Manual of the General Assembly of the state of Georgia, 1979

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MANUAL
of the
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
The State of Georgia
Revised 1979
DAVID B POYTHRESS
Secretary of State
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT State Capitol Room 203 George Busbee Governor Tom Perdue Executive Secretary Tom Daniel Administrative Aide to the Governor Charles E Tidwell Executive Counsel to the Governor Cynthia D Wright Assistant Executive Counsel to the Governor
Emmett Meeks Fiscal Officer Duane S Riner News Secretary
Mrs Doris Alford Personal Secretary i
Tim Ryles Administrator Office of Consumer Affairs
LIEUTENANTGOVERNOR State Capitol Room 418
Zell Miller LieutenantGovernor Bill Burson Administrative Assistant Marti Pingree Personal Secretary Jack Swift Press Secretary
SECRETARY OF STATE State Capitol Room 214
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State deceased May 19 1979
David B Poythress Secretary of State June 14 1979date
Ann Adamson Assistant Secretary of State
COMPTROLLERGENERAL State Capitol Room 238 Johnnie L Caldwell ComptrollerGeneral Jennings B Garbade Deputy ComptrollerGeneral Chief Deputy Insurance Commissioner John R Gore Jr State Fire Marshal i
James E Young Deputy Industrial Loan Commissioner
LAW DEPARTMENT
Judicial Building Room 132 Arthur K Bolton Attorney General Robert S Stubbs II Executive Assistant Attorney General Robert H Shell Assistant Attorney General Office Manager
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Eddie Moore
Administrative Assistant
First Assistant Attorney General
Don A Langham
Senior Assistant Attorneys General
Richard S Bomar Marion O Gordon
Michael J Bowers J Robert Coleman Alfred L Evans Jr H Perry Michael Verley J Spivey John C Walden
Assistant Attorneys General Sarah H Adams Ethel D Anderson Kirby G Atkinson Victor M Baird John B Ballard Jr Patricia T Barmeyer Linda Ruth Birrel Susan V Boleyn Gerald W Bowling Isaac Byrd Brenda H Cole Carol Atha Cosgrove Jefferson J Davis John W Dunsmore Jr Bruce M Edenfield Daniel M Formby William B Hill Carl Jones III John C Jones William C Joy Harrison W Kohler R Douglas Lackey Roland F Matson Donn L Odom G Stephen Parker James C Pratt Daryl A Robinson David A Runnion Michael P Sarrey Russell N Sewell Jr L Joseph Shahenn Jr George P Shingler Michael F Swick Wayne P Yancey
Michael E Hobbs
Staff Assistant Attorneys General
Kathryn L Allen Gary R Hurst
Mark A Dickerson Nicholas G Dumich Charles T Harrison W Davis Hewitt Michael R Johnson Stephanie B Manis W Anthony Moss Mary Beth Westmoreland
Attorney Brian J OShea Law Assistant David C Will
Investigator William R Woodall
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Legal Assistants
Heidi J Bergmann J Ervin Gardner
Fran J Clark
EDUCATION State Department of Old State Office Bldg Room 242
Dr Charles McDaniel State Superintendent of Schools Dr H Titus Singletary Jr Associate State Superintendent of Schools Planning and Development Dr S C Adamson Associate State Superintendent of Schools Administrative Services Dr Joseph G Freund Associate State Superintendent of Schools Vocational Education Mr Peyton Williams Jr Associate State Superintendent of Schools State Schools and Special Services Dr Lucille Jordan Associate State Superintendent of Schools Instructional Services
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 Cliff Ward Asst Commissioner Administration Room 209 Dr John A Cobb Assistant Commr Animal Industry
Room 106
Deborah Pullin Assistant Commr Consumer Protection Room 300B
Jimmy Bridges 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
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LABOR State Department of Labor Bldg Room 288
Sam Caldwell Commissioner
W O Brooks Director Employment Security Agency
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION New State Office Bldg Room 162
William E Billy Lovett Jr Commissioner Robert C Bobby Pafford Chairman William H Kimbrough Vice Chairman Mac Barber Commissioner Ford B Spinks Commissioner Matt L McWhorter Commissioner Emeritus Allen Chappell Commissioner Emeritus Hugh S Jordan Executive Secretary and Chief Administrative Officer
James J Crudup Director Utilities Engineering B B Knowles Director Utilities Financial Analysis L Thomas Doyal Director Motor Carrier Certification and Enforcement
Horace F Hartley Director Transportation Rate and Services
J R Price Hearing Reporter
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES Department of 116 Mitchell Street Room 400
G N Manley Commissioner of Administrative Services Jim Roberts and Richard Millsaps Deputy Commissioners of Administrative Services Robert L Mathis Director Internal Administration Martha D Hazleton Director Personnel Richard Millsaps Director Fiscal Services Division Ben Jones Financial Management Section Charles Duncan Insurance Section Travis Williams Fiscal Services FACS Section Shirley Bailey Fiscal Services PACS Section Virginia Smith Workers Compensation Claims Section Larry Clark Director General Services Division W W Avera Motor Vehicle Services John Sanderson Motor Pool Steve Patrick Printing Services
Jim Roberts Director Purchasing Supplies Division Vacant Assistant Director Purchasing Supplies
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David Jean Project Manager
Randy Nordin Contracts Officer
A1 Fahlstrom George Holmes David Bennett
Bob Sharpless Dianne Parker Section Supervisors Robert L Allen Director Information Computer Services Division
Richard Weiskittel Administration Dave Proctor Internal Operations Howard Hughes Systems and Programming Virgil Baker Technical Support Pat Harmon Operations George Christenberry Director Division of T elecommumcations
Carl Farris Director Property Space Management Vacant State Owned Property Elliott Penso Leased Property Margaret Weldon Space Utilization
W D Bennett Surplus Property Inventory Control Services
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 International Blvd NE Suite 640 Atlanta Edward D Dunn Commissioner Robert M Moler Deputy Commissioner Charles W Burge Director Thrift Institutions Reece V Morris Deputy CommissionerAdministration John B Kline DirectorBank Supervision
BUDGET BUREAUSee Planning and Budget Office of
BUILDING AUTHORITY Georgia 7th Fir State Health Bldg
Steve Polk Director of Administration Luther Lewis Administrative Officer
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS 7 Martin Luther King Jr Drive SW
Room 640
Henry M Huckaby Commissioner
Mike McGuinn Deputy Commissioner
Edwin C Adams Assistant Commissioner Housing
and Code Division
Mary Lou Rothove Director Technical Assistance Division John D Tracy Director Planning and Programming
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Howard K Perdue Director Administrative Division
CRIME COMMISSION OFFICE State 3400 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta Jim Higdon Administrator Stephen C Rieck Financial Management
DEFENSE Department of
P O Box 17965 Atlanta Ga 30316
Major General Billy M Jones The Adjutant General Director State Civil Defense
MILITARY DIVISION V
Brigadier General John W Gillette Asst Adjutant General For Army T
Brigadier General Joseph M Cheshire 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
James E Skrine Joint Secretary Shirley Cowart Deputy Joint Secretary
FORESTRY COMMISSION State
Central Office P 0 Box 819 Macon 31202
A Ray Shirley Director and Executive Secretary William C Harper Assistant to the Director
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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 James C Wynens Chief of Reforestation John Mixon Chief of Forest Research
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 Joe Thompson
Representative Appointees
Clarence R Vaughn Jr
Marcus Collins Joe Frank Harris William J Bill Lee
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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
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 R Derril Gay 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
Joe Edwards PhD Director Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Patricia Johnson Director Division of Family and Children Services
INDUSTRY AND TRADE Department of 1400 North Omni International Atlanta W Milton Folds Commissioner James 0 Bohanan Deputy Commissioner Ronald D Robinson Assistant Commissioner Industry Division
William C Hawthorne Director of Finance and Administration
Van S Gaines Personnel Officer John D Welsh Director International Division Edwin D Spivia Director TouristCommunications Division
George D Rogers Director Research Division
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL Office of State Capitbl Room 316
Frank H Edwards Legislative Counsel
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LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE State Capitol Room 316
Thomas B Murphy Speaker House of Representatives Chairman
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
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Department of 1010 West Peachtree St NW
David B Poythress Commissioner Tap M Carey Deputy Commissioner Robert Melvin Director Quality Assurance Emmett Johnson Director Investigations Compliance Paul F Bellows Director Program Management Michael Fowler Acting Director Program Administration C Thomas Smith Director Office of State Federal Affairs
Robert Dorn Director Program Operations Lloyd Feiler Hearing Officer
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MERIT SYSTEM OF PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION State
New State Office Bldg Room 568 Charles E Storm Commissioner Franklin Thomas Deputy Commissioner Bobby Jean Bennett Assistant Deputy Commissioner Jerry Saylor Division Director Classification and Compensation
Jim Hughes Division Director Applicant Services Grady Huddleston Division Director Training and Staff Development
Walt Withers Division Director Employees Health Insurance
Carson Melvin Division Director Employees 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 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 AssistantAdministration James B Talley Executive Assistant Legal Henry D Struble Director Parks Recreation and Historic Sites Division
J Leonard Ledbetter Director Environmental Protection Div
Leon Kirkland Director Game Fish Div
Mike Hartman Director Office of Information Robert J Reimold Director Coastal Resources Division
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OFFENDER REHABILITATION Department of 800 Peachtree Street N E
David C Evans Commissioner William H Lowe Deputy Commissioner Offender Administration
Ronald L Powell PhD Deputy Commissioner General Services Administration Richard E Longfellow PhD Deputy Commissioner Community Based Services E B Caldwell Deputy Commissioner Institutional Operations
PARDONS AND PAROLES State Board of 800 Peachtree Street N E Room 610 James T Morris Chairman William Mobley Howell Member J O Partain Jr Member Mrs Mamie Reese Member Floyd E Busbee Sr Member
PERSONNEL BOARD State New State Office Bldg Room 572 Leonard Morris Chairman Isabel Gates Webster Vice Chairman Susan A Cahoon Member
B L Kelehear Member Frank O Downing Member
OFFICE OF PLANNING BUDGET 6th Floor TrinityWashington Bldg
270 Washington Street SW
Clark T Stevens Director
PORTS AUTHORITY GEORGIA P O Box 2406 Savannah 31402 1900 The Exchange Suite 240 Atlanta 303311
L P Greer Jr Chairman Jack P Turner Jr ViceChairman Robert D Miles SecretaryTreasurer Members
Winston B Brock Don A Grantham
H Baxter Harcourt
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P E Clifton Sr
George J Nichols Executive Director P 0 Box 2406 Savannah 31402 George H Chamlee Attorney P 0 Box 9523 Savannah 31402
REGENTS Board of University System of Georgia
Officers
244 Washington Street S W Room 468 Milton Jones Chairmam
Erwin A Friedman ViceChairman George L Simpson Jr Chamcellor John W Hooper Vice Chancellor Henry G Neal Executive Secretary Shealy E McCoy Vice Chancellor Fiscal Affairs and Treasurer
Frank C Dunham Vice ChancellorFacilities
Mario J Goglia Vice ChancellorResearch
Howard Jordan Jr Vice ChancellorServices
Harry B ORear Vice ChancellorHealth Affairs
Haskin R Pounds Vice ChancellorPlanning
Jerry M Williamson Vice ChancellorAcademic Affairs
James L Carmon Assistant Vice ChancellorComputing
Mary Ann Hickman Assistant Vice ChancellorComputing Robert M Joiner Assistant Vice ChancellorCommunications
Charles R Nash Assistant Vice ChancellorAcademic Development
REVENUE State Department of 270 Washington St SW Room 410 W E Bill Strickland Commissioner T Jerry Jackson Deputy Revenue Commissioner H Randall Jones Administrative Deputy Robert J Lenihan Jr Executive Assistant Robert M Kane Director Alcohol Tobacco Tax Legal Services Division Edwin R Vaughn Director Alcohol Tobacco Tax Unit
Jerry Wynn Director Legal Services Unit of Alcohol Tobacco Tax Division
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McLaughlin Director Central Audit Division t in S Director Field Services Division
John G Carter Director Income Tax Division Neal Dettmering Director Motor Vehicle Division Curtis B Modhng Director Motor Fuel Tax Division Plgron O Turner Director Motor Vehicle Reciprocity
Bob Wilkes Personnel Administrator Tom Sangster Director Property Tax Intangibles 1 ax Division
Chandler Hewell Director Sales Use Tax Division
SAFETY Department of Public 959 E Confederate Ave SE PO Box 1456 Atlanta Ga 30301
Col Hugh Hardison Commissioner Lt Col Porter Weaver Deputy Commissioner State Patrol
Major Hoke G Smith 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 GMcCants Director Student Services Ralph D Roberts Dir of Fiscal Affairs Guaranteed Loans William H Simmons Dir Collections Claims Prevention Konald P Lauver Dir Systems Operations David J Tucker Information Specialist
RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Two Northside 75 Suite 400 Atlanta Wesley H Rucker Executive SecyTreasurer Gerald S Gilbert Deputy Executive SecyTreasurer
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Robert J Williams Director Fiscal and Membership Div
Dianne J Patron Manager Retirements Refunds Division
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 Veterans Building State Capitol Atlanta Peter Wheeler Commissioner Bruce Diggs Assistant Director
Henry G Chapman Assistant Director Administration Edward N Bailey Supervisor Claims Division Arthur T Orvold Supervisor Education Division
WORKERS COMPENSATION State Board of 1800 Peachtree Street NW Suite 400
E Earl Mallard Chairman Don L Knowles Director James W Paris Director James C Pullin SecretaryTreasurer John A Smith Jr Executive Assistant Charles C Booker Chief Administrative Law Judge Burton M Wamble Director of Administration Lynda Snyder Director of Rehabilitation Herman F Waits Director of Compliance W E Buckner Director Emeritus
Administrative Law Judges
H Grady Almand Jr Atlanta Eugene H Gadsden Savannah Thad Gibson Albany
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Herbert T Greenholtz Jr Calhoun Harold Irvin Atlanta Barbara LeBey Atlanta
E Neal Little Atlanta John A Sligh Jr Atlanta David C Stripling Atlanta Joseph Stargel Gainesville Effie Mahan Macon Julian B Willingham Augusta Alex Williams Columbus
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 Wyche Fowler
1317 Longworth House Office Bldg Washington 20515
6 Newt Gingrich Carrollton
417 Cannon 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
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SUPREME COURT OF GEORGIA 5th Floor Judicial Building
Law Assistants
Justices
H E Nichols Chief Justice Hiram K Undercofler Presiding Justice
Justices Robert H Jordan Robert H Hall
Harold N Hill Jr Jesse G Bowles
Thomas 0 Marshall
Ben G Estes
Sherie Welch Clarence Lorentzson
Law Assistants
Douglas B Kidd Rosemary Kittrell Joyce Kallam McKee Anne Emanuel Eleanor D Henderson Velma C Tilley Charles N Hooper Simon J Weinstein
Mrs Joline Bateman Williams 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
Braswell D Deen Jr Miss Alfredda Scobey
Chief Judge
J Kelley Quillian Presiding Judge T Mil Clyburn
Julian Webb Presiding JudgeMargaret W Deimling
William LeRoy McMurray Jr Judge Robert H Brinson Jr George T Smith Judge 1ZlWilliam K Carmichael
Arnold Shulman Judge Stephen H Block
Harold R Banke Judge James Morawetz
Andrew W Birdsong Judge Kenneth A Howard
Norman L Underwood Judge Julian H Stewart
Morgan Thomas Clerk
Miss Edna E Bennett Deputy Clerk
Abda J Conyers Special Deputy Clerk
Wiley H Davis Reporter
Guy M Massey Assistant Reporter
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SUPERIOR COURTS JUDGES DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
ALAPAHA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
H W Lott Chief JudgeLenox
W D Jack Knight Judge Nashville
Vickers Neugent District AttorneyAustin Street Pearson
ALCOVY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Thomas W Ridgway Judge sJOPO Box 805 Monroe
Greely Ellis Judge Covington
J W Jim Morgan District Attorney JajJiSCovington
ATLANTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Sam P McKenzie Chief Judge
Claude D Shaw Judge1
Luther Alverson Judge
Charles A Wofford Judge
Ralph H Hicks Judge
Osgood O Williams Judge
G Ernest Tidwell Judge
John S Langford Judge r1
Joel J Fryer Judge
Charles L Weltner Judge UJ
Horace T Ward Judge
Lewis R Slaton District Attorney
ATLANTIC JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
John R Harvey Chief Judge PO Box 1018 Pembroke
James E Findley Judge PO Box 910 Reidsville
DuPont K Cheney District Attorney PO Box 653 Hinesville
AUGUSTA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William M Fleming Jr Judge
Edwin D Fulcher Judge
Franklin H Pierce Judge
Eugene M Kerr Judge li i Richard E Allen District Attorney
BLUE RIDGE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Marion T Pope Jr Chief Judge PO Box 589 Canton
Richard B Neville Jr Judge Cumming
Frank C Mills III District Attorney Canton
Augusta Augusta Augusta Augusta Augusta
Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta Atlanta
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BRUNSWICK JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Gordon Knox Jr Chief Judge1Hazlehurst
William R Killian JudgelBrunswick
Glenn Thomas Jr District AttorneyPO Box 416 Jesup
CHATTAHOOCHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
John H Land JudgeRFD Whitesville Road Columbus
Oscar D Smith Jr Judge lColumbus
E Mullins Whisnant Judge Columbus
Kenneth Bemis Followill Judge Columbus
William J Smith District Attorney miteMColumbus
CHEROKEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Jere F White Judge tersville
Robert Thomas Pope Judgea Calhoun
Charles Crawford District Attorney Cartersville
CLAYTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Marvin A Miller Chief Judge Courthouse Jonesboro
William H Ison JudgeJonesboro
Joe C Crumbley Judge Jonesboro
Robert E Keller District Attorney 1 Jonesboro
COBB JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Howell Cobb Ravan Chief JudgeMarietta
Luther C Hames Jr Judge Marietta
James L Bullard JudgeiulMarietta
Watson White Judge0av Marietta
Tom Charron District Attorney C Marietta
CONASAUGA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert Vining Jr Chief Judge MwwKiJffeDalton
Coy H Temples Judge Dalton
Charles A Pannell Jr District Attorney Chatsworth
CORDELE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Hardy Gregory Jr JudgeillCordele
D E Turk District AttorneyAbbeville
COWETA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Lamar Knight Chief JudgePO Box 315 Carrollton
Joseph C Jackson Judge J LaGrange
William F Lee Jr District Attorney iNewnan
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DOUGHERTY JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Asa D Kelley Jr Chief JudgeCourthouse Albany
Leonard Farkas JudgeltjmciuCHAlbany
William S Billy Lee District Attorney q Albany
DUBLIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William Malcolm Towson Judge Ji KI Dublin
Beverly B Hayes Jr District Attorney1 Dublin
EASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
George E Oliver Chief JudgeSavannah
Frank S Cheatham Jr Judge Savannah
Phyllis Kravitch Judge JfnillSavannah
Andrew J Ryan III District Attorney Savannah
FLINT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Sam L Whitmire Chief JudgeBarnesville
R Alex Crumbley Judge McDonough
E Byron Smith District Attorney iiBarnesville
GRIFFIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Andrew J Whalen Jr Chief Judge Griffin
Ben J Miller JudgegThomaston
Johnnie L Caldwell Jr District AttorneyThomaston
GWINNETT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Chas C Pittard Chief Judge1Duluth
Reid Merritt Judge jPO Box 686 Lawrenceville
Homer M Stark Judge Lawrenceville
William Bryant Huff District Attorney 11 256 Crogan Street
Lawrenceville
HOUSTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Willis B Hunt Jr JudgeLPerry
Stephen Pace Jr District AttorneyPerry
LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert E Bob Coker Chief Judge rLaFayette
Paul W Johnny Painter JudgeRossville
Joseph E Loggins Judge Summerville
Wm M Bill Campbell District AttorneyLaFayette
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MACON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
C Cloud Morgan Chief Judge Macon
George B Culpepper III Judge Ft Valley
Walker P Johnson Jr Judge SfiilS1 Macon
Willard Donald Thompson District Attorneyt Macon
MIDDLE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Walter C McMillan Jr Chief Judge PO Box 701 Sandersville
Marvin B Hartley JudgeLyons
H Reginald Thompson District Attorney iSLPO Box 286
Swainsboro
MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Jack N Gunter Judge t PO Box 485 Clarkesville
V D Stockton District AttorneyII Clayton
NORTHEASTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
A R Kenyon Chief Judge Gainesville
James E Palmour III Judge II1Gainesville
Jeff C Wayne District Attorney PO Box 430 Gainesville
NORTHERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Ray B Burruss Jr Chief JudgePO Box 950 Hartwell
William F Grant Judge Elberton
Cleve Miller District Attorney PO Box 247 Elberton
OCMULGEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
George L Jackson Chief JudgeSkJtS3tf5iGray
Joseph B Duke Judge Milledgeville
Joseph H Briley District AttorneyGray
OCONEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
James B OConnor Chief Judge PO Box 865 Eastman
Preston N Rawlins Jr JudgeMcRae
Phillip R West District AttorneyPO Box 571 Eastman
OGEECHEE JUDICIAL CIRCUIT William Colbert Hawkins Judge JbiLPO Box 439 Sylvania
Faye Sanders Martin Judge Mm Statesboro
J Lane Johnston District A ttomeyi f Stateshoro
PATAULA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
ADelbert Bowen Judge J Colquitt
Charles M Ferguson District Attorney Cuthbert
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PIEDMONT JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
James L Jim Brooks Judge Jefferson
Nat Hancock District AttorneyJefferson
ROME JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert L Royal Chief Judgefaygjp Rome
John A Frazier Jr JudgeRome
Larry Salmon District AttorneyRome
SOUTH GEORGIA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert E L Culpepper Jr JudgeLiCamilla
A Wallace Cato Jydge muBairibridge
Ben L Bateman District Attorney PO Box 304 Camilla
SOUTHERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Marcus B Calhoun Chief Judge Thomasville
George A Horkan Jr JudgeMoultrie
W G Gus Elliott JudgeValdosta
H Lamar Cole District AttorneyValdosta
SOUTHWESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William F Blanks JudgePO Box 784 Americus
Claude N Morris District AttorneyAmericus
STONE MOUNTAIN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
William T Dean Chief JudgeConyers
Clarence L Peeler Jr JudgeDecatur
Curtis V Tillman JudgeDecatur
Clyde Henley Judge r303 Courthouse Decatur
Ewell T Hendon Jr Judge Decatur
Robert K Broome Judge Decatur
Keegan Federal JudgeDecatur
Randall Peek District AttorneyDecatur
TALLAPOOSA JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Dan Winn Chief JudgeCedartown
Arthur W Fudger JudgeSDallas
Robert J Noland Judge IDouglasville
W A Bill Foster III District AttorneyDallas
TIFTON JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
W J Forehand JudgeTifton
Thomas H Pittman District AttorneyTifton
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TOOMBS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Robert L Stevens Judge PO Box 27 Thomson
Kenneth E Goolsby District Attorney PO Box 405 Thomson
WAYCROSS JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
Ben A Hodges Chief JudgePO Boy 894 Waycross
Elie L Holton JudgekPO Box 604 Douglas
Dewey Hayes District AttorneyIDouglas
WESTERN JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
James Barrow Chief JudgellPO Box 167 Athens
Joseph J Gaines Judge u Athens
Harry N Gordon District Attorney193 E Hancock Ave
Athens
SENIOR JUDGES OF THE SUPERIOR COURTS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS EMERITUS
Senior Judges
William H Reynolds
E E Andrews J R Thompson W A Foster Jr
Oliver Wendell Horne Jr Oscar L Long
Ralph H Pharr John H McGehee Hubert C Morgan Edwin S Kemp
F Frederick Kennedy Robert L Scoggin Jeptha C Jep Tanksley Joseph H Blackshear
J Bowie Gray District Attorneys Emeritus Winston Owen James Cecil Davis William Glenn Thomas W H Lanier Harvey L Jay Wright Lipford Cohen Anderson W B Skipworth Jr
Mark Dunahoo
Paul E Caswell Jefferson L Davis John W Williford Jack P Etheridge H 0 Hubert Jr Dunbar Harrison Samuel P Burtz W H White Winebert Dan Flexer II Hal Bell
Hugh D Sosebee J Alvan Davis Walter I Geer Elmo Holt John F Hardin
Maston E ONeal Jr George D Lawrence Ben F Smith Albert D Mullis Edward E McGarity Richard Bell Andrew J Ryan Jr Clete D Johnson John T Perrin
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BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS AGING Council on William Huff III PO Box 629 Manchester Vita R Ostrander
1839 Mt Royal Drive NE Atlanta W John Simpkins PO Box 2847 Columbus Charles W Smith Smith Farms Sautee Kay H Hind 311 Pine Avenue Albany Naomi Ernst Maddox 2334 Miriam Lane Decatur Barbara P Payne
Studies in Aging Georgia State University
33 Gilmer Street Atlanta Mrs James G Unger 434 Hancock Street Madison Mrs Julia Bond
361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ross Kirby
PO Box 162 Snellville Ms Cheryll Schramm PO Box 393 Marietta
D C Peterson
American Association of Retired Persons Kathleen Rev Albert Mehaffey 101 Hayes Mill Road Carrollton Ms Agnes Quarles Box 281 Rome Mrs Elizabeth Wilson 724 Oakview Road Decatur Joe Zanone
5 Barnett Drive Isle of Hope Savannah Pr Eugene Sherman
Department of Sociology Albany State College Albany Mrs Lilly Baines 512 Angier Avenue NE Atlanta H D Bryant
813 South Macon Street Fort Valley Thomas F Pitts 756 Main Street Macon
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ARTS AND HUMANITIES Georgia Council for the
Isabelle Watkins
3920 Club Drive N E Atlanta Bernice Spigel
1104 DeSota Drive Dalton
R Scott Coleman 250 McDonough Road Jackson Michael L Lomax
1478 Willis Mill Road S W Atlanta Dorothy McClure
1739 Hilton Avenue Columbus James H Morgan Sr
Monte Sano Swainsboro Barbara Nevins
2479 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta Eliot Wigginton
Rabun Gap School Rabun Gap James E Barnett
Colony House West Peachtree Street at 15th Atlanta Fred D Bentley Sr
Beaumont Drive N W Kennesaw Joseph F Haas
4570 Powers Ferry Road N W Atlanta
E T Kehrer
Route 2 800 Six Flags Drive Austell Dr T Marshall Jones
