee of the Whole right to take part in Committee of the Wliole to leave chair during 91 92 90 6788 90 93 91 88 92 129 152 29 196 107 63 146157 6465 A 2 3152 52 14 217 24 53 31 120 127 126 139 132 138139 132 135 210 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Committee on Committees member of 30 Conference Committee appoints a 161 Debate irrelevant power to suspend 26 Division call for 174 Doorkeeper may suspend32 Governors election action on 203 204 Joint session presiderJ 2 J 4 Joint session seat J 5 Lieutenant Governor as3J3I 3 Messages duty as to 43 Messenger direction and suspension m 20 32 Motion stating by j 68174 Oath to officers and assistants 1213 Officer as 6 Preside may name members to J 28 Presider j29 Question stating r 174 Quorum to secure 52 53167175 Recognition of member 25 55 58 70103 Roll call duties during 74177 Roll call orders by when 27 53175 Rules transgression penalizing 54 Signature when required 106107 Silence commanding 26 58 State boards membership on A 18 Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at time 103 Unanimous consent when to recognize member for purpose of asking 103 PRESIDENT PRO TEM Election 4 5 29 Joint session succession as presider I J 4 Officer as 6 Powers 5 Presides in absence of President 4529 State Boards membership on A 18 Vote when presiding 23 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 211 PRESIDER Rule No Joint session in mJ 2 J 4 President Lriftiifti 4 President absent who shall when 29 President may appoint member to J 28 President Pro Tern absent who shall when 29 Secretary shall when 29 Vote 23 PRESS Floor entitled to 22 PREVIOUS QUESTION Adjournment effect on 74 78165 Call of Senate limits 167 Committee of the Whole not in order in 130 Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72 Debate allowed after ordering of166168 Debate motion not debatable Ipjp 165 Exception to debate delays 57 Form of 165 Main question effect on 165166 Minority committee report time allowed for after ordering of 166 Precedence of motion 67165 Reconsideration of 164170 Tabling aftertv 81 Vote required165166 What applicable to 162 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS Motion to print precedence of 67 Required when 115 Suspension of bills and resolutions until 115 PRIVILEGE Motion not privileged with new matters to lay on table i 45 212 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Precedence of questions ofa 44 Questions of what constitutes 44 PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR Who entitled to 22 PROTESTS Procedure and form 66 PUNISHMENT Members ofLlJrJlJJB 56 QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Judgment of Senate 56180 QUORUM Committee of the Whole requirement of 128 Compelling w 52 53 NumberiJLjj51 Presidents power in regard to 52175 Roll call for JC53167175 Voting when not JL175 READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Committee of the Whole in 129 Committee report after 123 Debate none on first or second reading 119 Number and name of introducer stated on second and third reading 116 Second automatic whenJr 119 Secretarys JJJJJ 116 Sections by y 156 Times three 1 118 Title by iiJiMjAJ 118 Unanimous consent time limit 103 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 213 READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS Rule No RECOGNITION President decides 82425 RECONSIDERATION Amendments when in orderftjflhfliiTf 100 Committee of the Whole motion in order 131 Effect of on bills 102124 Effect of on immediate transmittal 99 Main question effect on 170 Main question time for reconsideration of 165 Notice not to be withdrawn 99 Notice when required 99 Previous question effect on170 Renewal once 101 Time for motion 99 REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS REPEALS How effectuated 112 ROLL CALL Also see Electronic Roll Call Adjournment limits 74 Committee of the Whole not in order in 130 Debate none during 183 Dispensing with 40 Electronic Roll Call 40177178 Explanation of votes on 182 President may order when 27167175177 Previous question limits 167 Procedure 54177 Quorum to determine if 175 Reconsideration of main question limits 165 Required by Senate 53 Secretarys duty as to 53 54175177 Verification 178 Vote refusal after contempt 175 214 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RULES Rule No Changed how 39 227 J 18 Debate motion to suspend decide without debate 37 Question not covered by procedure 226 Suspended how 38 39 227 J 18 Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement 88 RULES COMMITTEE Calendar fixed by during last twentyone days 35 Membership 190 Proposed change addition or suspension of rules must be referred to 227 Report failure to effect 227 Report of in order when 42 Reports required 227 Special orders submission to and report on 37 SEATS Assigned by Committee on Committees 8 Contested procedure when 180 Recognition from 55 SECRETARY Absentees list keeps for Journal 53 54 Amendments printing 115 Amendments reading 1155156 Amendments Report to House on Presidents action declaring House amendment not germane 157 Assistants Uadgaapy v 171819 Auditors election notifies Governor of A 7 Bills and resolutions engrossment 117 Bills and resolutions filing with when 110 Bills and resolutions keeps copy 111 Bills and resolutions numbers 116 Bills and resolutions printing and distribution 115 Bills and resolutions reading by sections 156 Bills and resolutions reading number and introducer 116 Bills and resolutions transmittal 99 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 215 Rule No Bond hWAw x sf r 14 Claims certification of 222 Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions reading in 129 Committee of the Whole duties in129133 Division counts 174 Election aaoiat UnitisiU n Joint session duties inJ 7 J 8 J 9 Journal entry 54 66186 Journal reading 34 Motion reading t 68 Oath of prescribed mdtv9o 1213 Officer is 6 11 Presides in absence of President and President Pro Tern 29 Protests entry on Journal 66 Roll call u53175177 Signature when required 106 State Boards membership on tanna A 18 Term of office vtr v n Vote explanation of filing with 182 Words excepted to written and read by 57 Yeas and nays call 74188 Yeas and nays reading names 178 SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER SESSIONS Business carried over how 80 ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor not required 189 Term r 80 SILENCE Debate during jrW tlo itn lomino 62 President duty of to command when 26 58 SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS 216 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL STATE BOARDS Rule No Membership of Legislators on A 18 STATE OFFICERS Discharge of A Investigation of t A 10 Legislators as restrictions A 17 Suspension of A 12 STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION Approval by city governing authorities A 13 SUBCOMMITTEES How appointed 190 SUBSTITUTEAlso See AMENDMENT Amendment as i0iids9amJhX8ei8 144 Bill perfected before substitute 148 Voted on before billlJj 148 SUCCESSION Joint session 1 J 4 Presidents absence 29 SUPREME COURT RULES Approval of kA 14 TABLING Amendment motion not subject to 84 Amendment not applicable to 83 Committee of the Whole motion not in order 130 Debate cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72 Debate motion not debatable 84 Effect when motion to table prevails 86 Effect when motion to take from table prevails 86 87 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 217 Rule No Main question limits k r aion gi Motion to take from when in order45 New matter motion not privileged 45 Precedence of 7 81165 Previous question limits motion to table 81 165 Renewal of motions to table and take from when 85 Roll call limits v gj Time for taking from table 87 Vote required to take from table 87 What can be tabled g gg TITLE Bills and resolutions subject matter must be expressed in 10 3 TRANSMISSION TO HOUSE Day of passage vote requiredil99 Last three days immediate on 99 TREASON Pardon of IA 15 UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Commitment to Committee of the Whole 126 General provision for ititrv t to 172 Introduction for 103 Journal reading dispensing with 41 Limitation and regulation of use of 103 Motion withdrawal required for 68 Passage formAK TcA vk iq3 Reading for 103 Roll call dispensing with rJAWAfl 40 Vote change time prohibited 173 Vote explanation not by yeas and naysaad 182 218 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL VETO Governors power of187188 qq Overridden how if 187 188 isy VOTE Adjournment limits 179 Amendment required for Bill required for 33 Changing of y178 J 13 Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and nays in Committee of the Whole vote required loZ Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays 183 DivisionSee DIVISION ElectionSee ELECTION Excuse from 175 179180181 Explanation lr Interest none where have X General requirement SiapWJTi ok To Journal entry required lil 184180 100 Method of li 14176 Pairing of members not allowed sA 181 President may order yeas and nays when 27 Presidents 5 23132 QuorumSee QUORUM Reconsideration of main question limits S 105 Refusal may be contempt175 Required when rTrrrrr Resolution required forIV 172 Roll callSee ROLL CALL Tabling limits iiLi 81 Tie 1 23 Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Time for 173 Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS WITHDRAWAL Bill when and how3UC1IS Motion when and how i 150 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 219 WRITS Signature Presidents and Secretarys 106 YEAS AND NAYS Adjournment limits 74 78 Change restricted 178 Debate on motion prohibited 176 Debate prohibited during 183 Explanation of vote l 182 Expulsion for 55 Journal entry 176184185186 Method of calling 178 Reconsideration of main question limits 165 Tabling limits 81 Vote required for call of 176 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 221 COMMITTEES of the House of Representatives LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 223 OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TERM 1977 JANUARY 1977 THOMAS B MURPHY 3 Speaker District 18 JACK CONNELLSpeaker Pro Tem District 87 GLENN W ELLARD 38jClerk Habersham County ELMORE C THRASH liCllLMessenger Lowndes County MARION TOMS pLgjjyt Doorkeeper Quitman County EDWARD C MOSES SergeantatArms Montgomery County 224 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL STAFF OF SPEAKERS OFFICE Robert G Dwelle Jenkins CountyChief Aide Mrs Shirley SpenceFulton CountyExecutive Secretary Mrs Lounell Jones Rockdale County Secretary Mrs Judy SwannerDouglas CountyReceptionist Mrs Nancy WileyDeKalb CountySupervisor of Stenographic STAFF OF SPEAKER PRO TEM Miss Lucy Ann EppesFulton CountySecretary PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE Milo DakinFulton County Public Information Officer STAFF OF CLERKS OFFICE Jack Green Rabun CountyAssistant Clerk Amelia Smith flHKSlf Fulton CountyAssistant Clerk OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Frank Edwards DeKalb County Legislative Counsel LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 225 MAJORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF C1SStghn Leader N DiSrirt viMajority Whip BDtepMt 1 Majority Caucus Chairman WDiLfcdt7iadS Majority Cauras Secretary Charlotte Lunsford 199 Secretary MINORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF JT1 Minority Leader DimstLricnt40 RmLci Minority jfp Chaia KciiTpTyff m0 Caucus Secretary Lea Agnew 17 Secretary LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ANALYST OFFICE J M Pete Hackney777 Fulton County Budget Analyst GENERAL ASSEMBLY FISCAL OFFICE Cary A Bond JML DeKalb County Fiscal Officer 226 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICT AND POST OFFICES Name District Post Office Adams G D 36 532 St Johns Ave SW Atlanta 30315 Adams Marvin Anderson Wendell 79 709 Greenwood Rd Thomaston 30286 T Sr 8Post 3 Route 4 Canton 30114 Argo Bob 63 PO Box 509 Athens 30601 Auten Dean Bargeron Emory 154 628 King Cotton Rd Brunswick 31520 E Battle Joseph 83 PO Box 447 Louisville 30434 A Joe 124 2308 Ranchland Dr Savannah 31404 Baugh Wilbur E 108 PO Box 926 Milledgeville 31061 Beck James M 148 2427 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31601 Beckham Bob 89 PO Box 1533 Augusta 30903 Benefield Jimmy Birdsong Kenneth 72Post 2 6656 Morning Dove PI Jonesboro 30236 W Bishop Sanford 103 820 Gray Hwy Macon 31031 D Jr 94 PO Box 709 Columbus 31902 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 227 Name District Post Office Bolster Paul 30 SKi Bray Claude A Jr l70 Brown Ben Ji34IlI Buck Thomas B Ill 95 f Burruss A L A1 x 21Post 2 Burton Joe t 47 Butler Don L 56Post 1 Canty Henrietta Mathis Mrs n 38 Carlisle John R L71Post 1 Carnes Charlie Jt43Post 1 Carrell Bobby 75 Cason Gary C 96 Castleberry Don111 Chance George a jr129 Childers E M Buddy iTl15 Childs Peggy Mrs Mobley 51 Clark Betty J 55 1043 Ormewood Ave SE Atlanta 30316 PO Box 549 Manchester 31816 33 Howard St SE Atlanta 30317 PO Box 196 Columbus 31901 PO Box 6338A Marietta 30065 2598 Woodwardia Rd NE Atlanta 30345 3803 Norgate Lane Decatur 30034 2211 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta 30311 PO Box 551 Griffin 30223 1100 Spring St NW Suite 315 Atlanta 30309 PO Box 690 Monroe 30655 3128 College Drive Columbus 31907 PO Box 377 Richland 31825 PO Box 373 Springfield 31329 15 Kirkwood St Rome 30161 520 Westchester Dr Decatur 30030 2139 Flat Shoals Rd SE Apt 3 Atlanta 30316 228 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Post Office Clark Louie 13Post 1 Route 2 Danielsville 30633 Clifton A D 107 Route 2 Box 157 Metter 30439 Coleman Terry L 118 1201 Fourth Avenue Eastman 31023 Collins Marcus E Colwell Carlton 144 Route 1 Pelham 31779 H 4Post 1 PO Box 6 Blairsville 30512 Connell Jack 87 PO Box 308 Augusta 30903 Cooper Bill 19Post 3 2432 Powder Springs Rd Marietta 30060 Cox Walter E 141 1109 Pine St Bainbridge 31717 Crosby Tom Jr 150 705 Wacona Drive Waycross 31501 Culpepper Bryant u 98 PO Box 490 Ft Valley 31030 Daniel Graham F Jr Danny 88 1936 Walton Way Augusta 30904 Daugherty J C 33 202 Daugherty Building 15 Chestnut St SW Atlanta 30314 Davis Burl 99 424 Cotton Avenue Macon 31201 Dean Douglas C 29 356 Arthur St SW Atlanta 30310 1120 Pine St Augusta 30901 374 Ashley Ave NE Atlanta 30312 Dixon Harry D15Ll1303 Coral Rd Waycross 31501 Dover Bill pl11Timbrook Hollywood 30524 Dent R A 85 Deveaux Clint 28 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 229 Name District Post Office Edwards Ward 110 Eghn Michael J 25 Elliott Ewell H Jr Hank 49 Evans Warren D 84 A Felton Mrs Dorothy 221 Foster Paul W152Post 1 I 11 Foster R L 6Post 2 Galer Mary Jane97 Gammage Lynn 17 Gignilliat Arthur M122 Glanton Tom 66Post 2 Glover Mildred32 Greene Joel R L 138Post 2 Greer John W43Post 3 Ham Benson 80 Hamilton Mrs Grace T 31 Hanner Bob130 Harris B B Sr 60 PO Box 146 Butler 31006 3100 First Nat Bank Twr Atlanta 30303 3743 Doroco Dr Doraville 30340 PO Box 670 Thomason 30824 465 Tanacrest Dr NW Atlanta 30328 P O Box 679 Blackshear 31516 4899 Tibbs Bridge Rd Dalton 30720 7236 Lullwater Rd Columbus 31904 PO Box 718 Cedartown 30125 PO Box 968 Savannah 31402 PO Box 1186 Carrollton 30117 672 Beckwith St SW Apt 7 Atlanta 30314 PO Box 907 Jesup 31545 802 Healey Bldg Atlanta 30303 PO Box 677 Forsyth 31029 582 University PL NW Atlanta 30314 Route 1 Parrott 31777 3028 Highway 120 Duluth 30136 230 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Post Office Harris Joe Frank x 8Post 1 Harrison Carl 20Post 2 Hatcher Charles F 131 Hawkins John lQiIii50 Hays Forest Jr1Post 2 Hill Bobby L 127 Holmes Bob 39U Horne Frank1104ii Horton Gerald Talmadge 43Post 2 Housley Gene I21Post 1 Howell Mobley 140 Hudson Ted l rr1377p Hutchinson R S Di ck 13319 Irvin Jack 10dt Irvin Robert A Bob r 23 Isakson Johnny 120Post 1 Jackson Jerry D 9post 3 Jessup Ben rrr117V1 Johnson Gerald 66Post 1 712 West Ave Cartersville 30120 PO Box 1374 Marietta 30061 PO Box 750 Albany 31702 1360 Harvard Rd NE Atlanta 30306 Route 3 St Elmo Chattanooga Tenn 37409 208 E 34th St Savannah 31401 2421 Poole Rd SW Atlanta 30311 612 Georgia Power Bldg Macon 31201 1230 Healey Bldg Atlanta 30303 1011 Housley Rd Marietta 30066 PO Box 348 Blakely 31723 301 Glynn Ave Fitzgerald 31750 915 Sixth Ave Albany 31701 Route 1 Baldwin 30511 PO Box 325 Roswell 30077 970 Richmond Hill Dr Marietta 30067 Box 7275 Chestnut Mountain 30502 PO Box 468 Cochran 31014 PO Box 815 Carrollton 30117 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 231 Name District Johnson Philip Jd Johnson Rudolph72Post 4 Johnston Joe J 56Post 2 Jones Bill L 7 Jones Herbert Jr 126 Kaley Max D 19Post 2 Karrh Randolph C Randy 106 Kemp Ren D p 139 Keyton James W143 Kilgore Thomas M w 65 Knight Nathan G 67 Lambert E Roy112 Lane Dick 40 Lane W Jones 81 Lee William J Bill 72Post 1 Lenderman Mike 53 Linder John 44 Logan Hugh 62 Long Bobby l142 Post Office PO Box 846 Covington 30209 5904 Jonesboro Rd Morrow 30260 4334 Riverwood Circle Decatur 30035 PO Box 3933 Jackson 30233 413 Arlington Rd Savannah 31406 1554 Lancaster Dr Marietta 30060 PO Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 PO Box 497 Hinesville 31313 PO Box 90 Thomasville 31792 1992 Tara Circle Douglasville 30135 PO Box 1175 Newnan 30263 PO Box 161 Madison 30650 2704 Humphries St East Point 30344 PO Box 484 Statesboro 30458 5325 Hillside Dr Forest Park 30050 1000 Montreal Rd Apt 49B Clarkston 30021 5039 Winding Branch Dr Dunwoody 30338 1328 Prince Ave Athens 30601 PO Box 202 Cairo 31728 232 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Looper Max R 1 8Post 2 Lord Jimmy 105p Lucas David E pL102 Mann Charles C 18Post 3 Marcus Sidney J LL26p Matthews Dorsey R 145 Post Office PO Box 57 Dawsonville 30534 PO Box 254 Sandersville 31082 448 Woolf oik St Macon 31201 238 Elbert St Elberton 30635 845 Canterbury Rd NE Atlanta 30324 Route 1 Moultrie 31768 McCollum Hayward lIf134 McDonald Lauren Jr Bubba rv12J McKinney J E Billy 35iiiiR2 Milford Billy13Post 2 Money Jerry Mostiler John L 71Post 2 Mullinax Edwin G LilLiLfi69il Murphy Thomas B 18 Murray William Bill p116 Nessmith Paul E Sr A82 Nichols Michael C 27 625 Cordele Rd Albany 31705 Route 2 Box 408A Commerce 30529 765 Shorter Terrace NW Atlanta 30318 Route 3 Hartwell 30643 Route 3 Box 536 Summerville 30747 1102 Skyline Dr Griffin 30223 PO Drawer 1649 LaGrange 30240 PO Box 163 Bremen 301101 311 S Jackson St Americus 31709 Route 4 Statesboro 30458 903 Myrtle St Atlanta 30309 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Post Office Nix Ken 20Post 3 3878 Manson Ave Smyrna 30080 Noble Bill 48 1523 Oak Grove Rd Decatur 30033 Oldham Lucian K 14 5 Vineland Dr Rome 30161 Owens Ray D 77 Route 1 Appling 30802 Parham Bobby E 109 PO Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 Patten Grover C 146Post 1 PO Box 312 Adel 31620 Patten Robert L 149 Route 1 Box 180 Lakeland 31635 Peters Robert G X Phillips L L 2 PO Box 550 Ringgold 30736 Pete IS Phillips R T Tom S ans Phillips W Randolph 120 PO Box 166 Soperton 30457 59 1703 Pounds Rd Stone Mountain 30083 91 Shiloh 31826 Pilewicz Greg 41 2307 Plantation Dr East Point 30344 Pinkston Frank C Rainey Howard 100 850 Georgia Power Bldg Macon 31201 H I 135 913 Third Ave E Cordele 31015 Ralston Ernest 7 Route 2 Sugar Valley 30746 Ramsey Tom Randall William C 3 Box 295 Chatsworth 30705 Billy 101 PO Box 121 Macon 31202 Reaves Henry L n 147 Route 2 Quitman 31643 234 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Post Office Richardson Eleanor IVlUiai UOWilj L 52 Robinson Cas M 58 Ross Ben Barron 76 Rowland J Roy 119 Rush Dewey D 121 Russell John D 64 Scott Albert Al Scott David Sizemore Earleen Smith Virlyn B L Smyre Calvin Snow Wayne Jr Steinberg Cathey W 3rtr46 Stone R Bayne 138Post 1 Swann David 90 Taggart Thomas R Tom 125 Thompson Albert W 93 Tolbert Tommy 56Post 3 123 371136 42i92 1Post 1 755 Park Lane Decatur 30033 4720 Fellswood Dr Stone Mountain 30083 PO Box 245 Lincolnton 30817 103 Woodbridge Rd Dublin 31021 Route 4 Box 266 Glennville 30427 PO Box 588 Winder 30680 859 East 31st St Savannah 31401 190 Wendell Dr SE Atlanta 30315 Route 3 Sylvester 31791 330 Rivertown Rd Fairburn 30213 PO Box 181 Columbus 31902 PO Box 26 Rossville 30741 3231B Buford Hwy NE Atlanta 30329 208 Hester St Hazlehurst 31539 3420 Heather Dr Augusta 30904 PO Box 9012 Savannah 31402 PO Box 587 Columbus 31902 1569 Austin Dr Decatur 30032 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 235 Name District Toles E Br16 Townsend Kiliaen V R LL24 Triplett Tom 128 Truluck Ronnie86 Tucker Ray M73 Tuten James R Jr 153 Twiggs Ralph4Post 2 Vaughn Clarence R Jr 57 Veazey Monty146Post 2 Waddle Ted W 113 Walker Larry115 Wall Vinson 61 Ware J Crawford68 Watson Roy H Jr Sonny 114 Wheeler Bobby A 152Post 2 White John 132 Whitmire Doug 9Post 2 Williams Hosea L54 Post Office 1114 Park Boulevard Rome 30161 1701 Northside Dr NW Atlanta 30318 PO Box 9586 Savannah 31402 Route 2 Box 190 Hephzibah 30815 PO Box 469 McDonough 30253 528 Newcastle St Brunswick 31520 PO Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 PO Box 410 Conyers 30207 PO Box 1572 Tifton 31794 113 Tanglewood Dr Warner Robins 31093 PO Box 1234 Perry 31069 120 McConnell Dr Lawrenceville 30245 PO Box 305 Hogansville 30230 PO Box 1905 Warner Robins 31093 Route 1 Alma 31510 2016 Juniper Dr Albany 31707 Lamplighters Cove Box 3666 Gainesville 30501 8 East Lake Dr NE Atlanta 30317 236 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Name District Post Office Williams Roger 6Post 1 Williamson George 45 Wilson Joe Mack 19Post 1 Wood Jim 72Post 3 Wood Joe T 9Post 1 132 Huntington Rd Dalton 30720 5825 Glenridge Dr Suite 219 Atlanta 30328 77 Church St Marietta 30060 5676 Sequoia Dr Forest Park 30050 PO Box 736 Gainesville 30501 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 237 MEMBERS OF THE GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 19771978 District Representative Post Office 1Post l Wayne Snow Jr PO Box 26 Rossville 30741 1Post 2 Forest Hays Jr Route 3 St Elmo Chattanooga Tenn 37409 2 Robert G Peters PO Box 550 Ringgold 30736 3 Tom Ramsey Box 295 Chatsworth 30705 4Post 1 Carlton H Colwell PO Box 6 Blairsville 30512 4Post 2 Ralph Twiggs PO Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 5 Jerry Money Route 3 Box 536 Summerville 30747 6Post 1 Roger Williams 132 Huntington Rd Dalton 30720 6Post 2 R L Foster 4899 Tibbs Bridge Rd Dalton 30720 7 Ernest Ralston Route 2 Sugar Valley 30746 8Post 1 Joe Frank Harris 712 West Avenue Cartersville 30120 8Post 2 5 Max R Looper PO Box 57 Dawsonville 30534 8Post 3 Wendell T Anderson Sr Route 4 Canton 30114 9Post 1 Joe T Wood PO Box 736 Gainesville 30501 9Post Doug Whitmire Box 3666 Lamplighters Cove Gainesville 30501 238 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Post Office District Representative 9Post 3 Jerry D Jackson i 10 Jack Irvin 11 Bill Dover 12 Lauren McDonald Jr Bubba i 13Post 1 Louie Clark 13Post 2 Billy Milford 13Post 3 Charles C Mann 14 Lucian K Oldham 15 E F Childers Buddy 16 E B Toles 17 Lynn Gammage 18 Thomas B Murphy 19Post 1 Joe Mack Wilson 19Post 2 Max D Kaley 19Post 3 Bill Cooper 20Post 1 Johnny Isakson 20Post 2 Carl Harrison 20Post 3 Ken Nix a 21Post 1 Gene Housley Chestnut Mountain 30502 Route 1 Baldwin 30511 Timbrook Hollywood 30524 Route 2 Box 408A Commerce 30529 Route 2 Danielsville 30633 Route 3 Hartwell 30643 238 Elbert St Elberton 30635 5 Vineland Dr Rome 30161 15 Kirkwood St Rome 30161 1114 Park Blvd Rome 30161 PO Box 718 Cedartown 30125 PO Box 163 Bremen 30110 77 Church St Marietta 30060 1554 Lancaster Dr Marietta 30060 2432 Power Springs Rd Marietta 300601 970 Richmond Hill Dr Marietta 30067 PO Box 1374 Marietta 30061 3878 Manson Ave Smyrna 30080 1011 Housley Rd Marietta 30060 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 239 District Representative Post Office 21Post 2 A L Al Burruss PO Box 6338A Marietta 30065 22 Mrs Dorothy Felton 465 Tanacrest Dr NW Atlanta 30328 23 Robert A Irvin Bob PO Box 325 Roswell 30077 24 Kiliaen V R Townsend 1701 Northside Dr NW Atlanta 30318 25 Michael J Egan 310Q First Nat Bank Twr Atlanta 30303 26 Sidney J Marcus 845 Canterbury Rd NE Atlanta 30324 27 Michael C Nichols 903 Myrtle St Atlanta 30309 28 Clint Deveaux 374 Ashley Ave NE Atlanta 30312 29 fofi Douglas C Dean 356 Arthur St SW Atlanta 30310 30 Paul Bolster i 1043 Ormewood Ave SE Atlanta 30316 31 Mrs Grace T Hamilton 582 University PL NW Atlanta 30314 32 Mildred Glover 672 Beckwith St SW Apt 7 Atlanta 30314 33 J C Daugherty 202 Daugherty Bldg 15 Chestnut St SW Atlanta 30314 34 Ben Brown 33 Howard St SE Atlanta 30817 35 J E McKinney Billy 765 Shorter Terrace NW Atlanta 30318 36 G D Adams 532 St Johns Ave SW Atlanta 30315 37 L David Scott 190 Wendell Dr S E Atlanta 30315 240 LEGISLATIVE District Representative 38 Mrs Henrietta M Ganty 39 Bob Holmes 40 Dick Lane 41 Greg Pilewicz 42 ItVirlyn B Smith 43Post lCharlie Carnes 43Post 2Gerald Talmadge Horton L 43Post 3 John W Greer 44 John Linder 45 George Williamson 46 Cathey W Steinberg lA 47 MiiiJoe Burton 48 jlBill Noble T 49 Ewell Elliott Jr Hank 50 John Hawkins MANUAL Post Office 211 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta 30311 2421 Poole Rd SW Atlanta 30311 2704 Humphries St East Point Ga 30344 2307 Plantation Dr East Point 30344 330 Rivertown Rd Fairbum 30213 110 Spring St NW Suite 315 Atlanta 30309 1230 Healey Bldg Atlanta 30303 802 Healey Bldg Atlanta 30303 5039 Winding Branch Dr Dunwoody 30338 Suite 219 5825 Glenridge Dr Atlanta 30328 3231B Buford Hwy NE Atlanta 30329 2598 Woodwardia Rd NE Atlanta 30345 1523 Oak Grove Rd Decatur 30033 3743 Doroco Dr Doraville 30340 1360 Harvard Rd NE Atlanta 30306 51Peggy Childs Mrs Mobley 520 Westchester Dr Decatur Ga 30030 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 241 District Representative Post Office 52 1 Eleanor L Richardson 755 Park Lane Decatur 30033 53 Mike Lenderman 1000 Montreal Rd Apt 49B Clarkston 30021 54 Hosea L Williams8 East Lake Dr NE Atlanta 30317 55 Sfe Bettv J Clark i12139 Flat Shoals Rd SE Apt 3 Atlanta 30316 56Post 1 Don L Butler 32803 Norgate Lane Decatur 30034 56Post 2 Joe J Johnston 4334 Riverwood Circle Decatur 30035 56Post 3 Tommy Tolbert 1569 Austin Dr Decatur 30032 57 Clarence R Vaughn JrlPO Box 410 Conyers 30207 58 Cas M Robinson 4720 Fellswood Dr Stone Mountain 30083 59 R T Phillips Tom 1703 Pounds Rd Stone Mountain 30083 60 B B Harris Sr3028 Highway 120 Duluth 30136 61 Vinson Wall 120 McConnell Dr Lawrenceville 30245 62 I Hugh Logan 1328 Prince Ave Athens 30601 63 J Bob Argo xLPO Box 509 Athens 30601 64 John DRussell PO Box 588 Winder 30680 65 Thomas M Kilgore1992 Tara Circle Douglasville 30135 66Post 1 Gerald Johnson LPO Box 815 Carrollton 30117 66Post 2 Tom Glanton PO Box 1187 Carrollton 30117 67Nathan G Knight PO Box 1175 Newnan 30263 242 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 68 J Crawford Ware PO Box 305 Hogansville 30230 69 Edwin G Mullinax PO Drawer 1649 LaGrange 30240 70 Claude A Bray Jr PO Box 549 Manchester 31816 71Post John R Carlisle PO Box 557 Griffin 30223 71Post 2 John L Mostiler 1102 Skyline Dr Griffin 30223 72Post 1 William J Lee Bill 5325 Hillside Dr Forest Park 30050 72Post 2 Jimmy Benefield 6656 Morning Dove Jonesboro 30236 72Post 3 Jim Wood 5676 Sequoia Dr Forest Park 30050 72Post Rudolph Johnson 5904 Jonesboro Rd Ray M Tucker Philip Johnson Morrow 30260 PO Box 469 McDonough 30253 PO Box 846 73 74 Covington 30209 PO Box 690 75 Bobby Carrell Monroe 30655 76 Ben Barron Ross PO Box 245 Lincolnton 30817 77 Ray D Owens Route 1 Appling 30802 78 Bill Jones PO Box 3933 Jackson 30233 79 Marvin Adams 709 Greenwood Rd Thomaston 30286 80 Benson Ham PO Box 677 81 W Jones Lane Forsyth 31029 PO Box 484 Statesboro 30458 Paul E Nessmith Sr 82 Route 4 Statesboro 30458 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 243 District Representative Post Office 83 Emory E Bargeron PO Box 447 84 Warren D Evans Louisville 30434 PO Box 670 85 R A Dent ii Thomson 30824 1120 Pine St 86 Ronnie Truluck Augusta 30901 Route 2 Box 190 87 Jack Connell Hephzibah 30815 PO Box 308 88 89 Graham F Daniel Jr Danny Bob Beckham Augusta 30903 1936 Walton Way Augusta 30904 PO Box 1533 90 David Swann Augusta 30904 3420 Heather Dr 91 W Randolph Phillips Augusta 30904 Shiloh 31826 92 Calvin Smyre PO Box 181 93 Albert W Thompson Columbia 31902 PO Box 587 94 95 Sanford D Bishop Jr Thomas B Buck III Columbus 31902 PO Box 709 Columbus 31907 PO Box 196 96 Gary C Cason Columbus 31902 3128 College Dr 97 Mary Jane Galer Columbus 31907 7236 Lullwater Rd 98 Bryant Culpepper Columbus 31904 PO Box 490 99 Burl Davis Fort Valley 31030 424 Cotton Ave 100 Frank C Pinkston Macon 31201 850 Georgia Power Bldg 101 William C Randall Billy Macon 31201 PO Box 121 Macon 31202 244 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 102 David E Lucas 448 Woolf oik St Macon 31201 103 Kenneth W Birdsong Ken 820 Gray Hwy Macon 31031 104 Frank Horne fed612 Georgia Power Bldg Macon 31201 105 Jimmy Lord JLPO Box 254 Sandersville 31082 106 Randolph G Karrh Randy PO Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 107 A D CliftonRoute 2 Box 157 Metter 30439 108 Wilbur E BaughPO Box 926 Milledgeville 31061 109 Bobby E ParhamPO Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 110 Ward Edwards LPO Box 146 Butler 31006 111 Don CastleberryPO Box 377 Richland 31825 112 E Roy LambertPO Box 161 Madison 30650 113 Ted W Waddler113 Tanglewood Dr Warner Robins 31093 114 Roy H Watson Jr Sonny PO Box 1905 Warner Robins 31093 115 kLarry Walker uPO Box 1234 Perry 31069 116 William Bill Murray 311 S Jackson St Americus 31790 117 jBen Jessup PO Box 468 Cochran 31014 118 4Terry L Coleman 1201 4th Ave Eastman 31023 119 J Roy Rowland11103 Woodridge Rd Dublin 31021 120 L L Pete PhillipsPO Box 166 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 245 District Representative Post Office Soperton 30457 121 Dewey D RushRoute 4 Box 266 Glenville 30427 122 Arthur M Gignilliat PO Box 968 Savannah 31405 123 Albert Al Scott859 East 31st St Savannah 31401 124 Joseph A Joe Battle y2308 Ranchland Dr Savannah 31404 125 Thomas T Tom Taggart 4 PO Box 9012 Savannah 31402 126 Herbert Jones Jr413 Arlington Rd Savannah 31406 127Bobby L Hill208 E 34th St Savannah 31401 128 Tom Triplett PO Box 9586 Port Wentworth 31402 129 George A Chance JrPO Box 373 Springfield 31329 130 Bob Hanner Route 1 Parrott 31742 131 Charles F Hatcher PO Box 750 Albany 31702 132 John White 72016 Juniper Dr Albany 31707 133 R S Dick Hutchinson sr 915 Sixth Ave Albany 31701 134 Haywood McCollum 625 Cordele Rd Albany 31705 135 Howard H Rainey 913 Third Ave E Cordele 31015 136 Earleen SizemoreRoute 3 Sylvester 31791 137 Ted Hudson301 Glynn Ave Fitzgerald 31750 138Post 1 R Bayne Stone 208 Hester St Hazelhurst 31539 246 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL District Representative Post Office 138Post 2 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146Post 1146Post 2 147 148 149 150 1511 152Post 1 152Post 2 153 154 Joel R Greene PO Box 907 Jesup 31545 Ren D Kemp PO Box 497 Hines ville 31313 Mobley Howell PO Box 348 Blakely 31723 Walter E Cox 11109 Pine St Bainbridge 31717 Bobby Long PO Box 202 Cairo 31728 James W KeytonPO Box 90 Thomasville 31792 Marcus E CollinsRoute 1 Pelham 31779 Dorsey R MatthewsRoute 1 Moultrie 31768 Grover C PattenPO Box 312 Adel 31620 Monty VeazeyPO Box 1572 Tifton 31794 Henry L Reaves Route 2 Quitman 31643 James M Beck2427 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31601 Robert L Patten Route 1 Box 180 v Lakeland 31635 Tom Crosby Jr 705 Wacona Dr Waycross 31501 Harry D Dixon130 Coral Rd Waycross 31501 Paul W Foster PO Box 679 Blackshear 31516 Bobby A WheelerRoute 1 Alma 31510 James R Tuten Jr528 Newcastle St Brunswick 31520 Dean Auten 628 King Cotton Rd Brunswick 31520 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 247 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1977 January 1977 248 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL AGRICULTURE CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Matthews Chairman Whitmire Vice Chairman Long Secretary Argo Hudson Castleberry Irvin of 10th Chance Lord Clifton McKinney Collins Nessmith Culpepper Ralston Felton Reaves Foster of 6th Sizemore Glanton Stone Hanner Truluck Harrison Veazey Hatcher Wheeler Agriculture Consumer Affairs Subcommittees General Agricultural Matters Foster of 6th Chairman Lord Sizemore Vice Chairman Veazey Clifton Secretary Marketing Livestock Matters Chance Chairman Culpepper Castleberry Vice Chairman Reaves Hanner Secretary Milk Milk Control Hudson Chairman Truluck Hatcher Vice Chairman Harrison Secretary Poultry Matters Whitmire Chairman Felton Vice Chairman McKinney Secretary Argo Hudson Ralston Stone LEGISLATIVE MANUAL APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE 249 Harris of 8th Chairrman Hutchinson Vice Chairman Coleman Secretary Lambert Adams of 79th Lane of 40th Baugh Lane of 81st Beck Lee Beckham McDonald Buck Nix Carr ell Patten of 146th Colwell Patten of 149th Connell Pinkston Daugherty Reaves Dixon Richardson Egan Ross Foster of 152nd Rush Gignilliat Toles Ham Twiggs Hamilton Vaughn Howell Ware Jones of 126th Whitmire Keyton Wilson Knight Wood of 9th Appropriations Subcommittees Agriculture Consumer Affairs Public Works Reaves Chairman Adams of 79th Coleman Vice Chairman Howell Baugh Secretary Patten of 149th Education Hamilton Chairman Egan Hutchinson Vice Chairman Ross Carrell Secretary Highway Department Related Agencies Gignilliat Chairman Colwell Foster Vice Chairman Vaughn Beckham Secretary Wood of 9th Continued on next page 250 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Appropriations Subcommittees continued Human Resources Toles Chairman Lane of 40th Connell Vice Chairman Pinkston Beck Secretary State Regulatory Agencies Daugherty Chairman Buck Keyton Vice Chairman Lane of 81st Ware Secretary Lee BANKS BANKING COMMITTEE Pinkston Chairman Daugherty Vice Chairman Karrh Secretary Beck McCollum Beckham Milford Benefield Mostiler Carnes Parham Cason Peters Elliott Pilewicz Horton Ramsey Johnson of 47th Robinson Jones of 78th Smyr Kaley Townsend Logan Triplett Long Williamson Banks Banking Subcommittees General Banking Logan Chairman Johnson of 74th Triplett Vice Chairman McCollum Carnes Secretary Milford Williamson Industrial Loans Karrh Chairman Mostiler Parham Vice Chairman Ramsev Smyre Secretary LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 251 DEFENSE VETERANS AFFAIRS Wood of 9th Chairman Hays Vice Chairman Wall Secretary Bargeron Crosby Galer Gignilliat Defense Veterans Affairs Subcommittee Hays Chairman Wall Vice Chairman Owens Secretary Kemp Kilgore Owens Scott of 123rd Galer Scott of 123rd EDUCATION COMMITTEE Ross Chairman Carrell Vice Chairman Phillips of 91st Secretary Harris of 60th Anderson Benefield Harrison Brown Hawkins Burton Hill Cason Jackson Chance Jones of 78th Clark of 13th Knight Clifton Marcus Daniel Mostiler Dover Oldham Edwards Phillips of 120th Elliott Robinson Evans Sizemore Felton Tucker Glanton Wheeler Hamilton White Continued on next page 252 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Education Subcommittees continued Authorities Retirement System Tucker Chairman Benefield Brown Vice Chairman Evans Burton Secretary Common Schools Hamilton Chairman Knight Vice Chairman Edwards Secretary Harris of 60th Jackson Sizemore School Building Supplies Phillips of 91st Chairman Hawkins Vice Chairman Harris of 60th Secretary Transportation Evans Chairman Carrell Vice Chairman Elliott Secretary Cason Daniel Oldham Hill Jones of 78th Robinson Vocational Education Phillips of 120th Chairman Chance Vice Chairman Dover Secretary An4erson Clerk of 13th White LEGISLATIVE MANUAL GAME FISH RECREATION COMMITTEE 253 Rainey Chairman Twiggs Vice Chairman Gammage Secretary Adams of 36th Lenderman Anderson Mann Argo McCollum Cox McKinney Dent Money Foster of 152nd Mullinax Hays Noble Housley Owens Irvin of 10th Peters Jackson Rush Lane of 40th Tolbert Game Fish Recreation Subcommittees Boating Adams of 36th Chairman Anderson Gammage Vice Chairman Housley Foster of 152nd Secretary Parks Recreation Lane of 40th Chairman Dent Jackson Vice Chairman Money Owens Secretary State Fisheries Mann Chairman Rush Cox Vice Chairman Noble Secretary 254 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL HEALTH ECOLOGY COMMITTEE Marcus Chairman Hudson Vice Chairman Parham Secretary Baugh Burton Childers Clark of 55th Cox Dean Dover Linder Looper Mann McKinney Noble Randall Richardson Rowland Russell Smyre Swann Health Ecology Subcommittees General Health Clark of 55th Chairman Linder Burton Vice Chairman Randall Richardson Secretary Rowland Nursing Homes Homes for Aged Russell Chairman Cox Childers Vice Chairman Dean Noble Secretary Swann LEGISLATIVE MANUAL HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE 255 Lane of 81st Chairman Tripplett Vice Chairman Stone Secretary Johnston Benefield Kilgore Birdsong Logan Bishop Lord Cason Matthews Collins Money Colwell Oldham Dent Phillips of 59th Deveaux Ramsey Gammage Twiggs Greene Vaughn Ham Veazey Harris of 8th Waddley Housley Whitmire Johnson of 74th Wood of 72nd Highways Subcommittees Highway Maintenance Shops Facilities Stone Chairman Colwell Dent Vice Chairman Money Ham Secretary Phillips of 59th Ramsey Interstate Highway System Twiggs Chairman Harris of 8th Vice Chairman Waddle Secretary Veazey State Highway System Tripplett Chairman Gammage Whitmire Vice Chairman Johnson of 74th Phillips of 59th Secretary Lord 256 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL HUMAN RELATIONS AGING COMMITTEE Dent Chaiman Clark of 13th Vice Chairman Hill Secretary Birdsong Butler Crosby Deveaux Looper Lucas Steinberg Williams of 6th INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE Mullinax Chairman Brown Vice Chairman Childers Secretary Butler Phillips of 59th Galer White Greene Williams of 6th Mostiler Wood of 72nd INDUSTRY COMMITTEE Horton Chairman McDonald Vice Chairman Watson Secretary Bargeron Burruss Daniel Glanton Harrison Horne Isakson Kilgore Industry Subcommittees Industrial Development Information Coordination Mann Chairman Horne Harrison Vice Chairman Robinson Lee Secretary Lee Mann Robinson Scott of 123rd Tuten Waddle Wheeler Williams of 54th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Tourist Relations McDonald Chairman Waddle Vice Chairman Williams of 54th Secretary Scott Tuten 257 INSURANCE COMMITTEE Ware Chairman Castleberry Vice Chairman Clifton Secretary Auten Bargeron Davis Greer Jessup Kemp Lenderman Insurance Subcommittees McCollum Peters Pilewicz Taggart Truluck Watson Williams of 54th Wood of 9th ire Casualty Allied Lines Castleberry Chairman met Wood of 9th Vice Crairman S1 Greer Secretary McCollum Watson Health Life Acciden Peters Chairman Williams of 54th Vice Chairman Bargeron Secretary Lenderman Pilewicz INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMITTEE Peters Chairman Edwards Vice Chairman Castleberry Secretary Gammage Mann JOURNALS COMMITTEE Milford Chairman Smith Vice Chairman Murray Foster of 152nd Secretary Truluck 258 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL LEGISLATIVE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE Wilson Chairman Hamilton Vice Chairman Battle Secretary Adams of 36th Elliott Nichols Ralston Wood of 72nd MARTA OVERVIEW COMMITTEE MARTOC Greer Chairman Childs MOTOR VEHICLES COMMITTEE Jessup Chairman Jackson Vice Chairman Dean Secretary Coleman Crosby Daniel Davis Dixon Harris of 8th Hutchinson Lucas McDonald Milford Scott of 123rd Smith Motor Vehicles Subcommittees Motor Carriers McDonald Chairman Harris of 8th Vice Chairman Jackson Secretary Davis Milford Title License Affairs Hutchinson Chairman Smith Vice Chairman Dean Secretary Crosby Daniel Scott of 123rd LEGISLATIVE MANUAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE 259 Snow Chairman Walker Vice Chairman Hatcher Secretary Bray Butler Carnes Childs Culpeppper Daugherty Evans Hill Judiciary Subcommittees Irvin of 23rd Kaley Karrh Lambert Murray Pilewicz Rowland Taggart Tucker General Law Procedure Hatcher Chairman Kaley Bray Vice Chairman Murray Culepper Secretary Law Enforcement Evans Chairman Butler Carnes Vice Chairman Karrh Secretary Pardons Paroles Lambert Chairman Pilpwir Childs Vice Chairman Irvin of 23rd Secretary Trusts Estates Tucker Chairman Rowland Walker Vice Chairman Daugherty Secretary 260 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE Reaves Chairman Chance Vice Chairman Cooper Secretary Adams of 79th Auten Battle Carlisle Greene Hanner Long Lord Noble Owens Patten of 146th Patten of 149th Phillips of 120th Smith Tucker Natural Resources Subcommittees Gas Oil Geology and Minerals Tucker Chairman Battle Noble Vice Chairman Greene Patten of 146th Secretary Soil Conservation Pollution Long Chairman Auten Carlisle Vice Chairman Chance Owens Secretary Phillips of 120th RETIREMENT COMMITTEE Buck Chairman Townsend Vice Chairman Harris of 60th Secretary Bolster Canty Childs Clark of 13th Dean Hutchinson Johnson of 66th Johnson of 72nd Robinson Snow Steinberg Williamson LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RULES