3332 Sweetbriar Road Albany Dr Joseph Perrin
3794 Poplar Drive Clarkston Willie J Woods
730 Piedmont Avenue A Atlanta Lois C Wooten
201 McLaws Street Savannah Caroline Armstrong
323 East 44th Street Savannah Joseph E Cabell
Route 2 Flowery Branch Katherine Mixson
200 High Street Valdosta Charles M Rafshoon 842 North Highland Avenue Atlanta
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Betty F Sanders 3488 Tuxedo Road Atlanta Rosemary Stiefel 351 Glenn Circle Decatur Helen L Strickland Route 1 Lakeland Shirley C Franklin
1258 Tuckawanna Drive S W Atlanta
ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION
Exofficio member Commissioner of Natural Resources
BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION Georgia Commission For The National Division of Secretary of State
1776 Peachtree Street N W
Suite 520 South Wing Atlanta Georgia 30309 Secretary of State Chairman Aimer K Johnson Jr Executive Director Senate Members
John R Riley PO Box 9641 Savannah Floyd Hudgins PO Box 12127 Columbus
E G Summers PO Box 499 LaFayette Charles Wessels PO Box 8002 Savannah Bill English Rt 6 Box 46 Swainsboro
House Members
Arthur M Gignilliat PO Box 968 Savannah Billy Milford Route 3 Hartwell Richard A Dent 1120 Pine Street Augusta John Hawkins 1360 Harvard Rd NE Atlanta
Appointed by the Governor
Mrs Sue Jackson Route 5 Burnt Hickory Road Cartersville
Frank Underwood 7 Altheal Parkway Kensington Park Sijvannah
John Melton 3126 Oxford Road Augusta
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Appointed by the Secretary of State
Roy F Chalker Jr Press Ready News Waynesboro Dr Kenneth Coleman Department of History University of Georgia Athens
Alan S Gaynor PO Box 8608 Savannah
Representing Organizations in Georgia
William E Blair Americus Times Recorder Vienna Road Americus
Joseph H Brown 811 East Morningside Dr NE
Atlanta
Mrs Liane Levetan 2250 Chrysler Terrace NE Atlanta Dr William Gabard Valdosta State College Valdosta A Lester Henderson USAR Ret 637 East Liberty Street Savannah
Vernon D Martin Box 1316 Brunswick George Anderson Mercer III 702 Washington Avenue Savannah
G Harold Northrop Callaway Gardens Garden Services
Inc Pine Mountain
Gene Dyson 181 Washington Street SW ViceChairman Atlanta
H Franklin Fling 512 Barberry Road Savannah Ms Jean Hendrix WSBTV Radio 1601 W Peachtree
Street NE Atlanta
Mrs Arthur H Waite 5555 Roswell Road NE Apt V3 Atlanta
W B Withers Mayor City of Moultrie Moultrie Dr James C Bonner Professor Emeritus of History
Georgia College Milledgeville
Exofficio members Secretary of State the Governor the Lieutenant Governor the Director of the Department of Archives History Commissioner of Agriculture the Speaker of the House of Representatives the Adjutant General of Georgia the Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety the State Superintendent of the Department of Education the Commissioner of the Department of Industry and Trade the Commissioner of the Department of Natural Resources the Commissioner of the Department of Transportation the Governors Advisor on the Arts the Director of the Office of Planning Budget the Chancellor of the University System of Georgia
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BUILDING ADMINISTRATIVE BOARD State Knox Bell
115 Walton Street Monroe T T Flagler
1795 W Wesley Road N W Atlanta Larry Carpenter
6 Piney Point Road Savannah T Z Chastain
Suite 103 Building II North Lake Parkway Tucker Mallory Smith
P O Box 272 Douglas Peter Lynch
70 Forrest Lake Drive N W Atlanta Lorenzo Alex A Wallace Jr
1543 Peachtree Street N E Atlanta John Street
386 Polk Street N W Marietta Chuck Williams
165 Central Avenue S W Room 208 Atlanta Exofficio Georgia Safety Fire Commissioner Commissioner
of Department of Human Resources Commissioner of the
Bureau of Community Affairs or their designees
BUILDING AUTHORITY GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY HOSPITAL GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY MARKETS GEORGIA BUILDING AUTHORITY PEIAL GEORGIA Exofficio members are the same for each of the above Authorities Governor State Auditor Lieutenant Governor Commissioner of Agriculture Attorney General
COASTAL MANAGEMENT BOARD Georgia Thomas Parker
900 Durant Place N E Apt 1 Atlanta Kay Hoffman
321 Milledge Heights Athens Carlton Gill
P O Box 59 Richmond Hill Dan Williams
P O Box 1080 Darien
D401IBnTattnall Street Savannah
TTchatuachee Crossing Savannah Danny Goodman
Rte 1 Box 215 Midway J D Benefield Sea Island Hans Neuhauser
1414 Dale Drive Savannah George Hannaford
P O Box 284 Woodbine David Hornsby Rte 2 Townsend
rnriF REVISION COMMISSION
President of the Senate 418 State Capttol
Atlanta
Charles Wessels
PO Box 8002 Savannah Roy Barnes if
639 Maran Drive Mableton J Beverly Langford PO Box 277 Calhoun Howard T Overby
PO Box 636 Gainesville
Hs7IerfioTretotr3rtate Capitol Atlanta Randolph C Karrh I
PO Drawer K Swamsboro Wayne Snow Jr
PO Box 26 Rossville Albert W Thompson PO Box 587 Columbus Larry W alker
PO Box 1234 Perry
State Bar Members
Hugh D Sosebee
PO Box 818 Forsyth Lewis R Slaton
309 Fulton County Courthouse Atlanta
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R W Crenshaw Jr
3300 First National Bank Tower Atlanta
Hugh Brown McNatt PO Box 660 Lyons J Douglas Stewart
PO Box 430 Gainesville
CAMPAIGN AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE COMMISSION State Irving K Kaler Chairman
960 W Kingston Dr N E Atlanta John Miller ViceChairman 2909 Abercorn Road Savannah
Greg Barnes
81 Peachtree Pi NE Apt 6 Atlanta Hardy McCalman
Woodland Circle Bremen Freeman Leverett
PO Box 896 Elberton Kipling Louise McVay Executive Director
Secretary to Commission
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State
CLAIMS ADVISORY BOARD Exofficio members
Secretary of State Chairman
Commissioner Department of Human Resources
Commissioner Department of Transportation
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS BOARD OF
James Griffin Jr
PO Box 602 Albany R Alex Grindler
PO Box 10 Swainsboro H Hearn Lumpkin PO Box 4545 Atlanta James G Hay
Route 2 Box 290 Thomasville L Scott Stell Jr
1616 Eleanor Street Savannah Leroy H Johnson PO Box 27 Turin
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Hobby Stripling City Hall Vienna Gerald H Thompson PO Box Q Fitzerald Lillian Webb
City Hall Norcross
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS State Department of 7 Martin Luther King Jr Drive Room 640
Henry M Huckaby Commissioner Mike McGuinn Deputy Commissioner Edwin C Adams Assistant Commissioner Housing and Codes Division
Mary Lou Rothove Director Technical Assistance Division John D Tracy Director Planning and Programming Division Howard K Perdue Director Administrative Division
COMPENSATION State Commission on James H Blanchard
6200 Mountainview Drive Columbus James C Harrington Jr
PO Box 305 Cumming Gene Clayton Tallapoosa Alan S Gaynor
P 0 Box 8608 Savannah Edward M McIntyre P O Box 1897 Augusta Charles L Gowen Trust Co of Ga Bldg Atlanta Mrs Barbara Muntean
6073 Kathie Court Ellenwood W O DuVall
Atlanta Federal Savings Bldg Atlanta Marian A Sumner
Moore Street Sylvester E D Smith
First National Bank Tower Atlanta Herbert L Mabry
6150 Ferry Drive N W Atlanta Howell Hollis
P O Box 2707 Columbus
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CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS PUBLICATION BOARD
Governor Chairman Lieutenant Governor Speaker House of Representatives
CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS ELECTION BOARD Speaker House of Representatives Chairman Clerk House of Representatives President Pro Tempore of the Senate Secretary of the Senate
Chairman Each Standing Committee of the General Assembly
CONSUMER ADVISORY BOARD Fair Business Practices Act of 1975
Tim Ryles Administrator Rm 104 State Capitol Ronald E Ginsberg 14 East State Street Savannah James F Echols
147 Love Avenue Tifton John A Daniel
Third Avenue Buena Vista Harry W Pettigrew
Georgia Legal Services 15 Peachtree Street Suite 909 Atlanta A Gordon Oliver
The Citizens Southern National Bank
99 Annex Atlanta Charles E Campbell
300 Fulton Federal Building Atlanta Betty C Godwin
318 Stewart Avenue Marietta Bernice Turner
301 American Federal Bldg P O Box 928 Macon Richard W Davidson
The Cleveland Courier Cleveland T J Foss
1225 Greene Street Augusta James M Bell
675 Ponce de Leon Ave N E Atlanta J A Crockett
P O Box 569 Vidalia
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Willie E Lockett
Georgia Legal Services 309 Pine Avenue Albany Dr Sue Phelps
2706 Clearview Drive S E Rocky Face Dan P Young
2490 Cascade Road S W Atlanta
GEORGIA CORRECTIONAL INDUSTRIES
ADMINISTRATION William H Wiseman
1309 Martinique Drive Augusta John Aderhold
870 Fairfield Road N W Atlanta Jerry Anderson
Box 177 Fort Gaines Harry Bexley
501 Pulliam Street S W Atlanta Gayle N Manley
116 Mitchell Street Room 400 Atlanta Norman Gunn Jr
3769 Atwood Dr Macon
CORRECTIONS State Board of Miss Selina Burch
40 Pryor Street SW 4th Floor Atlanta Jack T Rutledge
3416 Sue Mack Drive Columbus
STATE CRIME COMMISSION 3400 Peachtree Rd NE Suite 625 Atlanta 30326 Dr Harry Downs Chairmam
President Clayton Junior College P O Box 285 Morrow Mrs Clarice Bagwell
Route 6 Box 242 Canton Donald Brewer
120 Sunny Brock Drive Athens Judge Frank S Cheatham Jr
Superior Court Eastern Judicial Circuit 214 Chatham
County Courthouse Savannah Robert Doss
Director Administrative Office of the Courts
84 Peachtree Street N W Suite 500 Atlanta
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David C Evans
Commissioner Department of Offender Rehabilitation Suite 500 800 Peachtree Street N E Atlanta Mrs E C Frazer III 1204 Third Avenue Albany Mrs Bettye Hutchings P O Box 996 Macon Bill Hutson
Sheriff of Cobb County Cobb County Courthouse Marietta Monsignor R Donald Kiernan
Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church
2855 Briaarcliff Road NE Atlanta Chief Curtis E McClung
Columbus Police Department 937 First Avenue Columbus Tom Morris
Chairman State Board of Pardons and Paroles Room 610 800 Peachtree St NE Atlanta George Napper
Chief of Police Atlanta Bureau of Police Services
175 Decatur Street SE Atlanta Chief Justice H E Nichols
Supreme Court of Georgia 514 State Judicial Building Atlanta
A Sidney Parker
P O Box 997 211 Roswell Street Marietta Beverly E Ponder
Director Georgia Bureau of Investigation Suite 800
1001 International Boulevard Atlanta Judge Romae Powell
Juvenile Court of Fulton County
445 Capitol Avenue SW Atlanta Larry Salmon
District Attorney Rome Judicial Circuit
Floyd County Courthouse Rome Dr W Douglas Skelton M D
Commissioner Department of Human Resources
Room 620S 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta James C Thompson
Chairman Georgia State United Auto Workers Community Action Program Council Suite 131
1280 Winchester Parkway Smyrna
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George R Street II
Fitzgerald High School P O Drawer 389 Fitzgerald Ruth K Council
1215 North Slater Street Valdosta Evita Arneda Paschall
Box 1123 901 7th Street Augusta Jackie Holder
County Commissioner Bleckley County Courthouse Cochran Tom Perdue
4855 Candlewood Lane Stone Mountain
COUNCIL ON THE DEAF Representative Buddy Childers 15 Kirkwood Street Rome Senator Charles Wessels P O Box 8002 Savannah Wayne Bland
1842 Queens Way Chamblee Shannon Harper
1860 Markan Court NE Atlanta Thomas J Lawrie
5261 Vivid Drive Stone Mountain Adam Roche Jr
2780 Shaw Road Marietta Isabella C Holmes 2803 Handy Drive N W Atlanta Jimmy H Whitworth
Georgia School for the Deaf Cave Spring Amy Paschall
405 South Candler Road Decatur Alvin E Steele Jr
Georgia Association of the Deaf Inc
PO Box 104 Cave Spring Charlene Lavine
1400H Southland Vista Court N E Atlanta Bill Hopkins Jr
359 Whitehall Street S W Atlanta Beverly Bedwell
3057 Marne Drive N W Atlanta Doris Riley
3575 Eisenhower Circle Atlanta
James Anderson
2236 Emerald Springs Drive Decatur Thomas W Richardson
2002 Florida Avenue Savannah
STATE DEPOSITORY BOARD Governor
Comptroller General State Revenue Commissioner State Auditor
Commissioner of Banking Finance
Director Fiscal Services Division Dept of Administrative Services
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY Georgia Elijah Hill Jr
419 Straw Road Thomasville Rooney Bowen Box 323 Vienna J W Fanning
397 Parkway Dr Athens H C Hearn Jr
P 0 Box 248 Claxton Eldridge Perry Buena Vista Jack B Ray Norwood Dean Hayes
502 College St Calhoun Billy E Nalls PO Box 31 Monticello
Exofficio members Commissioner of Agriculture Commissioner Department of Industry and Trade and a President and General Manager exoff elected by the Authority
EDUCATION AUTHORITY SCHOOLS GEORGIA EDUCATION AUTHORITY UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA
270 Washington St S W Room 207 Exofficio members are the same for th above Authorities Governor Attorney General State Auditor
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Chairman State Board of Education
Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia
State Superintendent of Schools
Chancellor University System of Georgia
EDUCATION State Board of
Roy A Hendricks1st Cong Dist
P O Box 177 Metter Thomas K Vann Jr2nd Cong Dist
P O Box 1053 Thomasville A J McClung 3rd Cong Dist
YMCA 1175 Brookhaven Blvd Columbus Pat Kjorlaug4th Cong Dist
514 Westchester Drive Decatur Mrs Saralyn B Oberdorfer5th Cong Dist
6150 Mountain Brook Way N W Atlanta Larry Foster Sr6th Cong Dist
7989 Fisher Drive Jonesboro James F Smith7th Cong Dist
P 0 Box 464 Cartersville W Asbury Stembridge8th Cong Dist
P 0 Box 4587 Macon Hollis Q Lathem 9th Cong Dist
Citizens Bank PO Box 265 Ball Ground Mrs Carolyn Huseman10th Cong Dist
159 Featherwood Hollow Rd Athens
EDUCATIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL Georgia Rm 6567 Martin Luther King Jr Dr Atlanta
President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives Chairman University System of Georgia Committee of the Senate
Chairman Education Committee of the House Chairman Chairman Elementary and Secondary
Education Committee of the Senate Chairman University System of Georgia
Committee of the House of Representatives ViceChairman
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Senate Mbrs
House Mbrs
E G Summers
Rt 1 Box 499 LaFayette
Nathan Knight PO Box 1175 Newnan
Ed Johnson
6510 Ashdale Dr
John Russell
PO Box 588 Winder
College Park
GOVERNORS TASK FORCE ON EDUCATION Charles Allen
Route 4 Cleveland Gordon Bondurant
Darlington School Cave Spring Road Rome Charles Lyndol Cain
189 Loch Lomond Circle Watkinsville W L Colombo
Longview Drive Jefferson Ellen Goody
1242 Wild Creek Trail NW Atlanta Ruth Downs
Route 1 Box 108 West Point Dr Robert Driscoll 1038 Sans Souci Way Clarkston Dr H M Fulbright 301 Ferndale Road Carrollton Dorothea Jackson 2136 Neal Avenue Morrow Frances LaFarge 1918 Wood Valley Road Macon Mary Long
Ruth Hill School Newnan Marie B Martin Box 410 Madison Phillip McGregor
914 F Clubhouse Circle NE Decatur Peggy Neal
3785 Old Lexington Road Athens James Nolan
4614 Glenwood Drive Macon Dr Christopher Sharp P O Box 363 Dahlonega Jo Ann Stallings
5841 Wiltshire Drive Columbus
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Katherine Stalvey
2200 Meadow Wood Court Marietta Virginia Stringer
6000 Park Avenue NE Apt 61 Atlanta Anne Stroud
1407 South Cleveland Drive Albany Ernest L Stroud Jr
120 Smith Street Jonesboro Doris Thomas
211 East 52nd Street Savannah Florence Warren
202 Main Sail Landing Roswell Dr Justine Washington 1228 Kent Street Augusta Peyton Williams
P O Box 427 Sylvania Geraldine Wright
160 Correll Drive Jackson Governor Chairman Lieutenant Governor CoChairman
ELECTION BOARD State Rm 214 State Capitol
Ben W Fortson Jr Secretary of State Chairman D B Howe Sr
18 Alabama Street Tallapoosa Mrs Shirley Altman
709 North Dawson Road Thomasville Oscar N Persons
1200 Citizens Southern National Bank Bldg
35 Broad St N W Atlanta
M M Muggsy Smith
230 Peachtree St NW Suite 1919 Atlanta
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EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM Abe Domain Director
Two Northside 75 Atlanta
EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Board of Trustees Two Northside 75 Atlanta William B Stark
PO Box 891 Atlanta
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Langdon C Sheffield Box 487 Americus Dr Jack P Nix Chairman 584 Tommy Aaron Drive Gainesville
William E Strickland
State Department of Revenue Atlanta Exofficio members State Auditor State Insurance Commissioner Vice Chairman Director State Merit System
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY AGENCY Board of Review Dock H Davis Rte 5 Franklin Herbert C Green
1280 Winchester Parkway S E Smyrna John W Wilcox Jr
Peachtree Center Cain Tower Suite 1901 229 Peachtree St Atlanta
EXECUTIVE CENTER FINE ARTS COMMITTEE Mrs Clayton H Farnham
30 Inman Circle N E Atlanta Mrs Roy Frangiamore
3875 Randall Mill Road N W Atlanta Mrs James B Gilbert
154 Shore Rush Drive St Simons Island Holcombe T Green
29 West Andrews Drive N W Atlanta Mrs William W Griffin
1330 West Garmon Road Atlanta Mrs Eugene A Medori Jr
4493 Cheri Glen Trail Stone Mountain Dr Hubert B Owens 215 Rutherford Street Athens Gudmund Vigtel
2082 Golf View Circle N E Atlanta
FINANCING AND INVESTMENT COMMISSION Georgia State
270 Washington St S W Room 207 Governor Chairman President of the Senate Vice Chairman Speaker of the House of Representatives
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State Auditor SecretaryTreasurer The Attorney General
Commissioner of Agriculture Jmfc
Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services
FIRE ACADEMY BOARD Georgia 534 Clay Street Marietta
R Harold Taylor I 1
Georgia Power Company Production Department
260 Peachtree Street Atlanta
Steve Johnson
143 Pinecrest Avenue Decatur FOREST RESEARCH COUNCIL Georgia
S C Cadwell
Route 1 Box 164 Chauncey Sue Clark
1409 Satilla Boulevard Waycross Pratt Secrest
411 Gordon Avenue Thomasville James G Fendig
P O Box 87 St Marys Dr Claude Brown
School of Forest Resources
University of Georgia Athens Duross Fitzpatrick
Farm Bureau Building Cochran Bill Davis
P 0 Box 612 Madison
FORESTRY COMMISSION State Robert Simpson III
402 East Main Street Lakeland Jim L Gillis Jr
Soperton Felton Denney
Route 3 Carrollton Henry E Williams PO Box 339 Woodbine Eley C Frazer III PO Box 3250 Albany
A Ray Shirley Director and Executive Secretary P O Box 819 Macon
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FRANCHISE PRACTICES COMMISSION Georgia
Robert J Eubanks
1710 North Expressway Griffin Seth L Knight
1325 Martha Berry Blvd Rome Andy Lewis
18 S Bay Drive Lake Spivey Jonesboro L Cohen Walker Sr
PO Box 10 Perry J 0 Cruce
127 Arden Drive Swainsboro
F Woodson Briscoe
3242 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta Catherine Johnson
PO Box 628 Hawkinsville Harry V Ruth
PO Box 2002 Tucker Willie Mays
PO Box 754 Augusta
HERITAGE TRUST COMMISSION Jennie Tate Anderson
1100 Burnt Hickory Road NE Marietta William L Berry
P O Box 338 Villa Rica Janice Biggers
2316 19th Street Columbus Marvin Goldstein
3470 Riverly Rd NW Atlanta Dr Edward J Cashin Jr
Dept of History Political Science Philosophy Augusta College Augusta delaide Wallace Ponder PO Drawer 191 Madison Anne G Stroud
1407 S Cleveland Dr Albany W W Law
710 West Victory Drive Savannah Eunice L Mixon
Route 5 Box 294 Tifton Dr George A Rogers
402 Catherine Avenue Statesboro
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Lena M Sheats
2106 Trailwood Road Decatur Myrtle Davis
592 Waterford Rd NW Atlanta Ann J Singer
P 0 Box 218 Lumpkin Loraine P Williams 3200 Arden Road NW Atlanta
HERTY FOUNDATION Charles H
William J McCormick P 0 Box 8668 Savannah H Lehman Franklin Jr
P O Box 964 Statesboro Bobby R Dixon
202 Irene St Vidalia John E Ellington PO Box 2 Soperton L 0 Peebles Jr
PO Box 207 Pitts
HIGHER EDUCATION ASSISTANCE CORPORATION Ga Board of Directors of the Berta Adams1st Cong Dist
208 W Jones St Savannah Walter McCrary Jr2nd Cong Dist
Citizens Bank Cuthbert Dr Carey T Vinzant3rd Cong Dist
Tift College Forsyth Joseph Strawbridge4th Cong Dist
2884 Winshire Drive Decatur Dr Pearlie C Dove5th Cong Dist
1053 Washington Heights Terrace S W Atlanta Genet Barron6th Cong Dist
8 Featherston Newnan Elgin Carmichael7th Cong Dist
604 Brown Street Rome James McCallum8th Cong Dist
Rt 1 Box 13 Broxton Billy Dilworth9th Cong Dist
Carnes ville
E Wilson Hawes10th Cong Dist
Thomson
John T HurleyState at Large 237 North Church St Athens L R TurpinState at Large Clarkesville
Board of Directors Chancellor University System of Georgia Chairman Board of Regents University System of Georgia Director Office of Planning and Budget State School Superintendent
HIGHWAY AUTHORITY GEORGIA Exofficio members
Governor
Commissioner Dept of Transportation Director Office of Planning and Budget
HOSPITAL ADVISORY COUNCIL for Construction and Licensure
William H Harper Jr1st Cong Dist
P 0 Box 637 Waynesboro Mrs Shirley K Altman2nd Cong Dist
709 N Dawson St Thomasville Paul Sinclair3rd Cong Dist
Montezuma
John K Wingfield4th Cong Dist
1880 Chisholm Court Tucker Mrs Robert C Toni Sawyer5th Cong Dist
3799 Northside Drive NW Atlanta Mrs Wilma W Shelnutt6th Cong Dist
Lovejoy
Alvin D Phillips Sr7th Cong Dist
P 0 Box 2005 Ft Oglethorpe Reverend Albert Cardwell8th Cong Dist
First Baptist Church 511 High Place Macon Reeder Tucker9th Cong Dist
Royston
N Dudley Horton10th Cong Dist
Eatonton
Rev A L KendrickState at Large 4328 Luxembourg Dr Decatur Dr J Curtis Lane Georgia Dental Association PO Box 367 Statesboro
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Millard L Wear Georgia Hospital Association 1319 3rd St Moultrie Dr George Chapman
Ga Pharmaceutical Assn Vidalia Mrs Gladys Shaw Ga State Nurses Assn
Pickens General Hospital Jasper Raymond Head Jr Ga Municipal Assn
P O Box 222 Griffin Dr Donald R Rooney Medical Assn of Ga
Kennestone Hospital Marietta Mrs Marian M StyronGa Assn of Nursing Homes Styrons Arrowhead Nursing Center Jonesboro Exofficio members Director Vocational Rehabilitation Division of the State Dept of Education Commissioner Dept of Human Resources
HUMAN RESOURCES Board of Sister Mary Cornile1st Cong Dist
11705 Mercy Boulevard Savannah Otis Grey Rawls Jr2nd Cong Dist
3602 Wicklow Rd Albany Robert A Bobby Rowan2nd Cong Dist
Enigma
Claybon J Edwards3rd Cong Dist
P O Box 310 Fort Valley Dr B B Okel4th Cong Dist
2193 N Decatur Road Decatur W Pitts Carr5th Cong Dist
2241 Riada Dr NW Atlanta Boisfeuillet Jones5th Cong Dist
1400 Peachtree Center Tower 230 Peachtree St NW Atlanta
L Lamar Akins6th Cong Dist
152 Georgia Ave Barnesville Dr Wells Riley6th Cong Dist
151 West Mill Street Jonesboro Dr Benjamin S Anderson Jr7th Cong Dist
P O Box 508 Cedartown Larry B Mathison8th Cong Dist
P O Box 237 Waycross Jim Hammock8th Cong Dist
401 East Jackson Dublin
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L J Harrison9th Cong Dist
632 Prather Bridge Rd Toccoa Dr Robert Repass10th Cong Dist
687 S Milledge Ave Athens Dr Daniel F Ward10th Cong Dist
813 Windsor Court Augusta
INDEMNIFICATION COMMISSION Georgia State
Membership GovernorChairman Secretary of State Comptroller General
Commissioner of Offender Rehabilitation President of the Peace Officers Association of Georgia
President of the Georgia Firemans Association
INDIAN AFFAIRS Georgia State Commission of James W Oxendine
5430 Jimmy Carter Blvd Suite 112 Norcross Virgil G Hopkins Jr
1132 Peggy MacMillian Drive Lithonia Hayward Fountain 3100 Margavera Terrace Chamblee Maxine S Goldstein P O Box G Milledgeville William M Carroll
136 Brimberry Street Camilla Carmeleta Little John Monteith
1420 Mt Paran Road N W Atlanta Thomas B Mote Route 3 Dahlonega Gerald Harjo
2995 Lakeshore Apts 1086 Clinton Road Macon
INDUSTRY AND TRADE Board of Frank L Wooten Jr 1st Cong Dist
201 McLaWs Street Savannah A W Bill Jones 1st Cong Dist
Sea Island Company Sea Island Mina Jo Powell 2nd Cong Dist
PO Box 1055 Thomasville Guy Maddox 2nd Cong Dist
406 S Main Street Blakely
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Maury A Klumok 3rd Cong Dist
600 Andrews Road Columbus Albert L Luce Jr 3rd Cong Dist
Blue Bird Body Company Fort Valley Mrs Ann A Critchton 4th Cong Dist
Box 220 Decatur Leo Benatar 4th Cong Dist
PO Box 4417 Atlanta Sam Ayoub 5th Cong Dist
PO Drawer 56487 Atlanta Herman J Russell 5th Cong Dist
504 Fair Street SW Atlanta Roger Schoerner 6th Cong Dist
Carrollton
C A Knowles 6th Cong Dist
1007 E College Griffin Alfred S Gussin 7th Cong Dist
PO Box 162 Rome F H Boney 7th Cong Dist
PO Box 29 Summerville Hugh Lawson 8th Cong Dist
328 Commerce Street Hawkinsville Rever A Morris 8th Cong Dist
Alma
Harold L Smith 9th Cong Dist
P O Box 736 Gainesville Don W Sands 9th Cong Dist
PO Box 2210 Atlanta Julius Bishop 10th Cong Dist
2200 Jefferson Athens William B Kuhlke Jr 10th Cong Dist
3337 Milledgeville Road Augusta
INVESTIGATION Georgia Bureau of
1001 International Blvd Atlanta Ga 30354 Beverly E Ponder Director
T J McGreevy
Division Director Investigation W E Boles
Division Director GCIC L B Howard
Division Director Crime Lab
JEKYLL ISLAND STATE PARK AUTHORITY Exofficio members
Secretary of State Lieutenant Governor
Commissioner of Dept of Natural Resources Samuel A Williams 2584 Brookwood Dr Atlanta Donald P Gammon
106 Bay Berry Circle St Simons Island J William Weltch
1320 Highland Ave Augusta Whitfield R Forrester 802 19th Ave East Cordele Mrs Madelyn Neill Asst SecyTreas
Rm 214 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
JUDICIAL COUNCIL OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA Georgia Justice Center 84 Peachtree St Suite 500 Atlanta
Charles L Weltner Judge of the Superior Court Atlanta Judicial Circuit Fulton County Courthouse Atlanta
Robert H Jordan
Asso Justice of the Supreme Court State Judicial Building Atlanta Julian Webb
Judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals State Judicial Building
Atlanta
Paul W Painter Judge of the Superior Court Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit Rossville
Marion T Pope Jr
Judge of the Superior Court Blue Ridge Judicial Circuit P O Box 589 Canton
James B OConnor
Judge of the Superior Court Oconee Judicial Circuit P 0 Box 951 Eastman
Frank S Cheatham Jr
Judge of the Superior Court Eastern Judicial Circuit Chatham Courthouse Savannah Marion Guess Jr
Judge of the Probate Court DeKalb County Courthouse Decatur
Francis W Allen
Judge of the State Court of Bulloch County
Bulloch County Courthouse
Statesboro
ExOfficio members President State Bar of Georgia Immediate Past President State Bar of Georgia
JUDICIAL QUALIFICATIONS COMMISSION H H Perry Jr Chairman P 0 Box 527 Albany Howard Ector
465 S Woodland Drive SW Marietta A G Cleveland Jr
Equitable Building 100 Peachtree St N E Atlanta Mrs Amilee Graves
Washington Street Clarkesville Frank C Jones
500 First National Bank Bldg Macon George A Horkan Jr
Judge of the Superior Courts Southern Judicial Circuit Moultrie
Byron H Mathews Jr
Judge State Court of Coweta County Coweta County Courthouse Newnan
GEORGIA JUSTICE COURTS TRAINING COUNCIL Leonard Danley
7818 152 Road Winston Eleanor Dotson
100 North Third Street Folkston George W Eisel
Powellton Road Sparta Nick Lazaros
211 Watson Boulevard Warner Robins Frost Ward
1553 Westwood Way Morrow
LAKE LANIER ISLANDS DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY James C Harrington Jr
PO Box 615 Cumming Russell Phillips ViceChairman 201 Morningside Dr Buford David A Rankin Jr
PO Box 525 Gainesville L D Lawson Chairman Highland Court Rte 9 Box 366 Gainesville
Secretary of State Commissioner of Dept of Natural Resources Commissioner Dept of Industry and Trade President Upper Chattahoochee Development Association Director Parks Historic Sites Division Dept of Natural Resources
LITERATURE COMMISSION State Dr James P Wesberry 1700 Piedmont Ave NE Atlanta
LONGTERM HEALTH CARE FACILITY ADVISORY COUNCIL William Barrett
The Heritage Center 960 Hawthorne Ave Athens Thomas Blount
Smith Funeral Home 721 North Lee Street Americus Damon Dee King
587 Taylor Court Macon Hobayt M Hind P O Box 1327 Albany
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Irby Dell Ingram Sr
374 Elder Street Fairburn Cecil Stuart
Fannin County Nursing Home PO Box 1227 Blue Ridge Fred Long
1081 Allgood Road Stone Mountain Alice Tomme
5699 Phillips Drive Forest Park James R Westbury
Westbury Nursing Home P 0 Box 38 Jenkinsburg
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH Council On Roberta M Brown
569 Franklin Springs St Royston William P Kanto Jr
1449 Ragley Hall Road Atlanta Mrs Ola M Ford
426 Woolf oik St Macon Dr Willie Adams Jr MD
420 Fourth Avenue Albany Dr Frank M Houser Jr
P O Box 1545 Dalton Sabrina H Atkins
620 Cambridge Ave Augusta Dr W Newton Long
69 Butler St SE Atlanta Mrs Bobbie Riley
Grady Hospital 80 Butler St Atlanta Dr Joseph T Christmas MD
PO Box 247 Vienna Ray Lowell Peacock Jr
1794 Blue Ridge Drive NE Gainesville Dr Micki L Souma MD
The Medical Center Columbus Mrs Nance White
5398 Verdon Court Dun woody Robert L Zwald
Georgia Baptist Hospital 3001 Boulevard NE Atlanta Dr Joseph Morrison Chairman
4 Medical Arts Bldg Savannah Joyce F Dillon
1573 Huntington Trail Dunwoody
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE Board of D Jack Davis PO Box 194 Ila Ronald Tigner
The First National Bank of Atlanta
PO Box 4148 Atlanta James E Barnett
Colony House West Peachtree Street at 15th Atlanta Vivian P Hartman
102 Skyway Drive Warner Robins
MEDICAL EDUCATION BOARD State Dr H Calvin Jackson MD Chairman 209 Broad St Manchester David A Wells MD Vice Chairman 1219 Memorial Drive Daltpn Dr Jacob L Shirley Jr
913 Dorsett Ave Albany
Dr Henry G Neal Executive Secretary to Board of Regents SecretaryTreasurer
Exofficio members President Medical Association of Georgia Immediate Past President Medical Association of Georgia
MENTAL HEALTH AND MENTAL RETARDATION
State Advisory Council for Yvonne Bankston
249 Chalmers Street Atlanta Neal Fortner
PO Box 1532 Americus Maureen Killeen
135 Snapfinger Drive Athens Kenneth Courts
PO Box 37 Good Hope Donald Devis
80 Butler Street SE Atlanta Larry D Early
800 Peachtree Street Atlanta John D Furman Jr
1601 West Peachtree Street Atlanta Dr Allan W Gurley
12 Mitchell Street SW Atlanta
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Michael W Morris
1575 Phoenix Boulevard Suite 8 Atlanta Charles Eberhart
2701 N Decatur Road Decatur Joe Burton
2598 Woodwardia Road NE Atlanta J Ebb Duncan PO Box 26 Carrollton Jimmy Lester
985 Broad Street Augusta Eleanor L Richardson 755 Park Lane Decatur Virginia Shapard Drawer K Griffin Deedy Bartenfeld
91 West Paces Ferry Road NW Townhouse 4 Atlanta Albert L Cardwell 511 High Place Macon Dr John R Curtis
University Health Services University of Georgia Athens Kathryn Forsyth
1581 Phoenix Blvd Suite 3 Atlanta Beverly Long
1036 Somerset Drive NW Atlanta James A Mackay
One West Court Square Suite 500 Decatur Peter N Mayfield
Lenox Towers Suite 1211 3400 Peachtree Road NE Atlanta
Othpiel W McGehee 506 American Federal Building Macon Ben H Portman
63 Bluff Drive Savannah Allan W Russell PO Box 185 Milledgeville Calvin M Simpson
PO Box 964 Milledgeville Betty P Spence 1903 Lullwater Road Albany Dr C O Templeton PO Box 702 Valdosta
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Dr Glenn A Vergason
Department of Special Education Georgia State University Atlanta H Don Williams Rte 1 Aragon
NATURAL RESOURCES Board of Dolan E Brown Jr1st Cong Dist
PO Box 58 Twin City J Leonard Eubanks2nd Cong Dist
Pelham
Alton P Draughon3rd Cong Dist
PO Box 365 Vienna Linda Billingsley4th Cong Dist
1265 Christmas Lane Atlanta Mrs Mary Izard5th Cong Dist
4061 Glen Devon Dr NW Atlanta Marvin F Billups Jr6th Cong Dist
3795 Garrison Dr SW Atlanta Lloyd L Summer Jr7th Cong Dist
4 Horseleg Creek Road Rome J Wimbric Walker8th Cong Dist
PO Box 128 McRae Donald J Carter9th Cong Dist
Box 535 Gainesville Walter W Eaves10th Cong Dist
P O Box 919 Elberton Sam CoferCoastal Comities P O Box R St Simons Island Leonard FooteState at Large 380 Maple Avenue Marietta Wade H ColemanState at Large 2406 Briarwood Drive Valdosta James H ButlerState at Large
1280 Winchester Parkway Suite 131 Smyrna A Leo Lanman Jr State at Large Route 2 Old Roswell Road Roswell
NORTH GEORGIA MOUNTAINS AUTHORITY Same membership as Board of Natural Resources
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OFFENDER REHABILITATION Board of Norman Cavender
203 New Drive Avenue Claxton Charles Hill
P O Box 788 Blairsville Rev E C Gene Tillman 1910 Kay Ave Brunswick Edwin S Varner Jr
PO Box 818 Warner Robins Lynthia W Miller 3209 Huxley Drive Augusta Exofficio members State Board of Corrections
PEACE OFFICERS STANDARDS AND TRAINING COUNCIL Georgia Rachael S Bickley
Mayor of Marshallville Marshallville Lawrence E Mahaney
Savannah Police Dept Chief of Detectives PO Box 8032 Savannah Merrill A Greathouse
Sheriff of Upson County Upson County Courthouse Thomaston Vivian A Underwood
DeKalb County Police 4400 Memorial Drive Complex Decatur James E Dearing
Georgia State University Chief of Police
University Plaza Atlanta Louis Graham
Fulton County Police Dept Chief of Detectives
183 Central Ave SW Atlanta Charles Kent
Tift County Commissioner Tifton Leslie Summerford Chief of Police City Hall Albany
Exofficio members Attorney General Commissioner Dept Public Safety President Ga Mun Assn President Assn Co Commissioners of Ga President Ga Sheriffs Assn Chairman President Peace Officers Assn of Ga President Ga Chiefs of Police Assn or their designees
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PHlTSiCAL FITNESS State Commission on Jack ShortChairman 2912 Rockwood Road East Point Gayle Barron
4300 Roswell Rd Apt 11 Atlanta Bob Kerr
239 13th St NE Terrace Apartments Atlanta Russell Ellington
1904 Champion Street Savannah Warren Morris
590 Woodland Hills Drive Athens Carolyn Bradley
West Georgia Medical Center PO Box 1567 LaGrange Lea Barrett
Headland High School 2376 Headland Drive East Point Mrs Alice Stevens 5470 Shiver Summit N E Atlanta Terry Lee
2067 Spring Street Smyrna Tommy Nobis P O Box 117 Suwanee George Larsen
Medical College of Georgia 1120 15th Street Augusta Becky Dennard
Fulton County Board of Education
786 Cleveland Ave SW Atlanta Dr William B Strong 3018 Vassar Drive Augusta Buddy Gleaton
4750 Mystic Drive N E Atlanta John Davis Cantwell MD
1615 Sussex Road N E Atlanta Bill Baldwin
144 Amherst Pce N W Atlanta Obie ONeal
905 Odom Avenue Albany Gwendolyn Middlebrooks 967 Oriole Drive S W Atlanta Donna D Bailey
1793 Sherwood Court College Park
O W Smith MD
373 West Lake Avenue N W Atlanta
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Francis R Hanks
1839 Fort Valley Drive S W Atlanta Rutha Bradley
3255 Drexel Lane 2 East Point Angel I Cobb
827 Tattnall St Macon Portia Scott Brookins
2302 Edgewater S W Atlanta Dorothy Baylor
1840 Calvary Drive Gainesville
PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS COMMISSION
Joyce Ann Brown
2133 Favor Road Marietta Mrs Earline Loudermilk Route One Mount Airy Ted W Key
870 Amberwood Way Forest Park Mrs Cary D Holt 4749 Tucson Trail SW Atlanta Mrs Betty Houston Box 72 Blakely
Mrs Gwendolyn Cleghorn ViceChairman 52 Peachtree Way NE Atlanta Mrs Margaret Thrasher Route 6 Box 655 Griffin Major Childress
2156 Meador Ave SE Atlanta James W McAllister
303 Waverly Way LaGrange Shelly McGill
P 0 Box 246 Fitzgerald Marvin Fralish
4348 Tucker North Court Tucker Mrs Gwendolyn Mundy Route 1 Box 390 Oakwood Dr Milton S McDonald Chairman P O Box W Mount Berry Dr C H Morse
P O Box 145 Fort Valley Dr James Donald Hawk 401 Wilburn Circle Statesboro
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Dr Joseph A Williams 185 Rock Glenn Athens Louise Radloff 653 Plantation La Norcross Richard Owens Douglas Road Ocilla Dr H Titus Singletary Jr
Department of Education 201 State Office Building Atlanta
STATE PROPERTIES COMMISSION Governor Chairman State Auditor ViceChairman Secretary of State Secretary
Director Fiscal Division Department of Administrative Services
Lieut Governor Zell Miller Room 418 State Capitol James Mason PO Box 326 Snellville Joseph E Cheeley
First Commercial Bank Bldg Buford J Floyd Harrington
120 N Elbert Street Milledgeville Jack Cole
PO Box 626 Dalton Laurie Kimball Abbott 50710 American Building Savannah
RESIDENTIAL FINANCE AUTHORITY Georgia 2163 Northlake Parkway Bldg 1 Suite 101 Tucker Thomas T Sonny Shealy 577 Mulberry Street Macon Herbert R Black
407 Fort McAllister Richmond Hill Owen Westbrook 537 Pinecrest Drive Bremen Gloria T Borders
696 Flamingo Drive S W Atlanta Jerry W Cutrer ExecutiveDirector 2163 Northlake Parkway Bldg 1 Suite 101 Tucker
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Permanent members Governor Director of the Financing and Investment Division of the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission the Commissioner of the State Department of Community Affairs
SAFETY Board of Public Franklin Thornton
Walton County Courthouse Monroe Harold P Craft Jr
225 Lawrence Street Marietta J Lane Johnston
District Attorney Ogeechee Judicial Circuit Statesboro Cecil Phillips
1200 Citizens Southern Natl Bank Bldg
35 Broad Street Atlanta James Booker
1200 Standards Federal Savings Building
44 Broad St Atlanta Robert S Kennemur 2818 Bark Avenue Cairo
Exofficio members Governor Chairman Attorney General Commissioner of the Department of Offender Rehabilitation
SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION COMMITTEE State Garland Thompson PO Box 953 Douglas Frank O Crawford
520 Morgan Valley Road Rockmart Amon Corn
PO Box 608 Cumming J Frank Murrah
299 Wall Street Richland H Crawford Hewell 380 Hewell Road Jonesboro
Exofficio members Director State Agricultural Extension Service Commissioner Department of Natural Resources Director Georgia Agricultural Experiment Stations Executive Director Agricultural Stabilization Conservation Service Georgia State Director Farmers Home Administration Director Southern Piedmont Conservation Re
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search Center President Georgia Association of Conservation Districts Director Georgia Forestry Commission Georgia Supervisor of Natural Forests of the US Forestry Service State Conservationist of the Soil Conservation Service Dean of the State College of Agriculture Athens Georgia Director Vocational Agriculture in Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia and such other representatives of State or Federal agencies as the State Committee deems desirable
SOUTHEASTERN ADVISORY COMMITTEE
INTERSTATE FOREST FIRE PROTECTION COMPACT Advisory Committee
Bob D Gilbert LaFayette C L Rhodes Jr
Siloam
Exofficio member Commissioner of Dept of Natural Resources as Compact Administrator for the State of Georgia Chairman
SOUTHERN REGIONAL EDUCATION Board of Control for Dr Prince Albert Jackson Jr
Savannah State College Savannah Lamar R Plunkett 50 Morris Street Bowdon George L Simpspn Jr
Rm 468 New State Office Bldg Atlanta Paul C Broun
165 Pulaski St Athens Exofficio member Governor The Honorable James B Hunt Jr
Governor of North Carolina Dr Otis A Singletary President University of Kentucky
GEORGIA SPORTS HALL OF FAME Spec Landrum
Atlanta Yacht Club Road Acworth Loran Smith
540 Milledge Circle Athens
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Morris Bryan
Route 1 Braeside Jefferson Pete Cox
401 N Jackson St Albany Dorothy Kirby
1776 Friar Tuck Road NE Atlanta
Ray Beck L J
North College Street Cedartown
Stan Lomax
710 S Macon Street Ft Valley Joe Gerson
2908 Nancy Creek Road NW Atlanta Harley Bowers
2644 Northwoods Drive Macon
STONE MOUNTAIN MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Mrs Susan Anthony
1254 Hillcrest Way Lawrenceville George M D John Hunt III 312 West 24th Street Tifton
John N Long
3107 Westlock Circle Decatur
Steve Johnson
PO Box 220 Decatur
Exofficio members Secretary of State LieirienantGovernor Commissioner Department of Industry Trade
STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL COMMISSION John D Adams
Adams Exterminating Company 300 South Magnolia Street Albany James H Knox
Biltmore Exterminating Company Inc
4323 Hamilton Avenue Columbus Robert M Russell
Orkin Exterminating Company 2170 Piedmont Road NE Atlanta ExOfficio members
Willie B Thompson
Department of Human Resources 47 Trinity Ave SW Atlanta
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Dr Horace 0 Lund Department of Entomology
University of Georgia Athens Carl M Scott Jr
Director Division of Entomology Agriculture Bldg Room 304 Atlanta
TAX REFORM COMMISSION Georgia Dr Charles McDaniel
State Office Building Room 242 Atlanta Clark T Stevens
Office of Planning Budget
270 Washington St SW Atlanta William J Breeding
P O Box 635 Greensboro Curtis H Cadenhead Jr
90 La Rue Place NW Atlanta Charles Kent
710 West 16th Street Tifton Lex Strickland PO Box 443 Claxton George L OKelley Jr
158 Riverdale Drive Athens Constance Hunter
143 Beecham Drive Athens Gil Harbin
2307 White Oak Drive Valdosta Senate Members
Hugh Gillis Soperton A1 Holloway
P O Box 588 Albany Jimmy Lester
985 Broad Street Augusta John R Riley
PO Box 9641 Savannah Horace E Tate
621 Lilia Drive SW Atlanta Loyce W Turner 608 Howellbrook Drive Valdosta
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House of Representatives Members
Marcus E Collins Sr
Route 1 Box 90 Pelham A L Burruss
PO Box 6338A Marietta Bobby Carrell
PO Box 690 Monroe Charles Hatcher
PO Box 750 Albany Sidney J Marcus
845 Canterbury Road N E Atlanta George Williamson
3358 Rennes Drive Atlanta
TOLLWAY AUTHORITY State
Exofficio members Governor Commissioner State Dept of Transportation Director Office of Planning and Budget
STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD J 0 Bacon1st Cong Dist
Pembroke
Hugh D Broome2nd Cong Dist
Donalsonville
Frank Morast Jr3rd Cong Dist
P 0 Box 57 Columbus William M Evans4th Cong Dist
5390 Silver Hill Trail Stone Mountain Peyton S Hawes Jr5th Cong Dist
2467 Montview Drive N W Atlanta Young H Longino6th Cong Dist
PO Box 37 Fairburn Tom Mitchell7th Cong Dist
P 0 Box 1051 Dalton James L Jimmy Conner8th Cong Dist
Hazlehurst
William Troy Simpson9th Cong Dist
Cornelia
Tom C Carr10th Cong Dist
301 Miamola Avenue Sandersville
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UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA Board of Regents
Erwin A Friedman1st Cong Dist
14 East State St Savannah Charles T Oxford2nd Cong Dist
2411 Double Gate Dr Albany Dr John H Robinson III3rd Cong Dist
629 E Forsyth Americus Scott Candler Jr4th Cong Dist
P O Box 57 Decatur Eldridge W McMillian5th Cong Dist
2167 Bent Creek Way SW Atlanta Lamar Plunkett6th Cong Dist
50 Morris Street Bowdon James D Maddox7th Cong Dist
102 E 2nd Avenue Rome Thomas H Frier8th Cong Dist
PO Box 551 Douglas P R Bobby Smith9th Cong Dist
Route 2 Winder
Carey Williams10th Cong Dist
Greensboro
0 Torbitt Ivey JrState at Large P 0 Box 1415 Augusta Jesse Hill JrState at Large 148 Auburn Ave NE Atlanta Rufus B CoodyState at Large Route 3 Vienna Marie DoddState at Large 100 Cedar Knoll Court Roswell Milton JonesState at Large P O Box 2607 Columbus
VETERANS SERVICE State Board of
B L Hawkins
Railroad Ave Gainesville R D Smith Jr
4695 N Peachtree Rd Atlanta Tommy Clack
81 Rue Fontaine Decatur Hugh H Howell Jr
1505 Rock Springs Circle N E Atlanta
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Norman W Miller II
2190 Boulevard Granada SW Atlanta Emmett W Gore Jr
608 Villa Crest Ave Macon Jere N Moore
751 Habersham Milledgeville VOCATIONAL EDUCATION State Advisory Council on Robert L White
6701 Roswell Road NE Atlanta Roy L Simmons Jr
LockheedGeorgia Company Zone 34 Marietta Howard L Weeks
501 Pulliam Street SW Room 445 Atlanta Ralph Broadwater
650 Wharton Drive SW Atlanta William C Baisley
1907 Courtland Lane Dalton George R Bagley Route 6 Cumming Betsy D Moultrie
238 Lane Circle LaGrange John R Hawkins
PO Box 385 Lincolnton Jimmy Hodge Timmons
132 South Woodlawn Street Blakely Aaron O Cook
1065 Anthony Road Macon
F Sibley Bryan Jr
500 Sibley Avenue Union Point Richard C Owens PO Box 45 Ocilla Earl H Thurmond Sr
2806 Oakland Avenue Augusta W Richard Shinhoster
2001 Cynthia Street Savannah Kathleen D Crouch
Georgia State University University Plaza Atlanta Filomena T Mullis 4590 Northside Drive Macon L L Phillips
PO Box 166 Soperton
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Penn Worden Jr
1200 Commerce Building Atlanta James 0 Bohanan
Department of Industry and Trade PO Box 1776 Atlanta Dr John W Teel
Brunswick Junior College Atlanta at Fourth St Brunswick Larry Little
Dalton Junior College PO Box 2168 Dalton Ellen B Coody
35 Executive Park Drive NE Atlanta Dr Margaret M Sullivan Brenau College Gainesville J Homer Hefner
Pickens County Area VocationalTechnical School
Burnt Mountain Road Jasper Elie Jones
5500 Venable Street Stone Mountain Dr George S Whatley
1920 Warm Springs Road Columbus Nellie P Hoenes
270 Washington Street SW Atlanta Johnny Hamilton Jr
Suite 226 235 Roosevelt Avenue Albany Dr Howard Jordan 244 Washington Street SW Atlanta Lynda S Weissman 1953 Timothy Drive NE Atlanta Rose Hulsey
Rte 1 Box 270 Hulsey Road Cleveland
WOMEN Commission on the Status of Suzanne Donner Chairman
1425 Brawley Circle NE Chamblee Pat Weerts ViceChmrman 129 Glendale Ave Decatur
WORKERS COMPENSATION MEDICAL BOARD Dr B Conger
Doctors Bldg Suite 206 711 Center Street Columbus Dr Paul L Bradley 202 W Waugh Street Dalton Joel Pate Borders
Wheat Street Towers 375 Auburn Ave NE Atlanta
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Dr Albert M Davis
75 Piedmont Ave NE Suite 500 Atlanta Dr J D Christian Jr
7 Rockbrook Road Augusta
GEO L SMITH II GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY
285 Magnolia St NW Atlanta 30316 Julius F Bishop
Mayor City of Athens City Hall Athens Herman J Russell
504 Fair Street SW Atlanta Jasper N Dorsey
P O Box 3231 Atlanta Gene Dyson
181 Washington St SW Atlanta Billy G Fallin
PO Box 665 Moultrie John T Fleetwood Sr
P 0 Box 70 Cartersville Ray W Gunnin
Box 49 Spalding Drive Norcross Sam Ayoub
4690 Paran Valley Rd NW Atlanta Nick Mamalakis
7 Bay Street East Savannah Hugh Lawson
328 Commerce St Hawkinsville Frank Neal ViceChairman 521 Smith Avenue Thomasville John M Pope
Box 876 Rawley Road Americus Ford B Spinks Room 158
244 Washington St SW Atlanta 30334 Roger Schoerner
Southwire Company Carrollton PROFESSIONAL EXAMINING BOARDS Division of Secretary of State
166 Pryor St S W Atlanta James E Skrine Joint Secretary Shirley Cowart Deputy Joint Secretary
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ACCOUNTANCY State Board of Barbara Day
2048 Cottage Lane NW Atlanta Marshall L Mitchell
1732 W Caribaea Tr Atlanta Wilbert H Schwotzer 35 Broad St NW Suite 1300 Atlanta Alan Burnham
410 Dalrymple Rd NE Atlanta Don Edwards
School of Accounting College of Business Administration University of Georgia Athens Mrs Elizabeth A Sterling ViceChairman 3340 Peachtree Rd NE Atlanta Ernest M Acree Chairman P O Box 39 Dalton
ARCHITECTS State Board for Examination Qualification and Registration of Edward C Miller
287 MacKenzie Drive NE Atlanta Bernard B Rothschild
44 Broad St NW Atlanta N A Jacobs Jr
1384 Springdale Rd N E Gainesville Walter T Carry
1819 Peachtree Road Atlanta Stan Woodhurst Jr
810 Dogwood Lane Augusta
ATHLETIC TRAINERS GEORGIA BOARD of Jerry Rhea
521 Capitol Ave SW Atlanta Leonidas Epps Jr
Clark College Atlanta Fred L Allman Jr MD
615 Peachtree St NE Suite 1100 Atlanta
GEORGIA AUCTIONEERS COMMISSION Joe Ellis
Route 11 Hidden Harbor Road Gainesville Roy H Holland
P O Box 14 Dexter
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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
16 Jefferson Drive Rome Garnett Ben Johnson Jr
1750 Commerce Drive Atlanta Donald A Wade Route 2 Alma
Taa M
3699 Campbellton Rd NW Atlanta Charles E Barrow
2127 Marann Drive NE Atlanta
CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS Georgia Board of
Dr Stanley H Merica
PO Box 1011 Milledgeville Dr Donald N Parkerson ViceChairman 701 Anson Ave Eastman Dr Gerald W Holloway Quitman
Dr Eugene E Sparlin
923 Dill Ave S W Atlanta Dr Deane Mink Chairman 2901 Country Club Drive Valdosta
COSMETOLOGY Georgia State Board of Mary Waddell
414 Tennessee Ave Bremen Linda Caudell Box 8 Baldwin Ms Clarissa Hulsey
1350 Thompson Bridge Road Gainesville Mrs Edna West
302 Ponce de Leon Place Decatur Mary C Stinson
1415 Spellman Ave Griffin
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DENTISTRY Georgia Board of
Dr William R Jerles Box 58 Perry Judith E Hendrix
4121 MeClesky Dr Marietta Dr Richard B Ross 301 Broome Street LaGrange Irving DeGaris 706 Dixie Street Carrollton Dr Marilyn E Stone Apt 20161501 Clairmont Rd Decatur Dr Ernest R Burriss Jr
721 East 66th Street Savannah William B Shropshire
1099 Hunter St NW Atlanta Dr George W Thomas 1600 Alice Street Waycross Dr George J Schuette 2705 Church St East Point Dr Lewis H Williams P O Box 967 Toccoa Frances Teel Roscoe Road Newnan
ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS Georgia State Board of Walter L Hibble
2696 Piney Wood Drive East Point P J Wise Plains
Constance Wilson Paris 3198 Argonne Drive NE Atlanta Brice Bishop
Chief Inspector City of Athens Athens William P McCuen 820 E 70th Street Savannah Bill E Grice
750 Austin Drive S E Smyrna Robert L Albritten 215 Cedar Hill Avenue Dawson
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Charles Harry McLendon
Route 1 Christian Circle Conyers Frances Milam
2957 Cravey Drive NE Atlanta
ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS State Board of Registration for Professional Emory C Parrish Chairman
Dept of Transportation 2 Capitol Square Atlanta James L Kelly
PO 8107 Columbus T E Stivers P 0 Box 608 Decatur Thomas M Wilson ViceChairman 96 Church Road Smyrna Paul C Rosser
3430 Knollwood Drive NE Atlanta Donald P Spann Executive Director 166 Pryor St S W Atlanta
FORESTERS State Board of Registration for Turner Barber Jr
PO Box 819 Macon Jack M Hall
Franklin Heights Meigs Post Road Moultrie W N Haynes
Union Camp Corp PO Box 1391 Savannah Vaughn H Hofeldt
PO Box 2224 Gainesville Archie E Patterson
School of Forest Resources University of Georgia Athens
FUNERAL SERVICE Georgia State Board of William S Hutchings 536 New St Macon Ernest C Huey Canton
Benjamin Hatcher 820 Wright Street Thomasville George L DeLoach
117 Oak Lane Waynesboro
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Robert A Ryan Jr
P 0 Box 157 Wildwood J Gary Curry P 0 Box 379 Swainsboro Gail Feingold 274 S Harney St Camilla
GEOLOGISTS State Board of Registration for Professional Dr Howard R Cramer
Geology Department Emory University Atlanta James R Huff
270 Greencrest Drive Athens John M Smith
Georgia Kaolin Company Dry Branch James B Talley
Department of Natural Resources 815 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
Exofficio member Sam Pickering Department of Natural Resources 815 TrinityWashington Bldg Atlanta
HEARING AID DEALERS AND DISPENSERS Georgia State Board of Hugh Bray Chairman
1328 13th Street Columbus George Vollhaber
577 Peachtree Street NE Atlanta Trudy Cain
180 Lochlomond Circle Watkinsville Ivy Jacobs
PO Box 882 Waycross Raymond Waters
15 John Maddox Road Rome Mary Evelyn Walker
67 North Park Circle Marietta Ishmael C Childs
3442 Spring Circle Decatur
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS Georgia State Board of Donna F Vann
Georgia Southern College Landrum Box 8012 Statesboro
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William E Berry
115 Hancock Lane Athens William A Spooner Chairman 87 Walton Street Atlanta
LIBRARIANS State Board for the Certification of Nancy Beasley
304 N Bartow St Cartersville Dr Virginia L Jones
223 Chestnut St S W Atlanta Umversity Atlanta Mrs Elizabeth Moore 207 Coney Street Dublin Delmas Wheeler
106 Morningside Dr Vidalia Exofficio member Secretary Georgia Library Commission
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY COUNSELOR LICENSING BOARD Georgia Jay Walter Childress
515 E 63rd Street Savannah Edwin H Jolley
The Bradley Hospital 2000 16th Avenue Columbus 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 Patricia A Harwell
1946 Boulder Hill Drive Ellenwood
MEDICAL EXAMINERS Composite State Board of Dr Hassie H Trimble Jr DO State at Large 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 Robert R Maughon 3rd Cong Dist
1953 7th St Columbus
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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
7th Cong District
Dr Duncan Farris 8th Cong District PO Box 177 Waycross
Dr Robert E Thompson Vice President Oth Cong District 800 E Doyle Street Toccoa Dr John B ONeal III 10th Cong Dist
33 Chestnut St Elberton Dr A R Haight DO President State at Large Route 4 Cumming
C L Clifton Executive Director 166 Pryor St S W Atlanta
GEORGIA BOARD OF NURSING Louise D Bryant
3514 Nassau Drive Augusta Evelyn C Waugh
PO Box 55 Gainesville Jiipmy L Chastain PO Box 906 Canton Frances H Evans
Medical Center of Central Georgia PO Box 6000 Macon Mrs Verdelle B Bellamy RN
1824 Tiger Flower Drive NW Atlanta Marilyn Gillespie
4525 Kings Point Circle NE Atlanta Ms Patricia N Connell RN
Trenton
Mrs Nancy Rowse Dean Executive Director 166 Pryor St SW Atlanta
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES Georgia Board of Examiners of Mrs Kathleen Mull Rt 2 Box 1086 Hampton Martha M Chesser
864 Beaver Brook Dr NW Atlanta
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Ruby G Lane
1472 Lone Oak Road Macon Tommy Jackson
3379 Flat Shoals Road Apt E6 Decatur Claudia Welch
13309 Chesterfield Drive Savannah
NURSING HOME ADMINSTRATORS Georgia State Board of George F Green M D
325 East Broad Street Sparta Harvey R Bauguess
A G Rhodes Home 350 Boulevard SE Atlanta Paula M Bingham 11 Public Square Dahlonega Sylvia F Andrews ViceChairman 2038 Luxuria Court Tucker James R Westbury
Westbury Medical Care Home Jenkinsburg Selena D Dunn
Henrietta Egleston Hospital 1045 Clifton Rd NE Atlanta C 0 Templeton M D
P O Box 702 Valdosta Harley C Morrison 703 Drayton Street Savannah Solomon Nixon PO Box 143 Tifton Myrtle Vickers Route 1 Ambrose W Kenneth Carithers 315 Upper Riverdale Rd Riverdale Ben E Crawford
1387 US Highway 41 North Calhoun E C Nelson Chairman
Chaplin Wood Inc Allen Memorial Drive
Milledgeville
Exofficio member Commissioner Dept of Human Resources
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Georgia State Board of Richard Mouzon
3882 Wisteria Lane SW Atlanta Beverly U Currie
6422 Cherry Tree Lane N E Atlanta
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Susan T March Vice President DeKalb General Hospital 2701 North Decatur Road Decatur Nancy Moulin President
Medical College of Georgia School of Allied Health Services Augusta
OPTICIANS State Board of Dispensing Samuel T Crane 113 Boulevard NE Gainesville Juanita Eber
2236 Venetian Dr SW Atlanta John C Eldridge Chairman 2705 Church St East Point Stephen E Sanford
15th East 67th St Savannah William Jennings Murphy 1500 Johns Rd Augusta Franklin T Coleman Jr ViceChairman
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 ViceChairman 445A East Clayton St Athens Dr B E Popham 210 N Marble Rockmart Dr L Wayne Brown 352 W Club Drive Carrollton Dr William W Cuthbertson Chairman
102 Larkin Street Cornelia
PHARMACY Georgia State Board of I Pete Mills Jr VicePresident 201 East Cotton Avenue Millen Neil Little Pruitt
105 W Doyle Street Toccoa Martin T Grizzard