COMMITTEE 261 Lee Chairman Knight Vice Chairman Edwards Secretary Buck Burruss Clark of 55th Connell Egan Gammage Greer Hawkins Howell Jones of 126th Lambert Linder Rules Subcommittees Mullinax Nessmith Parham Pinkston Randall Townsend Triplett Vaughn Walker Wall Ware Wilson Privilege Resolutions Tripplett Chairman Ware Vice Chairman Howell Secretary Clark of 55th Wall Rules Changes Vaughn Chairman Walker Vice Chairman Greer Secretary Gammage Parham Randall SPECIAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE Thompson Chairman Randall Vice Chairman Scott of 37th Secretary Bishop Carlisle Harris of 60th Horne Johnson of 74th Kemp Lenderman Looper Nichols Nix Swann Tuten Williams of 54th Continued on next page 262 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Special Judiciary Subcommittees Code Revision Constitutional Amendments Carlisle Chairman Horne Harris of 60th Vice Chairman Tuten Randall Secretary Inquiry Investigation Williams of 54th Chairman Nichols Nix Vice Chairman Scott of 37th Secretary STATE INSTITUTIONS PROPERTY COMMITTEE Colwell Chairman Rush Vice Chairman Cox Secretary Anderson Johnston Auten Jones of 126th Baugh Keyton Childs Linder Coleman Money Cooper Nichols Evans Oldham Felton Rainey Foster of 6th Taggart Glover Thompson Hays Toles Housley W addle Irvin of 10th W atson Johnson of 72nd White State Institutions Property Subcommittees Eleemosynary Institutions Rush Chairman Glover Childs Vice Chairman Money Toles Secretary Oldham LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 263 Penal Institutions Hays Chairman Johnston Irvin of 10th Vice Chairman Toles Jones of 126th Secretary White Property Control Foster of 6th Chairman Housley Evans Vice Chairman Rainey Cooper Secretary Waddle State Income Producing Properties Keyton Chairman Anderson Johnson of 72nd Vice Chairman Nichols Taggart Secretary State Ports Jones of 126th Chairman Coleman Vice Chairman Thompson Secretary Auten Felton Baugh Hays Cox Watson STATE PLANNING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Adams of 36th Chairman Clark of 55th Vice Chairman Patten of 146th Secretary Birdsong Bolster Brown Canty Dover Foster of 6th Holmes Isakson Johnson of 66th Lane of 40th Phillips of 91st Richardson Scott of 37th Stone Tolbert Continued on next page 264 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL State Planning Community Affairs Subcommittees Local Legislation Richardson Chairman Foster of 6th Lane of 40th Vice Chairman Phillips of 91st Dover Secretary Tolbert State Federal Relations Patten of 146th Chairman Holmes Canty Vice Chairman Stone Brown Secretary STATE OF REPUBLIC COMMITTEE Howell Chairman Bray Vice Chairman Hawkins Secretary Cooper Deveaux Edwards Holmes Horne Kaley Rowland Steinberg Tolbert TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE Dixon Chairman Ham Vice Chairmas Carnes Secretary Bishop Davis Galer Glover Johnston Jones of 78th Ralston Swann Thompson Williams of 6th LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 265 UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA COMMITTEE Gignilliat Chairman Toles Vice Chairman Logan Secretary Adams of 79th Argo Battle Beck Beckham Bolster Burton Canty Carlisle Childers Connell Culpepper Glover Hanner Holmes Irvin of 23rd Isakson J essup Johnson of 72nd Johnson of 66th Karrh Lane of 81st Lucas Murray Nix Patten of 149th Phillips of 59th Phillips of 91st Ramsey Russell Tuten Veazey University System of Georgia Subcommittees Higher Finance Logan Chairman Karrh Adams of 79th Vice Chairman Nix Battle Secretary Ramsey Long Range Programs Connell Chairman Patten of 149th Vice Chairman Russell Secretary Isakson rgo Phillips of 91st Beckham Veazey 266 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL WAYS MEANS COMMITTEE Collins Chairman Phillips of 120th Vice Chairman Russell Secretary Bray Burruss Carrell Castleberry Egan Greer Hatcher Horton Hudson Irvin of 23rd Keyton Ways Means Subcommittees Income Estate Taxes Rainey Chairman Marcus Wall Vice Chairman Snow Egan Secretary Public Utilities Transportation Russell Chairman Burruss Vice Chairman Williamson Secretary Hudson Real Intangible Tax Hatcher Chairman Castleberry Vice Chairman Bray Secretary Ross Sizemore Sales Tax Revision Keyton Chairman Greer Vice Chairman Walker Secretary Carrell Horton Nessmith Smyre Marcus Nessmith Rainey Ross Scott of 37th Sizemore Smyre Snow Walker Wall Williamson LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 267 RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 269 ORGANIZATION Rule 1 The legislative power of the State shall be vested m a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives Ga Const art Ill sec I par I Legislative power and bodies 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 J Organization by Cleric or assistant or chairman Ga Code Ann sec 47104 Rule 3 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the Election House of Representatives and shall be elected viva Speakervoce from the body Ga Const art III sec VI par II iSSf JM President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be elected by their rvSieLtlVe 0les 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 Speaker pro tem election and powers 270 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 the members Members who were members during the last regular session of the House shall be assigned the seats which they held during such last regular session if such seats are available for assignment 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 Judges to administer oath Rule 8 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 Ann sec 47105 Clerks election and term Rule 9 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 271 elect Their terms of office shall be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected Ga Code Ann sec 47201 Rule 10 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 of which a minute shall be made and entered on the journals Ga Code Ann sec 47202 Rule 11 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 in office until another is elected Rule 12 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 Ann sec 47203 Rule 13 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 Oaths of Clerk and assistants Journal entry Term of Clerk Oaths of subordinate officers Bond of Clerk Ga Code Ann sec 47204 272 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Clerks care of books Rule 14 The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House Clerks assistants appointment and pay Rule 15 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 Stenographic reporter 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 Approval of assistant clerks by enrolling committee Rule 16 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 upon the recommendation of the enrolling committee of the House in which he is employed Ga Code Ann sec 47209 Doorkeeper and Messenger election and pay Rule 17 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 Repre LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 273 sentatives and secretary of the Senate and who shall be compensated as provided by each House Ga Code Ann sec 47301 Rule 18 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 Ann sec 47302 Rule 19 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 Ann sec 47203 Rule 20 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 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 Ann sec 47305 No employee substitution Filling vaoancies No pay when employee substitution 274 Duties of Messenger Sergeant at Arms Pages Privilege of floor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 21 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 There shall be a SergeantatArms of the House who under the direction of the Speaker shall be responsible for maintaining order in the House Chamber galleries and anterooms The SergeantatArms shall be designated by the Speaker and at the direction of the Speaker shall assist the Messenger in the performance of his duties under these rules Rule 22 Each member of the House shall be allowed a maximum of seven Page Days during each annual session One Page Day shall be deemed to be utilized by the service of one Page Said seven 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 Rule 23 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 275 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 Spouses 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 Except for the presentation of the Chaplain and the doctor of the day no member shall be recognized for the purpose of introducing visitors in the gallery or on the floor of the House The Speaker shall not recognize the presence of visitors in the gallery unless he deems their presenc to be of such importance as to outweigh the value of continuing the business of the House No person not a member of the House shall be recognized to speak unless such person shall have first been so invited by the adoption of a Resolution on or before the previous day SPEAKERS POWERS AND DUTIES Rule 24 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 Identification Doorkeepers duty Refusal by Speaker Spouses and children No lobbyists Recognition of Visitors Vote 276 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL division the question shall be lost But in all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to nass the bill or measure under consideration ana 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 25 All questions as to the priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the Speaker without debate Recognition Rule 26 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 27 The Speaker shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary Yeas and nays Rule 28 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 29 The Speaker may during a days sitting name any member to perform the duties ot the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer Succession Rule 30 Whenever from any cause the Speaker shall be absent at the beginning of a daily session 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 an acting Speaker Pro Tempore which said election shall be the first business of the House The acting Speaker Pro Tempore thus LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 277 elected shall preside until the return of one of the first named officers when his functions shall cease Rule 31 Members of all committees provided for in these rules shall be appointed by the Speaker unless otherwise ordered by the House The Speaker may create in his discretion within any standing committee a subcommittee or subcommittees and constitute the membership thereof Except for the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Interstate Cooperation 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 tbe Speaker and in the event a change can be accomplished the Speaker is authorized to make such change Rule 32 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 33 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 Appointment of committees and subcommittees Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder 278 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Suspension of Messenger and Doorkeepers Rule 34 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 GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS Rule 35 The following shall be the order of business 1 Call of the Roll 2 Scripture reading and prayer by Chaplain 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 279 Rule 36 It shall be the duty of the Committee on 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 Journals may be made at any time Rule 37 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 Only the Rules Committee may amend the Rules Calendar during any legislative day except that such Calendar may be changed by a threefourths vote of the members voting provided such threefourths constitutes a majority of the members elected to the House Rule 38 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 39 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 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 Rule 40 The Rules of the House known as Constitutional Rules and Statutory Rules shall not be suspended Except as provided elsewhere in these rules no other rule shall be suspended or Enrolling Committee to report Journal Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days Special orders to Rules Committee Suspension or change of rules or order of business debate No debate on Rules Committees report Suspension or change of rules or order of business 280 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL changed nor the order of business changed except by a vote of twothirds of the members voting if such twothirds constitutes a majority of the members elected to the House Dispensing with rollcall Rule 41 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 o by unanimous consent The motion to dispense wftjivthe 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 42 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 43 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 Messages Rule 44 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Ritle 45 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 RuJe 46 Every motion for information from the Executive Department or any other department of the State government shall be considered on the same legislative day on which it is made except that by a vote of a majority of the members elected such motion may be postponed for consideration until the next legislative day after the day on which such motion is made but no later Rule 47 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 first meeting Ga Code Ann sec 47103 Rule 48 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 Rule 49 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 pres 281 Questions of privilege Motions for information First meeting Time of meetings Contempt of nonmembers 282 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ence 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 50 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 Budget for House Rule 51 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 283 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 Ann sec 40402 Rule 52 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 53 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 54 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 Rule 55 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 on order of the Speaker may arrest any absentees and bring them Receipt for papers Reading of paper To transact business Compelling attendance Arrest LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 284 before the House when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid The SergeantatArms of the House shall also be authorized to perform the same duties as provided herein for the Messenger Motion to determine attendance Arrest and discharge Rule 56 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 onefifth 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 Rule 57 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 Clerk to shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a separate list absentees list of the absentees from each days proceedings for Journal 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 285 DEBATE AND DECORUM Rule 58 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 spokL No member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than one 1 hour indebating any question unless otherwise ordered by the House On the last two days of the session no member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than twenty 20 minutes 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 legitmately obtain the floor 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 Request for recognition from seat Limits on debate Time Limit or extension Order against transgression of rules Appeal Penalties 286 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL shall be taken by yeas and nays and recorded on the Journal of the House Power of House over membership Rule 59 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 Censure for debate Rule 60 If any member shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be Duties of Clerk and member 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 Time limits 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 bn 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 Address through Speaker subject to the censure 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 Right to continue Rule 61 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 287 Rule 62 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 63 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 64 The members ofboth 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 65 The members of the House shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking member has taken his seat Rule 66 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 67 No member shall converse with anyone over the bar of the House Rule 68 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 Reference to conversations etc Reference to members Freedom from arrest Freedom of debate Silence during debate Limits on movement No conversation over bar No inebriates 288 No applause or hisses Method Speakers question Decision of House Time limits Debate limits Addressing Written protest LEGISLATIVE MANUAL and the Doorkeeper of the House are specially charged with the rigid enforcement of this rule Rule 69 Applause hisses or other noises in the Representative Chamber in the gallery or m the lobbies during any speech or legislative proceeding shall be promptly suppressed PROTEST AND APPEAL Rule 70 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 71 All appeals from the decision 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 72 On all appeals on questions of order of a personal character there shall be no debate Rule 73 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 74 Any member may enter a protest in writing against the action of the House Said protest shall clearly and succinctly set forth the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 75 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 Said motions shall have precedence in the order named Rule 76 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 Rule 77 A motion made by any member need not be seconded Rule 78 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 289 Entry on Journal Motions allowed during debate Precedence Possession and withdrawal No second One at a time 290 No cut off of debate without relinquishing floor When motion in order Debate Renewal Amendment If to particular time LEGISLATIVE MANUAL further entitled to the floor again unless recognized again by the Speaker Rule 79 No member shall be allowed to address himself to any question and then inak any motion the effect of which is to cut off debate without relinquishing the floor ADJOURNMENT Rule 80 The motion to adjourn may be made at any time when the movant can legitimately obtain the floor Rule 81 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 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 82 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 83 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 291 debatable and is amendable as to the day or time proposed Rule 84 When a motion to adjourn in its simple form prevails it adjourns the House to the next sitting day or time in course Rule 85 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 division or by the yeas and nays as aforesaid the House shall stand adjourned by virtue of said prior resolution Rule 86 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 Government may adjourn either or both of them Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXII Rule 87 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 Effect Complete yeas and nays Three day and place limit Disagreement Convening Adjournment of regular session 292 Term of session Pending business Extraordinary session Delay for impeachment Not after order for main question Delay until rollcall LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 threefifths 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 Ga Const art Ill sec IV par Ill TABLING Rule 88 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 89 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 90 Nothing may be legitimately laid on the table excepting what may be taken up again Rule 91 No motion to lay an amendment on the table shall be in order Rule 92 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable Rule 93 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 Rule 94 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 95 A majority of a quorum voting is necessary to lay a bill on the table A majority of a quorum voting may take from the table at any time when the House is not engaged on any other Effect of tabling after rollcall Limits on subject matter Not debatable or amendable Renewal Effect Vote to table and take from table 294 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Limits on subject matter Rule 96 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 Debate and amendment Rule 97 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended No renewal Rule 98 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has been voted down Disposal on final reading Rule 99 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 Limits on subject matter Rule 100 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental questions but only to the whole measure LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 295 When the motion prevails it carries forward the whole proposition and its appendages to the day named Rule 101 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 It shall be the duty of the Speaker to hold members rigidly to these points Rule 102 The motion to postpone to a day certain may be amended by substituting one day for another In this case the time would be treated as a blank and the Speaker should treat any such amendment as he would those to fill a blank Rule 103 If a day designated is known to be beyond the limits of the session the Speaker shall treat the motion as one to indefinitely postpone the subject Rule 104 If the motion to postpone a bill a resolution or other measure is decided in the negative the question is left before the House as 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 Rule 105 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 Effect Debate Amendment Possible indefinite postponement Renewal Effect 296 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL COMMITMENT To types of committees Rule 106 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 107 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 108 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 109 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 110 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 Time for motion Rule 111 Motions for reconsideration shall be in 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 recon LEGISLATIVE MANUAL sidered notice must have been given to the House 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 has elapsed within which it might originally have been made A motion for reconsideration takes a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a quorum When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last legislative day of the week the motion for reconsideration shall be in order on the following Monday When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last day of the session the 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 Rule 112 No matter shall be reconsidered more than once Rule 113 All bills reconsidered shall take their place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in order for a third reading ENACTMENT Rule 114 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 297 Notice required time Time for reconsideration Of action on amendment time limits One reconsideration Calendar Unanimous consent limits 298 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 115 Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the House T ransmittal to Senate Rule 116 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 Enrollment Rule 117 The Committee on 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 299 Rule 118 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 Enrolling committee to preserve laws Ga Code Ann sec 47901 Rule 119 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 Signatures Rule 120 All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the Hous6 of Representatives and no bill or resoluturn 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 Reproposal of laws Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII Rule 121 Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after its Journal adjournment The General Assembly shall provide andlaw for the publication of the laws passed by each Publicationsession Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV Rule 122 The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Journal secretary of State but there shall be no other preservation record thereof Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V 300 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INTRODUCTION AND READING Filing Rule 123 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 not later than one hour after the time of adjournment on the previous day Deadline on introduction No such bill or resolution shall be introduced after the 30th day of any regular session except upon the affirmative vote of threefifths of the members present provided a quorum is present Two copies cleric and press Rule 124 When introducing a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Clerk Form of bills and resolutions Rule 125 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 126 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 127 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 128 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 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 301 Notice on local bills Affidavit of publication Referendum if applies to office Addition to local governing body Rule 129 No local or special bill shall be passed unless notice of the intention to apply Notice on therefor shall have been published in the news Iocalbiupaper 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 Affldavitpart 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 302 Referendum on office Addition to local governing authority Clerks duty to print and distribute No passage until distributed Suspension of bill or resolution for floor amendments distribution LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 Ann sec 47801 Rule 130 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 when such bill or resolution is placed on the general calendar the Clerk shall distribute a copy thereof to each member of the House 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 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 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 shall have been printed and distributed to the members LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 303 Rule 131 All bills and resolutions shall be Calendar called in the numerical order in which they stand on the calendar or as otherwise directed by the Speaker or by the House Provided that the General Appropriations Bill shall have precedence on third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill Precedence of General Appropriation 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 Numbering by place on each bill and resolution as same is read Sfdh1 first 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 D the second or third time the Clerk shall distinctly bv Clerk state its number and the name of the member by whom introduced Rule 132 A motion to engross a bill may be made upon reading the bill the first time and at Engrossment no otner time When a motion to engross is made at first no debate shall be permitted except that the readingmovant 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 Vote constitutes a quorum or except by unanimous consent In case of engrossment of any bill or other matter the entry thereof shall be made by Sendment the Clerk and the bill or other matter shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed Rule 133 Every bill before it shall pass shall De read three times and on three separate days in Readings required 304 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Automatic second reading No debate at first or second reading Reference by speaker Unless otherwise ordered Limited debate only where instructions 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 Ill sec VII par VII Rule 134 Whenever any bill or resolution having the force and effect of law is filed with the Clerk it shall be read for the first time on the succeeding day and such day shall be deemed to be the date on which the bill was introduced Such bill or resolution shall then automatically be read for the second time on the legislative day following the day on which it is introduced There shall be no debate on the first or second reading of any bill or resolution USE OF COMMITTEES Rule 135 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL All resolutions providing for appointment of committees of inquiry or investigation and any or 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 136 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 No person shall write upon or mark upon the original bill in any manner Rule 137 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 138 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 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 305 Matters specifically requiring reference No defacement Reporting amendments Form of reports Printing report Action on report Time limit on motion to disagree 306 Calendar Effect of agreement or disagreement Precedence of reports Committee of the Whole Forcing report after ten days Notice LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Rule 139 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 Rule 140 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 resolution 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 day of the House he will submit a motion instructing such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House After which on the next regidar 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 is passed by twothirds of those voting if those voting constitute a quorum 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 regular meeting day Upon failure of said committee to LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 307 report such bill or resolution 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 Debate limited Recommit ment 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 Three days tne Committee on Rules may be held in the on order of custody and control of such committee only three businessdays COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ulU41 The Speaker may resolve the House into a Committee 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 Speakers resolving Rule 142 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 Houses resolving Notice Debate limits Renewal limited 308 Appropriations Speaker appoints chairman Quorum required Consideration of bills LEGISLATIVE MANUAL wiLw0r resolJution t0 the Committee of the Si fUSei anJsubsequently a motion shall be ihfwini t0Ve House int0 a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and n shab he lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it shall be the duty of the t0 reSulre the Clerk to read the bill or esolution 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 Hheir0liSe my on motion of a member resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House bv a f thSe voting Provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and no previous notice shall be necessary wlexx143inof0rming a Committee of the Whole House the Speaker shall leave the Chair and TJlairjnP1 to preside in committee shall be appointed by the Speaker Rule 144 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a Quorum ofyZew0n ShaI1 disclose th fact that no rSJ ifHUSe I present Whenever it is suggested that a quorum is not present thp ZaiZ0i thf 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 fhTfW medlateIy rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the House wFk In fhe Committee of the Whole bills tw b irlt read throughout by the Clerk and then again be read or debated by clauses or sec LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 309 tions leaving the title to be last considered unless otherwise ordered Rule 146 The Rules of the House shall be RllW 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 indefinitely 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 cti order and votes shall not be taken by yeas and 1mited nays Rule 147 A motion to reconsider shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole Reconsider ation Rule 148 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 Speakers authority Voting Rule 149 In the Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the House may be p called for by any member and read by the Clerk hS from for the information of the Committee unless the Committee shall otherwise order Rule 150 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole shall have power to have the galleries or cfont1 lobbies cleared in case of any disorderly conduct n therein Rule 151 A Committee of the Whole House can not punish disorderly conduct of its members Report on but must report the same to the House for action misconductthereon 310 Limiting debate Recess Adjournment Completion of work Report to Speaker LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 152 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 Rule 153 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 Rule 154 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 Rule 155 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 At this point the Speaker shall resume his seat and the Chairman shall return to the floor and shall LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 3n 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 speakers House for action just as though reported by any rePort other committee Rule 156 Amendments offered to an amendment in the Committee of the Whole shall not be Contents reported to the House but the report shall contain of report only the result of the Committees action on the bill resolution or measure under its consideration Rule 157 Amendments proposed by the Com Action mittee of the Whole may be amended or rejected on report by the House and matters stricken out by the Committee may be restored by the House Rule 158 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 Journal entry AMENDMENT Rule 159 There are three ways in which a Methods proposition may be amended towit s 1st By inserting or adding words 2nd By striking out words 3rd By striking out and inserting words 312 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Limits 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 Substitute Rule 160 A substitute shall be treated as an amendment in these rules unless it is clearly indicated otherwise Provided however for the purpose of amending a substitute a substitute shall not be treated as an amendment Form Rule 161 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 Speaker to strike irrelevant amendments Rule 162 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment which is not germane to the subject under consideration shall be ruled out of order by the Speaker Limited to subject matter Rule 163 No motion on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment Blanks to be filled Rule 164 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend the proposition Order of perfection Rule 165 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL f ailded lf 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 313 Rule 166 When a motion is made to amend bv 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 167 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 Priority of amendments Rule 168 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 Committee other amendment be considered unless it be an rePrt amendment to a committee amendment amendments Rule 169 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 Not while agreement on committee report Rule 170 When a motion is made to amend by striking out and inserting the Clerk shall read the Clerks paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken readingout and finally the whole paragraph as it would be it amended Rule 171 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final reading bypaS10 314 Committee amendments automatic No recurring Precedence of action on Senate amendment Speakers power to rule out if not germane Clerks report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 172 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 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 173 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 174 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 175 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 176 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 the Committee who voted m the majority on the position assumed by the House on the passage of the bill or resolution if such vote has been had 315 Disagreement motions Debate limited Precedence of amendment Limits on amendment Adoption of Senate amendment Conference Committee Appointment on motion 316 Consideration Recommenda tions Report Discharge Last five days of session Distribution of report Adoption of report LEGISLATIVE MANUAL The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend rescission 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 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 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 the House 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 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 All Conference Committee reports must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 317 PREVIOUS QUESTION Rule 177 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 178 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 179 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 180 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 Subject matter Call for division Distinct parts No debate on motion Precedence Form of questions Vote 318 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Main question Adjournment Reconsidera tion Debate Committee Introducer Others a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a 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 shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced Rule 181 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 One time LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 319 In all cases where a minority committee 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 Rule 182 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 183 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 184 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 185 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 If minority committee report No call unless no quorum No debate on incidental questions Effect of main question Effect of reconsideration Limits on reconsideration 320 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL VOTING Requirements for law Rule 186 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 Journal Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XVI General requirement Rule 187 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 188 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 189 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 AyeThose Requiring division 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 321 Rule 190 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 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 191 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 192 A motion for the call of the yeas and nays shall be decided without debate Rule 193 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 194 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 Roll call to determine quorum Vote required Call for division or yeas and nays Journal No debate on motion for yeas and nays Clerks call Changed vote Electric rollcall Vote required Excuse time and debate 322 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Not if interest Rule 195 No member shall vote upon any question in the result of which he is immediately and particularly interested In every case where the seat of a member