1109 Highway 19 North Thomaston Oren H Harden Jr
PO Box 237 Sylvester
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Eugene L Argo
2520 North Decatur Road Decatur Clara Hayley Axam
2340 Highview Road Atlanta
PHYSICAL THERAPY Georgia State Board of Miss Glory Y Sanders 3272 Pine Stream Rd NW Atlanta Charles B Hackney 2185 2nd Ave Decatur Dan Doleman Jr
4480 Utica Circle Columbus Mrs Patricia S Costen 3302 Ansley Court Augusta Jeanelle T Edwards
3601 Shannon Road Albany
PLUMBING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners of Charles Rockwell1st Cong Dist
PO Box 22236 Savannah John Gay2nd Cong Dist
PO Box 3570 Albany J C Bray3rd Cong Dist Chairman PO Box 4630 Columbus Ed Wiggins4th Cong Dist
3148 Lindmoor Drive Decatur Dwayne L Brown5th Cong Dist
559 Tara Trail NW Atlanta Paul T Addis6th Cong Dist
4446 Glade Road Forest Park Virgil B Harper Jr7th Cong Dist
Rte 2 2291 Johnson Ferry Rd Marietta Robert D Hinton8th Cong Dist
PO Box 344 Fitzgerald B L Hawkins9th Cong Dist
Blue Ridge Dr Box H Gainesville
G L Bailey10th Cong Dist
Route 5 Box 138 Covington
G Sidney Hampton
2452 Antwerp Dr SW Atlanta Marion Lee
3648 Prestwick Drive Tucker
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James D Dorsey
5351 Millen Road Lilburn Gary Franklin
592 Plantation Boulevard Lawrenceville Thomas C Payne
374 Maynard Terrace Atlanta Pamela Lake
556 N McDonough Street 9th Floor Decatur
PODIATRY EXAMINERS State Board of Dr Glenn Dowling 425 Pine Albany Dr A R Tr
2200 N Patterson St Valdosta Dr N Arvid Vasenden 489 North Milledge Ave Athens
POLYGRAPH EXAMINERS Board of W A Robinson
1836 Meadow Glades Dr Decatur Roland Lane
3459 Revere Rd SW Atlanta Dorothy Robb Werner
149 Alden Ave NE Apt Fl Atlanta Terrell D Craven
120 Hanover PI Apt 3 Athens James Huckabee
68 Brookwood Dr NE Atlanta Joe H McDuffie
51 Spruill Springs Road Atlanta
PRIVATE DETECTIVE AND PRIVATE SECURITY AGENCIES Georgia Board of Lynn L Stout
3305 Westgate Boulevard Albany John Dillon Jr ViceChairman 1208 W Peachtree Street Atlanta J J Thompson
4364 Stonington Circle Atlanta Willie Talton
1126 South Davis Drive Warner Robins
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J Ransome Chief Holland 138 Columbus Drive Savannah John W Crunkleton
3676 Rainbow Circle Snellville Rhonda Shapiro
3529 Gleneagle Road Martinez
PSYCHOLOGISTS State Board of Examiners of Dr Prentiss M Hosford
1080 Northcliffe Dr Atlanta Robert Finn
School of Business Administration
University of Georgia Athens Dr Wiley S Bolden
975 Veltre Circle SW Atlanta Dr J Frank Clark
1932 Clairmont Road Decatur Dr Boyd D Sisson
Medical College of Georgia Augusta
REAL ESTATE COMMISSION Georgia C Dan Blackhear Chairman 1500 Dawson Rd Albany Mrs Patsy G Cooper
1355 13th Ave Columbus Cathy Clark
2302 Birdie Lane Duluth 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
170 Kennay Dr Bogart
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H Douglas Leavitt
101 Chelsea Circle Statesboro Jim Miller
610 Woodgate Drive Marietta Claude M Lewis
205 Spring Street Warner Robins Claudia McNair
7703 Tara Cove Jonesboro
SANITARIANS Georgia Board of Registered Professional Dorman A Collins
6108 West Brook Drive Columbus John R Rogers VicePresident PO Box 1226 Dublin Thomas W McKinley President
47 Trinity Avenue Room 313H Atlanta Herbert B Henderson
135 Fortson Drive Athens Joseph W McIntosh
Columbus College Health Science Division Columbus Walter S Lanter
Pabst Brewing Company Highway Spur 247 Perry J Lewis Tinley
Georgia Department of Natural Resources
270 Washington St SW Atlanta
SPEECH PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY State Board of Examiners for Julia W Hand
1460 Moores Mill Road NW Atlanta Lrae ennet
2700 Green Meadow Dr Valdosta Herbert C Jones
1660 New Hope Road SW Atlanta Frank Rhodes
4081 Meadow Brook Dr Macon W R Neal Jr VicePresident
U of Ga 564 Aderhold Hall Athens Betty Callaway Box 313 Roberta John C Bess
355 North Garden Lane Atlanta
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USED CAR DEALERS State Board of Registration for
D J Sears 1st Cong Dist 1 PO Box 801 Vidalia Walter Hadley 2nd Cong Dist
Rte 2 Box 226 Thomasville Eric Dougherty Chairman 3rd Cong Dist
2943 Auburn Ave Columbus Jack G Charlesworth 4th Cong Dist
916 Andiron Court Stone Mountain Terry Brantley 5th Cong Dist
2600 Lisa Dr SW Atlanta
A P McKinley 6th Cong Dist
9 Northside Dr Newnan
Burlene Morris 7th Cong Dist
Route 8 Bells Ferry Road Rome James W King 8th Cong Dist
891 Second Street Macon Jim Pethel ViceChairman 9th Cong Dist
104 Grove St SW Gainesville Bill McGahee 10th Cong Dist
2523 Deans Bridge Road Augusta
DEALERS IN USED MOTOR VEHICLE PARTS
State Board of Registration for Steve Whitmire
P O Box 560 Conyers Hugh Blanton
Blanton Auto Parts Valdosta Ken Wright
PO Box 489 Thomasville Walter H Hubbard
3631 Whirlaway Drive Decatur
B M Pike
130 Lakeside Dr Griffin Lester Kennedy
RFD 1 Commerce Jo Ann Robbins
2140 Hazelhurst Street Macon
H T Sullivan P O Box 2262 Macon William A Baxter
825 DAntignac Street Augusta
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George T Brown
P O Box 6553 Columbus
VETERINARY MEDICINE State Board of Dr Herman Westmoreland 1432 Riverside Drive Macon Dr W F Bozeman Adel
Dr J H Sharman VicePresident 1601 East Broad Ave Albany Dr Horace G Blalock Jr President 2124 Highland Avenue Augusta Dr George W Patton Jr
3266 Main Street College Park
WARM AIR HEATING CONTRACTORS State Board of Examiners Earl Smith
964 Industrial Park Drive NE Mariettaa Arthur D Brook
737 Captain Kell Drive Macon Franklin Rhodes
PO Box 3286 Albany Bob W Dean
3482 Piedmont Road NE Atlanta John G Mauldin
16 Glynn Avenue Jekyll Island
WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT OPERATORS State Board of Examiners for Certification of L C Harrison
822 TrinityWashington Building Atlanta Howard Eugene Holcomb
Superintendent Water Dept Cartersville James C Fincher
Water Pollution Control Plant 218 Black Bluff Road Rome J Harry Simmons Chairman Post Office Box 95 Griffin William J Greene Jr
Wiedman and Singleton Engineers 1789 Peachtree Rd Atlanta
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OFFICERS OF THE SENATE 19791980
ZELL MILLERLieutenant Governor President
AL HOLLOWAYPresident Pro Tempore
HAMILTON McWHORTER JRSecretary of the Senate
WALT BELLAMYDoorkeeper
WINSTON PITTMANMessenger
JOHN R RILEYMajority Leader
PAUL D COVERDELLMinority Leader
TERRELL STARRAdministration Floor Leader
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SENATE OF GEORGIA
ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES
FOR THE TERM 19791980
Senators District Address
Thomas F Allgood 22nd PO Box 1523 Augusta Ga 30903
W D Don Ballard 45th 1122 Monticello Street Covington Ga 30209
Ed Barker 18th P O Box KK Warner Robins Ga 31093
Roy E Barnes 33rd 639 Maran Lane Mableton Ga 30059
Robert H Bell 5th 2535 Henderson Mill Rd NE Atlanta Ga 30345 DeKalb County
Julian Bond 39th 361 Westview Drive SW Atlanta Ga 30310
Haskew H Brantley Jr 56th 6114 Riverside Dr NW Atlanta Ga 30328
Paul C Broun 46th 165 Pulaski Street Athens Ga 30601
M Parks Brown 47th P O Box 37 Hartwell Ga 30643
Glenn E Bryant 3rd PO Box 585 Hinesville Ga 31313
Hugh A Carter 14th PO Box 99 Plains Ga 31780
Kyle T Cobb 28th 1504 Kalamazoo Drive Griffin Ga 30223
Paul D Coverdell 40th Suite 607
1447 Peachtree St NE Atlanta Ga 30309
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Nathan Dean 31st
J Ebb Duncan 30th
Frank Eldridge 7th
Bill English 21st
Todd Evans 111137th
Dan H Fincher 52nd
W W Bill Fincher Jr 54th
John C Foster 1 50th
Hugh M Gillis Sr gB20th
Richard L Greene 26th
Address
340 Wingfoot Street Rockmart Ga 30153 P 0 Box 26 Carrollton Ga 30117 PO Box 1968 Waycross Ga 31501 PO Box 521 Swainsboro Ga 30401 PO Box 8276 Station F Atlanta Ga 30306 Rt 10
Horseleg Creek Rd Rome Ga 30161 PO Box 149 Chatsworth Ga 30705 PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531 PO Box 148 Soperton Ga 30457 Suite 517
First National Bank
Render Hill
Al Holloway
Janice S Horton
Pierre Howard Jr
Floyd Hudgins
Perry J Hudson
Edward H Johnson Joseph E Kennedy
Bldg
Macon Ga 31201
29thPO Box 246
Greenville Ga 30222 12th PO Box 588
Albany Ga 31702
17th430 Burke Circle
McDonough Ga 30253 42nd1000 First National Bank Bldg
Decatur Ga 30930
15thPO Box 12127
Columbus Ga 31907 35th 3380 Old Jonesboro Rd
Hapeville Ga 30354 34th506 Locke Street
Palmetto Ga 30268
4thP O Box 246
Claxton Ga 30417
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Senators District Address
Culver Kidd25thP0 Box 370
Milledgeville Ga 31061
Ted J Land 16th3736 Woodruff Road
Columbus Ga 31904
J Beverly Langford 51stPO Box 277
Calhoun Ga 30701
James L Jimmy Lester 23rdFirst Federal Savings
Bldg
985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902
Richard W Bill Littlefield Jr6thFirst Federal Plaza
Suite 404
777 Gloucester Street Brunswick Ga 31520
Sam P McGill 24thPO Box 520
Washington Ga 30673
Howard T Overby49thPO Box 636
Gainesville Ga 30501
James L Jimmy Paulk13thPO Box M
Fitzgerald Ga 31750
Steve Reynolds 48th PO Box 303
Lawrenceville Ga 30246
John R Riley 1stP O Box 9641
Savannah Ga 31402
W Lee Robinson 27th864 Winchester Circle
Macon Ga 31204
Henry P Russell Jr10thRoute 1
Boston Ga 31626
Thomas R Tom Scott43rd2887 Alameda Trail
Decatur Ga 30034
Terrell Starr 44thPO Box 545
Forest Park Ga 30050
Jack L Stephens 36th2484 Macon Drive SE
Atlanta Ga 30315
Lawrence Bud Stumbaugh55th1071 Yemassee Trail
Stone Mountain Ga 30083
E G Summers 53rdPO Box 499
LaFayette Ga 30728
Franklin Sutton 9thRoute 1
Norman Park Ga 31771
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Senators District Address
Horace E Tate
Joe Thompson
Jimmy Hodge Tnmons
Loyce Turner
James W Tysinger
Ronnie Walker
Charles H Wessels
38th621 Lilia Drive SW
Atlanta Ga 30310
32ndP O Box 1045
Smyrna Ga 30080 11th 132 S Woodlawn Street Blakely Ga 31723
8thPO Box 157
Valdosta Ga 31601
41st3781 Watkins Place NE
Atlanta Ga 30319 DeKalb County
19thPO Box 461
McRae Ga 31055
2ndPO Box 8002
Savannah Ga 31402
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MEMBERS OF THE
SENATE OF GEORGIA
IN NUMERICAL ORDER AND POST OFFICES
District Senators Address
1 John R RileyPO Box 9641
Savannah Ga 31402
2 Charles H WesselsPO Box 8002
Savannah Ga 31402
3 Glenn E BryantPO Box 585
T Hinesville Ga 31313
4 Joseph E KennedyPO Box 246
Claxton Ga 30417
5 Robert H Bell 2535 Henderson Mill
Rd NE
Atlanta Ga 30345
DeKalb County
6 Richard W Bill Littlefield
JrFirst Federal Plaza
Suite 404
777 Gloucester Street Brunswick Ga 31520
7 Frank Eldndge PO Box 1968
0 Waycross Ga 31501
8 Loyce Turner po Box 157
Valdosta Ga 31601
9Franklin SuttonRoute 1
Norman Park Ga 31771
10 Henry P Russell JrRoute 1
Boston Ga 31626
11 Jimmy Hodge Timmons132 S Woodlawn Street
Blakely Ga 31723
12 A1 Holloway PO Box 588
Albany Ga 31702
13 James L Jimmy PaulkPO Box M
Fitzgerald Ga 31750
14Hugh A CarterPO Box 99
Plains Ga 31780
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15 Floyd Hudgins P0 Box 12127
Columbus Ga 31907
16 Ted J Land3736 Woodruff Road
Columbus Ga 31904
17Janice S Horton 430 Burke Circle
McDonough Ga 30253
18Ed BarkerPO Box KK
Warner Robins Ga 31093
19 Ronnie Walker PO Box 461
McRae Ga 31055
20 Hugh M Gillis SrPO Box 148
Soperton Ga 30457
21 Bill EnglishPO Box 521
Swainsboro Ga 30401
22 Thomas F AllgoodPO Box 1523
Augusta Ga 30903
23James L Jimmy LesterFirst Federal Savings
Bldg
985 Broad Street Augusta Ga 30902
24 Sam P McGillPO Box 520
Washington Ga 30673
25 Culver Kidd PO Box 370
Milledgeville Ga 31061
26 Richard L GreeneSuite 517
First National Bank Bldg
Macon Ga 31201
27 W Lee Robinson864 Winchester Circle
Macon Ga 31204
28 Kyle T Cobb1504 Kalamazoo Drive
Griffin Ga 30223
29 Render HillPO Box 246
Greenville Ga 30222
30 J Ebb DuncanPO Box 26
Carrollton Ga 30117
31 Nathan Dean 340 Wingfoot Street
Rockmart Ga 30153
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District Senators Address
32 Joe Thompsono Bos 1045
33 Hoy E Barnes LJiJT
34 Edward H Ed Johnson cke Street59
o ft Powr T TT J Palmetto Ga 30268
35 Perry J Hudson 3380 Old Jonesboro Road
oR Tool t ni r Hapeville Ga 30354
3b Jack L Stephens 2484 Macon Drive SE
oi7 mil m Atlanta Ga 30315
37 Todd Evans PO Box 8276
Station F
38 Tioraon p m i Atlanta Ga 30306
38 Horace E Tate621 Lilia Drive SW
qq Tniiori tj j Atlanta Ga 303101
J Julian Bond 361 Westview Drive
SW
4i PoT n n j Atlanta Ga 30310
40Paul D CoverdellSuite 607
41 fcJames W Tysinger Atlanta Ga 30309 3781 Watkins PL NE
Atlanta Ga 30319
42 Pierre Howard Jr DeKalb County 1000 First National
Bank Bldg
43 Thomas R Tom Scott Decatur Ga 30030
44 Terrell Starr Decatur Ga 30034 PO Box 545
45 W D Don Ballard Forest Park Ga 30050 1122 Monticello Street
46 Paul C Broun Covington Ga 30209 165 Pulaski Street
47 M Parks Brown Athens Ga 30601 PO Box 37
48 Steve Reynolds Hartwell Ga 30643 PO Box 303
49 Howard T Overby Lawrenceville Ga 30246 PO Box 636
Gainesville Ga 30501
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District Senators
Address
50
51
52
53
54 55
56
John C Foster 2
J Beverly Langford
Dan H Fincher j
E G Summers J
W W Bill Fincher Jr
Lawrence Bud Stumbaugh
Haskew H Brantley Jr
PO Box 100 Cornelia Ga 30531 PO Box 277 Calhoun Ga 30701 Rt 10
Horseleg Creek Rd 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
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SEATING ARRANGEMENT AND DISTRICT NUMBERS OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE
Dist No 1st 2nd 3rd Riley Wessels Bryant
4th Tfpnnpdy
5th Beil
6th Littlefield
7th Eldridge
8th Turner
9th Sutton
10th Russell
11th Timmons
12th Holloway
13th Paulk
14th Carter
15th Hudgins
16th Land
17th Horton
18th Barker
19th Walker
20th Gillis
21st English
22nd Allgood
23rd Lester
24th McGill
25th Kidd
26th Greene
27th Robinson
28th Cobb
29th Hill
30th Duncan
Dist No 31st Dean
32nd Thompson
33rd Barnes
34th Johnson
35th Hudson
36th Stephens
37th Evans
38th Tate
39th Bond
40th Coverdell
41st Tysinger
42nd Howard
43 rd Scott
44th Starr
45 th Ballard
46th Broun
47th Brown
48th Reynolds
49th Overby
50th Foster
51st Langford
52nd
53rd Summers
54th Fincher
55th Stumbaugh
56th Brantley
Lt Gov Zell Miller
President of Senate Hamilton McWhorter Jr Secretary of the Senate
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STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE
STATE SENATE
1979 1980
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AGRICULTURE
McGill of 24th Chairman Russell of 10th
English of 21st Vice Chairman Turner of 8th
Timmons of 11th Secretary Walker of 19th
Kennedy of 4th
APPROPRIATIONS
Broun of 46th Chairman Holloway of 12th Vice Chairman Duncan of 30th Secretary Carter of 14th Eldridge of 7th Fincher of 54th
Gillis of 20th Hill of 29th Hudgins of 15th Kennedy of 4th
Lester of 23rd McGill of 24th Overby of 49th Reynolds of 48th Riley of 1st Starr of 44th Stumbaugh of 55th Tate of 38th Thompson of 32nd Turner of 8th
Continuation Subcommittee
Broun of 46th Chairman Holloway of 12th
Duncan of 30th Kennedy of 4th
Gillis of 20th Riley of 1st
BANKING FINANCE AND INSURANCE
Lester of 23rd Chairman Duncan of 30th Vice Chairman Thompson of 32nd Secretary Brantley of 56th Broun of 46th Coverdell of 40th Gillis of 20th Holloway of 12th
Hudgins of 15th Riley of 1st Scott of 43rd Starr of 44th Sutton of 9th Turner of 8th Wessels of 2nd
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Banking and Insurance Subcommittee
Duncan of 30th Chairman Holloway of 12th
Brantley of 56th Starr of 44th
Coverdell of 40th Weasels of 2nd
Gillis of 20th
Ways and Means Subcommittee
Turner of 8th Chairman Broun of 46th Hudgins of 15th Riley of 1st
Scott of 43rd Starr of 44th Sutton of 9th Thompson of 32nd
COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
Dean of 31st Chairman Paulk of 13th Vice Chairman Fincher of 52nd Secretary Bell of 5th
Brantley of 56th McGill of 24th Overby of 49th
CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Barker of 18th Chairman Bond of 39th
Robinson of 27th Vice Chairman Stephens of 36th Land of 16th Secretary
DEFENSE AND VETERANS AFFAIRS
Hudson of 35th Chairman Evans of 37th
Russell of 10th Vice Chairman Robinson of 27th
Hudgins of 15th Secretary
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EDUCATION
Carter of 14th Chairman Land of 16th
Summers of 53rd Vice Chairman Starr of 44th Foster of 50th Secretary Stumbaugh of 55th
Ballard of 45th Tate of 38th
Dean of 31st Timmons of 11th
Johnson of 34th
Libraries Subcommittee
Foster of 50th Chairman Johnson of 34th
Ballard of 45th Dean of 31st
Primary and Secondary Subcommittee
Johnson of 34th Chairman Summers of 53rd
Land of 16th Tate of 38th
Starr of 44th
Vocational and Technical Subcommittee
Timmons of 11th Chairman Stumbaugh of 55th
Dean of 31st Foster of 50th
GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS
Kidd of 25th Chairman Howard of 42nd
Langford of 51st Vice Chairman Paulk of 13th Littlefield of 6th Secretary Robinson of 27th
Bond of 39th Russell of 10th
Barker of 18th Scott of 43rd
Horton of 17th Stephens of 36th
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Governmental Organization Subcommittee
Robinson of 27th Chairman Horton of 17th
Barker of 18th Langford of 51st
Merit System Subcommittee
Paulk of 13th Chairman Howard of 42nd
Bond of 39th Kidd of 25th
HIGHER EDUCATION
Fincher of 54th Chairman Bryant of 3rd
Allgood of 22nd Vice Chairman Horton of 17th Bell of 5th Secretary Langford of 51st
Broun of 46th Tysinger of 41st
Science and Technology Subcommittee
Tysinger of 41st Chairman Langford of 51st
Bell of 5th
University System Subcommittee
Allgood of 22nd Chairman Broun of 46th
Bryant of 3rd Horton of 17th
HUMAN RESOURCES
Howard of 42nd Chairman Fincher of 52nd
Bond of 39th Vice Chairman Fincher of 54th
Greene of 26th Secretary Hudson of 35th
Brantley of 56th Kidd of 25th
Brown of 47th Lester of 23rd
Duncan oLSOth
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Aging Subcommittee
Greene of 26th Chairman Fincher of 54th
Bond of 39th Hudson of 35th
Mnfa Health and Mental Retardation Subcommittee
Duncan of 30th Chairman Hudson of 35th
Brown of 47th Lester of 23rd
Social Services and Vocational Rehabilitation Subcommittee
Brantley of 56th Chairman Kidd of 25th
Fincher of 52nd
INDUSTRY LABOR AND TOURISM
Ballard of 45th Chairman Foster of 50th
Stephens of 36th Vice Chairman Hitt of 29th Scott of 43rd Secretary Tysinger of 41st
Cobb of 28th
Tourism Development Subcommittee
Stephens of 36th Chairman Hill of 29th
Cobb of 28th Scott of 43rd
Foster of 50th
JUDICIARY
Overby of 49th Chairman Bryant of 3rd
Wessels of 2nd Vice Chairman Greene of 26th
Langford of 51st Secretary Howard of 42nd
Bell of 5th Littlefield of 6th
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Law Enforcement Subcommittee
Bell of 5th Chairman Bryant of 3rd
Langford of 51st
NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Gillis of 20th Chairman Walker of 19th Vice Chairman Bryant of 3rd Secretary Cobb of 28th English of 21st
Fincher of 52nd Hudson of 35th Littlefield of 6th Timmons of 11th
Game and Rah Subcommittee
Timmons of 11th Chairman Cobb of 28th
Bryant of 3rd
Parks and Historical Sites Subcommittee Walker of 19th Chairman Fincher of 52nd
Resources and Environmental Control Subcommittee
English of 21st Chairman Littlefield of 6th
Hudson of 35th
OFFENDER REHABILITATION
Kennedy of 4th Chairman Foster of 50th Vice Chairman Paulk of 13th Secretary
Eldridge of 7th Summers of 53rd
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Penal and Correctional Institutions Subcommittee Foster of 50th Chairman Summers of 53rd
Probation Pardons and Paroles Subcommittee Paulk of 13th Chairman Eldridge of 7th
PUBLIC UTILITIES
Brown of 47th Chairman Land of 16th
Hill of 29th Vice Chairman Reynolds of 48th
Tysinger of 41st Secretary
RETIREMENT
Sutton of 9th Chairman English of 21st
Tate of 38th Vice Chairman Summers of 53rd
Cobb of 28th Secretary Thompson of 32nd
Coverdell of 40th
RULES
Eldridge of 7th Chairman Riley of 1st Vice Chairman Greene of 26th Secretary Barker of 18th Barnes of 33rd Carter of 14th Coverdell of 40th
Holloway of 12th
Johnson of 34th
Kidd of 25th
Sutton of 9th
Walker of 10th
Starr of 44th Ex Officio
Audit Subcommittee
Riley of 1st Chairman Eldridge of 7th
Barker of 18th Holloway of 12th
Coverdell of 40th
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Enrolling and Journals Subcommittee
Walkkr of 19th Chairman Johnson of 34th
Carter of 14th
SPECIAL JUDICIARY
Barnes of 33rd Chairman Evans of 37th
Allgood of 22nd Vice Chairman Johnson of 34th
Horton of 17th Secretary Stumbaugh of 55th
Ballard of 45th
TRANSPORTATION
Reynolds of 48th Chairman Barnes of 33rd
Evans of 37th Vice Chairman Brown of 47th
Wessels of 2nd Secretary Dean of 31st
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 87th
Allgood of 22nd
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INTERSTATE COOPERATION
Hill of 29th Chairman Holloway of 12th
Fincher of 54th Vice Chairman Overby of 49th Eldridge of 7th Secretary
SENATE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS
President of the Senate President Pro Tempore Majority Leader
Minority Leader
Rules Committee Chairman
Secretary of the Senate
NOTE
THE FISCAL AFFAIRS SUBCOMMITTEE
WORLD CONGRESS CENTER AUTHORITY OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
METROPOLITAN ATLANTA RAPID TRANSIT OVERVIEW COMMITTEE
Must be appointed for the 197980 term The membership will be included in the next printing of this committee book
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RULES OF THE SENATE
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ORGANIZATION
Rule 1 The legislative power of th State shall be vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives
Ga Const art Ill sec I par I
Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the Secretary or Clerk thereof who shall be 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 Secretarv 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 Tern election and powers
President Pro Tem election and powers
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Officers and assistants Rule 6 The officers of the two Houses other than the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be a President Pro Tempore and Secretary of the Senate and Speaker Pro Tempore and Clerk of the House of Representatives and such assistants as each House may provide for Ga Const art Ill sec VIII Par I
Doorkeepers limited Rule 7 Not more than one 1 Doorkeeper and not more than twelve 12 assistant doorkeepers shall be employed during each day m 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
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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
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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 Bndof 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 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
Rule 17 No Doorkeeper or other employee of ubsetitue the House of Representatives or Senate shall sublet his employment or contract in any way nor
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shall the person having the appointment of any of said employees consept 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
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Pages
Privileges
floor
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 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 shpll 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 of upon the floor of the Senate except 1 the
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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
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Priority of business
Recognition
Silence and
irrelevant
debate
Yeas and Nays
Substitute
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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
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
Rule 25 When two or more Senators shall rise at the same time the President shall name the Senator entitled to proceed
Rule 26 The President shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary
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
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
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
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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
Appointment of committees and their officers by Committee on Committees
Rule 31 The President shall have power to cause the galleries and lobbies of the Senate Clearing cleared by the Messenger and Doorkeepers in galleries and case of disturbance or disorderly conduct therein ibbij8 when and to cause any person or persons so offending dsorderto 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 suspension of such suspension to the Senate within twenty Messenger and four hours thereafter for such action as the Doorkeepers Senate may see fit to take
GENERAL BUSINESS AND ORDER OF BUSINESS
Rule 33 The following shall be the order of business
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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
6 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
Enrolling and Rule 34 It shall be the duty of the Committee Committee to on Enrolling and Journals to read the Journal of report Journal each days proceedings and report to the Senate that the same is correct before the Journal is read by the Secretary
Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days
Change by Senate
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
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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
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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 acted on 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
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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
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Transaction of business 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
Compelling attendance 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 shall be allowed to retire from the Senate without first obtaining leave from the Senate
Messenger to arrest The Messenger of the Senate shall be 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
Motion to determine attendance 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
Arrest and discharge 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 purpose and their attendance secured and
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the Senate shall determine upon what conditions they shall be discharged
Rule 54 Upon the call of the Senators ordinary and extraordinary the names of the absentees 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 he shall rise from his seat and respectfully address himself to Mr President The President shall not recognize any Senator unless he shall address himself to the Chair from his seat provided that the President shall not put a question or take any other action which would foreclose debate if any Senator not at his seat shall signify to the Chair that he wishes to be recognized and shall immediately proceed to his seat for that purpose
Any Senator shall be confined to matter in debate and shall not speak more than twice on any subject or more than once until every member choosing to speak shall have spoken
All individual speeches on bills and resolutions shall be limited to thirty minutes unless extended by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and on all points of personal privilege individual speeches shall be limited to ten minutes