is being contested the sitting Contesting seats member and the contestant shall both retire from the House before the vote is taken No pairing Rule 196 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting No vote for another Rule 197 No member or person shall vote for or attempt to vote for another member on any question or proposition Violation of this rule snail be deemed to be disorderly behavior and subject to punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the House Explanation Rule 198 No member shall be permitted to explain his vote during a roll call but he may reduce his explanation to writing in not more than 200 words If this writing is filed with the Clerk on the same day as the roll call the writing shall be spread upon the Journal No debate during yeas and nays Rule 199 During the calling or reading of yeas and nays on any question no debate shall be had Verification Rule 200 Verification of a roll call vote may be dispensed with only by unanimous consent the Speaker shall not entertain a motion to that effect When the electric rollcall system is used no verification of the roll call vote is required Electric rollcall Rule 201 In all rules providing for the taking of yeas and nays the electric rollcall system shall be used and shall have the force and effect of a rollcall taken as provided in these rules except the Speaker may order the Clerk to take a viva voce rollcall unless otherwise ordered by the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL House In the event the electric rollcall system is out of operating order the Speaker shall order a viva voce rollcall On all other questions or propositions the Speaker may in his discretion order a rollcall on the electric rollcall system or a HousVCe rU Cal1 Unless otherwise ordered by the 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 shall then lock the machine and state The Clerk will now take the vote After he 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 202 Each member shall vote from his own seat when the yeas and nays are taken by the ac nf roll call and during such a vote no person shal be allowed upon the floor of the House except the members and attaches thereof Rule 203 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 J ournal Ga Const art HI sec VII par XIX 323 Speakers use of viva voce call Method for electric rollcall No late votes Vote from seat Journal record of yeas and nays 324 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Consideration and veto Overriding Dividing appropriations Rnlp 204 The yeas and nays on any question shan at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI Rule 205 Whenever on any SSM ft members not voting GOVERNORS ACTION 0fRS6paGh7f2JS and if any bihe SSS5i toapprove the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any SIW antPbTeCaaunlSSsed by twothirds of each House jS KmWyin which it wtthin thirtyfive 35 days SuheexcSi from the date of the adjournment of the Session irom tn sumUv at which such Bill was LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 325 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 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 ay M s 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 326 Subject matter Not constitutional amendments Signature required Exceptions Appointment LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 207 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 tne 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 the Constitution Ga Const art V sec I par XVI Rule 208 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 209 The Speaker shall appoint the following standing committees 1 Agriculture and Consumer Affairs 2 Appropriations 3 Banks and Banking 4 Defense and Veterans Affairs 5 Education 6 Game Fish and Recreation 7 Health and Ecology 8 Highways 9 Human Relations and Aging 10 Industrial Relations LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 327 11 Industry 12 Insurance 13 Interstate Cooperation 14 Journals 15 Judiciary 16 Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment 17 Motor Vehicles 18 Natural Resources 19 Retirement 20 Rules 21 Special Judiciary 22 State Institutions and Property 23 State Planning and Community Affairs 4 State of Republic 25 Temperance 26 University System of Georgia 27 Ways and Means 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 ex officio member of all standing committees of the House but shall fifTEl no vote as an ex officio member except on the Committee on Rules F The Chairman and Vice Chairman of th Committee on Appropriations shall be ex officit members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of th Committee on Ways and Means shall be ex officic members of the Committee on Appropriations The Speaker shall appoint a Chairman a Vice Chairman and a Secretary for all standing commit an for al subcommittees created by him Ihe Majority Leader and the Minority Leader shali Membership limits Ex officio members Appointment of officers LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 328 be members 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 Vacancies Organization Calling meetings Vice Chairmans power Control of subcommittees Minutes Committee meetings open to public Rule 210 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 211 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 and shall be matters of public record Except as hereinafter provided all meetings of any committee or subcommittee of the House including interim committees shall be open to the legislative manual publie Provided however when a Conference Committee has been appointed and has begun meeting if two Senate members of the committee and two House members of the committee shall decide that the efficiency of the committee is being impeded or the committee is unable to make sound fiscal recommendations resulting from public meetings a report of this decision shall be made by the House conferees to the full House The full House shall then vote and if a majority of the members elected to the House vote to adopt said FePort the Conference Committee shall continue its deliberations in Executive Session The Conference Committee may establish rules for the conduct of its meetings not in conflict with the provisions of this rule By a majority vote of a quorum of the committee or subcommittee a meeting may be closed to the public when the committee or subcommittee is 1 discussing the future acquisition of real estate or 2 discussing the appointment employment disciplinary action or dismissal of a public officer or employee or 3 hearing complaints or charges brought against a public officer or employee unless the officer or employee requests that the meeting be open to the public 329 Ruie 212 The 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 m discharge of any duty as a member of this statement6 SUch member an itemized statement of such account supported by proper vouchers for each item of said account P Expense account to Auditing Committee Auditing Committee approval of accounts 330 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Speaker to certify accounts Joint committee on financing to examine State accounts No disparagement in nomination the approval of their accounts by the Auditing Committee of the Senate and House of Representatives Ga Code Ann sec 47304 Rule 214 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 Ann sec 47110 Rule 215 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 are sustained by the true condition of their offices and report the result to each branch of the General Assembly Ga Code Ann sec 47601 ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR Rule 216 In nominating candidates for any office no other candidate shall be disparaged Rule 217 All elections by the General Assembly shall be viva voce and the vote shall Viva voce vote LEGISLATIVE MANUAL appear on the Journal of the House of Representatives When the Senate and House of Representaor the purpose of election they shall S thpn eprse1iltative Hall and the President declare the ult SUch CaSes d Ga Const art Ill sec X par I Rule 218 In all elections a majority of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum must make the choice Rule 219 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 oi Representatives and transmitted to the Secretary of State who shall without opening said 7 CuSethe same t0 be aid 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 a 0The of each branch of the General Assembiy shall convene in the Representative Hall HonSeJrpldent 0fi6 Senate and Shaker of the House of Representatives shall open and publish ofnS m ith presuilce 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 an election m life and shaH not decline an election at the time appointed for the General Assembly to elect the General Assembly shall mmediately 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 present snail Ga Const art V sec I pars Ill and IV 331 Journal entry Meet in House President presides Vote required Actions on returns for Governors election 332 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Inauguration First week Oath Rule 220 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 Ann sec 401041 Rule 221 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 meridian on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause Ga Code Ann sec 40103 Rule 222 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 Ann sec 40104 Rule 223 The Governor shall before he enters on the duties of his office take the following oath LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 333 or affirmation I do solemnly or affirm as the may ke 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 224 The fact of such inauguration of the pha l be nred upon the journal of the Journal entry House of Representatives and shall be conclusive evidence of his right and title to the office and of his eligibility and qualification Ga Code Ann sec 401042 Rule 225 Contested elections shall be determined by both houses of the General Assembly in Contested such manner as shall be prescribed by law elections Ga Const art V sec I par V CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS Rule 226 An amendment to this Constitution may be proposed by a resolution in the Senate or the House of Representatives and if the same shall Resolutionbe agreed to by twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly such proposed amendment shall be entered on the Vote journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposed amendment Journal entry 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 Repeal or amendment is to be submitted amendment The Governor the Attorney General and the Secretary of State shall meet and determine whether a proposed amendment is general and if 334 Approval Language of proposal Separate proposals LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 335 separately6 el6CtrS t0 Vote on each amendment Ga Const art XIII sec I par I Rule 22J No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend rencnpgenfthS GOMitUtion Unless by the con Convention 2u twothirds of all members of each house of the General Assembly The reprsentant J Said conventln shall be based on populant s0nearas Practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention iintd the propped revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people m the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly iupueu Ga Const art XIII sec I par II Rule 228 The Governor shall not have the right w AtynPrt0sa by the General Assembfy to eamend the Constitution ill Ga Const art XIII sec I par Ill APPROPRIATIONS CLAIMS AND FINANCE Rule 229 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law repddations Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI Rule 230 All bills for raising revenue or TZTJJJ originate in the House Origination epresentatives but the Senate may propose n House or concur m amendments as in other bills Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X 336 Resolutions treated the same Budget Introduction through Speaker LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 231 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 Ann sec 47503 Rule 232 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 explanation 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 office 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Ann sec 40403 0 233 he 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 ISfefi thereon and for support of the public 1n tltf0ns and educatlonal 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 234 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 tne 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 m the general appropriation Act Ga Code Ann sec 47502 337 Separation of classes of expenditures Contents of General Appropriation Bill Required itemization of past appropriations Rule 235 Except as hereinafter provided the c appropriation for each department officer bureau StSSiT 338 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Motor fuel taxes to highways Emergency 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 Such 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 inyasion 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 legislative manual amendment shall Ga Const art VII sec IX par IV sJlple 236 Jthe that all expenses of the State may be brought within the budget the budget appropriations bill shall also contain a pfatiinSThpaSTrf Cntinentor emergency appropriation The manner of the allocation of such foilownAnr mergncy appropriation shall be as iSS8 Any department commission board institution or other agency of the State desiring an jt of such emergency appropriation eaLTnnwritwTSSfib by him such request in writing to the Director of the Budeet with such information as he may require and the diSonmay a0W r disall0W the hi Ga Code Ann sec 40408 Rule 237 Neither House shall consider other appropriation bills until the budget bill shall have bJeihral y adPtedby btb Houses and approved hMihGVurn0rand no such other appropriation bills shall be valid except in accordance with the following provisions e J Eyery such appropriation bill shall be embodied m a separate bill limited to some single hotJect Purpose therein stated and called herein a supplementary appropriation bill supplementary appropriation shall be available unless and until the revenue necessarv to pay such appropriation shall have beepide by a tax laid and collected for such purpose unless Ga Code Ann sec 40406 339 Contingent appropriation Budget Bill first Supplemental appropriations 340 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule 238 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 Appropriation book for chairman of Appropriations Committee Safekeeping by Secretary of State Rule 239 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 Ann sec 47501 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 341 Rule 240 All proceedings touching the appropriating of money shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House Consideration by Committee of the Whole Rule 241 The Governor and such representatives of the departments officers commissions Hearinesagencies and institutions expending or applying lor State moneys as have been designated by the Governor for this purpose shall have the right u iiT x reluested by the General Assembly it snail be their duty to appear and be heard with respect to any budget bill during the consideration tnereol and to answer inquiries relative thereto Ga Code Ann sec 40405 i2t2une General Assembly may amend the budget bill in any way it may deem desirable provided such amendments do not create a deficit Ga Code Ann sec 40404 Amendment Rule 243 No bill or resolution appropriating a Iaw VnIess uPn its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII Sll 2 j4 W1enever there shall be regularly introduced in either branch of the General As sembly by a member thereof a resolution or bill seeking compensation or reimbursement from the Jtate 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 the Senate the case may b balJ rthwith transmit a certified copy of such the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Recording of yeas and nays Action on claims Clerks duty 342 Notice of hearing Hearing Findings Report to committee Committee consideration required LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Public Health and Secretary of State Immediately after such resolution or bill has been received 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 Ann sec 47504 Rule 245 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 Ann sec 47505 Rule 246 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 Finding advisory only LEGISLATIVE MANUAL shall immediately call a meeting of such committee which committee shall read and study the determination and recommendation of ad shall then decide whether or not Report to o SenahMifht0 the of Representatives House 0 Se SSS ma7 be that said resolution or bill shall or shall not pass Thereafter such SS2S r blU Sh1a11 take the usual course11of 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 Ann sec 47506 247 The findings of facts determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Pibhl ireCtr 0f the Department of yblc Sealt and Secretary of State relative to vatter fu1811 not considered in any way as nrhWwT h conmttee t0 which said resolution or bill was referred for consideration or upon the SK f uHouse of Representatives or Senate but shall be treated as advisory only Ga Code Ann sec 47507 laws authorizing the borrowing Specified of money by or on behalf of the State shall sped Swing the purpose for which the money is to be used and purposethe money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other Ga Const art VII sec Ill par Ill RULES Rule 249 When any question arises which is Control if Sni0Vldel the foregoing Rules the same rales do f shall be controlled by the rules usually governing not coverparliamentary bodies JKrP 343 344 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rules variations to rules committee Suspension by unanimous consent Required report Contest Rule 250 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 m 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 Rule 251 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 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 referthe 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 with the Clerk The LEGISLATIVE MANUAL action Sf 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 p I1 y contests the person whose seat is contested shall have notice and opportunity to be di the nffht of counsel and the right to STs behalfr0C6SS fr tHe production of evidence Mi CoHtests will only be received or recognized by the Clerk when filed by a person duly certified as having been elected to this Housef or by a person who was a candidate for such contested seat in the election held to fill the same provided thh7neVo ZT ffi 3 PI 345 RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHEN IN JOINT SESSION 1 The Senate and House of Representatives T sessin in the HalIPof the Houle SST LrTutts as soon as possible after the meting start of the session at such time as may be fixed in Houseby joint resolution of both houses for the purpose of ejecting such officers of the State as are now 2S hreafter be required to be elected by the Genera1 Assembly Said joint session shall com nue 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 t in joint session shall be determined otherwise b 2S concurrent resolution of the Senate and Huse of Representatives except where provided by law 346 Elections in House President presides Method of meeting Presidents powers Succession Speakers seat Quorum Duty of clerk Journal Filing papers LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 6 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session 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 House Ga Code Ann sec 47205 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 347 proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses Ga Code Ann sec 47206 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 Ann sec 47207 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 and respond promptly announcing distinctly his choice for such office 11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order 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 Delivery of papers to Secretary of State No second of nomination Vote Debate Viva voce vote on Journal One election at a time Change of vote Dissolution 348 Not during rollcall Renewal Amendment of rules LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 349 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 Ann sec 47112 When it shall be necessary to carry into effect Section Vlf of Article III of the Constitution 21901 punishment for misconduct 21902 punishment for contempt or for any Hke 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 350 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 V 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 Ann sec 342503 A7 Election of State Auditor Ga Code Ann sec 401801 The Department of Audits and LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 351 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 352 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 ol 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 vnll 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 tp 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 353 Ga Code Ann sec 47116 If any officer or officers of either branch of the Assembly shall fail or refuse to perform any of his duties m 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 47SU7 llSO Ga Cde Aim SGCS 47113 47114 47115 and 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 Ann sec 401626 In addition to the power io ifoAd Wm Attorney General in this law 401612 to 40160 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 otfeee Ga Code Ann secs 681003 through 681007 A12 State Officers Suspension and Discharge oily Const art V sec I par XVII The General Assembly hall 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 354 n Ann p 47701 The General Assembly may suspend from the functions and duties of office either theState Treasurer or the Comptroller General by jmnt resolution duly adoSed after being read one time in each House on different davs 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 tlJcftv 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 fJpflaPrfecthas been made by an existing general law No general law affect ing 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 lepelative judicia1 and executive powers shall forever remain separate and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same Sne exercSe thl funSiins of either of the others except as herein provided LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 355 4fssssssayss sstj in eittW hXTiorSLlfvS oi c1 shaI he a 3 his qualification as such he Representative after appointed by the Governor Jftw bye Genal Assembly or and consent of the Senate to anv or Wlti0ut the advice any emolument annexed thereto appointment having shall have been elected unleshi S f 5 tinie or whi he vided however that nl thJshallJirt resign his seat prono Senator or Representative eni0r whlch he was elected office which has beTcaSrdfnngSehaPSed dvU the Consitution contafiwd0in Arthd6 7the madat XXIII 21237to he effect Scion Paragraph executive powers shall forever remJhfitPiative judiciary and no person discharging the dutiJf rT seprate and distinct and exercise the funEstf VBSitfitLfthe 2S adequately enforced it chnll kn i ocners be more the Geneal Assembly toaept mebers of m the executive branch of the government 5 thp Qf ia or any agencv thereof or in k j State of Georment b jifdgeS SS the Judlcla1I branch of governsistants to accept or hold office record or their clerks and as SKS otei fepnensSoTm section shall be guiTtv of 1 I y ln vlolation of this SSSSSS service as an employee of the legisMvebrCdwhiuT1 session and during the authorised stay over pertd 356 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Ga Code Ann 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 legislators elected in the future as well as those now elected Parenthetical phrase added Ga Code Ann 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 on ConstitutionJudicial Council al Government President Speaker President Finance Commission Pro Tern Speaker Pro Tern Chairman of Appropriations Committees of Senate and House Chairman of Senate Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Laws 1959 p 5 Ga Code Ann sec 40411 as amended by Ga Laws 1960 p 188 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Legislator Board or Members Commission Banking and Finance Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee member of Senate and member of House appointed by President and Speaker respectively Legislator member of Commission on Interstate Cooperation designated by this Commission Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission Senator and Representative designated by the Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation Advisory Committee for Southeastern Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact President Speaker Secretary Legislative Services Clerk Chairmen of Senate and Committee House Appropriations Committees Chairmen of Senate and House Judiciary Committees Chairman of Senate Committee on Banking and Finance and Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee President Speaker and members of Senate and House Committees on Interstate Cooperation Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation Members of Senate and House Senate Council and Committees on Interstate Co House Council of the operation American Legislators Association Chairmen of Judiciary Com Judicial Council mittees of the Senate and House Lieutenant Governor Speaker and Western and Atlantic Railroad Commission Chairmen of Agriculture Com Advisory Board to the mittees of Senate and House Georgia Seed Developor some person designated by ment Commission them 357 Relevant Statutory Provisions Ga Code Ann sec 45124 Ga Code Ann sec 43912 Ga Code Ann sec 471201 Ga Code Ann sec 471104 Ga Code Ann sec 471105 Ga Code Ann sec 811601 Ga Code Ann sec 92205 Ga Code Ann sec 52704 358 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Legislator Board or Relevant Statutory Members Commission Provisions Chairman of House Ways and Board of Compromises Means Committee and Chair and Settlements of Tax man of Senate Banking and Fi Assessments nance Committee Two Senators and three Repre Tobacco Advisory sentatives involved in tobceo Board production appointed by President and Speaker respectively Ga Code Ann sec 9284111 Ga Laws 1960 p 218 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL INDEX TO RULES OF THE Georgia House of Representatives 359 TRHereJ1Cefitoi arto APPendix and references to J are to the Rules for the Government of the General Assembly When m Joint Session ABSENTEES Arrest subject to when TV Attendance compelled by less than quorum Authorized by House Journal entry List by clerk Quorum required ADJOURN MOTION TO Amendment if to particular time Committee of the WhoPe not in order in Debate if to particular time Effect Joint session not in order in ai Precedence of motion L IC Previous question once after Renewal after further business Time for ADJOURNMENT Business carried over how Committee of the Whole at regular hour in Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas and nays u Governors power in regard to Main question effect on Place limit on Vfhi Power general Previous question effect on Seats retained until Speaker leaves Rule No 55 5455 55 57 57 56 82 83 146 82 83 84 J 14 75 180 82 80 81 87 146154 85 86 85 86 87 180 66 360 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No 48 Time of fixed by House 9nfi Veto procedure as effected by Vote total required ADVERSE REPORT 181 Debate on final passage no Effect of on bills and resolutions AMENDMENT Amendments to cannot be further amendediT159174 Blanks must be filled before Committee of the Whole by action on i0t10 Committee of the Whole by what reported to House o Committee amendments first considered wt Committee offered by read without motion ii Committee report amendment not in order after agreed to unless reconsidered Committee report form Constitutionals See CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT oo Engrossment prevents Form of Germane must be 16116317 Indefinite postponement prohibited Irrelevant out of order 7rn Methods of fas Q0 Q Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time oa00 Motion to commit amendable 07 Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable vt Motion to postpone to time definite amendable ur 1 Motion to table or take from table not amendable rvrrT Perfecting bill before substitute g Precedence of motion to amend LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 361 Rule No Previous question on Printed and distributed when Priority of amendments s Priority of on passage of bill Priority of over motion to agree or disagree to Senate action Priority of questions on Senate amendments to House bill Reading Clerks in amending by striking out and inserting Reconsidered when Sections bill read by Senate action on may be reconsidered immediately Senate amendments House amendments to not further amendable Senate amendments to House bill House action in order Senate vote required to adopt 1 Speakers power to rule out Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken V Substitute and bill vote onI Substitute as Tabling not in order Time for Vote required AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS aoifc 177 130 167168 i68 173 1 172 170 V 111 i 171 HI 174 172173174175 175 ul62172 u 166 165 160 91 168169 175 APPEALS Addressing House directly Debate on prohibited when of personal character Speakers action on i Speakers decision from Time for W Transgressions of rules from 73 72 73 70 73 58 70 71 58 362 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL APPLAUSE Rule No fiQ Suppression APPORTIONMENT Change Number of members Representation Al Al A 1 APPROPRIATIONS Budget rHr III Committee Chairmans duties Committee of the Whole consideration required 142 24 Committee report on required m j General Bill amendment 779 oor General Bill contents Ma 232 233 234 235 236 General Bill precedence on third reading 1 General Bill procedure t Governors power over Highways T Record Recorded yea and nay vote required Required Resolutions treated as bills r l Supplemental bills 2do 61 Yeas and nays required ARREST qo Disorder for Freedom from Members to secure quorum T tt b ASSISTANTS Appointment by Clerk 1416 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 363 Rule No Approval of special clerks by enrolling committee Compensation Z7ZZZl57liZ27213214 Officers position as ZZZZZZZZZ Removal of special clerks by enrolling committee 4 Substitution prohibited i q oa Vacancies 18 19 ATTENDANCE Compelling ZZ KA c Messengers duty 54 55 56 Speakers duty jig AUDITINGSee COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Called how v 1Q1 Caption r iff Committee of the to consider 1 form gf Indorsement of ZZ o Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse committee report 181 Order procedure for taking outofZZZZZZZZ 35 8 assage delayed until printed and distributed 130 Publication of laws required ioij Rejected when again considered Ton Subjectmatter only one and expressed m title 19 Suspend action on when 130 Title subjectmatter of must be expressed in WT ifl Withdrawal of when Z lie Writing must be in LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 364 BLANKS Rule No Filling required before motion to amend is in order 164 BOND Clerks BOOKS 239 Appropriation A vk Care for duty of ClerkmgrT52 CALENDAR Arranged by Rules Committee during last twenty one days of session r Calling order fixed by Ll WP Change of Rules Committees Calendar Committee report disagreement with Xloo Numbering bills and resolutions rfloi Reading of Rules Committees Calendar Reconsideration effect on bills Tabling taking from restores to ryo CALL OF HOUSESee ROLL CALL CAPTION Indorsement on bill tefe121 CLAIM Procedure iJv244 245 246 247 CLERK Absentee list keeps for Journal Amendments printing Amendments reading 56 57 130 170171 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 365 Rule No Amendments Report to Senate on Speakers action declaring Senate amendment not germane yj Assistants appointment and fixing pay of 15161819 20 Bills and resolutions calling 131 Bills and resolutions engrossment 132 Bills and resolutions files copy in Speakers Office Vl 125 Bills and resolutions filing with when 123 Bills and resolutions numbers 131 Bills and resolutions printing and distribution 130 Bills and resolutions reading by sections 171 Bills and resolutions transmittal mg Bond 7 Books care of I Budget books furnishes Claims certification of 244 Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions reading in 145 Committee of the Whole duties in 145 149 Committee reports printing if ordered 137 Division counts ion Election Identification card attestation 1 23 Joint session duties in J 7 J 8 J 9 Journal entry 7one Journal reading t 3 Motion reading 7 ion Oath of prescribed Officer is 59 Papers care of Papers superintends distribution Presides in absence of Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem Protests entry on Journal Questions reading Rollcall calling Sm6190 201 Rollcall vote explanation of filing 19a 14 21 15 30 74 189 366 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Rules Committees Calendar reads Signature when required State Boards membership on Term of office Words excepted to written and read by Yeas and nays call Yeas and nays reading names CODE SECTIONS Amendments or repeal of requirements COMMITMENT Amended how r Committee of the Whole not in order in Committee of the Whole to Debate if instructions added Indefinite postponement not applicable to Instructions may be added Precedence of as among motions to commit to different committees Precedence of as among motions RecommitmentSee RECOMMITMENT Resolution of appointment of investigative committee Speakers duty to Special committees to Use What applicable to COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE Adjourn cannot Adjournment arrival of regular hour of Amendments by action by House Amendments report Appropriation bills considered in Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 37 119 A18 911 60 81193 193 127 109 146 106107142 108135 96 109135 107 75 135 135 106107110 106 106 146 154 157 136156 240 155 136 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 367 Rule No Business finished procedure I55 Call of House not in order Chairman appointed by Speaker Chairman duty of when no quorum present 144 Chairman duty when business finished 155 158 Chairman power to clear galleries or lobby 150 Clerks duties in 145 Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Commitment to precedence 107 Committee reference prohibited 146 Debate in 14 c 146 1 ko Disorderly conduct reported L 0 151 Formation of wj 7 jo House may resolve itself into vote necessary 142 House may resolve itself into when 442 Journal proceedings entry 453 Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to sit again 154 Papers called forZ T 149 Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 146 Previous question not enforceable 146 Quorum requirement rfETTb sk 444 Reading of bills by sections Reconsideration in order 147 Report of procedure and form155 156 157 Reports of precedence 139 Resolving House into LZLi4i 142 152 Rules applicable to and exceptions 143 Speakers actions 143148154155 1 able motion to not in order 146 Time in extended 1 nj 1 ra Vote pairing prohibited in1148 Vote required unless excused 148 Yeas and nays cannot be taken146 COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS Auditing expenses212 213 214 Clerk approval and removal of special jg 368 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Enrolling Journal entrySee JOURNAL Journal reading and report Preservation of bills Report at any time Report required Rule No 117 36 117 35 117 COMMITTEES Adverse report by effect Amendments by read without motion Amendments by take precedence Amendments report form Appointed by Speaker Appropriation measures report on required Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface Bills and resolutions withdrawal from Call of Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference of matters to committees prohibited Debate by Expenses of members how paid Finance Committee examination of State accounts Membership limited Members on State Boards Minority report time allowed for after ordering of previous question Names tr Officers Organization Previous question committee time for debate Records Reference tovrv T j Reference to happenings in prohibited Reports disagreement with Report failure to 138181 171 168 136 31209 140 136 114 211 15 146 181 212214 215 209 A 18 181 209 209210211 210 181 S 211 135142 62 138 140 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 369 Rule No Reports favorable effect 138 Reports form 137 Reports how made43 Reports minority form 137 Reports of amendment limit on2J 169 Reports of precedence 139 Reports printing and distribution may be required by committee 137 Reports requiring 140 Speakers membership 209 Vacancies 1i 210 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Appointment 176 Approval of report 176 Consideration 176 Discharge 176 Instruction 176 Membership 176 Reports 176 CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Amendment of 226 Approval of people 226 227 Convention 227 Journal entry 226 Local 226 Method 226 Publication 226 Repeal of 226 Signature of Governor not required 5 208 Veto prohibited207228 Vote requiredJ 226 CONTEST Contest 251 370 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CONTEMPT Rule No Disorder for 3249 Vote refusal for 190 CONTRACT APPROVAL Public Service Commission Agreements A 11 CONVENING Time 4787 CONVENTION OF PEOPLE Calling for Constitutional amendment L 227 CONVERSATION Debate prohibited during 65 Prohibited over bar 67 Reference to during debate prohibited 62 COUNTY Consolidation 1 A 4 Site change A 5 DEBATE Addressing House 6173 Adjournment decided without 48 Amendment action on Senate amendment debate limited 172 Appeals debate limitations 7273 Censure for words 60 Committee happenings reference to out of order 62 Committee of the Whole how bills debated 145 Committee of the Whole regulated 146152154 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 371 Buie No Conduct of members in isd gg Conversations reference to out of orderlife 62 Cut off prohibited when 2779 Exception to words go Freedom of Individual speeches limited fi 58 Irrelevant Speaker shall suspend dafrroraa 27 Members names reference to out of order 63 Motion for yeas and nays decided without debate 192 Motion for previous question not debatable 180 Motion to adjourn not debatable 82 Motion to adjourn to particular day or time debatable g3 Motion to amend report of Rules Committee during last twentyone days not debatable i 37 Motion to change order of business not debatable 29 Motion to change rules not debatable 89 Motion to commit when debatable108135 Motion to dispense with reading of the Journal not debatable 42 Motion to dispense with roll call not debatable 44 Motion to engross debate limited 132 Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 435 Motion to indefinitely postpone debatable 97 Motion to limit or extend members time of speaking not debatable 58 Motion to postpone to time definite what debatable 101 Motion to read papers not debatable Motion to refer to committee debate if instructions added iqs 135 Motion to require committee report debate limitedt 140 Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole debate limited 142 372 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Motion to suspend rules not debatable i 39 Motion to table or take from table not debatable 92 Motions allowed during 75 Movement during prohibited 6 Previous question debate regulated 4I81183 Priority of business not debatable 25 Readings first two no debate 134 Report of Rules Committee when debatable 39 Senate happenings reference to out of order 02 Silence during ZZZZZ27 61 65 Subject matter limits 58 Through Speaker 6173 Time limits on individual 8 Yeas and nays no debate during aov 199 DECORUM Applause suppressed 69 Conversation none over bar 67 Hisses suppressed 69 Silence during debate ZZZZ276165 DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS DIVISION Adjournment limited by Call for Excuse from voting motion to restricts Reconsideration of main question limits Results of Speaker shall announce Speakers duty in case of What divisible 8185 178179191 194 180 189 189 179 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 