If any Senator in speaking or otherwise transgresses the Rules of the Senate the President shall call him to order in which case said Senator shall immediately sit down unless permitted to explain The Senate shall if appealed to decide whether to confirm the Presidents action If the transgressor refuses to submit to the decision of
Secretary to list absentees for Journal
Request for recognition from seat
Limits on debate
Thirty minutes
Extension Personal privilege ten minutes
Order against transgression of Rules
Appeal
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Decorum in Senate Chamber
Censure for debate
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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 vhich 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 question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have been disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the Senate But no Senator shall be held to answer or be subject to the
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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 uptil 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
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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
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Eule 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
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Debate
Renewal
Amendment
Debatable if to particular time
Effect
Complete yeas and nays
Limit
adjournment
Disagreement
after the electronic roll call system is unlocked for voting or after a division of the Senate ha 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 m 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 dav 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 hourof adjournment shall arrive while the Senate is acting on the main question after a motion tor the previous question has been sustained ana 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 ot adjournment the Governor may adjourn either
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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 organise 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
GaConst art Ill sec V par III
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
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Limits on Tabling 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
Not debatable or amendable Rule 84 Neither the motion to lay on the table nor the motion to take from the table is debatable or amendable
Renewal 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
Effect 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 Any bill or resolution taken from the table shall take its place at the foot of the calendar of bills then in order for a third reading
Taking up Rule 87 A majority of a quorum voting may take from the table at any time when the Senate not engaged on any other measure any bill
Time for considering 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
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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 reading1 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
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Renewal limits
Postponing bills on Calendar
Commit to Committees
Committing bills on Calendar
Precedence of committees
Debate if instructions
Amendment
Commitment
to postpone and to show why one day is preferred to another This motion cannot be renewed or made a second time to the same measure on the same day
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
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
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 time
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
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
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
Rule 98 Any proposition that has been referred to any committee either standing or special 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
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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 HoOTmi a 0 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 reso o
Tution shall take precedence over a motion to motion transmit and shall have the effect of defeating the motion to transmit except on the thirtythird 33rd day and during the last three 3 days of any regular session a Senator must give notice immediately of his intention to move to reconsider and the presiding officer shall set a time during the day when the motion will be entertained so stating the time to the Senate the time shall be at the discretion of the presiding officer but not less than ten minutes If the Senate is considering any other business at the time the motion to reconsider has been set to be entertained the motion will be taken up upon conclusion of that business
Rule 100 The action of the Senate upon an
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One
reconsideration
Calendar
Unanimous
consents
limits
One at a time
Withdrawal of a bill or resolution
Enrolling committee to preserve laws
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amendment may be reconsidered at any time before final action upon the section bill or resolution to which it relates
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 however during the last twentyone 21 legislative days of each session a reconsidered bill or resolution which was passed or adopted shall take its place at the foot of the Rules Calendar and a reconsidered bill or resolution which was defeated shall take its place at the foot of the General Calendar
ENACTMENT
Rule 103 The President shall not recognize any Senator at any time for the purpose of asking unanimous consent to place any general bill on its passage out of its regular order Neither shall he recognize any request for unanimous consent for the introduction of new matter to read any bill or resolution the second time or to place any local bill or resolution on its passage 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
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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 resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either House shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIII
Rule 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
Reproposal of bills
Journal and law
publication
Journal
preservation
Filing
Deadline for introduction and first reading of bills
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Subject matter limits
Reference to laws
Notice tfn local bill
Rule Ill To introduce a bill dr 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 T14 No local dr 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
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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 ahy 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
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Suspension of bills and resolutions for distribution of floor
amendments
Calendar
Deadline for introduction and first reading of bills
Reading by Secretary
Precedence of General Appro priations bill
Engrossment at first reading
Debate
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the vote of a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum suspend action upon any pending bill or resolution of genera application until all amendments offered thereto on the floor of the Senate shall have been printed and distributed to the Senators
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 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
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
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 may speak in opposition thereto for five O 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
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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
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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
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 general calendar for a third reading without question unless committed If the report of a committee is adverse to the passage of a bill or resolution in order to have a third reading thereof a Senator must give notice of intention to move to disagree with such adverse committee report by not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report In such case the bill or resolution shall be placed on the calendar The question shall be upon agreeing to the report of the committee If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be parsed to a second reading unless committed
Rule 124 When a bill or resolution favorably reported by a committee is on its third or last 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
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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
Rule 127 In forming a Committee of the Whole the President shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in Committee shall be appointed by the President
Senates
resolving
Notice
Debate limits
Renewal
limited
President
appoints
Chairman
Rule 128 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever
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Quorum required 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
Consideration of bills 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
Rules Action limited 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
Reconsidera tion Rule 131 A motion to reconsider shall be in order in the Committee of the Whole
Voting Rule 132 In the Committee of the Whole all members shall vote on all questions before the Committee unless excused therefrom
Papers from Senate 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
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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
Control of order
Report on misconduct
Limiting
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Recess
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Report to President
Presidents
report
Contents of report
Action on report
Journal entry
Methods
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Rule 139 When the Committee of the Whole has disposed of bills resolutions or other measures before it by motion and question it shall arise and the Chairman shall be instructed to report the action of the Committee to the Senate Atthis point the President shall resume his seat and Chairman shall return shall state in substance as follows Mr Presi dent 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 tion 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 r ported 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 contafn only the result of the Committee s action on the billy resolution or measure under its consideration
Rule 141 Amendments proposed by the Committee of the Whole may be amended or rejected bv 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 m 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
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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 whqre 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 be filled
Order of perfection
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Amend section
before
striking
Limited to subject matter
Priority of amendment
Title last
Committee
report
amendments
Not after agreement on committee report
amended and if decided in the affirmative the question shall be Shall this bill passor resolution be adopted as the case may be by substitute
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 from that under consideration shall be admitted under color 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
Rule 152 The title of a bill or resolution shall not be considered or amended until the measure has been perfected
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
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
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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 read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended
Rule 156 When a proposition consisting of several sections or resolutions is on a final reading and the Senate shall agree to a motion to consider the same by sections or paragraphs the Secretary in reading the same shall pause at the end of each section or resolution and the amendments thereto shall be offered as the several sections or resolutions are read But the amendments offered by the committee to which said bill or resolution was referred shall be read by the Secretary without any motion being made When a section or resolution shall have been considered it is not in order to recur and amend it unless first reconsidered
Rule 157 The questions which arise before the Senate respecting amendments by the House to a Senate bill or resolution are in order of precedence
1st A motion to agree to the House amendment
2nd A motion to disagree with the House amendment
3rd A motion to recede from the Senates disagreement or amendment
4th A motion to insist on the Senates disagreement or amendment
5th A motion to adhere to the Senates disagreement or amendment
Secretary
reading
Consideration by parts
Committee
amendments
automatic
No recurring
Precedence of action on House
amendments
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Presidents power to rule out if not germane
Secretarys
report
Precedence of amendment
Limits on amendment
Adoption of
House
amendment
Conference
committee
Appointment on motion
Consideration
The President is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in his opinion a House amendment to a Senate bill is not germane to rule out such amendment The effect of such ruling of the President if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be 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 in a bill
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resolution or other matter before it and may recommend recision by either House new amendments new bills and resolutions or other germane changes unless instructed otherwise by the Senate on motion before the members of the Conference Committee are appointed
A report of a Committee of Conference must be approved by a majority vote of the entire membership of the Committee before the report may be transmitted to either the Senate or the House
After a Committee of Conference has been in existence for five 5 days and has failed to make a report to the Senate on the question under consideration the Senate on motion and by a majority vote of all members elected to the Senate may discharge the Senate conferees and appoint new conferees instruct said Senate conferees or make any other motion not contrary to the Rules of the Senate Provided that during the last five 5 days of the session the above motions may be made and passed at any time but not more often than every three 3 hours
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
The President is authorized on his own motion or upon point of order being made when in liis opinion a conference committee report is not germane to the original bill or resolution to rule out such conference committee report The effect of such ruling of the President if not appealed from or if appealed from and the appeal not sustained shall be the same as a vote of the Senate to reject and as such the Secretary shall so report it to the House Such point of order shall take precedence over a motion to adopt
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Recommenda
tion
Report
Discharge
Last 5 days of session
Distribution of report
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Adoption of report
Subject matter
Call for division
Distinct parts
No debate on motion
Form of question
Vote
Main question
Adjournment
Any Conference Committee report must be adopted by the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matter under consideration
PREVIOUS QUESTION
Rule 162 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 163 Any Senator may call for a division 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 how many he would have the question divided into Each part of the divided proposition must be so distinct that if taken away the remainder can stand by itself as a consistent and entire unit
Rule 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 the table When it is moved the first question shall be Shall the motion for the previous question be sustained If this be decided by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum the motions to adjourn or to lay on the table may still be made but they must be made before the next question towit Shall the main question be now put is decided in the affirmative After said last question is affirmatively decided by a majority of those voting provided that the total vote constitutes a quorurh 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
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But no motion to reconsider the action of the Senate in ordering the main question shall be in order after the Secretary has called the first name on call of the Yeas and Nays and the vote of any member has been given or after the electronic roll call system is unlocked for voting or after a division of the Senate has been had on the vote and the vote is in process of being counted and announced in such cases the roll call shall be completed the vote counted and the result finally announced
Rule 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
Reconsidera
tion
Debate
Committee
Introducer
Others
If minority
committee
report
No call unless no quorum
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No debate on
incidental
questions
Effect of main question
Effect of reconsideration
Limits on reconsideration
Requirement for law
General
requirement
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
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 question and will leave the pending measure again open to debate and amendment The motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question can be made only once and if lost or if the main question is again subsequently ordered on the pending measure no second motion to reconsider the ordering of the main question shall be entertained
VOTING
Rule 17 No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XIV
Rule 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
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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 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 roil 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
Time for
Presidents
question
Requiring
division
Roll call to determine quorum
Vote required
Recorded vote
Division
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Journal entry
No debate on yeas and nays
Electronic roll call system
Secretarys call
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 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 question is put the presiding officer shall state 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
Verification
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the roll call is taken viva voce it shall be verified unless suspended by unanimous consent
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 188 During a roll call on any question no debate shall be had
Excuse time and debate
Conferees
excused
No vote if
interest
conflicts
Contested
seats
No pairing
Explanation
No debate durine roll call
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Journal record of yeas and nays
23 vote
Journal record of yeas and nays
Recording nonvoters
Consideration and veto
Overriding
Dividing
appropriations
Rule 184 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 th 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 shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI
Rule 186 Whenever on any question the Yeas and Nays shall have been ordered the Secretary shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting
GOVERNORS ACTION
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 his veto and if any bills should not be returned by the Governor within five days Sundays excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual unless passed by twothirds of each House
Whenever such bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor
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to transmit such bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such bill was passed Such bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be 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
Overriding
vetoes
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Subject
matter
Not constitutional
amendments
Signature
required
Exceptions
the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election in which the Governor is elected shall not be subject to be overridden by the next regular session of the General Assembly
Ga Const art V sec I par XV
Rule 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 for a twothirds vote of both Houses of the General Assembly shall be construed to waive the necessity for the signature of the Governor as in any other case except in the case of the twothirds vote required to override the veto to submit constitutional amendments and in case of prolongation of a session of the General Assembly
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XXI
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTION
Rule 190 The Committee on Committees shall appoint the following standing committees which shall not exceed the following number of Senators each
Agriculture7
Appropriations20
Banking Finance and Insurance15
Community Affairs7
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Consumer Affairs5
Defense and Veterans Affairs5
Education11
Governmental Operations12
Higher Education8
Human Resources11
Industry Labor and Tourism7
Judiciary8
Natural Resources and Environmental Quality9
Offender Rehabilitation5
Public Utilities5
Retirement7
Rules13 which shall include the Administration Floor Leader who shall be an ex officio member
Special Judiciary7
Transportation7
Each Senator shall be appointed to serve on three committees provided for in this Rule and no more except the Administration Floor Leaders membership on Rules shall not count as one of his three committees
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 serve as chairman of any standing committee and as an officer of any other standing 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
In addition to the standing committees created by this Rule there shall be a Committee on Senate
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Name anil number of Senators on eac Committee
Membership
limits
Appointment of officers
Subcommittees
Tenure
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Administrative Affairs composed of the President of the Senate the President Pro Tempore the Majority Leader the Minority Leader the Chairman of the Committee on Rules and the Secretary of the Senate This Committee shall have the responsibility of employing supervising and setting the compensation of all aides secretaries and other personnel for the Senate including the Senate Research and Senate Information offices The Committee shall also haye the responsibility of allotting all space provided to the Senate by law or the Legislative Services Committee The Committee shall supervise the purchase and allotment of supplies for the Senate
Rule 191 After the announcement of the standV a cies ing 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 Organization perfect its organization After the organizational Calling tneetinKs meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its chairman provided that Vice Chairmans the vice chairman may call a meeting of the com
powers mittee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate
from the President certifying that the chairman is incapacitated or if he is directed in writing by the chairman to so call the meeting to consider such measures as specified by the chairman All subcommittees shall be subject to the will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported to the Senate until it has been acted upon by the full standing committee and all actions of any subcommittee shall be approved or disapproved by the standing committee
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Each standing committee at its first organizational 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 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 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 testimony must be approved by the President of the u VirranscrPon of any recorded 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 tie author or his designee has been given the opaPPoar and be heard Each committee shall provide in writing the details for carrying out the provisions of this paragraph
When a bill or resolution is before the committee tor consideration the following shall be the precedence of the motions 1 a motion that a bill do pass 2 a motion that a bill do not pass 3 a
Quorum
M inutes
Reports
Recording and transcription of testimony
Appearance by author
Motions
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Yeas and Nays 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 ot pass motion which fails give an affirmative recommendation 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
Vote by Chairman The chairman or the senator presiding in the place of the chairman shall not vote unless the committee shall be equally divided or unless his 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 proxies No member of any committee shall be allowed to vote by proxy or abstain from voting
Seconding of motions All motions in standing committees shall receive a second before being put by the presiding officer
Appeals 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
Absences The minutes shall show the date and the time the committee convened and adjourned Any 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
Minority Report Any member or members of a committee may file a minority report in writing as provided in Senate Rule 122
Notice of meetings Each committee meeting shall be posted in 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
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except these provisions shall not apply during the last twelve 12 days of a regular session The provisions for a twelve 12 hour notice may be waived upon the approval of the majority of the 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
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Out of State travel
No compensation from other State
departments
Election of State officers
tively 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 writing by the chairman of the committee and the President of the Senate The member requesting such travel shall state in writing the places to be visited the dates thereof and the purposes therefor which purposes shall be relevant to legitimate legislative matters a copy of which shall be filed with the Legislative Fiscal Officer prior to the travel These provisions shall not apply to the Chairman of the Committee on Interstate Cooperation Every voucher for reimbursement of expenses 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 services rendered to the Senate in any capacity while such person is drawing any salary wages or other compensation from any other Department of the State
ELECTION AND INAUGURATION OF GOVERNOR
Rule 199 Every State officer whose election is not otherwise provided for shall be elected by the General Assembly in the same manner and at the same time as other officers are elected by them