373 DOORKEEPER Rule No Clears lobbies and galleries when 32 Duties general 17 Election 17 Floor limitations enforcement of 23 Intoxicated members enforcement of rule against 68 Message announcement 44 Pay 17 Substitution prohibited 18 Suspension by Speaker 34 ELECTIONAlso see JOINT SESSION Auditor of A 7 Contest 225 Governor of action on JjasSiSB219 220 Journal entry 217 Members of House judge of 1 59 Nomination limits 216 J 10 Presidential electors of A 6 Procedure 217 Second not needed in nominations J 10 Speaker shall vote in 24 Vote necessary 217218 ELECTRIC ROLL CALLrAlso see ROLLCALL Adjournment limits 81 Clerks duties 201 Method 202 Quorum to determine KOI 190 Roll call at opening use for 41 Seat from 202 Speakers powers IpS j 201 Tabling limited by 39 Tabling limits 39 89 Use f201 Verification not required 200 374 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS ENGROSSMENT 132 132 133 132 132 132 Debate on Effect of i Local bills reading required Time for Unanimous consent for prohibited Vote required ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN Previous question delayed by 60 Procedure m 60 Time forzss60 EXPENSES Members procedure for payment 212 EXPULSION OF MEMBERS Journal entry 58 Vote required 5859 When ariM 5859 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Calling r Compensation during Consideration limits Governors calling Impeachment continued by Time limits 87 A 8 A 8 A 8 87 A 8 A 8 A 8 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 375 FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Rule No Requiredm 123 Time for 123 FINES Members when transgress rules 58 FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR GALLERIES Applause and hisses to be suppressed 69 Clearance by Speaker v 32 Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 150 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILUSee APPROPRIATIONS GOVERNOR Adjournment power in regard to 86 Appropriations selective approval of 206 Budget bill presentation of 232 Constitutional amendment action on 226 Election in219 220 Extraordinary session calling 87 Inauguration 220 221222 223 224 Overriding veto 3p206 207208 Signature when required iL206 208 Veto power 206 207 208 228 HISSES Suppression 3 69 IDENTIFICATION CARDS Issued to persons entitled to privileges of the floor 23 376 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL IMPEACHMENT Rule No Procedure A 8 Session continued 87 INTOXICATION Member denied floor while in state of 68 INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Copies two required 124 Time for iLui 124 Unanimous consent time limits iiiiLtii 114 INVESTIGATION Resolution appointing must be referred to committee i135 State Officers of A 10 J 14 J 7 J 8 J11 J1 219220 VJ 7 J 12 J10 J 8 J 9 I J 1 J 2 J 2 J 4 J 5 J 3 J 4 J 6 j is mm j l j 2 J 10 J 12 J 13 JOINT SESSION Adjournment Clerks duties Debate i Elections for Governors election for Journal Nominations in Papers Place House Presider Procedure general Quorum Rules change Time of Ji Vote LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 377 JOURNAL Rule No Absentees shown onad a V 57 Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and nays 1 Jills 226 Appropriation yeas and nays shown 243 Committee duty to read and report on 36 57 Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 5 158 Election vote entry MCITR5Ii 217 Expulsion entry 11 58 Governors inauguration entry 224 Joint session proceedings liiJ 7 J 13 Oaths of officers and assistants entry 4 10 Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist or remonstrant noted on 50 Preservation nbStM 122 Protests entryl 74 Publication required 121122 Reading by committeeoftfc aay 36 57 Reading of how dispensed with v rr 42 Required l1 1 121 Vote entry of JkmTOwTiii n Iftfli 203 204 205 217 226 Vote explanation entry1 1 1 198 Vote names of those not voting shown on 205 Yeas and nays entry 191203204205226243 LOBBIES Applause or hisses in suppressed 69 Clearance by Speaker 32 Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear c 150 LOBBYISTS Floor prohibited from 11123 LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Limitations upon 1121Jl128129 A 16 Local governing authority restriction Mill1128129 378 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Notice of affidavit must be attached 128129 Notice required xLtiss is 0128129 Office affected requires referendum128129 Reading first two by title unless engrossment 133 Unanimous consent reading of third time and putting on passage 114 MAIN QUESTION Adjournment effect on 8185180 Division after order forfl3flifeaaSiHfi iftfess 191 Effect of c184 Form ofiv 1 bnf 180 Previous question effect 181 Reconsideration of 180185 Tabling limitsyxfog ate 88 Vote required to order 180 MEETING OF HOUSE Time of meeting for daily sessions 48 MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS MESSAGES How sent announced received and considered 44 MESSENGER Arrest of members to secure quorum 55 56 Clear lobbies and galleries when 32 Direction by Speaker I 21 55 Duties general v1721 Election L 17 Intoxicated member enforcement of rule against 68 Order enforcement of 21 Papers distribution 21 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 379 Rule No Pay i 17 SergeantatArms exofficio 55 Stationery distribution 21 Suspension by Speaker RSaff 34 MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE Debate allowed after order for previous question irr rr y181 How made p 137 MOTIONS Committee of the Whole inLli146147153154 Debate when cannot use motion to cut offioj 79 Disagreement with Senate motions in order 172 Information from departments table one day 135 Making must resume seat while put78 Number limited to one at a time rryngf 78 Possession of House 76 Precedence ofRvhuvint1r 75 96 Previous question on nLiua 177 Second unnecessary77 Speakers actions on 3 189 Stating by Speaker 189 Strike out and insert motion to not divisible 179 Tabling effected bya 4694 Withdrawal u 76 96 NEW MATTERS Unanimous consents for time for1IC 114 NOMINATIONS Remarks disparaging prohibited lL 216 Second not needed I v tub j 380 OATHS LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Administered by judges to members Assistants Clerks Members p Officers 8 1012 10 llt12 7 8 101112 OFFICERS Oath f Pay Suspension of by Speaker Who are 101112 213 34 5 ORDER OF BUSINESS Appropriations Bill general BN 131 Changed how 37 38 3940114140 Change motion not debatable 3738 Change motion vote necessary im 37 Committee report requiring t 140 Fixing by Rules Committee during last twentyone days 37 Information motions 46 Messages iaiisaaaamJbn 44 Priority of 35 37 111 113142180 Privilege questions 45 Reading of Rules Committee Calendar mfi bha 37 Reconsideration 111 Rules Committee report 1 43140 Speakers power overS 25 Unanimous consent jrr 114 ORGANIZATION Chairman appointment and powers 2 Clerk by 2 Elections during ji o 4 y LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 381 Rule No First meeting time and place 47 OathsZ78101112 Officers 23 59 ProcedureLias 2 Rules 2 Seating 6 PAGES Age y 22 Appointment by members 22 Papers distribution 21 PAIRING FOR VOTING Committee of the Whole prohibited in 148 Prohibited 196 PAPERS Clerks possession 1452 Committee care 136 Committee of the Whole may call for 149 Distribution 21 Reading not subject to indefinite postponement 96 Reading of 53 PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable when 249 PETITIONS Presentation and form 50 POSTPONEMENT Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not amendableI 97 382 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Amendment motion to postpone to day certain amendable 102 Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely postpone not in order 146 Debate on 97101 Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone 99 Effect of motion to postpone to time definite i00105 Effect of negative action 104 Effect indefinite postponement 103 Precedence of motion 75 96 Renewal limits ass98104 Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 99 Vote necessary on motion to postpone to a time definite t u rr jqq What subject to 96100 PREAMBLE Committee of the Whole last considered T 145 PRESIDER Clerk shall when 30 Joint session in 7J 2 J4 Speaker 1 3 Speaker absent who shall when 1 30 Speaker may appoint member to 29 Speaker Pro Tern absent who shall when 30 PRESS Bills and resolutions copy to 124 Floor entitled to 23 PREVIOUS QUESTION Adjournment effect on 8185180 Call of House limits 182 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 383 Rule No Committee of the Whole not in order in iff 146 Debate allowed after ordering of 181183 Debate motion not debatable 180 Exception to debate delaysHS 60 Form of 180 Main question effect on 1180181 Minority committee report time allowed for after ordering of 181 Precedence of motion 75180 Reconsideration of 185 Tabling after 88 Vote required 177181 What applicable to 177 PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS Motion to print precedence of 75 Required when 1 130 Suspension of bills and resolutions until 130 PRIVILEGE Precedence of questions of 45 Questions of what constitutes1 45 PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR Intoxicated members denied 68 Voting during 202 Who entitled to 23 PROTESTS Procedure and form 74 PUNISHMENT Members of 59 Voting for another for 197 384 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Rule No Judgment of House 59195 QUORUM Committee of the Whole requirement of 144 Compelling ll 55 56 Number i 54 Rollcall for 56182190 Speakers power in regard to j 55190 Voting when not 190 READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS Clerks 131171 Committee of the Whole in SISluu141145 Committee report after 138 Debate none on first or second reading l 134 Number and name of introducer stated on second and third readinglrv 1 131 Second automatic when 134 Sections by 171 Times three r 133 Title by 133 Unanimous consent time limit c 114 READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS RECOGNITION Speaker decides t 26 RECOMMITMENT Unanimous consent time limit 114 Vote necessary for 110 What may be recommitted 110140 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 385 RECONSIDERATION Amendments when in order the Whole motion in order Effect of on bills Main question effect on Rule No Ill 147 4 113 185 Main question time for reconsideration of Notice not to be withdrawn when Notice when required Previous question effect on 180 Ill 111 185 Renewal once 119 Senate amendments in order immediately Time for motion Ill 111 REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS REPEALS How effectuated 197 RETURNEES Seats rights to c ROLLCALL Adjournment limits 81 Clerks duty as to fv K7 1 Qft 901 Committee of the Whole not in order in Debate none during Dispensing with 146 199 41 Electrical rollcall system Explanation of votes on 201 198 Previous question limits Procedure 182 Quorum to determine if Reconsideration of main question limits Required by House Speaker may order when Verification of when required Vote refusal after contempt 190 180 2856 28182190201 200 190 386 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL RULES Rule No Changed how Debate motion to suspend or change decided without debate Question not covered by procedure 12 Suspended how Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement Transgression penalized 39 40 250 J 18 39 249 39 4 250 J 18 aiBpB 96 58 RULES COMMITTEE Calendar fixed by during last twentyone days Membership Proposed change addition or suspension of rules must be referred to Report debatable except last twentyone days Report failure to effectJm Report of during last twentyone days motion to amend not debatable Report of in order when Reports required Speaker Chairman of Special orders submission to and report on SEATS Assigned by Speaker Contested procedure when Recognition from 37 209 250 39 250 37 43 140 250 209 38 6 195 58 SERGEANTATARMSSee MESSENGER SESSIONS Business carried over how 7 87 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 387 Rule No ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor not required 1 no Term 2jjf SILENCE Debate during 65 Speaker duty of to command when 27 61 SPEAKER Absence of Speaker Pro Tern to preside SO Accounts certifying Acts signsgj Adjournment members to remain until Speaker retires 66 Amendments power to rule out if not germane 162 170 Appeals from decision of 1 70 71 72 73 Applause in galleries or chamber suppression of Appointment special JZ A o Attendance power to compel to secure a auorum Ik Auditors nomination call for A 7 Bond approval of Clerks Budget bill introduction of tr xo Budget submission to Director 51 Uf1ifSSWpriority decides without debate Call the House duty to 1 r Clearing galleries and lobbies ZZZZ3ZZZ 2 Commitment of bills and resolutions 16r Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints 141 Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills m I 142 Committee of the Whole duty when business finished m Committee of the Whole may resolve House into when L 388 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No 148 rnmmittee of the Whole may take part m 155 cSXtS Of the Whole g rnmmittee of the Whole right to take part in Committee of the Whole to leavmSoSts118 Committees and subcommittees appoints 209 officers of 32 209 210 Committees appointment ot 210 Committees assignment of members to 209 Committees membership on WjnfWgf 176 Conference Committee appoints 27 Debate irrelevant power to suspend Mg 189 Division call for r7 34 Doorkeeper may suspend ia 34 Electric rollcall system duty when voting fQ Electric rollcall system out of order duty 23 Floor privileges power over 219 Governors election actionon 7 pgfli J5 Joint session seat at left of President j 4 Joint session succession to presider i 44 Messages duty as to v2134 Messenger direction and suspension 76189 Motion stating by 3 ft io 1112 Oath to officers and assistants 5 Officer as l102103 Postponement today certain duty to enforce 101 restrictions on debate Postponement to day certain how to treat j 102 amendment to motion trpat Postponement to day beyond session how to treat motion rr77 29 Preside may name members to 30 Presider t r igg 189 Question stating 55 56182190 Quorum to secure 26586178 Recognition of member a9 gl g9 20i Rollcall duties during LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 389 Rule No Rollcall orders by when 2856190201 Rules Committee exofficio member ofI 209 Rules transgression penalizing 58 Seat assignments iL 6 Signature when required iH9 120 Silence commanding B27 61 State boards membership on A 18 Subcommittees appointment of I L 31 Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at a time 1 J L VJ 1 114 Unanimous consent when to recognize member for purpose of asking 3 114 Verification of a rollcall vote not to entertain motion to dispense with JiiMi200 Vote authority to y 24148 SPEAKER PRO TEM Election 1 4 39 Joint session succession as presider J4 Officer as 5 Powers j Jg 4 Presides in absence of Speaker 4 30 State Boards membership on A 18 SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS STATE BOARDS Membership of Legislators on A 18 STATE OFFICERS Discharge of A 12 Investigation of a 10 Legislators as restrictions A 17 Suspension of A 12 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No STATIONERY 21 Distribution STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER 15 Appointment and pay STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION Approval by city governing authorities SUBCOMMITTEES 31 209 Appointed by Speaker rr 244 Calling meetings of Mi 211 Controlled by standing committees y 211 Minutes 211 Organization SUBSTITUTEAlso see AMENDMENT 160 Amendment as v 165 Bill perfected before substitute ts 165 Voted on before bill SUCCESSION J 4 Joint session 30 Speakers absence v SUPREME COURT RULES A14 Approval of i TABLING 92 Amendment motion not subject to 94 Amendment not applicable to 146 Committee of the Whole motion not m order LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 391 Rule No Debate motion not debatable 92 Effect when motion to table prevails 7 94 Effect when motion to take from table prevails 7 9495 Effect when motion to take from table prevails where measure tabled after rollcall 89 Main question limits 88 Motion to take from when in order 446 Precedence of 75 88180 Previous question limits motion to table 88180 Renewal of motions to table and take from when 93 Rollcall limited byI 89 Rollcall limits dQI 88 89 State departments information called from tabled one day 46 Time for taking from table 95 Vote required to take from l 95 What can be tabled 90 91 Yeas and nays limits 89 TITLE Bills and resolutions subjectmatter must be expressed in 126 TRANSMISSION TO SENATE Day of passage vote required ill 116 Last day immediate on 116 TREASON Pardon ofA 15 UNANIMOUS CONSENTS Commitment to Committee of the Whole 142 392 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No General provision for Introduction for Journal reading dispensing with Limitation and regulation of use of Motion withdrawal required for Passage for Reading for Recommitment for Rollcall dispensing with Rollcall vote dispensing with verification o Time for 187 114 42 114 76 114 114 114 41 200 114 VERIFICATION Electric rollcall system not required for j 200 Rollcall vote dispensed with for VETO Governors power of Overridden how 206 207 208 228 206 207 208 VOTE Adjournment limits Another not for Appeal from Speakers ruling on Bill required for QJ Changing of Committee of the Whole no pairing Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and nays in Committee of the Whole vote required Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays DivisionSee DIVISION Electric rollcallSee ELECTRIC ROLLCALL X 81 85 197 70 186 193 201J 13 148 146 148 199 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 393 Rule No ElectionSee ELECTION Excuse from 190194195196 Explanation 19g Interest none where have 194 195 General requirement ig7 Journal entry required 1186 2037204 205 Method of L189191 Pairing of members not allowed148 196 QuorumSee QUORUM Reconsideration of main question limits 180 Refusal may be contempt 190 Required when 148 194 RollcallSee ROLLCALL Seat from own 24197202 Speaker may order yeas and nays when 28 Speakers 24148 Tabling limits 89 Tie 24 Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS When allowed individuals 88 Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS WITHDRAWAL Bill when and how 115 Committee from 114 Motion when and how 163 WRITS Signature Speakers and Clerks M 1 119 YEAS AND NAYS Adjournment limits 81 85 Change restricted 193 Committee of the Whole prohibited in JhHHkIL 146 394 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Rule No Debate on motion prohibited Debate prohibited during Expulsion for Journal entry Method of callingII Reconsideration of main question limits Seat from Tabling limits Vote required for call of 192 199 58 191203 204 205 193 L 180 202 89 191 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA RATIFIED NOVEMBER 2 1976 PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 22 1976 Designated as The Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976 396 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF ORGANIC ACTS AND STATE CONSTITUTIONS OF GEORGIA Charter of the Colony of Georgia 1732 Grant of George II King of Great Britain Constitution of 1777 nnl Constitutional Convention Oct 1 1776Leo j Constitution of 1789 on Constitutional Convention Nov 424 1788 Jan 4zu 1789 May 46 1789 May 16 1795 Constitution of 1798 Constitutional Convention May 830 1V8 Constitution of 1861 Constitutional Convention Jan 16March 23 18oi Constitution of 1865 Constitutional Convention Oct 25Nov 8 1865 Constitution of 1868 U11 Constitutional Convention Dec 9 1867March 11 1868 Constitution of 1877 1077 Constitutional Convention July 11 1877August 25 1877 Constitution of 1945 Ratified General Election August 7 1945 Governors Proclamation August 13 1945 CnSRatifiedGeneral Election November 2 1976 Governors Proclamation December 22 1976 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 397 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I Bill of Rights 401 ARTICLE II Elective Franchise 407 ARTICLE III Legislative Branch 410 ARTICLE IV Constitutional Boards and Commissions 426 ARTICLE V Executive Branch 433 ARTICLE VI Judiciary 441 ARTICLE VII Taxation 456 ARTICLE VIII Education 477 ARTICLE IX Counties and Municipal Corporations 485 ARTICLE X Retirement Systems and Educational Scholarships 504 ARTICLE XI The Laws of General Operation in Force in this State 515 ARTICLE XII Amendments to the Constitution 515 ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions 517 398 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 XII LEGISLATIVE MANUAL CERTIFICATE 399 GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY vtttc 1S t0 lat pursuant to the provisions of Article Alii Section I Paragraph III of the proposed new Constitution ot the State of Georgia the undersigned whn mnstitlltp tha WU31UUIC me entire membership of the Commission created by said Paragraph have met have performed the duties prescribed in said Paragraph arV have incorporated the separate amendments referred to in said Paragraph into the Constitution which is attached The undersigned further certify that the attached document is being delivered to the Secretary of State and as provided in said Paragraph such document on January 1 1977 shall be the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976 This 22nd day of December 1976 Arthut K Bolton Attorney General Frank H Edwards Legislative Counsel r m M i 1 l STAnTseo THUOO tfOTJUH M0MGHO Miri ton ba 87B4 b m oi sT biiioaii i fcrsii inu bangi biaa ni vildb dXJI lodmsDaCi io vd bnS id LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 401 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA PREAMBLE To perpetuate the principles of free government insure justice 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 J BILL OF RIGHTS Section I Rights of Persons Paragraph I Life Liberty and Property No person shall be deprived of life liberty or property except by due process of law Paragraph II Freedom of Conscience All men have the natural and inalienable right to worship God each according to the dictates of his own conscience and no human authority should in any case control or interfere with such right of conscience Paragraph III 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 IV 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 V 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 VI Right to Assemble and Petition The people have the right to assemble peaceably for their common good and to apply to those 4Q2 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL vested with the powers of government for redress of grievances by petition or remonstrance Paragraph VII 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 Paragraph VIII 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 the judges of the law and the facts The power of the judges to grant new trials m case of conviction is preserved Paragraph IX 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 Paragraph X 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 persons or things to be seized Paragraph XI Benefit of Counsel Accusation List of Witnesses Compulsory Process Trial by Jury Every person charged with an offense against the laws of this State shall have the privilege and benefit of counsel shall be furnished on demand with a copy of the accusation and a list of the 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 hay a public and speedy trial by an impartial jury Paragraph XII Habeas Corpus The writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended Paragraph XIII Crimination of Self Not Compelled No person shall be compelled to give testimony tending in any manner to criminate himself Paragraph XIV Bail Fines Punishment Arrest Abuse of Prisoners Excessive bail shall not be required nor excessive fines imposed nor LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 403 cruel and unusual punishments inflicted nor shall any person be abused in being arrested while under arrest or in prison Paragraph XV 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 XVI 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 tn open court Paragraph XVII Conviction Effect of No conviction shall work corruption of blood or forfeiture of estate Paragraph XVIII 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 XIX 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 XX Imprisonment for Debt There shall be no imprisonment for debt Paragraph XXI Costs No person shall be compelled to pay costs except after conviction on final trial Paragraph XXII Status of the Citizen The social status of the citizen shall never be the subject of legislation Paragraph XXIII Exemptions from Levy and Sale 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 the 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 The laws 404 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL now of force with respect to the exemptions provided herein shall remain in full force until changed by law Paragraph XXIV 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 Paragraph XXV Enumeration of Rights Not Denial of Others The enumeration of rights herein 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 II Origin and Structure of Government 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 State Rights The people of this State have the inherent sole and exclusive right of regulating their internal government and the police thereof and of altering and abolishing their Constitution whenever it may be necessary to their safety and happiness Paragraph III Protection the Duty of Government Protection to person and property is the paramount duty of government and shall be impartial and complete Paragraph IV Legislative Judicial and Executive Powers Separate Th 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 Paragraph V Civil Authority Superior to Military The civil authority shall be superior to the military and no soldier shall in time of peace be quartered in any house without the consent of the owner nor in time of war except by the civil magistrate in such manner as may be provided by law LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 405 Paragraph VI Contempts The power of the Courts to punish for contempt shall be limited by legislative acts Paragraph VII 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 VIII 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 Paragraph IX 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 Paragraph X 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 XI Lotteries All lotteries and the sale of lottery tickets are hereby prohibited and this prohibition shall be enforced by penal laws except that the operation of a nonprofit bingo game when the prizes given do not exceed 110000 in cash or gifts of equivalent value during any 24hour period or 220000 in cash or gifts of equivalent value during any calendar week shall not be a lottery and shall be legal in this State A nonprofit bingo game is one which is operated by a nonprofit organization No organization shall be considered a nonprofit organization within the meaning of this Paragraph except a taxexempt organization within the meaning of the Internal Revenue Code or the Georgia Income Tax Law as such Code and such Law are now or hereafter amended No organization shall be considered a nonprofit organization within the meaning of this Paragraph unless such organization shall annually file with the State Revenue Commissioner a report of an audit by a Certified or Registered Public Accountant fully accounting for all receipts and expenditures of such organization which report shall constitute a public record subject to public inspection No church 406 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL us considered rStSfS tt SJfei penalties Paragraph XIII Frami piment debtor concealed from the creditor Section III General Provisions Paragraph 1 Private Ways Just Compensation except that when private Pr y d e counties and the municipalities Iss KSfeSI1 fe rat ft k t pas gSif 3ii ment against adequate compen d for the disbursement exercise of the right of eminent mjghrsandequitis of the property ftft CUSes atthe State and8 its subdivisions may be protected 2 Notwithstanding an other SSnuSivi PHc authonaties public TSM payments to persons dlsPac foregoing public entities including undertaken or sPonred Jg relocation assistances and payments rshr cina210Ot ofhThareSan Ac of Congress of the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 407 United States of America known as the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 Public Law 91646 91st Congress approved January 2 1971 required to be made or furnished to such displaced persons by such public entities in order that federal financial assistance carr be made available to such public entities with respect to the public projects or programScausing such displacements and ii to establish and implement acquisition policies and practices and provide for the payment or reimbursement of necessary expenses of persons whose properties are acquired in connection with the acquisition of real property for public projects or programs such policies practices payments and reimbursements to include without limitation those real property acquisition policies practices payments and reimbursements which Section 305 of said Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 requires that the foregoing public entities establish and implement or pay and reimburse as the case may be in acquiring real property for a public project or program in order that federal financial assistance can be made available to such public entities with respect to such projects or programs The providing of all of such relocation assistances and payments and in connection with the acquisition of real property for public projects or programs the establishing of all of such policies and practices and the paying or reimbursing of all of such necessary expenses are declared to be necessary ampng other reasons in order to avoid the loss of large sums of money which will otherwise be made available to the foregoing public entities as financial assistance by the United States of America and shall constitute governmental functions undertaken for public purposes and the powers of taxation may be exercised and public funds expended in furtherance thereof Paragraph II 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 ARTICLE II ELECTIVE FRANCHISE Section I Qualifications and Disabilities of Electors Paragraph I Elections 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 408 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL PiraeraDh 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 year old or upwards not laboring under any of the abilities named fn this Article and possessing the qualifications provided by it shall be an elector and entitled to register and vote at any ectmnby th neoDle Provided that no soldier sailor or marine in the military o 53 services of the United States shall acquire the rights of an elector by reason of being stationed on duty in this State Paragraph III Qualifications of Electors Every citizen of this State shall be entitled to register as an elector and to vote m all elections n said State who is not disqualified under the provisions ofParagraph I of Section II of this Article and who possesses the qualifications prescribed fn Paragraph II of Sections I and II of this Article or who will possess them at the date of the election occurring ration and who in addition thereto comes within either of the classes provided for in the two following subdivisions of this paragraph 1 All nersons who are of good character and understand the duties and obligations of citizenship under a republican form of governme or 2 All Dersons who can correctly read in the English language any nJacranh of he Constitution of the United States or of this State and correcfly1 write the same in the English language wheri read tothem bv anv 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 Const uion of the United States or of this State that may be read to them by any of the registrars Section II Registration Requirements and Appeals Paraeraoh I Registration of Electors Who Disfranchised The General cminofcompetenl urisdiction of treason against the State of embezzlemen of puTc funds malfeasance in office bribery or larceny or o anv crime involving mora turpitude punishable by the laws oi mis gLwhh imprisotmtent in the penitentiary unless such persons shall have been pardoned 2nd Idiots and insane persons LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 409 Paragraph II Residence Requirements to Register and Vote The General Assembly shall provide by law for the durational residence requirements necessary to register and vote at any election by the people except that no person shall be entitled to register and vote unless he shall have resided in the State at least thirty 30 days immediately preceding the election at which he seeks to vote Paragraph III 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 III of Section I of this Article 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 of the decision complained of and shall be returned by the registrars to the office of the clerk of the superior court to be tried as other appeals Paragraph IV Judgment of Force Pending Appeal Pending an appeal and until the final decision of the case the judgment of the registrars shall remain in full force Section III General Provisions 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 Paragraph II 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 Paragraph III WriteIn 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 Judge of the Probate Court of the county in which he is to be a candi LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 410 M and by ssSSi2SSSi 2gg5SM of eligibility o hold office in this State Paragraph IV Rearm ZTc 8 civil officers elected b th bers of the General Assembly shall be SSTiheatcSaryf of gESg provided by law Paragraph V Sale of LitJuorr on EliCOon DayThe or any shall by law forbid the safle f if Javs fof the holding of any election SSfeSra and prescribe punishment for any violation of the same ARTICLE 111 legislative branch Section I Legislative Power Where Vested ofdie Estate iZSjgtL S Of a Senate and House of Representatives Section II Senatorial Districts Paragraph I Apportionment of sacTtyesixenmeembrs CEach Senator less thin fiftyfour and not more than sSSorill District The General shall be elected from and represent oneLnatorial Districts as it iSembly may M TlenSe shall be changed by SeSrTAslmblP necessary after each United States decennta census becomes official adained ynars LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 411 and who shall have been citizens of this State for four years and for one year residents of the districts from which elected Section III Representative Districts Paragraph I Apportionment of the House of Representatives The House of Representatives shall consist of representatives apportioned among the Representative Districts of the State The General Assembly may create rearrange and change Representative Districts as it deems proper The apportionment of the House of Representatives shall be changed by the General Assembly if necessary after each United States decennial census becomes official Paragraph II 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 districts from which elected Section IV Officers of the General Assembly Paragraph I President and President Pro Tempore 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 become President in case of the death resignation or permanent disability of the President or in the event of the succession of the President to the executive power In the event the President is unable to perform the duties of his office because of temporary disability the President Pro Tempore shall act as President during the period of temporary disability In the event the President Pro Tempore becomes President while the General Assembly is in session the Senate shall elect a President Pro Tempore viva voce from the Senators In the event the President Pro Tempore becomes President at a time when the General Assembly is not in session the Senate shall elect a President Pro Tempore viva voce from the Senators at the next session if any during the same term whether it be a regular session or an extraordinary session The General Assembly shall provide by law for the method of determining disability as provided in this Paragraph When a President Pro Tempore becomes President of the Senate as provided in this Paragraph such President shall receive the same compensation and allowances as the Speaker of the House of Representatives The provisions of this Paragraph shall become effective on the first day of the regular session of the General Assembly in 1977 412 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Representatives A Speaker Pro Tempore shall be elected viva voce from the Representatives and shall act in case of the death resignation or disability of the Speaker or in the event of his succession to the executive power Paragraph III 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 a Secretary of the Senate and a Speaker Pro Tempore and a Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Section V General Assembly Organization and Procedure 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 1978 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 of each year By concurrent resolution adopted by a majority of the 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 forty days in the aggregate each year Separate periods of adjournment may be fixed by one or more such concurrent resolutions The Senate and the House of Representatives shall organize each oddnumbered year and shall be a different General Assembly for each twoyear period All business pending in the Senate or the House of Representatives at the time of 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 threefifths of the members elected to the Senate and the House of Representatives as provided in Article V Section II Paragraph III of this Constitution If LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 413 any 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 Oath of Members Each Senator and Representative bere ng 1S eat take the following oath or affirmation towit1 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 V 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 mav provide y ParagraphVl Adjournment 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 VII Eligibility Appointments Forbidden 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 Peace and officers of the mihtia 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 eithej 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 nfPPSrraEiVIIIfTVa Fr0nl District Effect of The seat of a member house shall be vacated on his removal from the district from which he was elected Paragraph IX Compensation and Allowances The members of the General Assembly shall receive such compensation and allowances as shall be provided for by law but no change in such compensation or allowances shall become effective prior to the end of the term during which such change is made 414 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph X 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 XI Contempts How Punished 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 m its presence or who shall rescue or attempt to rescue any person arrested by order of either House Paragraph XII 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 XIII 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 ot Representatives unite for the purpose of election they shall meet m the Representative Hall and the President of the Senate shall in such cases preside and declare the results Section VI Impeachments Paragraph I 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 in office Paragraph II Impeachments The Senate shall have the sole power to try impeachments When sitting for that purpose the Senators shall be on oath or affirmation and shall be presided over by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Should the Chief Justice be disqualified then the Presiding Justice shall preside Should the Presiding Justice be disqualified then the Senate shall select a Justice of the Supreme Court to preside No person shall be convicted without concurrence of twothirds of the members present LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 415 impeachment shah noextend furtherhfiJudginents in cases of subject to indictment Section VII Enactment of Laws Paragraph It Journals aul Acts Each House prfCeAdinguianu Pubish il immediately after sessiOTSSemb y Sha provide for