Ga Code Ann sec 47401
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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
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166 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
First week Rule 205 The Governor shall begin this 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 1200 noon on Saturday of that week unless prevented by providential cause Ga Code Ann sec 40103

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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 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 207 The Governor shall before he enters on is 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
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Rule 210 A new Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a Constitutional Convention The proposal by the General Assembly
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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 AsVote sembly in a roll call vote such proposal shall be
entered on the Journals of each branch with the journal entry 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 Repeal or respective Journals if such action is taken at least
amendment 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
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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 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 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 on each amendment separately but this shall not apply to a proposal for a new 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
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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 Ill 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
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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
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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 in 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 in making the grant
e The State State institutions departments and agencies of the State are hereby prohibited from entering into any contract with any public agency public corporation or authority pursuant to the provisions of Article VII Section VI Paragraph I 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
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tions under any such contract is likewise prohibited at any time when the aggregate annual payments under all such contracts including the contract or contracts proposed to be entered into exceed 15 per cent of the total revenue receipts less refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the making and entering into of any such contract provided however this provision shall not affect contracts validly entered into prior to its adoption or which conform to this provision at the time the same are hereafter executed The execution of any such contract is further prohibited until the General Assembly has specifically provided funds in an Appropriations Act for the payment of at least one years rental under such contract
Ga Const art VII sec IX par II
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 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
Ga Const art VII sec II par IX
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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 ahd 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
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merits 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 personal services and authority lease rentals and of extraordinary expenses and capital outlay Following the lists of actual and proposed expenditures of each budget unit there shall be a brief explanation of the functions of the unit 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

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tion as is considered necessary or desirable In connection with each budget class of capital outlays involving construction projects to be completed jn 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 ensuingfiscal 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 jecommended 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 deems desirable 1962 pp 17 22
information as the Governor or as is required by law Acts 1963 pp 427 428
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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
Contents of general appropriations bill
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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
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propriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriations Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor
Ga Const art VII sec IX par III
Rule 222 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 223 The Claims Advisory Board hereinafter called the board shall be composed of the Secretary of State who shall be chairman the Commissioner of Human Resources and the Director of the Department of Transportation
Ga Code Ann sec 47504
Any Resolution relative to a claim against the State or any of its departments or agencies must be introduced in the House of Representatives No such Resolution may be introduced unless a notice of claim has been filed with the board on or before the 15th day of November immediately preceding the introduction of such Resolution if the event giving rise to a claim against the State occurred on or before the fifth day of November If said event occurred subsequent to the fifth day
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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
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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
Upon receipt of a notice of claim the board may begin its investigation thereof or it may wait until the supporting information provided for hereinbefore has been furnished After the board has investigated the claim after introduction of the Resolution and after a hearing thereon if any the board shall prepare a statement including its findings its determination of the 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
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mendations of the board shall be advisory in nature only and shallnot be binding on the House of Representatives the Senate nor any committee of either The Resolution shall be acted upon in the same manner as provided by law and the Rules of the House and Senate for action upon bills
Ga Code Ann sec 47507
No Compensation Resolution shall be passed without being presented to the board and the board is hereby prohibited from considering any Resolution unless notice of claim is filed within the time provided for hereinbefore and unless the Resolution is introduced within the time limitations specified hereinbefore and unless the information required by the board is filed within the time limitations specified hereinbefore The board shall make no recommendations during the last 10 days of any regular session of the General Assembly
Ga Code Ann sec 47508
Rule 225 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other
Ga Const art VII sec Ill par III
Control if rules do not cover
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Rule 226 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing legislative bodies
Rule 227 No suspension of change in or addition to these rules shall be made unless such proposed change addition or suspension be first
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referred in writing to the Committee on Rules and reported back to the Senate Provided that the rules may be suspended by unanimous consent of the Senate without referral to the Committee on Rules when not prohibited by the rules acts or the Constitution
The Committee on Rules must report rules changes additions or suspensions submitted to it immediately after the confirmation of the Journal on the day following the introduction 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
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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 fprnish 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 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 Open meetings the committee is unable to make sound fiscal 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 provisions of this rule

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Rule 230 No conference committee report substitute or amendment relative to any retirement pension or emeritus system or any other similar system by whatever name called shall be offered which changes the version of the bill on which the most recent fiscal note was submitted until a new fiscal note covering the provisions of the report substitute or amendment is supplied to the Secretary of the Senate and made available to all members The fiscal note shall contain the same information as is now required by Code Section 471304 of the Georgia Code Annotated The provisions of this rule may be suspended by a twothirds vote of the members voting
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
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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 the absence of the three last named the Speaker Fro 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
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Ga Code Ann sec 47205
8 The Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House 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
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
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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 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
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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
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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
a Anm 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 a y 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
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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 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
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sembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of
S f 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 oi 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 a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he
S5aiibeodearedthe duly elected State Auditor and the Governor ot 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 J 6
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 benate and the House of Representatives and shall give the General Assembly from time to time information of the State oi 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 m length unless at the expiration of
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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
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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 fi 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
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A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval ofSee Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503
A15 Treason PardonSee Ga Const art V sec I par XI and Ga Code Ann sec 272701
A16 Special and Local Legislation
Ga Const art I sec IV par I Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special law shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent
A17 Legislators as State Officers
Ga Const art I sec I par XXIII The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same time exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par VI No person holding a military commission or other appointment or office having any emolument or compensation annexed thereto under this State or the United States or either of them except Justices of the 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
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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 orreceives 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
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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 Board or Relevant Statutory
Members Commission Provisions
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
Atlantic States Marine Ga Code Anno Fisheries Commission sec 45124 Ga
Laws 1972 p 1051
Advisory Committee for Ga Code Anno Southeastern Interstate sec 43912 Ga Forest Fire Protection Laws 1972p 1051 Compact
Legislative Services Ga Code Anno
Committee sec 471201
Georgia Commission on Ga Code Anno Interstate Cooperation sec 471104
Senate Council and Ga Code Anno
House Council of the sec 471105 American Legislators Association
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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 members of Legislative Services Committee and appointed by President and Speaker respectively Code Revision Council G a Code Anno sec 471209
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Legislator Board or
Members Commission
Speaker and Clerk of House Constitutional Officers President Pro Tempore and Election Board Secretary of Senate House and Senate Committee Chairmen
President Speaker 2 Repre Educational Improvesentatives appointed by Speaker ment Council 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 ap Southern Regional Edupointed by the Governor cation Board
Chairman of House State MARTA Overview
Planning and Community Af Committee
fairs 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 Representa Geo L Smith II Geortives appointed by the President gia World Congress and Speaker respectively for 6 Center Autrority year terms
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
Ga Laws 1972 p 245 Ga Laws 1973 p 666 Ga Laws 1974 p 175
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Legislator Members Board or Commission Relevant Statutory Provisions
4 Senators appointed by President who are members of Senate Appropriations Committee plus 5 Senators appointed by the Governor Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of the Senate Ga Laws 1967 p 722
Senator and Representative appointed by the President and Speaker respectively or as the Legislature provides Southern Growth Policies Board Ga Laws 1973 p 623
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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 52
Attendance compelled by less than quorum 51 52
Authorized by Senate 52
Journal entry 54
Quorum required 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
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 78
Governors power in regard to 79
Main question effect on 78
Place limit 1 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 187
Vote total required 51
7576 130 75 76 77 J 14 67 165 75 73 74
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ADVERSE REPORT Rule No
Debate on final passage uo afliifi i6g
Effect of on bills and resolutions 123
AMENDMENT
Amendments to cannot be further amended143159
Blanks must be filled before t9mo 147
Caption or preamble bill perfected before 152
Committee of the Whole by action on 140141
Committee of the Whole by what reported to Housed 1 f 140
Committee amendments first considered 153
Committee offered by read without motion ilf 156
Committee report amendment not in order
after agreed to unless reconsidered 154
Committee report form 121
ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Engrossment prevents Hg
Form of 113
Form of motion 145
Germane must be ZZl46 150 157
Indefinite postponement prohibited 88
Irrelevant out of order ZZZZZ 146
Methods of 143
Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 75 76
Motion to commit amendable 7
Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable j 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 67 149
Previous question on ZZZZZZZ 162
Printed and distributed when 115
Priority of amendments Z 151 153
Priority of on passage of bill ZZZZ 153
Priority of over motion to agree or disagree
to House action v jgg
Priority of questions on House amendments to Senate bill 157
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Reading Secretarys in amending by
striking out and inserting 155
Reconsidered when 400
Sections bill read by156
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 444
Tabling not in order 83
Time for 154
Vote required 460 172
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
APPEALS
Debate on prohibited when of personal character Jji 65
Time for Z 64
Transgression of rules from hiram Oi 55
APPORTIONMENT
Change ymtt x A 1
APPROPRIATIONS
Budget 217
General Bill contents1217 28 219 220
General Bill precedence on third reading 116
General Bill procedure 217
Governors power over 1 187
Highways 220
Origination in House 214216
Record 221
Recorded yea and nay vote required 215
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Rule No
Required 213
Resolutions treated as bills iiiLL216
Supplemental bills 221
Yeas and nays required u 215
ARREST
Disorder for iy 31
Freedom from 61
Members to secure quorum 52 53
ASSISTANTS
Appointment by Secretary 15
Approval of special clerks by enrolling committeeST 15
Compensation 1819195196
Doorkeepers limited 7
Oath 1213
Officers position as st 6
Removal of special clerks 15
Substitution prohibited 1719
Vacancies 1 18
ATTENDANCE
Compelling 5152 53
Messengers duty 52
Presidents duty 52
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Called howSiP 116
Caption 111
Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider 126
Deadline for Introduction and first readme 110
Deadline for passage and third reading 116
Endorsement of Ill
Form ill
Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse committee
report 166
Order procedure for taking out of 37
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Rule No
Original and copy required 111
Passage deadline 33rd day 116
Passage delayed until printed and distributed 36115
Publication of laws required 108
Rejected when again considered 107
Subject matter only one and expressed in title 112
Suspend action on when 115
Title subject matter of must be expressed in 112
Withdrawal of when i 104
Writing must be in HI
BLANKS
Filling required before motion to amend is in order 147
BOND
Secretarys 14
CALENDAR
Arranged by Rules Committee during last twentyone
days of session
Calling order fixed by
Change of Rules Committees Calendar
Committee report disagreement with
Reconsideration effect on bills
Tabling taking from restores to
35
116
35
123
102
87
CALL OF SENATESee ROLL CALL
CAPTION
Considered after bill perfected 152
Endorsement on bill 168
CLAIMS
Procedure
222 223 224
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CODE SECTIONS Rule No
Amendments or repeal of requirements 113
COMMITMENT
Amended how pifear 97
Bill or resolution with favorable committee report
to prevent third reading 123
Committee of the Whole not in order in 130
Committee of the Whole to 94 95126
Debate if instructions added JR 96120
Indefinite postponement not applicable to 88
Instructions may be added v ai nos 97
Precedence of as among motions to commit to
different committees 95
Precedence of as among other motions 67
Presidents duty to 120
Special committees to 35l94 95 98
Use 94
Vote necessary for5 98
What applicable to Ai94 98
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE SENATE
Adjourn cannot 130
Adjournment arrival of regular hour of4u 138
Amendments by action by Senate 141
Amendments report 121140
Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation 139
Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 121
Business finished procedure 139
Call of Senate not in order Y YYY YY 130
Chairman appointed by President 111 127
Chairman duty of when no quorum present 128
Chairman duty when business finished139142
Chairman power to clear galleries or lobby 134
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT
Commitment to precedence 95
Committee reference prohibited 130
Debate in ll1 129130136
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Rule No
Disorderly conduct reported
Formation ofrrrr1n
Journal proceedings entry 4
Motion to rise report progress and ask leave to
sit again
Papers called for
Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order
Presidents actions
Previous question not enforceable
Reading of bills by sections
Quorum requirement
Reconsideration in order r
Report of procedure and form
Reports of precedence
Resolving Senate into
Rules applicable to and exceptions
Secretarys duties in
Senate may resolve itself into vote necessary
Senate may resolve itself into when
Table motion to not in order
Time in extended
Vote required unless excused
Yeas and nays cannot be taken
135
127
a 142
137138
133
130
127138139 130
129
128
131
139140141
125 126136
130
129
126 126
130
137138
132
130
COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES 30190
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
Amendments by read without motion tTSSSjfwmoJ
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
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Rule No
Bills and resolutions original keep 111
Call of 192
Clerks jMb 15
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference to committees
prohibited 130
Debate by 166
Membership limited 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 120 126
Reference to happenings in prohibited 59
Report disagreement with 123124
Reports favorable effect 123
Reports favorable effect of disagreement with 124
Reports form 1 122
Reports minority form 122
Reports of amendment limit on 154
Reports of precedence 125
Rules of Procedure p 192
Tenure of members 190191
Vacancies 190191
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Appointment 161
Approval of report 161
Consideration 161
Discharge 161
Instruction j 161
Membership 161
Reports 161
Voting excused from 179
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Rule No
CONFIRMATION OF GOVERNORS APPOINTMENTS
Boards State affected A 3
In open session jWPjHMWPaPli 229
Rejected no reappointment j A 3
Time for 228
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Amendment of 210
Approval of people 210 211
Convention 211
Journal entry 210
Local 210
Method 210
Publication 210
Repeal of 210
Signature of Governor not required 189
Veto prohibited 188 212
Vote required 210
CONTEMPT
Disorder for 1 31 48
Vote refusal for 175
CONTRACT APPROVAL
Public Service Commission Agreements A 11
CONVENING
Time 46 80
CONVENTION OF PEOPLE
Calling for Constitutional amendment 211
CONVERSATION
Debate prohibited during 62
Reference to during debate prohibited 59
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COUNTY Rule No
Consolidation aSK A 4
Site change fyrtrtub A 5
DEBATE
Addressing Senate 58
Appeals debate limitations 65
Censure for words 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 26 71 72
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 96
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
210
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Rule No
Readings first two no debate 119
Silence during 26 58 62
Subject matter limits 55
Tabling cannot cut off without relinquishing floor 72
Through President 58
Time limits on individual 55
Yeas and nays no debate during 183
DECORUM
Decorum Committee powers iJ 22
Decorum in Chamber n V a 55
Silence during debate 26 58 62
DISTRIBUTION OF BILLSSee PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
DIVISION
Adjournment limited by 74 78
Call for 163164176
Excuse from voting motion to restricts 179
Presidents duty in case of 174
Reconsideration of main question limits 165
Results of President shall announce 174
What divisible 164
DOORKEEPER
Assistants limited 7
Clears lobbies and galleries when 31
Duties general 16
Election oyd yu OimmoD 16
Floor limitations enforcement of 22
Message announcement 43
Pay 16
Substitution prohibited 17
Suspension by President 32
ELECTIONAlso See JOINT SESSION Auditor of t A 7
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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 201202
ELECTRONIC ROLL CALL
Adjournment 74
Method jiThniiirfflyr
Quorum to determine 175
Roll Call daily 40
Secretarys duties 177
Use 178
Verification 178
EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS
ENGROSSMENT
Debate on 117
Effect of 117
Local bills reading requiring 118
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 57
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Rule No
Time for J 57
EXPENSES
Members procedure for payment 196
EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Vote required 55 56
When v aC iaaan 55 56
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Calling i 80 A 8
Compensation during A 8
Consideration limits A 8
Governors calling 80 A 8
Impeachment continued by i A 8
Time limits A 8
FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Required 110
Time for 110
FINES
Members when transgress rules 55
FISCAL NOTES 4 230
FLOORSee PRIVILEGE OF FLOOR FLOOR LEADER
Seat need not stay at55
GALLERIES
Clearance by President 31
Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 134
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 213
Rule No
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS
GOVERNOR
Adjournment power in regard to 79
Appointments confirmation A3 228 229
Appropriations selective approval of 187
Budget bill presentation of 217
Constitutional amendment action on 210
Election 203 204
Extraordinary session calling 80
Inauguration 205 206 207 208
Messages under any order of business 42
Overriding veto 187188189
Signature when required 187189
Veto power 187 188189 212
IMPEACHMENT
Procedure BKcSSjE A 8
Session continued dd 80
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Original and copy required 111
Time for pi 110
Unanimous consent time limits 103
INVESTIGATION
State Officers of SS A 10
JOINT SESSION
Adjournment J 14
Debate J 11
Elections for J 1
Governors election for r 205 206
Journal J 7 J 12
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Nominations in
Papers
Place House
Prsider
Procedure general
Quorum
Rules change
Secretarys duties
Time of
Vote
Rule No
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
Absentees shown on
Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and
nays
54 210
Appropriation yeas and nays shown
Committee duty to read and report 34
Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 142
Election vote entry 201
Governors inauguration entry tTin
Joint session proceedings
Oaths of officers and assistants entry 1215
Petition name and object of petitioner memorialist
or remonstrant noted on 49
Preservation
Protests entry
rZ lozauota 66
Publication required 168109
Reading by committee 34
Reading of how dispensed with 41
Required X
Vote entry of 171 184185186 201 210
Vote names of those not voting shown on 186
Yeas and nays entry 176184185186 210 215
LOBBIES
Clearance by President v TappiKit 31
Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear1 134
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LOBBYISTS Rule No
Floor prohibited from L 22
LOCAL BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Limitations upon 114 A 16
Local governing authority restriction 114
Notice of affidavit must be attached 114
Notice required 114
Office affected requires referendum 114
Reading first two by title unless engrossment 118
Unanimous consent putting on passage 103
MAIN QUESTION