the Publication shall keep a journal of its its adjournment The Genof the laws passed by each served after publication nMtheofficeo7t1he0Se8Inf Sha11 be pre shall be no other record thereof Secretary of State but there lilillip s a sSltiPHrs 416 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph VIII 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 IX 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 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 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 X 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 XI 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 amendments or a new Constitution and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly Paragraph XII 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 417 Section VIII General Assembly Exercise of Powers 1fkgrapu owers f the General Assembly The General Assembly S nofe the POWer toL make al1 law consistent whh ths Conltituho adr repugnant to the Constitution of the United States whic hev shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the State Y Paragraph II Right of Eminent Domain The exercise of the rieht ipssisll PoviddiiTrSXSaUOWaS f of J offceS hnIifrh8raph V CorPrate Powers How Granted The General Assembly sha 1 haye no power to make or change election precincts nor to esSkh powesUand b ftThSiVeTlaw corporate powers and privileges to banking trust fnsmance railroad companies sha be ssued andd faw Mg ac in any case then in that event the legislature shall provide bv eenenl law by what person such charter shall be granted y generaI 418 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph VI Charters Revived or Amended Subject to Constitution The General Assembly shall not remit the forfeiture of the charter Of any corporation existing at the time the Constitution of 1945 became effective nor alter or 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 this 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 Paragraph VII Recognizances The General Assembly shall have no power to relieve principals or securities upon forfeited recognizances from the payment thereof either 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 VIII Contracts to Defeat Competition All contracts and agreements which may have the effector 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 The General Assembly shall enforce the provisions of this Paragraph by appropriate legislation Paragraph IX Public Utility Tariffs and Charges The power and authority of regulating railroad freight and passenger 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 X 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 419 Paragraph XI 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 XII Gratuities Exceptions 1 Except as provided in this Constitution the General Assembly shall not by vote resolution or order grant any donation or gratuity in favor of any person corporation or association 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 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 brings in the first commercial oil well in this State Such well must produce at least 100 barrels of oil per day and the determination as to whether such well is producing this amount is hereby vested in the Commissioner of Natural Resources 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 GenerlAssembly shall provide for the method of payment by the Governor 4 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 5 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 420 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 6 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the Department of Industry and Trade in order to make Georgia competitive with other states in securing new business industry and tourism is hereby authorized to expend available funds for the business meals and incidental expenses of bona fide industrial prospects and other persons who attend any meeting at the request of the Department to discuss the location or development of new business industry or tourism within the State All such expenditures shall be verified by vouchers showing the date place purpose and persons for whom such expenditures were made The State Auditor shall conduct an audit of such expenditures at least every six months 7 The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a program of indemnification with respect to the death of any law enforcement officer fireman or prison guard who is or has been killed in the line of duty subsequent to January 1 1973 Such law may provide for the method of payment of such indemnification and all other matters relative thereto provided that no such law may provide an indemnification with respect to the death of a law enforcement officer fireman or prison guard which is in excess of 50000 The General Assembly is hereby authorized to levy taxes and to appropriate State funds for the payment of such indemnification and for the purpose of implementing any law as authorized by this paragraph 8 Any provision of this Paragraph to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly is authorized to provide by law for the donation or gratuitous transfer of books and other printed materials which are owned by the State and which have been found and declared to be surplus to bona fide nonprofit civic educational or charitable organizations when such books and materials or the proceeds from the sale thereof are to be used for bona fide civic education or charitable activities or purposes Section IX Insurance Regulation Paragraph I 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 Director LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 421 Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services of this State or such other officer as may be designated by law to secure the people against loss by the operations of said companies Paragraph II Reports By Insurance Companies The General 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 Paragraph III Nonresident Insurance Companies All life insurance companies now doing business in this State or 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 IV License by Comptroller General When such showing is made to the Comptroller General of the State of Georgia by a proper certificate from the State officials 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 V 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 so depositing Any such securities as may be needed or desired by the company may be taken from said department 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 VI Subsequent Injury Workmens Compensation Trust Fund Any other provision of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly may provide for the creation of a Subsequent 422 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Injury Workmens Compensation Trust Fund to be used for the payment of a portion of the expenses of disability resulting to an employee from a combination of previous disability with subsequent injury incurred in employment The General Assembly may provide that funding for such trust fund may be derived from assessments to be levied upon all insurance companies writing workmens compensation insurance in this State and all selfinsurers appropriations gifts and donations and other sources The General Assembly may also designate the Trustees of the fund and may provide for the administration of the fund The General Assembly may authorize collection deposit and management of funds and may provide for the disposition of the funds for purposes stated hereinabove without being placed in the State Treasury Section X Appropriations Paragraph I Public Money How Drawn No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law Paragraph II 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 III Preparation Submission and Enactments of General Appropriations Bill a The Governor shall submit to the General Assembly within five days after its convening in regular session each year 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 the next fiscal year b The General Assembly shall annually appropriate the funds necessary to operate all the various departments and agencies and meet the current expenses of the State for the next fiscal year 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 423 iSsSSSSiSSK tionscbnow Gferal Appropria are adopted from time to time J d h SUch amendments as fiscal t SSaiASmbly Sha not appropriate fun for any given PpSmf Chaveaacrne5qathe iLT than thefolJlT the fScal together with an amonntnotgreaiei IX SoilectedTr erTfrr TT reve4 S lifei rW IMsS fat PXHandAaUiovedC1 Whe SCh smSS ariheSv Shibh STi deParlmenls and agencies of the State 52 SSS 424 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL asseMggaSSB3S all such contracts tncludtng he BE refunds of rterin theseal SSSSStSSStA ESS rental under such contract giSSSS35SSSS5SSi is an unappropriated surplus in the State treasury or laid for sary to pay such appropriation sha Flfnd f h State Treasury Houses and approved by the Governor a percentage thereof r SeTeai IthTeSw Sf rimoLfof refui rbes and collection costs author byjaw quate system of public roads and tadesJL forgrants to General Assembly enacts a General PjSXptiSibns Act passed ZlSSSS available for such purpose LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 425 SrWrh thS Sha n0t Preclude the General Assembly from appropriatine tl PUrPTK an aTnt Sweater than the sum Vcified aboie ff such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall besubiect to all the rules regulations and restrictions imposed on the expenditure of mnrnnra tons by provisions of the Constitution andW SostateXS provisions are in conflict with the provisions of this irttrnh Sd provided however that the proceeds of the tax hereby appropriated shall ony toutoslfthrvoed or defense or fifc conflicfwfth TtSttf md S Section XI Militia esseniLTrh1 f Militia A well regulated militia being CkS1i ial t0 thLe eaCe and security of the State the General Assmhiv shall have authority to provide by law how the milkia of his StoleThaU shiriomfsL ffCered trainCd 3rmed and equipped indofwhomlt1 aitPharagraK Vounteers The General Assembly shall have power to organiUointoattanons Vrementsirigad divisions adcorps with alnfe1SnStheSsSbe by aW and sha11 thiPmariaph Pay Mittim and Volunteers The officers and men of and vIunteer forces shall not be entitled to receive anv nav State r emoIuments when not n active service by authority ofPthe Para8raPh IV DipUne of the Militia When not in Federal service inncISMP ne of members of the Militia shall be in accordance with the Ac of ihPTS10nSi I the S011511111100 and laws of the United States therv General Assembly and directives of the Governor in his capacity as CommanderinChief of the Militia Notwithstandine anv othpr thnrif1018 f Constitution the General Assembly shall have the au b and toiiudicial punistacn or members of the Militia for the initiation of charges and subsequent 426 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL nrocedures thereon rules of evidence venue and all other matters racessarTand proS tor the maintenance of a well regulated and dtsctpluted Militia Section XII Emergency Powers Paraeraoh Emergency Powers of the General Assembly The General Assembly in order to insure continuity of State and local governmenta operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused y enemy attack shall have the power and the immediate duty il To provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of persons holding office in the Executive Judicial and lative branchesof State and local government whether aDoointment the incumbents of which may become unavailable fngP onihe powers and duties of such offices during such emergency an 2 To adopt such other measures as may be necessary and ProP Jr insuring he continuity of governmental including but not limited to the suspension of any or all constitutiona 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 ARTICLE IV CONSTITUTIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS Section I Public Service Commission Pirafranh 1 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 as provided by law 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 Constitution shall consist of The commissioners in office on the effective date of this Constitution and they shall serve until December 31 after the general election at which LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 427 the successor of each member is elected Thereafter all succeeding terms of members shall be for six years The qualifications compensations fillmg of vacancies manner and time of election power and duties of members of the Commission including the chairman shall be as provided by Section II State Board of Pardons and Paroles Paragraph I State Board of Pardons and Paroles There shall be a State Board of Pardons and Paroles to be composed of not less than five or more than seven members the numbeT to be determined by the General Assembly The successors to the present members and all members of the Board who are subsequently appointed to fill vacancies shall be appointed for terms of seven years unless removed from office for cause as hereinafter provided In the event of a vacancy for any reason other than the expiration of term such vacancy shall be filled in the manner hereinafter provided for the unexpired term All appointments to the Board shall be made by the Governor and shall be subject to the confirmation of the Senate Any member of the Board may be removed from office for cause by the unanimous action of the Governor Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General or by judgment of the Senate in a trial of impeachment The members m office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms The Governor shall not be a member of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles The General Assembly shall fix the compensation of the members of the Board but until changed by the General Assembly the members shall continue to receive that compensation which the present members are receiving The State Board or 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 fn nwhichnthpCrPt m CaSCS rf treason 5r imPeachment and except in cases m which the Governor refuses to suspend a sentence of death When a sentence of death is commuted to life imprisonment the Board shall not rvsennthe authority to grant a pardon to the convicted person until such person has served at least twentyfive years in the penitentiary and such Sfa tnf become mp for Parole at any time prior to serving of SS i ulyflVe n the Penitentiary When a person is convicted of armed robbery the Board shall not have the authority to consider such person for pardon or parole until such person has served at least five HafISfn the Pemfentiary The Board shall act on all applications within 90 days frm the filing of same and in all cases a majority shall decide the session of LfVn The State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall at each session of the General Assembly communicate to that body in full detail 428 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL each case of pardon parole commutation removal of disabilities or remission of sentence granted stating the name of th convh 1 offense for which he was convicted the sentence and its date the date ot the pardon parole commutation removal of disabilities or remission 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 Each year the Board shall elect one of its members to serve as Chairman of the Board for the ensuing year The General Assembly may enact laws in aid of but not inconsistent with this Paragraph Section III Board of Offender Rehabilitation Paragraph I Board of Offender Rehabilitation There shall be a Board of Offender Rehabilitation to be composed of nine members as fw the five members of the Board of Corrections who serve ex officio as members of the statutory Board of Offender Rehabilitation shall continue to serve out the terms to which they were appointed as members of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation herein created the Governor shall appoint the remaining four members subject to the consent of the Senate The initial appointments by the Governor shall be for one two three and fnnr vears resDectively Thereafter successors to the initial members of the Board shall be appointed by the Governor subject to the consent of the Senate for terms of office of four years and until their successors are duly appotaied and qualified The Board shall Pcy to be followed by the Department of Offender Rehabilitation Section IV Board of Natural Resources Paragraph I Creation Membership Appointment Terms of Office PowerPoint Duties Compensation There shall be a Board of Natural Resources Said Board of Natural Resources shall consist of one member from S Congressional Disriel in his Stale and one addbond member from one of the following named counties towit Chatham Bryan T ibertv McIntosh Glynn or Camden and four members from the State at Large The members in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective ternis Thereafter all succeeding appointments of members of the Board of Natural Resource shall be made by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a terin of seven years from the expiration of the previous term except in case of an unexpfred term Insofar as it is practicable the members of the Board shall be representative of all areas and functions encompassed within the Department of Natural Resources All members of the Board of LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 429 Natural Resources shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified Vacancies in office shall be filled by appointment by the Governor and submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next session of the General Assembly after the making of the appointment The Board of Natural Resources shall have such powers authority duties and shall receive such compensation and expenses as may be delegated or provided for by the General Assembly Section V Veterans Service Board 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 members in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms Thereafter all terms and appointments except in case of vacancy shall be for seven years Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor Section VI State Personnel Board Paragraph I State Personnel BoardJ The State Personnel Board in existence on the effective date of this Constitution is hereby abolished and the terms of office of persons serving on said board are abolished There shall be a new nonsalaried State Personnel Board which shall provide policy direction for a State Merit System of Personnel Administration Under said merit system State personnel shall be selected on a basis of merit fitness and demonstrated ability according to law The State Personnel Board shall be comprised of five citizens of this State of known interest in the improvement of the quality of State government Members of the State Personnel Board shall be appointed by the Governor subject to confirmation by the Senate The first members shall be appointed for terms of one two three four and five years respectively the term to be 430 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL designated by the Governor All subsequent appointments shall be for a period of five years except unexpired terms Service on the State Personnel Board shall be restricted to two consecutive terms provided that the completion of an unexpired term shall not be considered a term of Service within the context of this twoterm limitation No State official or em ployee shall be a member of the State Personnel Board All members of the State Personnel Board shall hold office until their successors are apinieTand quaUfled Vacancies in office shall be filled by appomtmen Sf the Governor and submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next session of the General Assembly after the making of the appointment Paragraph II Veterans Preference Any veteran who has served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during the penodofa war or armed conflict in which any branch of the armed forces of the United States engaged whether under United States command or othe wise and was honofably discharged thereinam shall 1terans oreference in any civil service program established in the State governmen or any political subdivision thereof as may be determined by appropriate action of the General Assembly Provided however notwithstanding any such action by the General Assembly any veteran who has served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during the period of any war or the Korean Conflic and who was honorably discharged therefrom shall be entitled to and shall receive the following preference in taking a competitive for employment with the State government or any political subdivision thereof a Such veteran who has at least a ten per centum service connected disability as rated and certified by the Veterans Administration shall be entitled Yto and shall have ten points added to his passing score on such examination and b Any other such veteran shall be entitled to and shall have five points added to his passing score on such examination Section VII Board of Industry and Trade Paragraph I Board of Industry and Trade There shall be a Department of Industry and Trade in lieu of and as successor to the Department of Community Development Wherever the words Department of Commun LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 431 ity Development were used heretofore in any statute they shall be held and taken to mean the Department of Industry and Trade There shall be a Board of Industry and Trade in lieu of and as successor to the Board of Community Development Wherever the words Board of Community Development were used heretofore in any statute they shall be held and taken to mean the Board of Industry and Trade The Board shall be composed of twenty members two from each Congressional District in the State 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 members of the Board in office on the effective date of this Constitution 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 except in case of an appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for six years dating from April 1 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 In making appointments to the Board the Governor shall insure that there is representation from local governments and area planning and development commissions as provided by law The Board shall appoint a Commissioner who shall be the Executive Officer and Administrative Head of the Department Paragraph II Powers In addition to such powers and duties as may from time to time be conferred upon the Board of Industry and Trade and the Department of Industry and Trade the Board of Industry and Trade shall be authorized to participate with any county municipality nonprofit 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 VIII State Transportation Board Paragraph I State Transportation Board Created There shall be a State Transportation 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 whose respective districts are 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 The members of the Board in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms The successors to such members 432 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL as their respective terms expire shall be elected by the GeneraiAssembly as provided herein and pursuant to the provisions of tej enacled as y hereafter be enacted to imp ement this Paragraph The State transporta don Board shall elect Commissioner of Transportation who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Transportation The and compensation ot the Board and of the Cmmssonerand shallby law prescribe the manner time and procedure for the elect of the Board and the manner of filling vacancies therein Paragraph II Compliance with Federal Law In order tccomply Federal law providing for control of outdoor advertising and j y adjacent to the roads of the FederalAid Highway Systems 11 the State of Georgia acting by and through the Department of Triisnomti authS to acquire any interests in property for the nurnose of removing or requiring the removal of outdoor advertising and forTe purpoTe ofscreening or removing or requiring the removal or screening of junk yards adjacent to such roads said acquisition to be m accordance with provisions of law and of this Constitution relating to the acquiring0 ofWprivate property interests for such public road purposes and activities incident thereto and devices or in respect to the establishment removal or control of yards6and may prwide for rules and regulations governing advertising and junk yards adjacent to such roads The General Assembly is authorized to provide for ladscaplg an roadside development within the rightsofway of the FederalAid Highway Systems and for the acquisition of interests in and improvement of strips of land necessary for the restoration preservation and enhancement of scenic beauty adjacent to such highways including acquisition and development of publicly owned and controlled rest and recreation areas a sanitary and other facilities within or adjacent to the rghtsofway of the FederalAid Highway Systems Paragraph III Intermodal Transportation Funds The General Assembly is authorized notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution except those provisions relating to taxes on motor fuels to provide by LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 433 law for the receipt administration and disbursement of funds from the United States of America to plan develop promote supervise support own operate or provide grants for safe and adequate transportation and services public and private including but not limited to air transportation railroads buses terminals waterways airports and port facilities and to exercise the powers of taxation and provide for the expenditure of public funds in connection therewith Paragraph IV Construction of Statutes Wherever the words State Highway Board were used heretofore in any statute they shall be held and taken to mean the State Transportation Board Wherever the word Director was used heretofore in connection with the Department of Transportation or State Highway Department in any statute it shall be held and taken to mean Commissioner of Transportation Wherever the words State Highway Department or State Highway Department of Georgia were used heretofore in any statute they shall be held and taken to mean the Department of Transportation ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE BRANCH Section I Election of Governor and Lieutenant Governor Paragraph I Governor Term of Office Compensation and Allowances 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 on the effective date of this Constitution and future Governors shall be eligible to succeed themselves for ope fouryear term In the event a Governor succeeds himself he shall not again be eligible to hold the office of Governor In the event a Governor does not succeed himself he shall not be eligible to hold the office of Governor until after the expiration of four years from the conclusion of his term The compensation and allowances of the Governor shall be as provided by law No Governor shall receive any emolument from the United States or either of them or from any foreign power Paragraph II Election for Governor The first election for Governor under this Constitution shall be held on Tuesday after the first Monday 434 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL in November of 1978 and the Governorelect shall be installed in office at the next session of the General Assembly An election shall bAe place renerai Assembly Sa d election shall be held at the places or noiumg cenerai electfons in the several counties of this State tn the manner preShed for Ihe election of members of the General Assembly and the electors shall be the same Paragraph III Transmission Canvassing and Publishing Elen J ass ss isS shaH be entitled fo designate one person to be present at the opening the returns r IV R11 nff Election In the event no gubernatorial candidate Mamma fas S he Subllcaionshall opening of the iection On the Tuesday next following the runoff IKS GansthuhonaMfficers Election Wd shallconvene opn V v renerai Assembly may Provide Additional Procedures ThGeneral bylaw for any additional procedures LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 435 or requirements connected with any subject matter embraced within Paragraphs III and IV and in connection with any contested election provided such laws are not inconsistent with the provisions therein Paragraph VI Lieutenant Governor 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 The compensation and allowances of the Lieutenant Governor shall be as provided by law Paragraph VII Qualifications of Governor and Lieutenant Governor No person shall be eligible to the office of Governor or Lieutenant Governor who shall not have been a citizen of the United States fifteen years and a citizen of the State six years immediately preceding his election and who shall not have attained the age of thirty years when he assumes office Paragraph VIII Succession to Executive Power In case of the death resignation or disability of the Governor or the GovernorElect the Lieutenant Governor or the Lieutenant GovernorElect upon becoming the Lieutenant Governor shall exercise the executive power and receive the compensation of the Governor until the next general election 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 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 pn which the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive power 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 436 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section II Duties and Powers of Governor Paragraph I CommanderinChief The Governor shall be commanderinchief of the army and navy of this State and of the militia thereof Paragraph II Reprieves and Pardons 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 hereinbefore 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 Paragraph III 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 on the state of the State and recommend for its 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 437 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 selfconvened 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 compensation and allowances during such extraordinary session as provided by law during a regular session Paragraph IV 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 V 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 VI 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 bill 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 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such bill was 438 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL passed Such bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 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 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 VII 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 or to provide for a new Constitution Paragraph VIII 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 439 Section III Other Elected Executive Officers Paragraph I Executive Officers How Elected The Secretary of State Attorney General State School Superintendent Comptroller General Commissioner of Agriculture and the 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 tabulation and canvassing of the returns of the election runoff elections contested elections and declaration of the results of the election applicable to the election of Governor shall apply to the electiorf of the abovenamed executive officers and they shall be commissioned by the Governor and hold their offices for the same time as the Governor In case of the death or withdrawal of a person having received a majority of the whole number of votes cast in an election for any of the abovenamed offices the Governor elected at such election upon becoming Governor shall have the power to fill such office by appointing subject to the confirmation of the Senate an individual to serve until the next general election at which time a successor shall be elected to serve out the unexpired term of office Paragraph II Duties Authority and Compensation and Allowances of Other Executive Officers The General Assembly shall have power to prescribe the duties authority and compensation and allowances 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 Commissioner of Agriculture or Commissioner of Labor unless he shall have been a citizen of the United States for ten years shall have resided in this State for six years next preceding his election and shall be at least twentyfive years of age when elected All of said officers shall give bond and security under regulation 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 440 compensation other than his by law except his necessary expenses when absent from the government on business for the State Parasranh VI Great Seal What Constitutes Custody When Affged provided by law Section IV Disability of Executive Officers Paraeranh I Disability of Executive Officers Except as otherwise provided in this Constitution if any elected Constitutional Executive Officer Is unable to perform the duties of his office because of a permanent nhvsical or mental disability determined after hearing evidence mcluding teslimonv from not less than three qualified physicians in private practice one of whom must be a psychiatrist not employed in any capaci y y Se federl cTocal governments by the Supreme Court of Georgia unon a Son of any four elected Constitutional Executive Officers P u u ii Up declared vacant and the successor to that office witnesses and the assistance of Counsel LEGISLATIVE MANUAL ARTICLE VI JUDICIARY 441 Section h Courts Enumerated Paragraph I Courts Enumerated The judicial powers of this State shall be vested in a Supreme Court a Court of Appeals Superior Courts Probate Courts 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 Unified Judicial System For the purposes of administration all of the courts of the State shall be a part of one unified judicial system The administration of the unified judicial system shall be as provided by law As used herein administration does not include abolition or creation of courts selection of judges or jurisdictional provisions other than as otherwise authorized in this Constitution The administration provided herein shall only be performed by the unified judicial system itself and shall not be administered to or controlled by any other department of Government Section II Supreme Court and Court of Appeals 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 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 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 Court to preside in said case provided that if all the justices are disqualified they or a majority 442 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL of them shall despite their disqualification select seven judges of the Superior Courts to preside in the case but they shall make such selectionsby 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 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 result 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 Uijited 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 which involve the validity of or the construction of wills 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 443 decide cases transferred to it by the Court of Appeals because of an eual 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 of 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 Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals 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 not less than three Judges and of such additional Judges as the General Assembly shall from time to time prescribe The terms of the Judges of the Court of Appeals shall be for 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 Court 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 now or 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 444 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 n shall be as the Supreme Court shall by its rules prescribe until otherwise provided by law No affirmance of the judgment of the courj 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 has or may hereafter 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 on the effective date of this Constitution 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 case when the Court is sitting as a body the case shall be immediately transferred to the Supreme Court Paragraph IX Appeals from the Juvenile Court 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 rendered LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 445 by any juvenile court and it shall further be the duty of the District Attorney of the judicial circuit within which the juvenile court or courts are located to represent the juvenile court on such appeals The time for filing such bill of exceptions and the procedure governing same shall be as now provided by law for appeals or as may hereafter be provided by law but in any case the Juvenile Judge may by order grant extensions of time for the filing of such bill of exceptions so as to afford opportunity for preparation of a brief or transcript of evidence in cases where such is required Section III Superior Courts Paragraph I Terms Etc of Superior Court Judges There shall be not less than one 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 term 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 Notwithstanding the provision of this Section providing for a term of four years for judges of the superior courts and notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution the term of office of each of the Judges of the Superior Court of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit shall be for 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 electors of the circuit wherein the superior court judge is to serve who are entitled to vote for members of the General Assembly at the general election held for such members next preceding the expiration of their respective terms 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 other causes shall be filled by appointments of the Governor until the first day of January after the general election 446 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Jurisdiction Paragraph I Exclusive Jurisdiction Except in Juvenile Cases 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 except in the case of juvenile offenders as provided by law 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 Paragraph IV Appellate Jurisdiction They shall have appellate jurisdiction in all 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 State 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 subject to the right of trial by a jury on written demand of either party LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 447 Paragraph VIII Sessions The Superior courts shall sit in each countv not less than twice in each year at such times as have been or may be 225J Iaw Th 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 mav n2 11 Presiding Judge Disqualified The General Assembly dC by iaw fur the appointment of some proper person to preside in cases where the presiding judge is from any cause disqualified uufph X ludfes of Superior State and City Courts May Alternate S county within which there is or hereafter may be a City OK CUrt tb5 JHdg of such a curt and the Judge of the rtKJSL0 JJrtnay Preside in the Courts of each other in cases where the judge of either Court is disqualified to preside Section V State Court of Claims Paragraph I State Court of Claims jurisdiction appeals The General rSSwth here authorized to create and establish a State Court of Claims with jurisdiction to try and dispose of cases involving claims for injury or damage except the taking of private property for public our K JEfiflKttS f Ceorgia its agencies or Apolitical sSbditlsions as the General Assembly may provide by law Notwithstanding anv other P7slon thfs Constitution the General Assembly may provide for exclusive jurisdiction over such cases in the State Court f Claims fnHVldC fr inalf such cases without a jury and prescribe the pEce CourTTnTth rhlCht suchcases may be brought and tried The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall have original jurisdiction to trv thPdmShH r0rs f aw f5om such State curt of Claims according to the method of appeal to said courts now provided for or as may hereafter be provided by law Nothing contained herein shall constitute a waive of the immunity of the State from suit but such sovereign mmuS I expressiy reserved except to the extent of any waiver of imZniti provided in this Constitution and such waiver or qualification of immunity as s now