Adjournment effect on is74 78165
Division after order for 176
Effect offcgj 16
Form of 85 165
Previous question effect Li1165166
Reconsideration of 5165170
Tabling limits 81
Vote required to order llJLii 165
MEETING OF SENATE
Time of meeting for daily sessions 47
MEMORIALSSee PETITIONS MESSAGES
How sent announced received and considered 43
MESSENGER
Arrest of members to secure quorum 52 53
Clear lobbies and galleries when 31
Direction by President 2052
Duties general iiii 16 20
Election 16
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Order enforcement of
Rule No 20
Pay MMJIgysi J5
SergeantatArms ex officio 52
Suspension by President iwNs 32
aoi3aiti9i MihadtUK gaintavoig
MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE
Debate allowed after order for previous question 166
How made 122
MOTIONS
Committee of the Whole in 130131137138
Debate when cannot use motion to cut off 71 72
Disagreement with House motions in order 157
Making must resume seat while put 70
Number limited to one at a time 70
Possession of Senate 68
Precedence of l6788
Presidents actions on 174
Previous question on 1r 162
Second unnecessary sr 69
Stating by President 174
Tabling effected by 45
Tabling if not privileged and new matter 45
Withdrawal IIaai 68 88
NEW MATTERS
Motions not privileged and containing new matter to
lay on table 45
Unanimous consents for time for1 103
NOMINATIONS
Remarks disparaging prohibited 200
Second not neededL J 10
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OATHS Rule No
Administered by judges to members 10
Assistants iiyZLi y 7 7 1213
Members ilZ Z 910
Officers 1213
Secretarys ZZU 1213
OFFICERS
Oath 1213
Pay 195
Suspension of by President32
Who named 6
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Appropriation Bill General 116
Changed 35 37 3839103
Change motion not debatable 1 38
Change motion vote necessary 35
Fixing by Rules Committee during last ten days 35
Messages I 42
Motions not privileged if 45
Presidents power over v 24
Priority of 333599103126165
Privilege questions of 44
Reconsideration 99
Rules Committee report 42
Unanimous consent 103
ORGANIZATION
Assistant Secretary by 2
Bodies 1
Chairman appointment and powers 2
Elections during 4511
First meeting time and place 46
Oaths 9101213
Officers 23 4 611
Procedure 2
Rules Z 2 v
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Seating
Secretary by
PAGES
Age
Appointment by members Appointment by President
Rule No 8
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PAIRING FOR VOTING
Prohibited ir
PAPERS
Committee care
Committee of the Whole may call for
Distribution 1
Reading not subject to indefinite postponement Reading of
PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable when
PETITIONS
Presentation and form
181
121
133
20
88
50
226
49
POSTPONEMENT
Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone not
amendable 89
Amendment motion to postpone to day certain
amendable 92
Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely
postpone not in order 130
Debate on 39 93
Effect indefinite postponement 92
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Rule No
Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone 91
Effect of motion to postpone to time definite 92
Effect of negative action l 90
Precedence of motion 67 88
Renewal limits 90 93
Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 11 91
What subject to 88 92
PREAMBLE
Committee of the Whole last considered 129
Considered after bill perfected 152
PRESIDENT
Absence of President Pro Tern to preside 29
Accounts certifying s igg
Acts signs 107
Adjournment members to remain until
President retires u 63
Amendments power to rule out if not germane 146157
Appeals from decision of 64 65
Appointment special a 2
Arrest power to 31 52
Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum I 52
Bond approval of Secretarys I 14
Budget bill introduction of J 217
Business priority of decides without debate 24
Call the Senate duty to 53
Clearing galleries and lobbies 31
Commitment of bills and resolutions 120
Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints 127
Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills 126
Committee of the Whole duty when
business finished in 139
Committee of the Whole may take part in 132
Committee of the Whole resumes chair when 138139
Committee of the Whole right to take part in 132
Committee of the Whole to leave chair during 135
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Rule No
Committee on Committees member of 30
Conference Committee appoints 1bl
Debate irrelevant power to suspend
Doorkeeper may suspend
Joint session seat J
Lieutenant Governor as
Messages duty as to
Messenger direction and suspension gq
Oath to officers and assistants 1A ij
Officer as
Preside may name members to
Presider s 29
Question stating 174
Quorum to secure nr ee ro iaq
Recognition of member 25 555o 70 luo
Roll call duties during 74177
Roll call orders by when 27 53 175
Rules transgression penalizing 54
Silence commanding L 2 o
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
Joint session succession as presider
Officer as
Powers
Presides in absence of President
State Boards membership on
Vote when presiding A
4 5 29 J 4 6 5
4 529 A 18 23
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PRESIDER Rule No
Joint session in J 2 J 4
President JJpfl 4
President absent who shall when 29
President may appoint member to 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 165
Exception to debate delays aju 57
Form of fyK 165
Main question effect on 165166
Minority committee report time allowed for after
ordering of 166
Precedence of motion 67165
Reconsideration of 164170
Tabling after 81
Vote required 165166
What applicable to 162
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
Motion to print precedence of J 67
Required when 115
Suspension of bills and resolutions until 115
PRIVILEGE
Motion not privileged with new matters to lay on table
45
222
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Rule No
Precedence of questions of gigg 44
Questions of what constitutes X 44
PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR
Who entitled to1 22
PROTESTS
Procedure and form 66
PUNISHMENT
Members ofJS56
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS
Judgment of Senate1 56180
QUORUM
Committee of the Whole requirement of 128
Compelling la 52 53
Numberadi 51
Presidents power in regard to 52175
Roll call for lc53167175
Voting when not 175
READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Committee of the Whole in 129
Committee report after 123
Debate none on first or second reading X 119
Number and name of introducer stated on
second and third reading 116
Second automatic when 119
Secretarys 116
Sections by 156
Times three 118
Title by ygji 118
Unanimous consent time limit 103
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 223
READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS Rule No
RECOGNITION
President decides dlv y 5
RECONSIDERATION
Amendments when in order 100
Committee of the Whole motion in order 131
Effect of on bills 102 124
Effect of on immediate transmittal 99
Main question effect on zu 170
Main question time for reconsideration of165
Notice not to be withdrawn 99
Notice when required vbtitat ni 99
Previous question effect on 170
Renewal once 101
Time for motion 99
REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS REPEALS
How effectuated H2
ROLL CALL Also see Electronic Roll Call
Adjournment limits 74
Committee of the Whole not in order in 130
Debate none during lg3
Dispensing with 49
Electronic Roll Call 340177 178
Explanation of votes on ig
President may order when 27167 175 177
Previous question limits I 107
Procedure 54 yjrj
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
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RULES Rule No
Changed how 39227 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 U 227
Special orders submission to and report ona 37
SEATS
Assignment 8
Contested procedure when 180
Recognition from 55
SECRETARY
Absentees list keeps for Journal 53 54
Amendments printing J 115
Amendments reading 155156
Amendments Report to House on Presidents action
declaring House amendment not germane 157
Assistants 15171819
Auditors election notifies Governor of ft A 7
Bills and resolutions engrossment 117
Bills and resolutions filing with when 110
Bills and resolutions keeps copy Ill
Bills and resolutions numberss 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 i 99
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 225
Rule No
Bond MQfjjBftitfa 14
Claims certification of 222
Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions
reading in 129
Committee of the Whole duties in129133
Division counts i 174
Election Ll11
Joint session duties inJ 7 J 8 J 9
Journal entry 54 66186
Journal reading 34
Motion reading 68
Oath of prescribed 1213
Officer is 611
Presides in absence of President and President
Pro Tern 29
Protests entry on Journal 66
Roll call pNBJK53175177
Signature when required 106
State Boards membership on A 18
Term of office 11
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 80
SILENCE
Debate during yiwfeiiL 62
President duty of to command when26 58
SPECIAL LAWSSee LOCAL LAWS
226
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STATE BOARDS Rule No
Membership of Legislators on A 18
STATE OFFICERS
Discharge of
Investigation of
Legislators as restrictions Suspension of
STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION
Approval by city governing authorities A 13
SUBCOMMITTEES
How appointed
SUBSTITUTEAlso See AMENDMENT
Amendment as
Bill perfected before substitute Voted on before bill
SUCCESSION
Joint session
Presidents absence
SUPREME COURT RULES
Approval of A 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
J 4 29
144
148
148
A 12 A 10 A 17 A 12
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Rule No
Main question limits 81
Motion to take from when in order 45
New matter motion not privileged 45
Precedence of67 81165
Previous question limits motion to table 81165
Renewal of motions to table and take from when1 85
Roll call limits 81
Time for taking from table 87
Vote required to take from table r 87
What can be tabled 82 83
TITLE
Bills and resolutions subject matter must be expressed in 112
TRANSMISSION TO HOUSE
Day of passage vote required 99
Last three days immediate onI99
TREASON
Pardon oi A 15
UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
Commitment to Committee of the Whole 126
General provision for 172
Introduction for 103
Journal reading dispensing with 41
Limitation and regulation of use of 103
Motion withdrawal required for 68
Passage for 103
Reading for 103
Roll call dispensing with 40
Vote change time prohibited 173
Vote explanation not by yeas and nays 182
228
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VETO
Governors power of Overridden how
Eule No
187 188 189 212 187 188 189
VOTE
Adjournment limits 179
Amendment required for 1
Bill required for WM
Changing of ylieJ 10
Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and
nays in 09
Committee of the Whole vote required
Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and nays loo DivisionSee DIVISION ElectionSee ELECTION
Excuse from 175179180181
Explanation r
Interest none where have ij
General requirement iq
Journal entry required171184 ioo 100
Method of 174176
Pairing of members not allowed IpJ
President may order yeas and nays when 27
Presidents r l2
QuorumSee QUORUM t ice
Reconsideration of main question limits lb
Refusal may be contempt 175
Required when loZ I7j
Resolution required for 172
Roll callSee ROLL CALL
Tabling limits 1
Tie 2d
Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
Time for 173
Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS
WITHDRAWAL
Bill when and how
Motion when and how
104
150
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
229
WRITS Rule No
Signature Presidents and Secretarys 106
YEAS AND NAYS
Adjournment limits
Change restricted
Debate on motion prohibited
Debate prohibited during
Explanation of vote
Expulsion for
Journal entry
Method of calling
Reconsideration of main question limits
Tabling limits
Vote required for call of
7478
178
176
183
182
55
176184185186
178
165
81
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COMMITTEES
of the
House of Representatives
232
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
OFFICERS OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
TERM
1979
JANUARY 1979
THOMAS B MURPHY Speaker
District 18
JACK CONNELL Speaker Pro Tem
District 87
GLENN W ELLARD Clerk
Habersham County
ELMORE C THRASH Messenger
Lowndes County
MARION TOMSDoorkeeper
Quitman County
EDWARD C MOSES SergeantatArms
Montgomery County
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL STAFF OF SPEAKERS OFFICE
233
Robert G Dwelle
Shirley Spence
Lounell Jones
Jean Hodges 8
Georgiana Longmire
Jenkins CountyChief Aide
Fulton CountyExecutive
Secretary
Rockdale CountySecretary
Fulton County Receptionist
Gwinnett County Supervisor of Stenographic
STAFF OF SPEAKER PRO TEM Lucy Ann EppesFulton CountySecretary
PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
Jim WhipkeyFulton CountyPublic
Information Officer
STAFF OF CLERKS OFFICE
Jack GreenRabun CountyAssistant Clerk
Amelia SmithLFulton CountyAssistant Clerk
OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL
Frank Edwards DeKalb CountyLegislative
Counsel
234
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MAJORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF
Clarence Vaughn Majority Leader
District 57
Nathan G Knight 1 Majority Whip
District 67
Bill Lee Majority Caucus Chairman
District 72 Post 1
Ward Edwardsa Majority Caucus Secretary
District 110
Charlotte Lunsford Secretary
MINORITY PARTY LEADERS AND STAFF
Herbert Jones JrMinority Leader
District 126
Dick Lane1Minority Whip
District 40
Joe Burton IMinority Caucus Chairman
District 47
Ken NixMinority Caucus Secretary
District 20 Post 3
Karen Ross Secretary
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET ANALYST OFFICE
J M Pete HackneyFulton CountyBudget Analyst
GENERAL ASSEMBLY FISCAL OFFICE
Cary A Bond
DeKalb County
Fiscal Officer
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MEMBERS OF THE
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED ACCORDING TO NAMES WITH DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES
Name District Post Office
Adams G D 36c
Adams Marvin jLi79
Anderson Wendell
T Sr 8Post 3
Argo Bob 63
Auten Dean154
Balkcom Ralph J 140
Bargeron Emory E83
Battle Joseph
A Joe 124
Baugh Wilbur E108
Beal Alveda King 28
Beck James M148
Benefield Jimmy72Post 2
Birdsong Kenneth W 103
Bishop Sanford D Jr 94
532 St Johns Ave SW Atlanta 30315 709 Greenwood Road Thomaston 30286
Route 4
Canton 30114 P 0 Box 509 Athens 30603 628 King Cotton Rd Brunswick 31520 Route 1 Blakely 31723 P O Box 447 Louisville 30434
2308 Ranchland Dr Savannah 31404 P O Box 926 Milledgeville 31061 385 Pine St NE Atlanta 30308 2427 Westwood Dr Valdosta 31601 6656 Morning Dove PI Jonesboro 30236
820 Gray Highway Macon 31201
P 0 Box 709 Columbus 31902
236
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District
Bolster Paul30
Bostick Henry 146Post 1
Bray Claude A Jr 70
Branch Paul S Jr 137
Buck Thomas B Ill 95
Burruss A L Al 21Post 2
Burton Joe47 J
Canty Henrietta M 38
Carnes Charles L
Charlie 43Post 1
Carrell Bobby 75
Cason Gary C 96
Castleberry Don111
Post Office
1043 Ormewood Ave SE Atlanta 30316 Route 3 Box 94 Tifton 31794 P O Box 549 Manchester 31816 P O Box 99 Fitzgerald 31750 P O Box 196 Columbus 31902 P O Box 6338A Marietta 30065 2598 Woodwardia Rd NE Atlanta 30345 2211 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta 30311
1079 Spring St NW Atlanta 30309 P O Box 690 Monroe 30655 3128 College Drive Columbus 31907 P O Box 377 Richland 31825
Chamberlin G
Richard 73i
Chance George A Jr 129
Cheeks Donald E
Don 89
P O Box 378
Stockbridge 30281
P O Box 373
Springfield 31329
714 Westminster Court
Augusta 30309
Childers E M
Buddy 15 Childs Peggy J51
15 Kirkwood St Rome 30161 520 Westchester Dr Decatur 30030
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Name District Post Office
Clark Betty J 55 1930 Flat Shoals Rd SE
Clark Louie 13Post 1 Apt T6 Atlanta 30316 Route 2
Clifton A D 107 Danielsville 30633 Route 2 Box 157
Clifton Thomas 121 Metter 30439 POBox 660
Colbert Luther S 23 Lyons 30436 140 Calais Court
Coleman Terry L 118 Roswell 30075 1201 Fourth Ave
Collins Marcus E 144 Eastman 31023 Route 1 Box 90
Colwell Carlton H 4Post 1 Pelham 31779 Box 6
Connell Jack 87 Blairsville 30512 P O Box 308
Cooper Bill 19Post 3 Augusta 30903 2432 Powder Springs Rd SW
Cox Walter E 141 Marietta 30064 202 West Street
Crawford Jolin 5 Bainbridge 31717 Route 1 Box 518
Crosby Tom Jr 150 Lyerly 30730 705 Wacona Drive
Culpepper Bryant 98 Waycross 31501 P U Box 490
Daniel G F Jr Danny 88 Fort Valley 31030 803 Johns Road
Daugherty J C 33 Augusta 30904 15 Cnestnut St SW
Davis Burl 99 Atlanta 30314 740 Mulberry St
Dean Douglas C 29 Macon 31201 356 Arthur St SW
Dent R A 85 Atlanta 30310 1120 Pine Street
Augusta 30901
238
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District
Dixon Harry
Dover Bill 111
Edwards Ward 110
Elliott Ewell H
Hank
Evans Warren D 841
Felton Dorothy 22
Fortune James R
Jr Jim 71Post 1
Foster R L Shorty 6Post 2
Fuller Ken rJLli16
Galer Mary Jane97
Gammage Lynn 17
Post Office
1303 Coral Rd
Waycross 31501 Route 2 Timbrook Hollywood 30523 P 0 Box 146 Butler 31006
411 Decatur Federal Bldg Harvey Willard Elliott Olsen Decatur 30030 P O Box 670 Thomson 30824 465 Tanacrest Dr NW Atlanta 30328
683 Brook Circle
Griffin 30223
4899 Tibbs Bridge Rd SE
Dalton 30720
5 Lenox Circle
Rome 30161
7236 Lullwater Road
Columbus 31904
P O Box 718
Cedartown 30125
Gignilliat Arthur
M Art 122 P O Box 968
Savannah 31402
Glover Mildred 1321672 Beckwith St SW
Atlanta 30314
Greene Joel R 138Post 2P O Box 907
Jesup 31545
Greer John W 43Post 3 802 Healey Building
Atlanta 30303
Ham Benson 80 rP O Box 677
Forsyth 31029
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N ame District
Hamilton Mrs
Grace T y
Hanner Bob130
Harris Joe Frank 8Post 1
Harrison Carl 20Post2
Hasty W G Sr
Bill 8Post 2
Hatcher Charles F 131
Hawkins Johny KO v
Hays Forest Jr lPost2
Hill Bobby L 127
Holmes Bob 39
Horne Frank 104
Horton Gerald
Talmadge 43Post 2 4
Housley Eugene
Gene JI21Post 1
Hutchinson R S
Dick gtg133ai
Irvin Jack 10
Post Office
582 University PI NW Atlanta 30314 Route 1 Parrott 31777 712 West Ave Cartersville 30120 P O Box 1374 Marietta 30061
Route 8 Hilton Dr Canton 30114 P O Box 750 Albany 31702 1360 Harvard Rd NE Atlanta 30306 Rt 3 St Elmo Chattanooga Tenn 37409 923 West 37th St Savannah 31401 2073 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta 30311
Mullis Reynolds Marshall Horne
612 Georgia Power Bldg Macon 31201
1230 Healey Building 57 Forsyth St NW Atlanta 30303
1011 Housley Road Marietta 30066
915 Sixth Ave Albany 31701 Route 1 Baldwin 30511
240
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District Post Office
Isakson Johnny 20Post 1
Jackson Jerry D9Post 3
Jackson Wm S
Bill 77 SIy
Jessup Ben pMLgl117
Johnson Gerald66Post 1
Johnson Philip 74
Johnson Rudolph iL72Post 4
Johnston Joe 56Post 2
Jones Bill 78
Jones Herbert
Jr Herb 126 I
Kaley Max D 19Post 2
Karrh Randolph C
Randy L106riL
Kemp Ren D139 ill
Kilgore Thomas
Mac 75
Knight Nathan G67Il
Lambert E Roy112
Lane Dick40u
1584 Roswell Road Marietta 30060 Box 7275
Chestnut Mountain 30502
3807 Washington Rd Martinez 30907 P 0 Box 468 Cochran 31014 P O Box 815 Carrollton 30117 P O Box 846 Covington 30209 5888 Jonesboro Road Morrow 30260 4190 Kimlie Cove Decatur 30035 P O Box 3933 Jackson 30233
413 Arlington Rd Savannah 31406 1554 Lancaster Dr NW Marietta 30062
P O Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 P O Box 497 Hinesville 31313
1992 Tara Circle Douglasville 30135 P O Box 1175 Newnan 30263 P O Box 169 Madison 30650 2704 Humphries St
East Point 30344
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Name District Post Office
Lane W Jones Si
Lawson Bobby 9Post 2
Lee Wiilliam J
Bill 4472Post 1
Linder John 44
Logan Hugh 62
Long Bobby142
Lord Jimmy 105
Lucas David E 102
Mangum Wm G
Jr Bill 056Post 1
Mann Charles C j 13Post 3
Marcus Sidney J 26
Martin Charles 60
Matthews Hugh D 145
McDonald Lauren
Jr Bubba 12
McKinney J E
Billy 35
Milford Bill r 13Post 2
Moody Lundsford 138Post 1
P 0 Box 484 Statesboro 30458 660 Fulton Dr
Gainesville 30501
5325 Hillside Dr
Forest Park 30050 5039 Winding Branch Dr Dunwoody 30338 1328 Prince Ave
Athens 30601 P O Box 202 Cairo 31728 P O Box 235 Sandersville 31082 448 Woolf oik St
Macon 31201
4320 Pleasant Forest Drive Decatur 30034 238 Elbert Street Elberton 30635 845 Canterbury Rd NE Atlanta 30324 470 Hill Street Buford 30518 Route 1 Moultrie 31768
Route 2 Box 408A Commerce 30529
765 Shorter Terrace NW
Atlanta 30318
Route 3
Hartwell 30643
P O Box 32
Baxley 31513
242
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District
Moore James C 152Post 1
Mostiler John L 71Post 2
Mullinax Edwin G Ed 69
Murphy Thomas B 18
Murray Williamlift
Nessmith Paul E
Sr L82
Nichols Michael C 27
Nix Ken 20Post 3
Oldham Lucian K i142
Padgett Mike C86il
Parham Bobby E109
Parkman Lillian H 134
Patten Robert L
Bob 149
Peters Robert G
Bob 2
Phillips Bobby ML 125
Phillips L L
Pete 120
Post Office
i Route 2 West Green 31567 150 Meadovista Drive Griffin 30223
P 0 Drawer 1649 LaGrange 30241 P O Box 163 Bremen 30110 124 West Forsyth St Americus 31709
Route 4 Statesboro 30458 825 Penn Ave NE Atlanta 30308 3878 Manson Ave Smyrna 30080 5 Vineland Dr
Rome 30161 Route 1 Box 5 Augusta 30906 P O Box 606 Milledgeville 31061 106 Holley Dr
Albany 31705
Route 1 Box 180 Lakeland 31635
P O Box 550 Ringgold 30736 9219 Melody Dr Savannah 31406
Box 166 Soperton 30457
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Name District Post Office
Phillips R T
Tom 59 1703 Pounds Rd Stone Mountain 30087
Phillips W Randolph
Randy 91 Route 1 Shiloh 31826
Pilewicz Greg 41 2307 Plantation Dr East Point 30344
Pinkston Frank C 100 850 Ga Power Bldg Macon 31201
Rainey Howard H 135 913 Third Ave E Cordele 31015
Ralston Ernest 7 P O Box 623 Calhoun 30701
Ramsey Tom Randall William C 3 Box 295 Chatsworth 30705
Billy 101 P O Box 121 Macon 31202
Reaves Henry L Richardson Eleanor 147 Route 2 Quitman 31643
l 52 755 Park Lane Decatur 30033
Robinson Cas M 58 4720 Fellswood Dr Stone Mountain 30083
Ross Ben Barron h 76 P O Box 245 Lincolnton 30817
Rowland J Roy 119 103 Woodridge Rd Dublin 31021
Russell John 64 P O Box 588 Winder 30680
Savage John 25 69 Inman Cir NE Atlanta 30309
Scott Albert Al 123 P O Box 1704 Savannah 31402
Scott David 37 190 Wendell Dr SE Atlanta 30315
244
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Name District
Sise Robert C
Bob LJI3I143
Sizemore Earleen 136 11
Smith Tommy152Post 2
Smith Virlyn B421
Smyre Calvin 92fi
Snow Wayne Jr 1Post 1
Steinberg Cathey 46
Swann David rJ 90
Thomas Charles 66Post 2
Thompson Albert W 93
Tolbert Tommy 56Post 3
Townsend Kiliaen
V R Kil 24
Triplett Tom 128
Tuten James RPJr Jim 4y153j
Twiggs Ralph4Post 2
Vandiford Doug53
Vaughn Clarence
R Jr 57
Post Office
P O Box 881 Thomasville 31792 Route 3
Sylvester 31791 Route 1 Alma 31510 330 Rivertown Rd Fairbum 30213 P 0 Box 181 Columbus 31902 P O Box 26 Rossville 30741 1732 Dunwoody PL NE Atlanta 30324 804 Camellia Dr Augusta 30909 P O Box 686 Temple 30179 P O Box 587 Columbus 31902 1569 Austin Dr
Decatur 30032
1701 Northside Dr NW Atlanta 30318 P O Box 9586 Savannah 31402
528 Newcastle St Brunswick 31520 P O Box 432 Hiawassee 30546 3201 Kensington Rd Avondale Estates 30002
P O Box 410 Conyers 30207
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Name District Post Office
Veazey Monty 146Post 2
Waddle Ted W 1113
Walker Larry i115
Wall Vinson 61
Ware J Crawford M68
Watkins Lottie 34
Watson Roy H Jr
Sonny 114
White John132
Williams Betty Jo 48
Williams Rev
Hosea Li54
Williams Roger6Post 1
Williamson George 45
Wilson Joe MackIdPost 1
Wood Jim 72Post 3
Wood Joe T9Post 1
P 0 Box 1572 Tifton 31794 113 Tanglewood Dr Warner Robins 31093 P 0 Box 1234 Perry 31069 1694 Little Fawn Dr Lawrenceville 30245 P O Box 305 Hogansville 30230 107 Mathewson PI SW Atlanta 30314
P O Box 1905 Warner Robins 31093 P O Box 3506 Albany 31706 2024 Castleway Dr NE Atlanta 30345
8 East Lake Dr NE
Atlanta 30317
132 Huntington Rd
Dalton 30720
5825 Glenridge Dr NE
Atlanta 30328
77 Church St
Marietta 30060 5676 Sequoia Dr
Forest Park 30050 P O Box 1417 Gainesville 30501
246
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MEMBERS OF THE
GEORGIA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES BY DISTRICTS AND POST OFFICES FOR THE TERM 19791980
District Representative Post Office
1Post 1Wayne Snow Jr Route 2
Chickamauga 30707
1Post 2 Forest Hays JrRoute3 St Elmo
Chattanooga Tenn 37409
2 Robert G Peters i P O Box 550
Ringgold 30736
3 Tom RamseyP O Box 295
Chatsworth 30705
4Post 11Carlton Colwell Route 4
Blairsville 30512
4Post 2 Ralph TwiggsP O Box 432
Hiawassee 30546
5John G CrawfordRoute 1 Box 518
Lyerly 30730
6Post 1 Roger Williams 132 Huntington Road
Dalton 30720
6Post 2 R L Foster4889 Tibbs Bridge Rd SE
Dalton 30720
7HPErnest Ralston P O Box 623
Calhoun 30701
8Post 1 Joe Frank Harris712 West Avenue
Cartersville 30120
8Post 2 W G Bill Hasty
Sr Route 8 Hilton Dr
Canton 30114
8 Post 3Wendell Anderson
Sr Route 4
Canton 30114
9 Post 1 Joe T Wood1435 Cumberland Dr NE
Gainesville 30501
9Post 2 Bobby Lawson660 Fulton Drive
Gainesville 30501
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9Post 3 Jerry D Jackson
10 Jack Irvin
11 Bill Dover
12 Lauren McDonald
Jr Bubba
13Post 1 Touie Clark
13Post 2 Billy Milford
13Post 3 Charles C Mann
14 Lucian K Oldham
15 E M Buddy
Childers
16 Ken Fuller
17 Lynn Gammage
18 Thomas B Murphy w
19Post 1 Joe Mack Wilson
19Post 2 Max D Kaley
19Post 3 Rill Cnnppr
20Post 1 Johnny Isakson
20Post 2 Carl Harrison
20Post 3 Ken Nix
Post Office Box 7275
Chestnut Mountain 30502 Route 1 Baldwin 30511 Route 2 Timbrook Hollywood 30523
Route 2 Box 408A Commerce 30529
RFD 2
Danielsville 30633 Route 3 Hartwell 30643 238 Elbert Street Elberton 30635 5 Vineland Drive Rome 30161
15 Kirkwood Street
Rome 30161
5 Lenox Circle
Rome 30161
P O Box 718
Cedartown 30125
Route 2
Bremen 30110
77 Church Street
Marietta 30060
1554 Lancaster Drive N
Marietta 30062
2432 Powder Springs Rd
Marietta 30064
970 Richmond Hill Drive
Marietta 30067
P O Box 1374
Marietta 30061
3878 Manson Avenue
Smyrna 30080
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Post Office
21Post 1Jj Eugene Gene
Housley 1011 Housley Road
Marietta 30066
21Post 2A L Al BurrussP 0 Box 6338A
Marietta 30065
22 Mrs Dorothy Felton 465 Tanacrest Drive NW
Atlanta 30328
23 Luther S Colbert140 Calais Court
Roswell 30075
24 Kil Townsend 1701 Northside Drive NW
Atlanta 30318
25 John Savage 69 Inman Circle NE
Atlanta 30300
26 TI Sidney J Marcus 845 Canterbury Road NE
Atlanta 30324
27 Michael C Nichols 825 Penn Avenue NE
Atlanta 30308
28 Alveda King Beal385 Pine Street NE
Atlanta 30308
29 Douglas C Dean 356 Arthur Street SW
Atlanta 30310
30 Paul Bolster 1 1043 Ormewood Avenue SE
Atlanta 30316
31 lilrs Grsc6 T
Hamiltontjj582 University Place NW
Atlanta 30314
32 Mildred Glover672 Beckwith St SW No 7
Atlanta 30314
33 Julius C JC
Daugherty 15 Chestnut Street SW
Atlanta 30314
34 Lottie H Watkins107 Mathewson Place SW
Atlanta 30314
35 J E Billy
McKinney765 Shorter Terrace NW
Atlanta 30318
36 G D Adams532 St Johns Avenue SW
Atlanta 30315
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District Representative Post Office
37 David Scott190 Wendell Drive SE
Atlanta 30315
38 Mrs Henrietta
Mathis Canty 2211 Cascade Rd SW Atlanta 30311
39 Bob Holmes 2073 Cascade Road SW
Atlanta 30311
40 Dick Lane a2704 Humphries Street
East Point 30344