or may hereafter be provided by act of the General teSto 448 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section VI Probate Court Paragraph I Probate Court Judge of Probate Court Appeals The powers of a court of probate shall be vested in the Probate Court and the Judge of the Probate Court for each county from whose decisions there may be an appeal or by consent of the parties without a decision to the Superior Court under regulations prescribed by law Paragraph II Powers a The Probate Courts 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 b The Probate Courts shall have jurisdiction to issue warrants try cases and impose sentences thereon in all misdemeanor cases arising under the traffic laws of the State and in all cases arising under the Compulsory School Attendance Law in all counties of this State in which there is no State 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 offenses arising under the traffic laws of the State within their respective jurisdictions Paragraph III Term of Office The Judge of the Probate Court shall hold his office for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified Paragraph IV Construction Wherever the words Ordinary or Ordinaries or the words Court of Ordinary or Courts of Ordinary appear in any statutes of this State and such words refer to the county officer heretofore known and designated as the Ordinary or the court heretofore known and designated as the Court of Ordinary such words are hereby stricken and the words Judge of the Probate Court or Judges of the Probate Courts or the words Probate Court or Probate Courts respectively are hereby inserted in lieu of such stricken words The changing of the name of the Ordinary and the Court of Ordinary to Judge of the Probate Court and Probate Court respectively shall not affect the status of any matter pending before any such officer or any such court on January 1 1975 and any such matter may be continued or disposed of by the Judge of the Probate Court or by the Probate Court as the case may be LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section VU Justices of the Peace 449 provided by the General Assembly thel h n k688 11 bas been otherwise one justice of the peace whose offirit Sba be ln ech militia district an unexpired term shall be for fCIa term excPt when elected to fill General Assembly may gsfejgSW however hat the office of justice of the peace and nf t b llSu JUStlce courts and the the peace in any city ofP this pubh exofficio justice of thousand and establish in lieu thereof irh r PPulaton of over twenty courts as the General Assemblymay In Us SretioTd r SyStem f conferring upon such new court nr rrnL dlscretion deem necessary established the jurisdiction as to subject of curts when so courts and by justices of the saffit mattr now exercised by justice of the peace together with such additfonnintar8 Pubbc exofficio justices or subject mattlr as may efither a to amount has not exclusive jurisdiction under thic yriaWwbereo some other court provision as to rules and ocedSe together with such and the correction of errors in and hv 11 courts aad as to new trials provision for the correction of errors when8and WIth such further Appeals or the Supreme Court h SuPenor Court or Court of to time in its discretion provide or authorise1 Assembly may from time shall not be subject to the rules of coVrt so established Section IX of Article VIof rtLr1wty laid down in Paragraph I of ever that the Provided how courts as the General Assembly may fn Us discretioSr deem r Sy8tem f and noareS p bUc e fficioVt W of Pac additional jurisdiction either LJ ces e together with such be provided by kw whereof Some othOUnt to subject matter a may under this Constitution together also rith rtfS exclusive jurisdiction and procedure in such courts and 7 in proslons as to rules errors in and by said courts and with the correction of correction of errors by the Superior SK provisln for the the Supreme Court as the General AsSmMv m the CoUrt of APpaIs or its discretion provide or authorize te iy may from time to time in have jurisdiction in FidtonCounh ofFulto County shall either cdneurtStt S VS f Aaa as may be now or hereafter nrovideH k ti r m ieu ustlce courts shall not be subject to the rules of uniform iytCOUrt SO established o Section IX ofrticU VI oitte CosS ofGeoSa 1 450 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph II Jurisdiction Justices of the peace shall m all civil cases arising ex contractu and in cases of injury or damage to and conversion5 f 3personal property when the principal mto nMid two hundred dollars and shall sit monthly at fed times and places d in all cases there may be an appeal to a jury in said court or n appeal to the Superior Court under such regulations as may be prescribed by law Paragraph III Elections and Commissions Justices of the Peac h be elected by the legal voters in their respective districts and shall be confmissloned y the8 Governor They shall be removable on conviction for malpractice in office Section VIII Notaries Public Paraeraoh I Appointment Number Term Removal Commissioned nnfaHef nSblic notCo exceed one for each militia district may be ap of ft S SIS 5 iTtefnon con viction for malpractice in office Section IX Uniformity of Courts Paraeraoh I Uniformity Provided For Except as otherwise provided in Pthis Constitution the jurisdiction powers proceedings andPcticeof all courts or officers invested with judicial powers except State Courts and Sty Courts of the same grade or class so and the force and effect of the process judgment and decree by sucn courts severally shall be uniform This uniformity must be established by the General Assembly and in case of State Courts and 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 die legal advisor of the Executive Department to represent the LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 451 Em SK53SS byrheSGand in a Vil and form such other services as shall bereuLdofhlSbyaw d P Section XI District Attorneys attorneffor There shall be a district vacancy shall be four years The ucceoi of term to 1 a incumbents shall be elected by the elector of h PesePt and subsequent trict attorney is to serve who are aSSd IrCUt wherein the disGeneral Assembly at the general rtStto ij vote for members of the tion of their respective terms Eerv vacanl next Preceding the expirana ion or other cause shall be fnied hv anoS1ned by death siguntil the first day of of he Governor the expiration of 30 days from the timegeea electlon held next after election a successor for LTxVValSteT WWch represent the State 1nall casefn dLthe dty of the district attorney to Court and Court of Appeals and to S of hl circuit to the Supreme be required of him by law perform such other services as shall were usedheretoforenTnyattiew1in WOr solicitor general to the office of the district aftornl he words were used to refer hd ad SSCLrXydEdadltirWn WS 5 Section XII Salares of Justices Judges and Dstrct Attorneys riarZofiyS n7Z 7Zanc lusti W M Court of Appeals the of LSipreme C2ur the Judges of the Attorneys shall receive suchcompeiiMlionPrluUrtS and the Disri law The General Assembly maamhoH 1 alIwances as provided by compensation and allowances of a 1 suPPlement the Attorney of the Judicial Circuit in wh1chVrhS j CUrt and District sag Ill funds under exsung laws such laws shill remaSXrSUheieTby LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 452 the General Assembly Provided Yudee1 onheobate Court or such missioners of Richmond County or tjme have charge of the fiscal other board or person as may legislative action continue to affairs of said comnsation and allowances supplement from said Gounty Qf whkh the said County of of the Judge of Superior the sumfoTwo Thousand 2000 Dollars per Richmond is a part by the ST amount received by said judge annum which shall be in addition CSSed to be a part of out of the State treasury and such P nt Jg be made to the court expenses of said Coun y5cf sJbseqUent terms as well as the judge now m e Juring h P General Assembly to increase 333SS58K3S8 2as above provided Paragraph II Power to Abolish or The General Assembly shall in any particular judicial the fees accruing to the office of distric sation and allowances for circuit and in lieu thereof to pres unformity of such compensation or such office without regard tohennXhJve the further power to deallowance the vanpus circuits and shall and fees termine whatdisposition shall be ade sUch judicial circuit where accruing to the office of distric hnl have the further power if it so Section XIII Qualifications of Justices Judges Etc Paragraph I Age Citizenship thcourt of Appeal or a Judge Justice of the Supreme Court a J g election he shall have at of Superior Courts unless at the of to eiecuoiof the State tained the age of thirty ycars an years No person shall be three years and have shall have attained Attorney General unless at the time of m citizen of the State for the age of twentyfive years and shall have been for seVen six ylars next of his years No person shall be a Jars of age shall have been a1hiSnhofSihe Stall th years and shall have practiced law for three vears next preceding his election LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 453 tiararTPhIL Eeritus Justices and Judges Preside Chief Justices Emeritus and Justices Emeritus of the Supreme Court Judges Emeritus of the Appa s and Judges Emeritus of the Superior Courts shall be eligible to preside in or over the Supreme Court of Georgia the Court of Awmhi ofGor6a aud 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 y y Paragraph III Discipline Removal and Involuntary Retirement faI Judicial Qualifications Commission There shall be a Judicial Quaiifications Commission It shall consist of seven members as follows i two judges of any court of record each selected by the Supreme Court ii three members of the State Bar who shall have practiced law in this State Othe eStateeBarearaSnHndi htsha11 be eIected by the Board of Governors ot the State Bar and in two citizens neither of whom shall be a the State Bar who shall be appointed by the Governor The members in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms and until their successors are elected or appointed and have qualified Thereafter all members sS serve for anThf fOUF rari and until their successors are elected or appointed and have qualified Whenever any member ceases to hold the office or hkPmpmLthhquabcations which entitled him to be appointed a member his membership shall terminate and the appointing authority shall select his successor for the unexpired term No member of the Commission shall receive any compensation for his services but shall be allowed his neces ryeTnSeS xj0r trav1 bard and lodging incurred in the performance fvhikU leSir0 lfmber f the Commission except the Judges shall hold Office r be elgibe for appointment to a State judicial hnMrfr g aS he 1Isamernber of the Commission No member shall sion shin hnvrH PiCa party or organization No act of the Commisrnmk b K nd Uin ess incurred in by a majority of its members The Commission shall select one of its members to serve as chairman b Procedure and Grounds A justice or judge of any court of this State m accordance with the procedure prescribed in this Paragraph may be removed or otherwise disciplined for willful misconduct in office or willful and persistent failure to perform his duties or habitual intemperance or for conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice which brings the judicial office into disrepute or he may be retired for disability seriously interfering with the performance of his duties which is or is likely to become of a permanent character The Commission may after such investigation as it deems necessary order a hearing to be held before it concerning the removal or retirement of a justice or a judge LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 454 or the Commission may in its discretion request the Supreme Court to appoint a special master to hear and take evidence m the matter and to report thereon to the Commission If after hearing or after considering the record and report of the master the Commission finds good cause therefor it shall recommend to the Supreme Court the removal other discipline or retirement as the case may be of the justice or judge The Supreme Court shall review the record of the proceedings on the law and facts and in its discretion may permit the introduction o additional evidence and shall order removal other discipline or retirement as it finds just and proper or wholly reject the recommendation Upon an order for retirement the justice or judge shall thereby be retired with the same rights and privileges as if he retired pursuant to statute Upon an order for removal the justice or judge shall thereby be remo e from office and his compensation and allowances shall cease from the date of the order The Supreme Court shall prescribe rules governing priviiege coniidendality and practice and procedure in all proceedings brought hereunder A iusticeor judge who is a member of the Commission or Supreme Court shall not participate in any proceedings involving his own removal other discipline or retirement Section XIV Venue Paragraph I Divorce Case Divorce cases shall be brought in 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 Smtes Army Post or military reservation within the State of Georgia for mvea next preceding the filing of the petition may bring an action for divorce in aniunty adjacent tosaid United States Army Post or military reservation Pnr ieraoh II Land Titles Cases respecting titles to land shall be tried have jurisdiction LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 455 Paragraph IV Suits Against Joint Obligors Copartners Etc Suit against joint obligors joint promissors copartners nr S Suits residing in differeni copies may be ried ta eS coLnfy Paragraph V Suits Against Maker Endorser Etc Suits aeainst the maker and endorser of promissory notes or drawer acceptor and endorser fefrem coLPer shallbhe H exchhaSe or like instrument residing in difceptor residesS h b brOUght ln the county where the maker or ac Paragraph VI All Other Cases All other civil cases shall be tried in the inTeTT clefncalt resides and all criminal cases shall be tried rJ1 CTy W t crlme was committed except cases in the Sunerior as Sjni m irf k SEiSK tEortst be exercised in such manner as has been or shall be provided by law1 Section XV Jury Trial btSlr rr hvtfn1 Selection f Jurors The General Assembly shall provide r tbe se ecton f the most experienced intelligent and UDrieht men to serve as grand jurors and intelligent and upr gh Ten to serve as JUrrS Nevetheless the grand jurors shall be competent STve as traverse jurors The General Assembly shall have the nower to remnre sembfymay aS Under SUch the General As Paragraph III Compensation of Jurors It shall be the dntv nensahonT by aws t0 pensation of jurors in all counties in this State 8 450 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Section XVI 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 m any county at the discretion of the General Assembly Paragraph II Supreme Court Cost Pauper Oath The cost in the Supreme Court and Court of Appeals shall be as 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 ARTICLE VII TAXATION Section I Power of Taxation Paraeraoh I Taxation a Sovereign Right The right of taxation is a sovereign Tightinalienable indestructibleis the life of the State and Hehtfuflv 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 shalleverhavetheauthom revocablv give grant limit or restrain this right and all laws grants contracts and all other acts whatsoever by said government or any deoartment thereof to affect any of these purposes shall be and are hereby declared to be null and void for every purpose whatsoever and sakl nghtoftaxation shall always be under the complete control of and revocable by the State notwithstanding any gift grant or contract whasoever by the General Assembly The power to tax corporations and corporate property shall nt 1kg surrendered or suspended by any contract or grant to which the State shall be a party Paragraph II Taxing Power Limited 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 in time of war shall not exceed onefourth 14 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 uiiativj MANUAL 457 rporaVisand1 other f StCk f bankin8 banking corporations such nronmv mT 8 m comPetition with such V 5 mins on at a ra n0t excdi Mf AU axes shall be taxation shall be uniform upon the same dasr pturpos only AI1 ritorial limits of the authority levying thJ t fVbjects wthln the ter taxation of property shall consist of Llih J Classes f subjects for classes of intangible f property and one or more Assembly shall W The General taxation and to adopt different including money for classes of such property S ad dfferent methods for different IIMI ahehocsa7o rr1 iihis and all motor vehicles including trailers as a senarfte tn 5P tny classes of tangible oronertv iw 1 as a seParate class from other adop different ratesmeihodoiasswnenf Kfy W purPes ad property and to enact leeklm868816 dateLs for the taxation of such person firm or corpwation frCTnecaniloSte1i hewh Prevent any ad valorem taxes on said motor veWcles8 ymen of ther fair share of theGeralAssemtdyshalf be amhorizetHo his and all mobile homes other than thncx Lna legislation treating any owner thereof for he homestead homes which qualify the law as a separate class of DroDertvPfrnm exemPtlon under Georgia for ad valorem tax pnrposef and w xjjdftnurt angible pr0Ee assessment dates for the taxation adopt different rates methods or consistent fiE ad t0 enact eslation ing payment of their fair share ad The General Assembly may provide for a different method and time of I ntS and COlleCtin f ad Valrem taXeS Of Public ba8S f Val al a taxation by law exempi 458 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL irrevocably held in trust ioi nmfit from the operation of and charitable insiutins uPf any priVate person all buildings erected which can mure to the benef t ot any private Qther seminary of for and used as a JoHegj property held oused as endowment by learning and also all funds or P P cpminaries of learning provided such colleges incorporated acade roviciei further that said the same is not invest ra h Ueges incorporated academies or exemptions shall only apply to such colleges int the real other seminaries of learning as ar P and tht of any other literary and personal estate of any P t library all books and philo association used by or connected b such library J as sf sssws institution this exemption shall not apply is rented ia s but no longer than tor the year next after their production The General Assembly is hereby authorized to personal clothing and effects ifnot held appliances and other persona pr P shall be exempt from all ad foT sale rental orhg atSSSd to provide ry law thaT all tools and te 1 aid gSPTS vtloLVxSTn amount not to exceed 30000 in actual value LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 459 primarly as such but not to exceed 200000 of its value rhjeby exempted from a11 ad valorem taxation for State County and 3rHlPUSeS except taxes levied by municipalities for school purposes interest on and retire bonded indebtedness provided entbZfr KUld tbC Wner f a dWelUng hOUSe n a a Who 12 enttled to homestead exemption participate in the program of rural housing and obtain a new house under contract with the local housing aliiwJiyhh Sha11 5 enitld 0 rlve homestead making such contract The General Assembly mav from nfi0 time lwer said exemption to not less than 125000 The value I excessof thf 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 vided for shall not apply to taxes levied by municipalises P There shall be exempt from all ad valorem intangible taxes in this bnes1fCk f a subsidiary corporation not doSig stwk is Lied Sht e nnety cent o such common voting owed by a Georgia corporation with its principal place of d n ths State and was acquired or is held for thepurpose of enabling the parent company to carry on some part of its established line of business through such subsidiary esiaoiisned owned bviSiatrLTy CXempt frm jaxation intangible personal property i l forming a part of a pension profit sharing or stock bonus plan if such trust is exempt from Federal income tax under Section 401a 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 12500 00 on his homester which he owns and which he actually occupies as a residence Md homestead such exemption being from all ad valorem taxation for State county municipal and school purposes The value of all property m excess of the above exempted amount shall remain subject to taxation The term disabled veteran as used herein means a disabled American foicesnoffthyUnfteHriiartmed COnfliCt L Wuch any branch of the armed torces of the United States engaged whether under United States com mand or otherwise and who is disabled as a result of such service in the armed forces due to loss or loss of use of both lower extremities such as to preclude locomotion without the aid of braces crutches canes or a wheel chair or blindness in both eyes having only light perception plus loss or loss of use of one lower extremity or due to the loss or loss of use of one lower extremity together with residuals of organic disease or injury which so affect the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude locomotion without resort to a wheelchair P P 460 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Each person who is sixtyfive 65 years of age or over is hereby granted an exemption from all State and county ad valorem taxes m the amount of 400000 on a homestead owned and occupied by him as a residence if his net income together with the net income of his spouse who also occupies and resides at such homestead as net income is defined by Georgia law from all sources except as hereinafter provided does not exceed 400000 for the immediately preceding taxable year for income tax oumoses For the purposes of this paragraph net income shall not include income received as retirement survivor or disability benefits under the Federal Social Security Act or under any other public or private retirement disability or pension system except of the maximum amount authorized to be paid to an individual and his spouse under the Federal Social Security Act and income from such sources in excess of such maximum amount shall be ypWggfg income for the purposes of this paragraph The value ot me residence m excess of the above Anv such owner shall not receive the benefits of such homestead exemp Eon unless h7 or though his agent files an affidavit with the tax commissSSef or tax receiver of the county in which he resides giving his age and the amount of income which he and his spouse received during t fast taxabk year for income tax purposes and such additional information relative toeceiving the benefits of such exemption as will enable the ax KSS receiver to make a determination as to whether such own is entitled to such exemption The tax commissioner or tax receiver shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose Such apphcations shall b orocessed in the same manner as other applications for homestead exemp do and the provisions of law applicable to the processing of homestead exempSons asThe same now exists or may hereafter fended shal QnnlvP thereto Provided that after any such owner has filed the proper affidavit as provided above and has been allowed the exemption provided herein it shall not be necessary that he make application and fi e me said affidavit thereafter for aay year and d emptron Jah continue to be allowed to such owner It shall be theduty of owner however to notify the tax commissioner or tax receiver m me event he becomes ineligible for any reason for the this paragraph The General Assembly may provide by law for the PPer administration of this exemption including penalties necessary therefor The increased exemption provided for herein shall app y o years beginning after December 31 1974 The General Assembly shall have the authority to provi tion from any and all taxation any facilities which shall be installed or constructed for the primary purpose of eliminating or reducing air or poUution6 Th General Assembly is further authorized to provide for he manner in which such exemptions shall be granted and to prescribe the prerequisites which shall be required to be met before any such exemption LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 461 shall be granted including the designation of any appropriate State agency MWIiftM 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 The governing authority of any county or municipality may exempt from ad valoreni taxation including all such taxes levied for State countv municipal or school purposes all of the value of certain tangible property used in a solar energy heating or cooling system and all the value of tanlbe Property consisting only of machinery and equipment direetty used m the manufacture of solar energy heating or cooling systems For the purposes of this subparagraph solar energy heating or cooling systems shall mean and include all controls tanks pumps heat exchangers and other equipment used directly and exclusively for the conversion of solar energy for heating or cooling but shall not include walls roofs or equipment that would ordinarily be contained in a similar structure not designed or modified to use solar energy for heating or cooling For the purposes of this exemption the term heating shall also mean and include water heating and drying This subparagraph shall be repealed and shall be null and void effective July 1 1986 The exemptions granted to the homestead within this Paraeraoh shall extend to and shall apply to those properties vested in one or more title holders if actually occupied by one or more crampT16 a residence In such instances such exemptions shall be nnt SUCh PrPerties lf claimed in the manner herein provided by PvlnLm0rei lihe owner1s actually residing on such property Such exemptions shall also extend to those homesteads the title to which is vested in an administrator executor or trustee if one or more of the lions SamiU1hvUfhiUSp residinK8 n tuch PrPerty shall claim the exemptions granted by this Paragraph in the manner herein provided The General Assembly shall be authorized to exempt from ad valorem taxation property of nonprofit hospitals used in connection with their fnPrmIOn PrVdedu luat such hospitals have no stockholders and no income or profit which is distributed to or for the benefit of any private ESkrUoratif t0 f Gergia regUlatin noProfit The General Assembly shall be authorized to exempt from ad valorem S propertyt of nonprofit homes for the aged used in connection vflth heir operation provided that such homes for the aged have no stockholders and no income or profit which is distributed to or for the benefit of any private person and are qualified as exempt organizations 462 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Section 501 as amended and are subject to the laws of Georgia regulating nonprofit and charitable corporations Each disabled veteran as hereinafter defined who is a citizen and resident of Georgia is hereby granted an exemption from all ad valorem taxes on the vehicle which he owns and on which he actually places the free HV vehicle license plates he receives from the State of Georgia such exemption being from all ad valorem taxation for State county municipal and school purposes The term disabled veteran as used herein means any veteran who was discharged under other than dishonorable conditions and who served on active duty of the Armed Forces of the United States or on active duty in a reserve component of the United States including the National Guard and who is receiving or who is entitled to receive a statutory award from the Veterans Administration for 1 Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both feet 2 Loss or permanent loss of use of one or both hands 3 Loss of sight in one or both eyes 4 Permanent impairment of vision of both eyes of the following status Central visual acuity of 20200 or less in the better eye with corrective glasses or central visual acuity of more than 20200 if there is a field defect in which the peripheral field has contracted to such an extent that the widest diameter of visual field subtends on angular distance no greater than twenty degrees in the better eye The homestead of each resident of each independent school district who is 62 years of age or over and who does not have an income from all sources including the income from all sources of all members of the family residing within said homestead exceeding 600000 per annum may be exempt by law from all ad valorem taxation for educational purposes levied for and in behalf of such school system No such exemption shall be granted unless an affidavit of the owner of the homestead is filed with the governing authority of his city or with a person designated by the governing authority of such city giving his age the amount of income which he received for the immediately preceding calendar year the income which the members of his family residing within the homestead received for such period and such other additional information relative to receiving the benefits of the exemption granted by this paragraph as will enable the governing authority of such city or the person designated by the governing authority of such city to make a determination as to whether such owner is entitled to said exemption The governing authority of the city or the person designated by the said governing LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 463 authority shall provide affidavit forms for this purpose The exemniinn annltnththe homestead within this paragraph shall extend to and shall HliyhlHihOSprferneS the 1egal title to which is vested in one or more h dfirs lf actually occupied by one or more such owners as a resided fordinnth rnTrre suchTtite holders possesses the qualifications prouS Para2raPh In such instances such exemptions shall be S o moreCofPthfFteS f Clamfd in lh manner herein provided by 1r more of the owners actually residing on such property Such vtl0nS shalalso extend to those homesteads the title to which is vested in an administrator executor or trustee if one or more of the heirs provided for Sf Indian3 prthperty sha11 Possess he qualifications provided tor herein and shall claim the exemptions granted bv this nara m nniier herein provided The exemption provided for herein shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31 1972 The homestead of each resident of each county school district who is 62 inclifdinoaf r Ver and rho does not have an income from all sources homes Sd eCxeeZl S6ftTmbers of the family residing within said ail ad d g S60 0P peF annum may be exempt by law from nf enKVa Kren taxatlon for educational purposes levied for and in behalf of such school system including taxes to retire school bond indebtedness No such exemption shall be granted unless an affidavit of the owner of the homestead is filed with the Tax Receiver or tL CommissionTof his gJJgj gXmg hlS 8e thf amount of income which he received for the immediately preceding calendar year the income which the members of suclwrfher rSv8 the homestead received for such period and such other additional information relative to receiving the benefits of the exemption granted by this paragraph as will enable the Tax Receiver feeTtiti Commissioner to make a determination as to whether such owner provide1 ffidavi formffn Tax Recer or Tax Commissioner shall P ffidavit forms for this purpose The exemption granted to the 5Sad rhin lls ParagraPh shall extend to and shall apply to those properties the legal title to which is vested in one or more title holders if actually occupied by one or more such owners as a residence and one this nre aSUdh hodrs possesses the qualifications provided for to this paragraph In such instances such exemptions shall be granted to such properties if claimed in the manner hereto proviS by on or moro of the owners actually residing on such property Such exemptions shall also extend to those homesteads the title to which is vested to an admin S eXeCUt0i r trustee if one or more of the heirs or ceslto que uses herein8 n property shall possess the qualifications provided for herein and shall claim the exemptions granted by this paragraph in the manner herein provided The exemption provided5 for hereto shall apply to all taxable years beginning after December 31 1972 PP y 464 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL In order to encourage and enhance overall economic development increase employment promote agribusiness and to provide incentives for the location of new and expanding manufacturing and processing facilities harvested agricultural products which have a plantingtoharvest cycle of 12 months or less which are customarily cured and aged for a period in excess of one year after harvesting and before manufacturing and which are held in this State for manufacturing or processing purposes shall be exempt from all ad valorem taxation The governing authority of any county or municipality may subject to the approval of the electors of such political subdivision exempt from ad valorem taxation including all such taxes levied for educational purposes and for State purposes all or any combination of the following types of tangible personal property 1 Inventory of goods in the process of manufacture or production which shall include all partly finished goods and raw materials held for direct use or consumption in the ordinary course of the taxpayers manufacturing or production business in the State of Georgia The exemption provided for herein shall apply only to tangible personal property which is substantially modified altered or changed in the ordinary course of the taxpayers manufacturing processing or production operations in this State 2 Inventory of finished goods manufactured or produced within the State of Georgia in the ordinary course of the taxpayers manufacturing or production business when held by the original manufacturer or producer of such finished goods The exemption provided for herein shall be for a period not exceeding twelve 12 months from the date such property is produced or manufactured 3 Inventory of finished goods which on the first day of January are stored in a warehouse dock or wharf whether public or private and which are destined for shipment to a final destination outside the State of Georgia and inventory of finished goods which are shipped into the State of Georgia from outside this State and stored for transshipment to a final destination outside this State The exemption provided for herein shall be for a period not exceeding twelve 12 months from the date such property is stored in this State All property that is claimed to be exempt under the provisions of this subsection shall be designated as being in transit upon the official books and records of the warehouse dock or wharf whether public or private where such property is being stored Such official books and records shall contain a full true and accurate inventory of all such property including the date of the receipt of the property the date of the withdrawal of the property the point of origin of the property and the point of final destination of the same if known i ilSLATIVE MANUAL 465 wheth0efrfinfhlt00ks and reCOrds of any such warehouse dock or wharf shaUhbe au tilPr i Pertaining to any such in transit property State and this defined as the foIowing words W and phrases chiact3lnandedkSHdi iTean goods wares and merchandise of every n0t lnclud unrecovered unextracted J natural resources or raw materials or goods in the nrocess of manufacture or production or the stockintrade of a retail cessed thtWrarrialS i411mean any material whether crude or pro of such P1tcal subdivision and it shall be the duty ofPsaid call h 30 mre h3n 45 days after the date of the issuance of the S2 SSSfS 3rE exemnfed1 m redVctlon n the percent of the value of suchPproperty to be repealed as Dvidedh6 ntlI and unless such exemption is revoked or af Provded herein An increase in the percent of the value of tfon of th t0 exemPted may be accomplished by appropriate resoluhereof ffiRTSS f SUCh county or municipality3 copy sioner nrovided 1k transmItted to the Stae Revenue Commfs P hat such increase shall be in increments of 20 40 466 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 60 or 80 of the value of such tangible personal property as defined herein within the discretion of such governing authority If more than onehalf of the votes cast on such question are in favor of such exemption then such exemption may be granted by the governing authority commencing with the next ensuing calendar year otherwise such exemption may not be granted Exemptions may only be revoked by a referendum election called and conducted as provided herein provided that the call for such referendum shall not be issued within five years from the date such exemptions were first granted and if the results of said election are in favor of the revocation of such exemptions then such revocation shall be effective only at the end of a fiveyear period from the date of such referendum All laws exempting property from taxation other than the property herein enumerated shall be void Paragraph V Revocation of Tax Exemptions All exemptions from taxation heretofore granted in corporate charters are declared to be henceforth null and void Section II Purposes and Method of Taxation Paragraph I 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 repel invasion and 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 e LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 467 against the State shall ever be created for th vided no indebtedness MraSRS ijSsSiSg auttataga lSt S WirWyVSfe SS SKiDSgSSSfeffi Krrthe Fiai s his Konstitution ss rErrV and duties as may be now or hereafter ped law PWCTS relear rS 1 K 10 For public health purposes 468 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 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 12 For school lunch purposes 13 To pay the salaries of personnel and to pay for the utilization of school facilities including school buses for extracurricular and interscholastic activities including literary events music and athletic programs within individual schools and between schools in the same or in different school systems when such activities are sponsored by local boards of education as an integral part of the total school program Paragraph II Promotion of agricultural and other products financing disposition of funds 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 registered 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 that such a program including provisions for quality andor product control may be instituted continued or terminated by a specified vote of the producers of the product or products affected participating in a referendum submitting such proposal for their approval The General Assembly may create instrumentalities public corporations authorities and commissions to administer such programs and may provide a means of financing any such promotion by authorizing such bodies to impose raise lower or repeal assessments fees or other charges upon the sale or processing of the affected products and to collect the same after approval by a specified vote of the producers of the affected product in a referendum 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 Agri LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 469 bfte aml1cSnrSiLreqUiremen f ft Constitution be oy tne application of the program upon the affected products ShRenUe i Be Paid Into General Fund AI1 money collected from taxes fees and assessments for State purposes as authorized by revenue measures enacted by the General Assembly shall be paid into frmG nera f the State Treasury and shall be appropriated there required by this Constitution for the purposes set out in this Section and for these purposes only vcfnfgIyV Grants to Municipalities Notwithstanding any other nrovisions of this Constitution the General Assembly is hereby authored r Prold by law for the granting of State funds to the municipalitiesof rfla ln such manner and form and under such procedure as the Gen not directed Ytnlay The General Assembly is also authorized but mmm rovile 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 Panigraph V Industrial Development Commission The General Assembly shall have the power to create an Industrial Development Commissmn to make loans to be secured by second mortgages to such industrial development agencies as the Industrial Development Commission may select Provided that said agencies shall have raised sufficient capi o iahndfCUdKCOmmitufor additional financing which in addition to the loan to be extended by said Commission will adequately insure thrnimiwhJT f SfdA The Pwers of taxation may be exercised rough the General Assembly in order to implement and carry out the purposes for which said Commission is to be created Section III State Debt AnvarPlL PurPselor Which Debt may be Incurred Limitations t ytber Proyslons of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the State may incur public debt as follows a The State may incur public debt without limit to repel invasion suppress insurrection and defend the State in time of war as mavTehx1sfSntethTa T publicdebt to supply such temporary deficit as may exist m the State Treasury in any fiscal year because of necessary 470 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL delay in collecting the taxes of that year but the debt so incurred shall not exceed in the aggregate five percent of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which such debt is incurred and any debt so incurred shall be repaid out of the taxes levied for the fiscal year in which the loan is made Such debt shall be payable on or before the last day of the fiscal year in which it is incurred and no such debt may be incurred in any fiscal year under the provisions of this subparagraph b if there is then outstanding unpaid debt from any previous fiscal year which was incurred under the provisions of this subparagraph b c The State may incur public debt of two types for public purposes pursuant to this Paragraph 1 general obligation debt and 2 guaranteed revenue debt General obligation debt may be incurred by issuing obligations to acquire construct develop extend enlarge or improve land waters property highways buildings structures equipment or facilities of the State its agencies departments institutions and those State Authorities which were created and activated prior to the Amendment adopted November 8 1960 to Article VII Section VI Paragraph 1a of the Constitution of 1945 Guaranteed revenue debt may be incurred by guaranteeing the payment of revenue obligations issued by an instrumentality of the State if such revenue obligations are issued to finance toll bridges toll roads any other land public transportation facilities or systems or water or sewage treatment facilities or systems or to make or purchase or lend or deposit against the security of loans to citizens of the State for educational purposes No debt may be incurred under this subparagraph c at any time when the highest aggregate annual debt service requirements for the then current year or any subsequent year for outstanding general obligation debt and guaranteed revenue debt including the proposed debt and the highest aggregate annual payments for the then current year or any subsequent fiscal year of the State under all contracts then in force to which the provisions of Article IX Section VI Paragraph 1a of this Constitution are applicable exceed fifteen percent of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treajify in the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which any such debt is to be incurred provided however no guaranteed revenue debt may be incurred to finance water or sewage treatment facilities or systems when the highest aggregate annual debt service requirements for the then current year or any subsequent fiscal year of the State for outstanding or proposed guaranteed revenue debt for water or sewage treatment facilities or systems exceed one percent of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the year in which any such debt is to be incurred and provided further that the aggregate amount of guaranteed revenue debt incurred to make loans to citizens of the State for educational pur LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 471 poses that may be outstanding at any time shall not exceed 18 million dollars and the aggregate amount of guaranteed revenue debt incurred to purchase or to lend or deposit against the security of loans to citizens u n State for educational purposes that may be outstanding at any time shall not exceed 72 million dollars For the purpose of this Paragraph annual debt service requirements shall mean the total principal and interest coming due in any fiscal year of the State provided however with regard to any issue of debt incurred wholly or in part on a term basis annual debt service requirements shall mean an amount equal to the total principal and interest payments required to retire such issue in full divided by the number of years from its issue date to its maturity date General obligation debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation stating the purposes in general or specific terms for which such issue of debt is to be incurred specifying the maximum principal amount of such issue and appropriating an amount at least sufficient to pay the highest annual debt service requirements for such issue All such appropriations for debt service purposes shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which such appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the incurring of such debt The General Assembly shall raise by taxation each fiscal year in addition to the sum necessary to make all payments required to be made under contracts entitled to the protection of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a Section VI Article IX of this Constitution and to pay public expenses such amounts as are necessary to pay debt service requirements in such fiscal year on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder The General Assembly shall appropriate to a special trust fund to be designated State of Georgia General Obligation Debt Sinking Fund such amounts as are necessary to pay annual debt service requirements on all general obligation debt incurred hereunder The sinking fund shall be used solely for the retirement of general obligation debt payable therefrom If the General Assembly shall fail to make any such appropriation or if for any reason the monies in the sinking fund are insufficient to make all payments required with respect to such general obligation debt as and when the same become due the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law shall set apart from the first revenues thereafter received applicable to the general fund of the State such amounts as are necessary to cure any such deficiency and shall immediately deposit the same into the sinking fund provided however the obligation to make such sinking fund deposits shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the State pursuant to the provisions of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a of Section VI of Article IX of this Constitution The Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law may 472 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL be required to set aside and apply such revenues as aforesaid at the suit of any holder of any general obligation debt incurred hereunder The monies in the sinking fund shall be as fully invested as is practical consistent with the requirements to make current principal and interest payments Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States Government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States Government maturing no longer than twelve months from date of purchase Guaranteed revenue debt may not be incurred until the General Assembly has enacted legislation authorizing the guarantee of the specific issue of revenue obligations then proposed reciting that the General Assembly has determined such obligations will be selfliquidating over the life of the issue which determination shall be conclusive specifying the maximum principal amount of such issue and appropriating an amount at least equal to the highest annual debt service requirements for such issue which appropriation shall be paid upon the issuance of said obligations into a special trust fund to be designated State of Georgia Guaranteed Revenue Debt Common Reserve Fund to be held together with all other sums similarly appropriated as a common reserve for any payments which may be required by virtue of any guarantee entered into in connection with any issue of guaranteed revenue obligations All such appropriations for the benefit of guaranteed revenue debt shall not lapse for any reason and shall continue in effect until the debt for which such appropriation was authorized shall have been incurred but the General Assembly may repeal any such appropriation at any time prior to the payment of the same into said common reserve fund which shall be held and administered by the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law If any payments are required to be made from said fund to meet debt service requirements onguaranteed revenue obligations by virtue of an insufficiency of revenues the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law shall pay from said common reserve fund the amount necessary to cure such deficiency The Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law shall then reimburse from said fund from the general funds of the State within ten days following the commencement of any fiscal year of the State for any amounts so paid provided however the obligation to make any such reimbursements shall be subordinate to the obligation imposed upon the fiscal officers of the State pursuant to the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a of Section VI Article IX of this Constitution and shall also be subordinate to the obligation hereinabove imposed upon the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law to make sinking fund deposits for LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 473 the benefit of general obligation debt The Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law may be required to apply such funds as aforesaid at the suit of any holder of any such guaranteed revenue obligations The amount to the credit of said common reserve fund shall at all times be at least equal to the aggregate highest annual debt service requirements on all outstanding guaranteed revenue obligations entitled to the benefit of said fund If at the end of any fiscal year of the State said fund is in excess of the required amount the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law shall transfer such excess to the general funds of the State free of said trust The funds in the said common reserve shall be as fully invested as is practical consistent with the requirements of guaranteeing the principal and interest payments on the revenue obligations guaranteed by the State Any such investments shall be restricted to obligations constituting direct and general obligations of the United States Government or obligations unconditionally guaranteed as to the payment of principal and interest by the United States Government maturing no longer than twelve months from date of purchase The State and all State institutions departments and agencies of the State are prohibited from entering into any contract except contracts pertaining to guaranteed revenue debt with any public agency public corporation authority or similar entity if such contract is intended to constitute security for bonds or other obligations issued by any such public agency public corporation or authority and from and after September 1 1974 in the event any contract between the State or any State institution department or agency of the State and any public agency public corporation authority or similar entity or any revenues from any such contract is pledged or assigned as security for the repayment of bonds or other obligations then and in either such event the appropriation or expenditure of any funds of the State for the payment of obligations under any such contract shall likewise be prohibited provided however all contracts entered into prior to September 1 1974 shall continue to have the benefit of the protection afforded by the provisions of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a of Section VI Article IX of this Constitution as fully and completely as though Paragraphs IV of this Section were not in effect and for as long as any such contract shall remain in force and effect Furthermore nothing in Paragraphs IV of this Section is intended directly or by implication to have any effect upon any provision of any such contract establishing lien rights priorities regarding revenues or otherwise providing protection to the holders of obligations secured by such contracts d The State may incur general obligation debt or guaranteed revenue debt to fund or refund any such debt or to fund or refund any obligations 474 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL issued upon the security of contracts to which the provisions of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a Section VI Article IX of this Constitution are applicable The issuance of any such debt for the purposes of said funding or refunding shall be subject to the fifteen percent limitation in subparagraph c above to the same extent as debt incurred under said subparagraph provided however in making such computation the annual debt service requirements and annual contract payments remaining on the debt or obligations being funded or refunded shall not be taken into account In the event it is determined by the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission that it is to the best interest of the State to fund or refund any such public debt or obligation the same may be accomplished by resolution of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission without any action on the part of the General Assembly and any appropriation made or required to be made with respect to the debt being funded or refunded shall immediately attach and inure to the benefit of the obligations to be issued in connection with such funding or refunding to the same extent and with the same effect as though the obligation to be issued had originally been authorized by action of the General Assembly as hereinabove set forth provided the debt incurred in connection with any such funding or refunding shall be the same as that originally authorized by the General Assembly except that general obligation debt may be incurred to fund or refund obligations issued upon the security of contracts to which the provisions of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a Section VI Article IX of this Constitution are applicable and the continuing appropriation required to be made under the said provisions of this Constitution shall immediately attach and inure to the benefit of the obligation to be issued in connection with such funding or refunding with the same force and effect as though said obligations so funded or refunded had originally been issued as a general obligation debt authorized hereunder and provided further the term of the funding or refunding issue shall not extend beyond the term of the original debt or obligation and the total interest on the funding or refunding issue shall not exceed the total interest to be paid on such original debt or obligation The principal amount of any debt issued in connection with such funding or refunding may exceed the principal amount being funded or refunded to the extent necessary to provide for the payment of any premium thereby incurred Paragraph II Faith and Credit of State Pledged Debt may be Validated The full faith credit and taxing power of the State are hereby pledged to the payment of all public debt incurred under this Article and all such debt and the interest thereon shall be exempt from taxation Such debt may be validated by judicial proceedings in the manner provided by the General Assembly and such validation shall be incontestable and conclusive Paragraph III Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission Duties There shall be a Georgia State Financing and Investment Com LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 475 mission The Commission shall consist of the Governor the President of the Senate the Speaker of the House of Representatives the State Auditor the Attorney General the Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be designated by law and the Commissioner of Agriculture The Commission shall be responsible for the issuance of all public debt incurred hereunder and for the proper application of the proceeds of such debt to the purposes for which U is incurred provided however the proceeds from guaranteed revenue obligations shall be paid to the issuer thereof and such proceeds and the application thereof shajl be the responsibility of such issuer Debt to be incurred at the same time for more than one purpose may be combined m one issue without stating the purpose separately but the proceeds thereof must be allocated disbursed and used solely in accordance with the original purpose and without exceeding the principal amount authorized for each purpose set forth in the authorization of the General Assembly and to the extent not so used shall be used to purchase and retire public debt The Commission shall be responsible for the investment of all proceeds to be administered by it The General Assembly may provide that income earned on any such investments may be used to pay operating expenses of the Commission or placed in a common debt retirement fund and used to purchase and retire any public debt or any bonds or obligations issued by any public agency public corporation or authority which are secured by a contract to which the provisions of the second paragraph of Paragraph 1a of Section VI Article IX of this Constitution are applicable The Commission shall be responsible for its own record keeping reporting and related administrative and clerical functions The Commission shall have such additional responsibilities powers and duties as shall be provided by law Paragraph IV State Aid Forbidden Except as herein provided 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 Construction Paragraphs I II III and IV are for the purpose of providing a new and more effective method of financing the States needs and their provisions and any law now or hereafter enacted by the General Assembly in furtherance thereof shall be liberally construed to effect such purpose Insofar as any such provisions or any such law may be inconsistent with any other provisions of this Constitution or of any other law the provisions of such Paragraphs and laws enacted in furtherance thereof shall be controlling provided however the provisions of such Paragraphs shall not be so broadly construed as to cause the same to be unconstitutional and in connection with any such construction such Paragraphs shall be deemed to contain such implied limitations as shall be required to accomplish the foregoing 476 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph VI 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 repel invasion suppress insurrection or defend itself in time of war Provided however that the amendment to the Constitution of 1877 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 whicn amendment provided for the assumption by the State of indebtedness of the several counties of the State as well as that of the Coastal rug way 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 VII 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 the 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 VIII Certain Bonds Not to Be Paid The General Assembly shall have no authority to appropriate money 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 nulcanrd 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 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 paymetoflh sTatesand 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 agreementwhereby the State shall be made a party to any suit in any court f this State or of the United States instituted to test the validity of any such bonds or obligations Paragraph IX 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 aShorfzehe sale of the whole or any part thereof shall be applied LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 477 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 X 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 been 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 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 with the approval of the Governor when amply secured by bonds of the State or Federal Government upon such conditions as may be provided by law ARTICLE VIII EDUCATION Section I Public Education Paragraph I System of Common Schools Free Tuition 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 Section II State Board of Education 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 members in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms Thereafter all succeeding appointments shall be for seven year terms from the expiration of the 478 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 otter than the expiration of such members term o ofa t 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 such session of the General Assembly the Governor shall appoint the successor member of the Board for the 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 appointment 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 the Constitution of 1945 together with such further powers and duties as may now or hereafter be provided by law Section III State School Superintendent Paraeraoh I State School Superintendent Election Term Etc There shall be aPState School Superintendent who shall be the executive officer of the State Board of Education elected at the same time and mt the g ZSZSTZS g intendent during the time for which he shall have been appointed Section IV Board of Regents Paraeraoh I University System of Georgia Board of Regents There shall be a Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia and tte governmett control and management of the Umvennty System of LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 479 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 members in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms 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 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 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 the Constitution of 1945 together with such further powers and duties as may now or hereafter be provided by law Paragraph II Program for Elderly Citizens The Board of Regents is hereby authorized and directed to establish by not later than the beginning of the fall quarter of 1977 a program whereby citizens of this State who are 62 years of age or older may attend units of the University System of Georgia without payment of fees except for supplies and laboratory or shop fees when space is available in a course scheduled for resident credit Such program shall not include attendance at classes in dental medical veterinary or law schools Persons who attend units of the University System of Georgia under the program established pursuant to this Paragraph shall not be counted as students by the Board of Regents for budgetary purposes The Board of Regents shall adopt and promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Paragraph to implement and carry out the provisions of this Paragraph Section V Local School Systems Paragraph I School Districts Authority is granted to county and area boards of education to establish and maintain public schools within their limits The General Assembly may by special or local law provide for 480 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL consolidation and merger of any 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 area board of education No such consolidation or merger shall become effective until approved by a majority of the voters voting in each of the school districts or school systems affected in a referendum held thereon in each school district or school system being consolidated or merged provided 51 of the registered voters in each district or system concerned shall vote in such election and provided a majority of said voters voting shall vote in the affirmative Any area school district so established shall constitute a separate political subdivision of this State and the school districts or school systems or portions thereof incorporated therein shall stand abolished and title to all school properties and assets therein shall vest in the area board of education Paragraph II Boards of Education Except as provided in Paragraph I of this Section 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 a Except as may now or hereafter be provided by any local or special law adopted pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of this Paragraph or as provided in any local constitutional amendment applicable to any county school district the Grand Jury of each county shall select five citizens of their respective counties who shall constitute the County Board of Education The members of any such County Board of Education in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms Thereafter all succeeding appointments shall be for fiveyear terms from the expiration of the previous term In case of a vacancy on any such County Board of Education by death resignation of a member or from any other cause other than the expiration of such members term of office the remaining members of such County Board of Education 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 such County Board of Education for the unexpired term The members of any such County Board of Education of any such county shall be selected from that portion of the county not embraced within the territory of an independent school district b Notwithstanding provisions contained in subparagraph a of this Paragraph 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 man LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 481 ner of election or appointment and the method for filling vacancies occurring on said boards may 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 c The number of members of an area board of education their manner of election or appointment their terms residence requirements qualifications powers duties and the method for filling vacancies on said boards shall be as provided by law enacted pursuant to Paragraph I of this Section 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 of office and residence requirements may be changed by local or special law conditioned upon approval by a majority of 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 shall have such powers duties and further qualifications as provided by law d 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 III Meetings of Boards of Education All official meetings of County or Area Boards of Education shall be open to the public Paragraph IV Power of Boards to Contract With Each Other Any two or more county boards of education independent 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 Paragraph V School Superintendent There shall be a school superintendent of each school district who shall be the executive officer of the board of education a Except as may now or hereafter be provided by any local or special law adopted pursuant to the provisions of subparagraph b of this Paragraph or as provided in any local constitutional amendment applicable to any county school superintendent the county school superintendent 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 482 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL b Notwithstanding provisions contained in subparagraph a of this Paragraph 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 be changed by local or special laws conditioned upon approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the county school district voting in a referendum thereon County school superintendents shall have such qualifications powers duties and compensation as may be provided by law c The manner of election or appointment the qualifications term of office residence requirements powers duties and compensation of any area school district superintendent shall be as provided by law enacted pursuant to Paragraph I of this Section Subsequent to the creation of an area school district 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 majority of the qualified voters in each of the original political subdivisions of the area school district voting in a referendum thereon Area school superintendents shall have such powers duties and further qualifications as provided by law Paragraph VI Independent Systems Continued New Systems Prohibited Authority is hereby granted to municipal corporations to maintam existing independent school systems 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 Paragraph VII Certain Systems Protected Public school systems established prior to the adoption of the Constitution of 1877 shall not be affected by this Constitution Section VI Grants Bequests and Donations 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 Paragraph II Grants Bequests and Donations to County and Area Boards of Education and Independent School Systems County and Area 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 483 Section VII Local Taxation for Education Paragraph I Local Taxation for Education The 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 The twenty mill limitation provided for herein shall not apply to those counties now authorized to levy a school tax in excess thereof Paragraph II Increasing or Removing Tax Rate The 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 a such resolution to the judge of the probate court 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 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 or counties 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 the 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 484 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL election provisions for increase shall be the same as for removal and if the proposal is favorably voted upon the county or area board of educa ion mav recommend any number of mills up to the specified amount It shall be the duty of the judge of the probate court 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 to the Secretary of State The expense of the by the county or by the territories comprising an area school district as tne case may be Section VIII Freedom of Association Paragraph I Freedom of Association Freedom from compulsory association at all levels of public education shallbepreserved inviolate The General Assembly shall by taxation provide funds for an adequate edu cation for the citizens of Georgia Section IX Special Schools Paragraph I Special School Creation Taxes and Bonds The board of education of any county area school district or independent school sy tern 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 suchschools pursuant to such local law and any subsequent amendments thereof shall be first approved by a majority of the voters thereon m eaob 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 o such schools shall be defnejthlliaw authorizing the same and such participating political subdivision shall be authorized to incur bonded indebtedness and to require the evy tax funds required for the establishment and operation of such such amount and manner as shall be provided in such local Schools established pursuant to provisions of this Section shall be opiated in conformity with regulations promulgated by the State Board of Education nnrsulnt to provisions of law The State is hereby au honzed to expend funds for the support and maintenance of such schools m such amount j manner as mav be provided by law Special schools including vocaSirs ShS Stabhed prior to November 8 1966 pursuant to LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 485 the amendment to Article VII Section VI Paragraph I of the Constitution of 1945 proposed by a resolution approved March 17 1960 Ga Laws 1960 p 1259 and ratified on November 8 1960 shall not be affected by this Paragraph 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 IX 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 ARTICLE IX COUNTIES AND MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS Section I Counties Paragraph I Counties a Corporate Body Boundaries Each county shall be a body corporate with such powers and limitations as are provided in this Constitution and as 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 County Lines County lines shall not be changed unless under the operation of a general law for that purpose Paragraph V 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 Paragraph VI County Government 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 486 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL of the same name jurisdiction and remedies except that the General Assembly may provide for County Commissioners 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 into the office of Tax Commissioner and may fix his compensation without respect to uniformity Paragraph VII Power to Create County Commissioners The General Assembly shall have power to provide for the creation of county commissioners in such counties as may require them and to define their duties Paragraph VIII 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 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 IX Sheriffs qualifications Any provision of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding every sheriff shall possess the qualifications required by general law as minimum standards and training for peace officers The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for higher qualifications for sheriffs The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to any sheriff in office on January 1 1977 Paragraph X 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 law Paragraph XI Method of County Consolidation Merger or Division 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 Judge of the Probate Court 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 Judge of the Probate Court to transmit a certified copy of such petition to each Judge of the Probate Court 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 newspaper 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 437 to Uic Judge of the Probate Court or Judges of the Probate Courts of the other county or counties affected expressing favor or approval of the theglHi petltl Slgned by not less than twenty per centum 20 of of the iqUallflfedKVerlvotin8 therein il ball thereupon be the dmv itfbe Judges of the Probate Courts of all such counties affected bv such ft gesas t figs 2s which sherds 3 MS only one such election shall be called by the Governorw thin anv twelve iPfi10d Tie Judges of the Prbate Courts of Tach cSJ shaU tn fheCtr5e electloncanvass the returns and certify the results thereof results shanebecnmiff lfUe uls Proclamation thereon and such results shall become effective at such time as may be prescribed hv law but not later than two 2 years following the date of such election as thTcna teoiehir t0 Pryided however any election held pursuant to the call of the Governor hereunder shall be null and void unless 51 shaii1 reglsteed yoters of the portion or portions of the counties affected shall have voted m said election The members of the General AsseSSv whose districts lie wholly or partially within such counties shall serve out the remainder of their terms for which elected and at Ae Session of Ae General Assembly next following such election the county site shall be changed by law without regard to the provisions of Paraph V hereof datlthf Geeral Assembly shall likewise provide by law forPthe effective uch 7erger consolidation or division as the case may be subject to the above limitation of two years and shall provide for the election of In fn2hfflCa where required The General Assembly shall have power to further implement this Paragraph by law P Section II County Home Rule Paragraph I Home Rule for Counties a The governing authnritv each county shall have legislative power to adopt clearly reasonable ordi goeSmenfowhcVeTfnulatons reladng t its property affairs and local h no provision has been made by general law and which is not inconsistent with this Constitution or any local law applicable thereto Any such local law shall remain in force and effect until amended or repealed as provided in Subparagraph b This however shaU not restrict the authority of the General Assembly by general law to further heinhTHPOrr toA W Iimit otherwise regulate the eercise The GeneIa Assembly shall not pass any local law to repeal od fy or supersede any action taken by a county governing authority under this Section except as authorized under Subparagraph c hereof 488 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL b Except as provided in Subparagraph c a county may as an incident of its home rule power amend or repeal the local acts applicable to its governing authority by following either of the procedures hereinafter set forth 1 Such local acts may be amended or repealed by a resolution or ordinance duly adopted at two regular consecutive meetings of the county governing authority not less than seven nor more than sixty days apart A notice containing a synopsis of the proposed amendment or repeal shall be published in the official county organ once a week for three weeks within a period of sixty days immediately preceding its final adoption Such notice shall state that a copy of the proposed amendment or repeal is on file in the office of the clerk of the superior court of the county for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public The Clerk of the Superior Court shall furnish anyone upon written request a copy of the proposed amendment or repeal No amendment or repeal hereunder shall be valid to change or repeal an amendment adopted pursuant to a referendum as provided in 2 of this Subparagraph or to change or repeal a local act of the General Assembly ratified in a referendum by the electors of such county unless at least twelve 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 Judge of the Probate Court 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 Judge of the Probate Court shall determine the validity of such petition within 60 days of its being filed with the Judge of the Probate Court In the event the Judge of the Probate Court 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 sixty 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 Judge of the Probate Court LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 489 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 Judge of the Probate Court of the county for the purpose of examination and inspection by the public The Judge of the Probate Court 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 by the county and it shall be the duty of the Judge of the Probate Court 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 Judge of the Probate Court 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 in accordance with the provisions of Paragraph III 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 Judge of the Probate Court 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 in 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 be in the official organ of the county in the week immediately following the date on which such petition is declared to be not valid c The 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 490 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 4 Action adopting any form of taxation beyond that authorized by law or by this Constitution 5 Action extending 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 Paragraph II of this Section Paragraph II 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 III Filing and Publication of Laws No amendment or revision of any local act made pursuant to Paragraph I of this Section shall become effective until a copy of such amendment or revision a copy of the required notice of publication and an affidavit of a duly authorized representative of the newspaper in which such notice was published to the effect that said notice has been published as provided in said Paragraphs LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 491 has beenfiled 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 Section III Municipal Corporations Paragraph l General Assembly Authorized to Delegate its Powers 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 may be dealt with without the necessity of action by the General Assembly Anv powers granted as provided herein shall be exercised subject only to statutes of general application pertaining to municipalities Section IV General Provisions Applicable to Local Governments rnrafi I Consolidation of Governments Submission to Voters The Asseib y inay prvlJe by general law optional systems of consoldled county ar d municipal government providing for the organization and the powers and duties of its officers Such optional syTtlms shaH become effective when submitted to the qualified voters of sue county and approved by a majority of those voting y Paragraph II Supplementary Powers In addition to and supplementary of any powers now conferred upon and possessed by any county muS t any combmatlon thereof any county any municipality and any combmatmn of any such political subdivisions may exercise the following powers and provide the following services 1 Police and fire protection 2 Garbage and solid waste collection and disposal 3 Public health facilities and services including hospitals ambulance emergency rescue services and animal control unouiance Stfeei and road construction and maintenance including curbs sidewalks street lights and devices to control the flow of traffic on streets 492 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL and roads constructed by counties and municipalities or any combination thereof 5 Parks recreational areas programs and facilities 6 Storm water and sewage collection and disposal systems 7 Development storage treatment and purification and distribution of water 8 Public housing 9 Urban redevelopment programs 10 Public transportation system 11 Libraries 12 Terminal and dock facilities and parking facilities 13 Building housing plumbing and electrical codes 14 Air Pollution Control 15 Planning and zoning which is the power to provide within their respective jurisdictions for the zoning or districting of such political subdivisions for various uses and other or different uses prohibited in such zones or districts to regulate the use for which said zones Or districts may be set apart and to regulate the plans for development and improvements on real estate therein Except as otherwise provided in this paragraph as to planning and zoning nothing contained within this Paragraph shall operate to prohibit the General Assembly from enacting general laws relative to the above subject matters or to prohibit the General Assembly by general law from regulating restricting or limiting the exercise of the above powers but the General Assembly shall not have the authority to withdraw any such powers The General Assembly shall act upon the above subject matters only by general law If population is used as a basis for classification for the applicability of any Act to any political subdivision or subdivisions of this State on the above subject matters the Act shall apply only to politi LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 493 cal subdivisions of less than a specified population or shall apply to political subdivisions of more than a specified population The General Assembly shall not in any manner regulate restrict or limit the power and authority of any county municipality or any combination thereof to plan and zone as herein defined Provided however that no City or County may exercise any such powers or provide any such service herein listed inside the boundaries of any other local governments except by contract with the City or County affected unless otherwise provided by any local or special law and no existing local or special laws or provision of this Constitution is intended to be hereby repealed Each county and municipality and any combination thereof shall have the authority to enact ordinances and to contract with each other in pursuance of this Paragraph and for the purpose of carrying out and effectuating the powers herein conferred upon such political subdivisions and in order to provide such services Any county municipality and any combination thereof or the General Assembly may provide for the creation of special districts within which the above services or any portion thereof shall be provided and to determine and fix reasonable charges and fees for such services In addition the powers of taxation and assessment may be exercised by any county municipality or any combination thereof or within any such district for the above powers and m order to provide such services Paragraph III Taxing Power and Contributions of Counties Cities and Political Division Restricted The General Assembly shall not authorize any county municipal corporation or political division of this 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 Paragraph IV Slum Clearance and Redevelopment The General Assembly may provide by law that any city or town or any housing authority now or hereafter established or any county 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 of such areas to private enterprise for private uses or to public bodies for public uses Any such work shall constitute a governmental function 494 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL undertaken for public purposes and the powers of taxation and eminent domain may be exercised and public funds expended in furtherance thereof Section V County Government Taxation Power Paragraph I Power 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 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 495 a Pay countyagricultural and home demonstration agents and cnn duct programs utilizing the services of such agents QJEstablsh anu condct programs of welfare benefits and oublie assistance as may be provided by law soicesrVide fire protection for forest lands and conserve natural re c i iPid insurance retirement and pension benefits coverage under fiSd and Survvors Insurance programs hospitalization benefits and workmens compensation benefits for its officers and employees iMPSSSA Tndurvivors Provided GdftS XatTon1 f dependens d survivors shall 11 Establish and maintain a recreation system Ji IHPrhOVide fi payig ihe principal and interest of any debt of the county and to provide a sinking fund therefor be fixed by7awde reasnable reserves for Public improvements as may niiuv Pvide fr tbe support and maintenance of public schools fell51Ci duCutl0n and actlvltles necessary and incidental thereto including SessL v7lu of iTideK n Artide of this Constitution upon Sf n he counyexcusive f any The grant of powers to counties contained in this Paraumnh onH Paragraph IV of this Section shall not operate to prohibitive General Assembly from enacting general laws relative to the above subject matters or to prohibit the General Assembly by general law fo0 reStVg rf iVr fi8 the exercise of such powers except that the authority hrbe ena Assembly Provided herein shall not be construed to auin6 Gneral Assembly to affect or modify the authority and duty of the governing authorities of counties to levy the tax orov ded fnr hi subparagraph 14 above The General Assembly shall act uponthe above theJauthffiivrSt ytj general w The General Assembly shall not have the authority to withdraw any such powers If population is used as a snhdvr c assification for the applicability of any Act to any political subdivision or subdivisions of this State on the above subject matSs the apP u nIy to Pltlcal subdivisions of less than a specified population r Sha 3PP y t0 polltIcal subdivisions of more than a specified 496 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL pparagrai s 5 SrS a1 3 rnmmmmm SIfflgtaggS Paragraph IV Eminent Domain Any county is hereby authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for any public purpose Section VI Contracts Paragraph I Contracts For Use of Public Facilities a The State State institutions any city town mumcipa ity or cou y with each other or contract for any period not eeedl8 f authority now or hereafter witharrte ffrtftssww sk w created for the use oy sucn suuu tj anv c ty town mumci Si subdivisions are by law authorized to undertake Notwithstanding any other provision of any other f any other ment agency or institution of the State in aaoiuon other agency or institution of the Sta m pay appropnaiion in each fiscal yZZmeSluc contract obligations as authorized hereunder shall LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 497 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 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 Paragraph II Liability Insurance 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 defense as could be made if the insured were a private person The 498 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL rountv shall be liable only for damages suffered while said insurance is in focJ 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 ma be rendered m favor of the plaintiff If the verdict rendered by the jury exceeds me limitation of the insurance the court shall reduce the amount to a sum equal to the applicable limitations stated in the policy Section VII Limitation on County and Municipal Debts Paragraph I Debts of Counties and Cities The debt hereafter mcurred by any county municipal corporation or political subdivision of this State except as in this Constitution provided for shall never exceed ten 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 T tmporaryy loan loans to supply casual to exceed onefifth of one per centum of the nrnnertv therein without the assent of a majority of the qualified voters of die county municipality or other political subdivision voting m an election Cfor that purpose to be held as prescribed by law and provided further that all laws charter provisions and ordinances heretofore passed registration of the voters of counnj rnuncn nal corporations and other political subdivisions of this State to pass nnon the issuance of bonds by such counties municipal corporations and other political subdivisions of this State 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 boSd issues by such counties municipal corporations or other political subdivisions made prior to January I JJ sna nnt he affected hereby provided that any county or municipality of this smte mav accept and use funds granted by the Federal Government or anv aeencv thereof to aid in financing the cost of architectural engineering economic investigations studies surveys designs plans wor g drawings specifications procedures and other action preliminary construction of public works and where the funds so used for the purposes specified are to be repaid within a period of ten years Everv county is hereby empowered to create debt by way of borrowing from privalcindividuals firms corporations or S toe cS fmm the State for the purpose of paying the whole or part ot tne cost of property valuation and equalization programs for ad valrm purposes to contract for the repayment thereof and to issue notes or other like instruments as evidence of the obligation to pay the so contracted without being subject to any limit as to amount of sue LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 499 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 All existing local constitutional amendments adopted prior to November 5 1974 relating to maximum bond debt limitation shall continue to be of full force and effect and shall not be affected by this Paragraph 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 adebt 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 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 500 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 counties municipal corporations and political subdivisions of this State all of which provisions including those for calling 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 indebtedness Paragraph IV Temporary Loans Authorized Conditions In addition to the obligations hereinbefore allowed each county municipality political subdivision of the State authorized to levy taxes and county board of education is given the authority to make temporary loans between January 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 one time shall not exceed 75 of the total gross income of such county municipality political subdivision or county Board of Education from taxes collected by such county 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 Community Disaster Loans In addition to the obligations hereinbefore allowed each county municipality and political subdivision of the State authorized to levy taxes is hereby granted the authority to LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 501 obtain federal community disaster loans in an amount up to twentyfive percent of the anticipated revenues for the fiscal year in which the disaster occurs in accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Disaster Relief Act of 1974 Public Law 93288 provided that authorization tor such loans is contingent upon the county municipality or political subdivision of the State suffering a substantial loss of tax and other revenues as a result of a major disaster and the existence of a demonstrated need for financial assistance in order to perform its governmental functions Federal community disaster loans may only be applied for and obtained from the federal government under the condition that requirement of repayment of all or any part of such loans shall be cancelled in the event that and to the extent that revenues of the county municipality or political subdivision during the full threeyear fiscal period following the major disaster are insufficient to meet the operating budget of the local government including additional disaster related expenses of a municipal operation character Section VIII Revenue Obligations Paragraph I 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 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 existing facility and to buy construct extend operate and maintain 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 U i as aFe 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 502 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL for the purpose in the county municipal corporation or political subdivision affected 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 elections 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 Jec 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 L 1945 p 1023 as amended by House Bill number 1053 of the General Assembly of 1958 Ga L J958 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 the amendment adopted November 8 1960 to Article VII Section VII Paragraph V of the Constitution of 1945 provided however ng herein shall prevent the General Assembly from amending said Acts so as to add and enlarge powers of the Authority Paragraph II Revenue Obligations Authorized The development of trade commerce industry and employment opportunities is hereby declared to be a public purpose vital to the welfare of the people of this State The General Assembly may create Development Authorities to promote and further such purposes or may authorize the creation of such an Authority by any county or municipal corporation or combinations thereof under such uniform terms and conditions as it may deem necessary The General Assembly may exempt from taxation Development Authority obligations properties activities or income and may authorize the issuance P Revenue Obligations by such Authorities which shall not constitute an indebtedness of the State within the meaning of Section VII of this Article The General Assembly may provide for the validation of any Revenue Obligations authorized and that such validation shall thereafter be incontestable and conclusive LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 503 hoPSrtfceMefiaTommi J1 General Ahly is hereby au P1SMHM1 SlU ofhe p HtlCal subdlvlslon and shall be otherwise governed by fci I h CS and provislns of this Constitution No bonds shall be of me ColfstitutioofI 945 refUd ay bonds issued aito Option Paragraph IV Refunding Bonds to Reduce Bonded Indebtedness The General Assembly is further authorized to give to the said Commission neJfWHr and authorty to aPPove or disapprove the issuLe ofToids or nS Ty outstanding bonded indebtedness of any coS SuSfciS or political subdivision now or hereafter issued for the purpose of reducing the amount payable principal or interest on such bonded indebtedness adi 1aulAS SndefXdSbo refdin sba py s Paragraph V Sinking Funds for Bonds All amounts collected from anv iidebtednes6 fpurpose of Payin8 the principal and interest of any bonded for f fnyr couty municipality or subdivision and to provide retirement such bonded indebtedness above the amount needed to pay the principal and interest on such bonded indebtedness due in the yew of such collection shall be placed In a sinking fund to be hdd and 504 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 in the 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 in accounts and certificates which are fully insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation and no other Any person or persons violating the above provisions shall be guilty of malpractice in office and shall also be guilty of a 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 ARTICLE X RETIREMENT SYSTEMS AND EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS Section I Retirement Systems Paragraph I Teacher Retirement SystemTaxation For The powers of taxation may be exercised by the State through the General Assembly and by counties and municipalities for the purpose 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 for the purpose herein stated in excess of the taxes lawfully levied each fiscal year under Acts of the General Assembly authorized hereunder Paragraph II Retirement System for Employees The General Assembly is authorized to establish an actuarially sound retirement system for employees under a merit system Paragraph III Public School Employees Retirement System The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the creation of an actuarially sound participating retirement system for all employees of public schools who are not covered by the Teachers Retirement System LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 505 including but not limited to school bus drivers school lunchroom personnel school maintenance personnel and school custodial personnel The General Assembly is further authorized to provide in said Act creating such retirement system or in any amendatory Acts thereto for the expenditure of State funds and the funds of county and independent boards of education in support of said retirement system in such manner as the General Assembly shall determine Paragraph IV 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 v Paragraph V Increased Retirement Benefits Authorized a Any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law from time to time tor the increase of retirement or other benefits of retired persons who have retired or who retire in the future pursuant to any retirement system annuity and benefit fund system pension system or any similar system which such system was created by law and such law provided that such system be funded wholly or partly from fines and forfeitures No formerly riniuPeiSon shi11 receive any greater benefits than those benefits provided by law to be received upon retirement by members of the system who have not retired nor shall any such formerly retired person receive any increased benefits unless all formerly retired persons entitled to receive such increased benefits participate pro rata therein k Any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law trom time to time for the increase of retirement or pension benefits of retired public schoolteachers who retired pursuant to a retirement or pension system of a county municipality or local board of education The General Assembly shall be authorized to expend State funds for such purposes in such manner and pursuant to such terms and conditions as the General Assembly may provide by law c Any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law trom time to time for the increase of retirement or pension benefits of retired persons who retired pursuant to any retirement system annuity and benefit fund pension system or any similar system heretofore or hereafter created by law to which the General Assembly appropriates unds The General Assembly shall be authorized to appropriate funds 506 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL for the purpose of increasing the retirement or pension benefits of such retired persons Section II Educational Scholarships Loans and Grants Paragraph I Authorization Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a program or programs of loans scholarships and grants and the insuring of loans and payment of interest on loans to citizens of this State for educational purposes The General Assembly is authorized to provide for all matters relative to such programs Taxes may be levied and public funds expended for such purposes Paragraph II 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 III State Medical Education Board 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 the Medical Association of Georgia one of whom shall be the immediate past President of the Medical Association of Georgia and three members to be appointed by the Governor who shall be qualified electors of the State of Georgia The members of the board in office on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms 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 Mediical Association of Georgia pursuant to their position and office in those respective capacities Vacancies shall be filled by appointment by the Governor for the unexpired term The members of the Board shall receive such compensation and allowances as provided by law 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 whosoever 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 507 SavfXed bu thC Bard The secretary shall prepare and countersign aH checlcs vouchers and warrants drawn upon the funds of the Board and the same shall be signed by the Chairman of the Board The secretary JKLSg be the treasurer of the Board and shall keep an 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 The board may employ clerical assistance as is required and needed The board shall elect a chairman and also a vicechairman to serve in z Vab11tyiiof 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 ft 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 Paragraph The investigation ot 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 such 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 Paragraph 508 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Applicants who are granted loans or scholarships by the Board shall receive a loan or scholarship not to exceed 1500000 to any one applicant to be paid in such manner as may be determined by the Board with which to defray the tuition and other expenses of any such applicant in any responsible accepted and accredited medical college or school in the United States The loans and scholarships herein provided shall not exceed the sum herein stated but they may be prorated in such manner as to pay to the medical college or school to which any applicant is admitted such funds as are required by that college or 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 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 15000 population or less according to the United States Decennial Census of 1970 or any future such census or at Central State Hospital Gracewood State School and Hospital or at any facility operated by or under the jurisdiction of the Department of Human Resources or at any of the above facilities of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation The Board shall have the authority to cancel the contract of any applicant at any time for cause deemed sufficient by the Board Upon cancellation of the contract for any cause whatsoever including default or breach thereof by the applicant the total uncredited amount of the scholarship paid to the applicant shall at once become due and payable to the Board in cash with interest at the rate of nine percent 9 per annum from the date of each payment by the Board compounded annually Each applicant before being granted a loan or scholarship shall eftter 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 Paragraph and the form thereof shall be prepared and approved by the AttorneyGeneral 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 Paragraph 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 an applicant is hereby declared to be a valid and binding contract the same as though the said applicant were of the full age of 18 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 509 It shall be the duty of the board to contact and make inquiry of such ot 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 tocost as herein provided for the admission of students granted loans or scholarships by the board such contracts to be approved by the AttorneyGeneral 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 Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services or such other officer as may be by ifll ut of any funds appropriated by the legislature for the purposes provided for under this Paragraph 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 selected by the board and such funds may be drawn and expended by check or warrant signed by the chairman and attested by the oCcrci3ry The board shall make a biennial report to the legislature of its activities loans or scholarships granted names of persons to whom granted and th institutions 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 its expenditures for salaries and expenses incurred hereunder It is the purpose and intent of this Paragraph to bring about an adequate supply of doctors of medicine in the more sparsely populated areas of 510 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 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 Paragraph IV State Dental Education Board 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 Paragraph V Stte Scholarship Commission 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 Paragraph VI Mental Health Scholarships The Commissioner of Human Resources with the approval of the Board of Human Resources is hereby authorized to extend scholarships to physicians and other personnel to take post graduate courses in the various schools and clinics m 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 scholarship 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 by law Paragraph VII Board of Regents Scholarships The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia shall have the authority to grant to qualified students who 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 511 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 purposes 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 Paragraph VIII Scholarships for Prospective Teachers The State Board of Education shall have the authority to grant to citizens who are interested m 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 m the public schools of Georgia for at least three years in any event TJe 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 Paragraph IX State Participation in Federal Educational Programs 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 512 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL Paragraph X Scholarships Financed from State Agency Funds 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 educational scholarships and for use in other federal education programs but shall include the condition that personnel to whom the scholarships are extended must as a prerequisite thereto agree to work for the department or agency granting the scholarships for at least one year for each year spent in study or refund the money received for such scholarships pro rata The terms and conditions thereof shall be prescribed and regulated by the various departments and agencies granting the scholarships 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 applications 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 to control all funds used for this purpose Paragraph XI Scholarships to Children of Law Enforcement Officers Firemen Etc The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a program to grant scholarships or other assistance to the children of law enforcement officers firemen and prison guards who are permanently disabled or killed in the line of duty to enable such children to acquire an education beyond the 12th grade or to enable such children to attend a vocationaltechnical school The General Assembly shall be further authorized to provide by law for the terms and conditions for granting such scholarships or other assistance and shall provide that the program established in pursuance of this Paragraph shall be administered by the State Scholarship Commission or the Higher Education Assistance Corporation as the General Assembly shall determine The General Assembly is hereby further authorized to appropriate any funds it deems necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Paragraph 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 Paragraph Paragraph XII Vocational Rehabilitation Grants 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 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 513 corporations or associations which are engaged solely in the vocational rehabilitation of disabled persons provided however that nothing in this Paragraph shall be construed to authorize the expenditure of any State funds until the same shall have been appropriated by the General Assembly Paragraph XIII Tuition Grants to Children of Certain Prisoners of War The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for tuition grants to qualified students who are children of certain United States servicemen as hereinafter provided to enable them to complete programs of study offered in the educational institutions of this State The tuition grants shall apply to children of servicemen who were bona fide residents of this State at the time of their entry into the Armed Forces and who are certified by the United States Department of Defense or the United States Veterans Administration as missing in action for more than 90 days or captured in line of duty by a hostile force or forcibly detained or interned in line of duty by a foreign power since 26 March 1964 provided however that this shall not include any serviceman who is not in fact missing in action but is missing because of unlawful actions on his part The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to children born to any serviceman after his missing in action status is clarified or after his release from prison The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to children of any servicemen who were discharged under other than honorable conditions The provisions of this Paragraph shall not apply to the children of any servicemen who are eligible for federal benefits under the provisions of Chapter 31 Title 38 U S Code Annotated Veterans Vocational Rehabilitation Chapter 34 Title 38 U S Code Annotated Veterans Educational Assistance or Chapter 35 Title 38 U S Code Annotated Veterans War Orphans Educational Assistance Act The recipients of such tuition grants must attend institutions within the University System of Georgia or vocational training institutions administered by the State Board of Education The educational assistance to children of servicemen under the provisions of this Paragraph shall cover a period not in excess of 36 months or the equivalent thereof in parttime training The educational assistance to children of servicemen under the provisions of this Paragraph shall begin on the eighteenth birthday of such children or the successful completion of secondary schooling whichever occurs first and end on their twentysixth birthday The term child or children shall include individuals who are married The Georgia State Scholarship Commission and the State Board of Education are hereby charged with the administration of this Paragraph and may promulgate necessary rules regulations and procedures to carry out the purposes of this Paragraph The General Assembly shall appropriate the necessary funds for said tuition grants Paragraph XIV Direct Loans for Students a The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a program of guaranteed student 514 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 0sedSfordthfe0nLynent nterest n loans wbich loans shall be orfiL tu Purpos acquiring an education beyond the twelfth 12th grade The General Assembly is authorized to create an authority a arrKffer entJtyJr the purPse of administering any uch 1 S Ch 3 slall provide the agencies which may participate in any such inH program Yhch may include commercial banks savings banks savings mpdnt fnH associatlons lfe 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 nLdPdhfnrtereSv WhlCh Wl1 h aid by the State State funds mayPbe expended for such purposes and the General Assembly is hereby authorized to appropriate money therefor The General Assembly is also authorized deductiS nra stCntnbUtl0nS fr the PurPses 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 advis S hnW0ntneCt0n MWt SUC pr5gram The General Assembly is hereby rded for hereiPnV ther matterS relative to the PPOK Vro Geeral Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the issunce of revenue bonds for the purpose of making direct loans to h l HrdJ allow SUch students to acquire areducadon beyond he 12th grade The amount of such revenue bonds that may beoutetand lng a any one tme the interest rates terms and conditions associated with the issuance of such bonds and all other mades reTatinrhe aw Si hSUCi1 bndssha11 be as the General Assembly shall provide by bKndf halbe retired hy the proceeds derived from therepav ment of such student loans plus the interest which may be such rate or rates as the General Assembly shall determine on sSch loans in Inch shai determinendTo The conditions as the General Assembly snail determine To the extent necessary to secure the issuance and sale nerSashthber S suh bondsUmay be retired from State funds in suchmanG tnert Assembly shall determine any other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding r Ji3 A38rapui Grnts and Scholarships to College Students The Gen eral Assembly is authorized to provide by law for grants or scholarshins in thUZSt f u e2rgla who are students attending colleges or universities si sr i LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 515 ARTICLE XI THE LAWS OF GENERAL OPERATION IN FORCE IN THIS STATE Section I oPaclJtair fAmhoriysecond As Wtti m CnsViZroZVamy when d to W ratrffierandSehe f their several fey lutii Kn afflrned subject only to reversal by motion for a new trial forcewhen lyTere mad prOCeedings in conformity with the law of ARTICLE XII AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION Section I s sassS in either the S 516 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote such proposal shall be entered on the Journals of each branch with the Ayes and Nays taken thereon Any proposal to amend this Constitution or any proposal for a new Constitution may be amended or repealed by the same General Assembly which adopted such proposal by the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members elected to each branch of the General Assembly in a roll call vote entered on their respective Journals if such action is taken at least two months prior to the date of the election at which such proposal 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 it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted in one newspaper of general circulation in each Congressional District of the State If such proposed amendment is not general it shall be published as provided by law in full once each week for three consecutive weeks immediately preceding the date of the election at which such proposed amendment is to be submitted 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 A proposal for a new Constitution shall be published in the same manner as proposed general amendments Any proposed amendment which is general or a proposal for a new Constitution shall be submitted to the people of the entire State at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years 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 or shall become the new Constitution as the case may be A proposed amendment vshich is not general shall be submitted at the next general election which is held in the evennumbered years but 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 this Constitution The General Assembly in the resolution shall state the language to be used in submitting the proposed amendment or proposal for a new Constitution When more than one amendment is submitted at the same time they shall be so submitted as to enable the electors to vote L L GIS L ATI VE MANUAL 517 on each amendment separately A proposal for one or more chances within a single Article may be submitted as a single amendmentA proposai for one or more changes within a single Article and a related Xnaeo related changes in one or more other Articles may be submitted as a sincle amendment A proposal for a new Article may be submitted as a sincle amendment A proposai for a new Article and a related change or related menteS n JJ r mre ther Articles maV be submitted as a single amendd hJlfrhfaP ft How Called No convention of the people shall be called by the General Assembly to revise amend or chance this iiHhSthUt0n Inessby tbe concurrence of twothirds of all members of tbn saliVLsed SnXIAtSemby The representatio W said convenshnM not K b on PPU ation as near as practicable This Constitution shall not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the bvtheSeneonVSInthmendment 0r change has been submitted and ratified P tP ln tbe manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly nVhtrtraP1 IH Ve1 Nl Pcrmittel Tbe Governor shall not have the nght to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to provide a new Constitution or to amend this Constitution p e a new itselfrXThnrlwilfnChr f ameehncnts Unless the amendment becLf effe vednn terrISe f aendment this Constitution shall oecome effective on the first day of January following its ratification ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section I Miscellaneous Provisions iltSlS 1 CoJinlaJlon f Officers Except as otherwise provided in wgffi I wSwlaws applicable hereand teo Paragraph II Amendments Continued as Part of This Constitution Amendments to the Constitution of 1877 which were continued In foS and effect by Article VII Section X Paragraph I of the Constitution of 1945 and which are in force and effect on the effective date of thi stitution shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Amendments to the Constitution of 1945 which did not directly Effect ihe 518 LEGISLATIVE MANUAL whole State and which were required to be ratified in a particular subdivision or subdivisions as well as in the State as a whole which are in force and effect on the effective date of this Constitution shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Amendments to the Constitution of 1945 which were ratified pursuant to the provisions of an amendment to Article XIII Section I Paragraph I ratified at the 1952 general election and found in Georgia Laws 1951 page 681 which are in force and effect on the effective date of this Constitution shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Amendments to the Constitution of 1945 which were ratified subsequent to 1956 but which were not ratified as general amendments which are in force and effect on the effective date of this Constitution shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Amendments to the Constitution of 1945 which were ratified subsequent to 1956 and which were ratified as general amendments but which by their terms applied principally to a particular political subdivision or subdivisions which are in force and effect on the effective date of this Constitution shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Amendments of the same type provided for in the immediately preceding two sentences of this Paragraph which were ratified at the same time this Constitution was ratified shall continue in force and effect as part of this Constitution Paragraph III Special Commission Created Amendments to the Constitution of 1945 other than those covered in the last sentence of Paragraph II which were ratified at the same time this Constitution was ratified shall be incorporated and made a part of this Constitution as provided in this Paragraph There is hereby created a commission to be composed of the presiding officer of the Senate the presiding officer of the House of Representatives the Attorney General the Secretary of State and the Legislative Counsel which is hereby authorized and directed to incorporate such amendments into this Constitution at the places deemed most appropriate to the commission The commission shall make only such changes in the language of this Constitution and of such amendments as are necessary to properly incorporate such amendments into this Constitution and shall complete its duties prior to January l 1977 The commission shall deliver to the Secretary of State this Constitution with those amendments incorporated therein and such document shall be the Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976 In order that the commission may perform its duties this Paragraph shall become effective as soon as it has been officially determined that this Constitution has been ratified The commission shall stand abolished upon the completion of its duties Paragraph IV Effective Date Except as provided in Paragraph III of this Section this Constitution shall become effective on January 1 1977 51 rnx wi