41 iCl Greg Pilewicz 2307 Plantation Drive
East Point 30344
42 Virlyn Smith 330 Rivertown Road
Fairburn 30213
43Post 1 Charlie Carnes1079 Spring Street NW
Atlanta 30309
43Post 2Gerald T Horton50 Biscayne Drive NW
Atlanta 30305
43Post 3John W Greer11166 Evergreen Drive NE
Atlanta 30319
44 John Linder5039 Winding Branch Drive
Dunwoody 30338
45 George Williamson5825 Glenridge Drive
Atlanta 30328
46 Cathey W Steinberg 1732 Dunwoody Place NE
Atlanta 30324
47 Joe Burton2598 Woodwardia Road NE
Atlanta 30345
48 Betty Jo Williams2024 Castleway Drive NE
Atlanta 30345
49Ewell H Hank
Elliott 3743 Doroco Drive
Doraville 30340
50 John Hawkins1360 Harvard Road NE
Atlanta 30306
51 Mrs Mobley Childs
Peggy 520 Westchester Drive
Decatur 30030
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52 Eleanor L
Richardson 755 Park Lane Decatur 30033
53 Doug Vandiford 3201 Kensington Road Avondale Estates 30002
54 Rev Hosea Williams 8 East Lake Drive NE Atlanta 30317
55 Betty J Clark Apartment T6 1930 Flat Shoals Road SE
Atlanta 30316
56Post 1 Wm C Mangum Jr Bill 4320 Pleasant Forest Drive Decatur 30034
56Post 2 Joe J Johnston 4190 Kimlie Cove
Decatur 30035
56Post 3 Tommy Tolbert 1569 Austin Drive Decatur 30032
57 Clarence Vaughn P O Box 410
Conyers 30207
58 Cas Robinson 4720 Fellswood Drive Stone Mountain 30083
59 R T Tom Phillips 1703 Pounds Road Stone Mountain 30087
60 Charles Martin 470 Hill Street Buford 30518
61 Vinson Wall 1694 Little Fawn Drive Lawrenceville 30245
62 Hugh Logan 1328 Prince Avenue
Athens 30601
63 Boh A rgo P O Box 509
Athens 30603
64 John Russell Route 2
Winder 30680
fi5 Thomas Mac
Kilgore 1992 Tara Circle Douglasville 30135
66Post It Gerald Johnson Hayes Mill Road Carrollton 30117
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66Post 2 Charles A Thomas
Jr P 0 Box 686
Temple 30179
67 Nathan G KnightP O Box 1175
Newnan 30263
68 J Crawford Ware408 East Main Street
Hogansville 30230
69 Edwin G MullinaxP O Drawer 1649
LaGrange 30241
70 Claude A Bray JrP O Box 549
Manchester 31816
71Post 1James R Fortune
Jr Jim 683 Brook Circle
Griffin 30223
71 Post 2John L Mostiler150 Meadovista Drive
Griffin 30223
72 Post 1 William J Bill
Lee 5325 Hillside Drive
Forest Park 30050
72Post 2 Jimmy Benefield 6656 Morning Dove Place
Jonesboro 30236
72Post S1 Jim Wood 5676 Sequoia Drive
Forest Park 30050
72Post 4Rudolph Johnson5888 Jonesboro Road
Morrow 30260
73 George Richard
Chamberlin p O Box 378
Stockbridge 30281
74 Phil Johnson P O Box 846
Covington 30209
75 Bobby CarrellRoute 2 P O Box 690
Monroe 30655
76 Ben Barron RossP O Box 245
Lincolnton 30817
77 William S Bill
Jackson 3907 Washington Road
Martinez 30907 P O Box 3933 Jackson 30233
78
Bill Jones
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79 Marvin Adams 709 Greenwood Road
80 Benson Ham Thomaston 30286 P 0 Box 677
R1 W Jones Lane Forsyth 31029 111 Donaldson Street
82 83 Paul E Nessmith Sr Emory E Bargeron Statesboro 30458 Route 4 Statesboro 30458 P O Box 447
84 Warren D Evans Louisville 30434 603 Hemlock Drive
RK R A Dent Thomson 30824 1120 Pine Street
86 Mike Padgett Augusta 30901 Route 1 Box 5
R7 Jack Connell Augusta 30906 706 Montrose Court
8 Danny Daniel Augusta 30904 2834 Washington Road
89 Don Cheeks Augusta 30909 714 Westminster Court
90 David Swann Augusta 30909 804 Camellia Drive
91 W Randolph Phillips Augusta 30909 Shiloh 31826
92 Calvin Smyre 1600 Buena Vista Rd
93 Albert W Thompson No 240 Columbus 31902 4154 Swann Street
94 Sanford Bishop Columbus 31902 4129 Roman Drive
9K Thomas B Buck III Columbus 31902 1931 Oak Avenue
96 Gary Cason Columbus 31906 3128 College Drive
97 Mary Jane Galer Columbus 31907 7236 Lullwater Road
Columbus 31904
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District Representative Post Office
98 Bryant Culpepper P O Box 4901
99 Burl Davis Fort Valley 31030
100 Frank Pinkston Macon 31201 3077 Stuart Drive
101 102 William C Billy Randall David Lucas Macon 31204 1978 Third Avenue Macon 31202 448 Woolf oik Street
103 Kenneth W Birdsong Macon 31201 Route 1
104 Frank Home Gordon 31031 612 Georgia Power Building
105 Jimmy Lord Macon 31201 P O Box 254
106 107 Randolph C Karrh Randy A D Clifton Sandersville 31082 P O Drawer K Swainsboro 30401 Route 2
108 Wilbur E Baugh Metter 30439 Route 1 Gordon Road
109 110 Bobby Eugene Parham Ward Edwards Milledgeville 31061 Island View Drive Milledgeville 31061 P O Box 146
111 Don Castleberry Butler 31006 P O Box 377
112 E Roy Lambert Richland 31825 P O Box 169
113 Ted Waddle Madison 30650 113 Tanglewood Drive
114 Roy H Sonny Watson Warner Robins 31093 P O Box 1905 Warner Robins 31093
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115 Larry Walker 1905 North side Road
116 117 118 Bill Murray Ben Jessup Terry L Coleman Perry 31069 124 West Forsyth Street Americus 31709 101 Cherry Street Cochran 31014 1201 Fourth Avenue Eastman 31023 103 Woodridge Road Dublin 31021
119 J Roy Rowland
120 L L Pete Phillips Box 166 Soperton 30457
121 Thomas B Clifton Jr Tommy P O Box 660 Lyons 30436
122 Arthur Gignilliat 30 Althea Parkway Savannah 31405
123 A1 Scott 859 East 31st Street Savannah 31401
124 125 126 Joseph A Joe Battle Bobby Phillips 2308 Ranchland Drive Savannah 31404 9219 Melody Drive Savannah 31406 413 Arlington Road Savannah 31406 923 West 37th Street
Herb Jones Bobby L Hill
127
Savannah 31401 415 Cantyre Street Port Wentworth 31407
128 Tom Triplett
129 George Chance 202 Ash Street Springfield 31329
130 Bob Hanner Route 1 Parrott 31777
131 Charles Hatcher 1647 Maryland Drive Albany 31702
132 John White P O Box 3506 Albany 31706
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133 fR S Dick
Hutchinson lj915 Sixth Avenue
Albany 31701
134 Lillian H Parkman106 Holley Drive
Albany 31705
135 Howard H Rainey913 Third Avenue East
Cordele 31015
136 Earleen SizemoreRoute 3
Sylvester 31791
137 Paul Sheldon
Branch JrP O Box 99
Fitzgerald 31750
138Post 1Lundsford MoodyP O Box 32
Baxley 31513
138Post 2 Joel R Greene118 Charlton Street
Jesup 31545
139 Ren D Kemp P O Box 497
Hinesville 31313
140 Ralph J BalkcomRoute 1
Blakely 31723
141 Walter E Cox202 West Street
Bainbridge 31717
142 Bobby LongP O Box 202
Cairo 31728
143RobertC Bob
Sise P O Box 881
Thomasville 31792
144 Marcus E CollinsRoute 1 Box 90
Pelham 31779
145 Hugh D Matthews Route 1
Moultrie 31768
146Post 1 Henry Bostick RFD 3 Box 94
Tifton 31794
146Post 2Monty VeazeyPO Box 1572
Tifton 31794
147 Henry L Reaves Route 2
Quitman 31643
148 James M Beck2427 Westwood Drive
Valdosta 31601
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149 Robert L Patten Route 1 Box 180
Lakeland 31635
150 Tom Crosby Jr A 705 Wacona Drive
Waycross 31501
151 Harry D Dixon 1303 Coral Road
Waycross 31501
152Post 1 James C MooreRoute 2
West Green 31567
152Post 2 Tommy Smith Route 1
Alma 31510
153 James R Tuten Jr 528 Newcastle Street
Brunswick 31520
154 Dean Auten 628 King Cotton Road
Brunswick 31520
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STANDING COMMITTEES
OF THE
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1979
JANUARY 1979
258
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AGRICULTURE CONSUMER AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Reaves Chairman Hasty
Nessmith Vice Chairman Irvin
Long Secretary Lawson
Balkcom Matthews
Branch McKinney
Castleberry Moody
Chance Moore
Clifton of 107th Padgett
Collins Ralston
Crawford Veazey
Culpepper
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Subcommittees
General Agricultural Matters
Clifton of 107th Chairman Matthews
Veazey Vice Chairman Hasty
Castleberry Secretary
Marketing Livestock Matters
Chance Chairman Branch
Ralston Vice Chairman Collins
Balkcom Secretary
Milk Milk Control
Nessmith Chairman Moody
Culpepper Vice Chairman Padgett Secretary
Poultry Matters
Irvin Chairman Lawson
McKinney Vice Chairman Moore
Crawford Secretary
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APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Harris Chairman Hutchinson Vice Chairman Adams of 79th Secretary Baugh Beck Buck Carrell Childers Coleman Colwell Connell Daugherty Dixon Elliott Foster Gammage Gignilliat Ham Hamilton Hanner Hatcher Jackson of 9th Jessup
Johnson of 72nd Jones of 126th Knight Lambert Lane of 40th Lane of 81st Lee
McDonald
Milford
Nix
Patten
Phillips of 120th
Pinkston
Reaves
Richardson
Ross
Smyre
Twiggs
Vaughn
Walker
Ware
Wilson
Wood of 9th
Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture Consumer Affairs Public Works
Reaves Chairman Jackson of 9th
Coleman Vice Chairman Ham
Baugh Secretary Patten
Adams of 79th
Education
Hamilton Chairman Ross
Hutchinson Vice Chairman Carrell Secretary
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Appropriations Subcommittees continued
Highway Department Related Agencies
Gignilliat Chairman Foster Vice Chairman Knight Secretary
Colwell Vaughn Wood of 9th
Human Resources
Connell Chairman Pinkston
Beck Vice Chairman Richardson
Twiggs Secretary
State Regulatory Agencies
Daugherty Chairman Buck
Hatcher Vice Chairman Lane of 81st
Ware Secretary Lee
BANKS BANKING COMMITTEE
Pinkston Chairman Long
Daugherty Vice Chairman Mostiler
Karrh Secretary Padgett
Balkcom Parham
Beck Peters
Benefield Pilewicz
Bostick Ramsey
Carnes Robinson
Cason Smyre
Horton Swann
Johnson of 74th Townsend
Jones of 78th Triplett
Kaley Williamson
Logan
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Banks Banking Subcommittees
General Banking
Logan Chairman Triplett Vice Chairman Carnes Secretary Balkcom
Benefield Johnson of 74th Williamson
Industrial Loans
Karrh Chairman Mostiler
Parham Vice Chairman Ramsey
Smyre Secretary
DEFENSE VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Wood of 9th Chairman Bargeron Vice Chairman Galer Secretary Branch Crosby
Gignilliat Hays Padgett Parkman Smith of 152nd
Defense Veterans Affairs Subcommittees
National Guard Civil Defense
Galer Chairman Hays
Crosby Vice Chairman Parkman
Padgett Secretary
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EDUCATION COMMITTEE
Ross Chairman Carrell Vice Chairman Phillips of 91st Secretary Beal Benefield Burton Chance Clark of 13th Clifton of 107th Daniel Dover Edwards Elliott Evans Felton Fuller Hamilton Harrison Hawkins Hill Jackson of 77th Jones of 78th Knight Mangum Moore Mostiler Oldham Parkman Robinson Savage Sizemore White Wood of 72nd
Education Subcommittees
Authorities Retirement System Hawkins Chairman Benefield
Oldham Vice Chairman Burton Secretary Clifton of 107th Wood of 72nd
Common Schools Hamilton Chairman Knight Vice Chairman Edwards Secretary Libraries Fuller Parkman Savage Sizemore
Clark of 13th Chairman Mostiler Vice Chairman Robinson Secretary Felton Mangum
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Education Subcommittees continued
School Building Supplies
Phillips of 91st Chairman Beal
Jones of 78th Vice Chairman Daniel
Harrison Secretary
Transportation
Evans Chairman Carrell Vice Chairman Elliott Secretary
Hill
Jackson of 77th Moore
Vocational Education
Chance Chairman
Vice Chairman Dover Secretary
Anderson Clark of 13th White
GAME FISH RECREATION COMMITTEE
Rainey Chairman Twiggs Vice Chairman Irvin Secretary
Adams of 36th
Anderson
Argo
Colbert
Cox
Dover
Hasty
Hays
Game Fish Recreation Subcommittees
Housley
Jackson of 9th
Lane of 40th
Mann
McKinney
Moody
Moore
Mullinax
Parkman
Peters
Ralston
Boating
Adams of 36th Chairman Hasty
Anderson Vice Chairman Moore
Housley Secretary Mullinax
Twiggs
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Game Fish Recreation Subcommittees continued
Parks Recreation
Lane of 40th Chairman Colbert
Jackson of 9th Vice Chairman Peters
Ralston Secretary Parkman
Moody
State Fisheries
Mann Chairman Dover
Cox Vice Chairman Hays
Argo Secretary Irvin
McKinney
HEALTH ECOLOGY COMMITTEE
Marcus Chairman Russell Vice Chairman Parham Secretary Baugh Burton Childers Clark of 55th Cox Dean
Johnson of 66th Linder
Mann
McKinney
Phillips of 125th
Randall
Richardson
Rowland
Savage
Smith of 152nd
Smyre
Swann
Health Ecology Subcommittees
General Health
Phillips of 125th Randall Rowland Savage
Clark of 55th Chairman Burton Vice Chairman Richardson Secretary Linder
Nursing Homes Homes for Aged
Russell Chairman Dean
Childers Vice Chairman Smith of 152nd
Baugh Secretary Swann
Cox
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HIGHWAYS COMMITTEE
Lane of 81st Chairman Triplett Vice Chairman Kilgore Secretary Benefield Birdsong Cheeks Collins Colwell Dent
Gammage
Greene
Ham
Harris
Hasty
Highway Subcommittees
Johnson of 74th
Johnston
Logan
Lord
Mangum
Moody
Oldham
Phillips of 59th
Ramsey
Thomas
Twiggs
Vaughn
Veazey
Waddle
Highway Maintenance Shops Facilities Oldham Chairman Colwell
Dent Vice Chairman Phillips of 59th
Ham Secretary Ramsey
Interstate Highway System Twiggs Chairman Kilgore
Harris Vice Chairman Veazey
Waddle Secretary
State Highway System
Triplett Chairman Gammage
Johnson of 74th Vice Chairman Lord
Phillips of 59th Secretary Thomas
HUMAN RELATIONS AND AGING COMMITTEE
Dent Chairman Clark of 13th Vice Chairman Hill Secretary Beal Cheeks Martin
Matthews Phillips of 125th Savage
Smith of 152nd Vandiford
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INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE
Mullinax Chairman Mostiler Vice Chairman Wood of 72nd Secretary Burton Castleberry Chamberlin Fortune
Martin
Phillips of 59th Phillips of 125th Watkins White
Williams of 6th
INDUSTRY COMMITTEE
Horton Chairman McDonald Vice Chairman Watson Secretary Bargeron Branch Burruss Cason
Clifton of 121st Daniel Harrison Horne
Isakson
Kilgore
Lee
Mann
Robinson
Scott of 123rd
Sise
Tuten
Waddle
Williams of 54th
Industry Subcommittees
Industrial Development Information Coordination
Mann Chairman Horne
Harrison Vice Chairman Robinson
Lee Secretary
Tourist Relations
McDonald Chairman Waddle Vice Chairman Williams of 54th Secretary
Scott of 123rd Tuten
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INSURANCE COMMITTEE
Ware Chairman Clifton of 107th Vice Chairman Pilewicz Secretary Auten Bargeron Clifton of 121st Colbert Davis Fuller
Greer
J essup
Kemp
Peters
Sise
Watson
Williams of 48th Williams of 54th Wood of 9th
Insurance Subcommittees
Fire Casualty Allied Lines
Wood of 9th Chairman Auten
Kemp Vice Chairman Clifton of 107th
Greer Secretary Watson
Health Life Accident
Peters Chairman
Williams of 54th Vice Chairman
Bargeron Secretary
Davis
Pilewicz
Sise
INTERSTATE COOPERATION COMMITTEE
Peters Chairman Cooper
Edwards Vice Chairman Sizemore
Mann Secretary
JOURNALS COMMITTEE
Milford Chairman
Smith of 42nd Vice Chairman
Balkcom Secretary
Chamblin
Murray
Watkins
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Snow Chairman Walker Vice Chairman Hatcher Secretary Bray Carnes Childs Culpepper Daugherty Davis Evans
Hill
Kaley
Karrh
Lambert
Lawson
Murray
Pilewicz
Thomas of 66th
Tuten
Williams of 48th
Judiciary Subcommittees
General Law Procedure
Hatcher Chairman Kaley
Bray Vice Chairman Murray
Culpepper Secretary
Law Enforcement
Evans Chairman Carnes Vice Chairman Karrh Secretary
Pardons Paroles
Lambert Chairman Childs Vice Chairman Tuten Secretary
Thomas
Williams of 48th
Hill
Pilewicz
Trusts Estates
Walker Chairman Lawson
Daugherty Vice Chairman Davis Secretary
LEGISLATIVE CONGRESSIONAL REAPPORTIONMENT COMMITTEE
Wilson Chairman Nichols
Hamilton Vice Chairman Ralston
Battle Secretary Tolbert
Adams of 36th Wall
Elliott Wood of 72nd
Felton
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MARTA OVERVIEW COMMITTEE MARTOC
Greer Chairman
Adams of 36th Childs
Collins
Glover
Knight
MOTOR VEHICLES COMMITTEE
Jessup Chairman Jackson of 9th Vice Chairman Dean Secretary Crosby Daniel Davis Dixon
Harris
Hutchinson
Lucas
McDonald
Milford
Scott of 123rd
Smith of 42nd
Motor Vehicles Subcommittees
Motor Carriers
McDonald Chairman Davis
Harris Vice Chairman Dixon
Jackson of 9th Secretary Milford
Title License Affairs Hutchinson Chairman Smith of 42nd Vice Chairman Dean Secretary Crosby
Daniel
Lucas
Scott of 123rd
NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Phillips of 120th Chairman Crawford
Chance Vice Chairman Greene
Cooper Secretary Hanner
Adams of 79th Long
Auten Lord
Battle Patten
Beal Reaves
Bostick Smith of 42nd
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Natural Resources Subcommittees
Gas Oil Geology and Minerals
Battle Chairman Patten Vice Chairman Greene Secretary Adams
Beal Hanner Smith of 42nd
Soil Conservation Pollution
Long Chairman Lord Vice Chairman Auten Secretary Bostick
Chance
Cooper
Crawford
Reaves
PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
Coleman Chairman Hanner Vice Chairman Ramsey Secretary Colbert Greene
Jackson of 77th
Lucas
Martin
Vandiford
Veazey
RETIREMENT COMMITTEE
Buck Chairman Townsend Vice Chairman Williamson Secretary Canty Childs
Clark of 13th Dean
Hutchinson
Johnson of 72nd
Matthews
Sise
Snow
Steinberg
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RULES COMMITTEE
Lee Chairman Marcus
Knight Vice Chairman Mullinax
Edwards Secretary Nessmith
Buck Parham
Burruss Pinkston
Clark of 55th Randall
Connell Townsend
Evans Triplett
Gammage Vaughn
Greer Walker
Harrison Wall
Hawkins Ware
Jones of 126th Wilson
Lambert
Linder
Rules Subcommittees
Privilege Resolutions
Triplett Chairman Clark of 5
Ware Vice Chairman Ware
Evans Secretary
Rules Changes
Vaughn Chairman Gammage
Walker Vice Chairman Parham
Greer Secretary Randall
SPECIAL JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
Thompson Chairman Randall Vice Chairman Scott of 37th Secretary Bishop Chamberlin Clifton of 121st Fortune Fuller Horne
Johnson of 74th Kemp Nichols Nix
Steinberg Swann Vandiford Williams of 54th
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Special Judiciary Subcommittees
Code Revision fe Constitutional
Randall Chairman Bishop Vice Chairman Johnson of 74th Secretary Chamberlin Clifton of 121st
Amendments
Fuller
Horne
Steinberg
Vandiford
Inquiry Investigation
Williams of 54th Chairman Kemp
Nix Vice Chairman Nichols
Scott of 37th Secretary Swann
Fortune
STATE INSTITUTIONS PROPERTY COMMITTEE
Colwell Chairman Hays Vice Chairman Cox Secretary Anderson Auten Baugh Bostick Childs Coleman Cooper Crawford Foster Glover Housley Irvin
Johnson of 72nd
Johnston
Jones of 78th
Jones of 126th
Lawson
Linder
Lord
Oldham
Rainey
Sizemore
Thompson
Waddle
Watkins
Watson
White
Williams of 48th
State Institutions Property Subcommittees
Eleemosynary Institutions
Childs Chairman Oldham Vice Chairman
Linder
Watkins
Glover Secretary
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State Institutions Property Subcommittees continued Penal Institutions
Hays Chairman Irvin Vice Chairman Johnston Secretary
Housley Jones of 126th White
Surplus Property
Foster Chairman Cooper Vice Chairman Jones of 78th Secretary
Crawford
Rainey
Waddle
State Income Producing Properties
Johnson of 72nd Chairman Lawson
Anderson Vice Chairman Sizemore
Lord Secretary Williams of 48th
State Ports
Jones of 126th Chairman Cox Vice Chairihan Thompson Secretary Auten
Baugh
Bostick
Coleman
Watson
STATE PLANNING COMMUNITY AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
Adams of 36th Chairman Clark of 55th Vice Chairman Foster Secretary Birdsong Bolster Canty Dover Felton Fortune
Holmes
Isakson
Jackson of 77th Johnson of 66th Lane of 40th Phillips of 91st Richardson Scott of 37th Tolbert
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State Planning Community Affairs Subcommittees
Local Legislation
Richardson Chairman Fortune
Lane of 40th Viee Chairman Foster
Dover Secretary Tolbert
State Federal Relations
Phillips of 91st Chairman Birdsong
Canty Vice Chairman Holmes
Johnson of 66th Secretary
STATE OF REPUBLIC COMMITTEE
Bray Chairman Hawkins Vice Chairman Kaley Secretary Cooper Edwards Holmes
Horne
Rowland
Steinberg
Tolbert
TEMPERANCE COMMITTEE
Dixon Chairman Ham Vice Chairman Carnes Secretary Bishop Galer Glover
Johnston Mangum Thomas of 66th Thompson Williams of 6th
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UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GEORGIA COMMITTEE
Gignilliat Chairman Logan Vice Chairman Patten Secretary
Adams of 79th
Argo
Battle
Beck
Bolster
Canty
Cheeks
Childers
Connell
Culpepper
Galer
Glover
Holmes
Isakson
Johnson of 66th
Karrh
Lane of 81st
Lucas
Murray
Nix
Phillips of 91st
Russell
Tuten
University System of Georgia Subcommittees
Higher Finance
Karrh Chairman Logan
Adams of 79th Vice Chairman Murray
Battle Secretary Nix
Long Range Programs
Connell Chairman Patten Vice Chairman Russell Secretary Argo
Culpepper Isakson Phillips of 91st
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WAYS MEANS COMMITTEE
Collins Chairman Kemp
Castleberry Vice Chairman Kilgore
Sizemore Secretary Marcus
Anderson Nessmith
Argo Nichols
Birdsong Phillips of 59th
Bishop Phillips of 120th
Bolster Rainey
Bray Ross
Burruss Rowland
Carrell Russell
Cason Scott of 37th
Crosby Scott of 123rd
Dent Snow
Greer Wall
Hatcher Williams of 6th
Horton Williamson
Housley
Ways Means Subcommittees
Income Estate Taxes
Rainey Chairman Marcus
Wall Vice Chairman Phillips of 59th
Argo Secretary Snow
Public Utilities Transportation
Russell Chairman Anderson
Williamson Vice Chairman Cason
Williams of 6th Secretary Nichols
Real Intangible Tax
Hatcher Chairman Dent
Castleberry Vice Chairman Ross
Bray Secretary Sizemore
Sales Tax Tax Revision
Burruss Chairman Horton
Greer Vice Chairman Nessmith
Rowland Secretary Scott of 123rd
Carrell
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RULES OF THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES

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Rule 1 The legislative power of the State shall be Legislative vested in a General Assembly which shall consist of a power and Senate and a House of Representatives bodies
Ga Const art Ill sec I par I
Rule 2 The Senate and House of Representatives shall be organized by the secretary or clerk thereof who shall be exofficio presiding officer until such officer is elected
No question except one relating to the organization shall Organization be entertained by such officer and in deciding such ques by plerk or tion he shall be governed as far as practicable by the wor standing rules of the House over which he presides In the absence of such officer his assistant may officiate
In the absence of both the body may appoint a chairman whose powers and duties shall be the same as those of the secretary or clerk
Ga Code Ann sec 47104
Rule 3 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall be styled the Speaker of the House of Representatives and shall be elected viva voce from the Representatives A Speaker Pro Tempore shall be of Speaker 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
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par II
Rule 4 The President of the Senate and Speaker of the House shall be elected by their respective bodies viva voce and a majority of votes shall be necessary to a protem choice In like manner the Senate shall elect a president election pro tern and the House a speaker pro tern whose pow and p0wer8 ers and duties while presiding or in the absence of the permanent officers shall be the same
Ga Code Ann sec 47106
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Officers and assistants
Seats
Oath of members
Judges to
administer
oath
Clerks election and term
Rule 5 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
Ga Const art Ill sec IV par Ill
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
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 interests and prosperity of this State
Ga Const art Ill sec V par IV
Rule 8 The oaths of office prescribed by Const Art HI Sec V Par IV 21104 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 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 elect Their terms of office snail be the time for which the members of the General Assembly are elected
Ga Code Ann sec 47201
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Rule 10 Said officers their assistants and engrossing
JSlJSJljSS ctrh efore entering on the discharge of thmriduti 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 know
theumals1Ch mmute sha11 be made and entered on
Ga Code Ann sec 47202
Ruie 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 m office and conditioned for the faithful discharge ot their respective duties said bonds to be approved bv the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House respectively
Ga Code Ann sec 47204
Rule 14 The Clerk shall take special care of the books provided for the use of the House
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 tixed by said secretary and clerk respectively and be
Oaths of Clerk and assistants
Journal
entry
Term of Clerk
Oaths of
subordinate
officers
Bond of Clerk
Clerks care of books
Clerks assistants appointment and pay
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Stenographic
reporter
Approval oiassistant clerks by enrolling committee
Doorkeeper
and
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paid out of the amounts allowed said secretary and clerk respectively in section 47210 Provided however that if either House shall for any purpose employ a stenographic reporter the cost of such reporter shall not be considered a part of the clerical expenses of such House but shall be provided for by a special appropriation
Ga Code Ann sec 47208
Rule 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
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 Representatives 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
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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 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 Fiscal Division of the Department of Administrative Services 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 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
No pay when
employee
substitution
Duties of Messenger
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atArms
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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 the member wishes such Page to serve
Privilege of floor
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 ol the Committee on Rules Seats and spaces in the press section shall be assigned and designated by the Speaker
Identification
Doorkeepers
duty
Refusal by Speaker
Identification cards signed by the Speaker and attested by the Clerk shall be issued to all persons entitled to privileges of the floor under this rule
The Doorkeeper of the House is specifically charged with the duty of enforcing this rule
The right is automatically reserved to the Speaker to refuse the issuance of or to revoke cards requested or issued to nonmembers of the House and Senate and thereby prohibit admittance
Spouses and children
No lobbyists
Recognition of Visitors
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
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presence of visitors in the gallery unless he deems their presence 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 m case of such equal division the question shall be lost But in all cases where a fixed constitutional vote is required to pass the bill or measure under consideration and said bill or measure shall lack only one vote to pass the same the Speaker shall vote and his vote so cast shall be counted the same as that of any other member
Rule 25 All questions as to the priority of business to be acted on shall be decided by the Speaker without debate
Rule 26 When two or more members shall rise at the same time the Speaker shall name the person entitled to proceed
Rule 27 The Speaker shall in his discretion suspend irrelevant debate and command silence whenever he may deem it necessary
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
Rule 29 The Speaker may during a days sitting name any member to perform the duties of the Chair during any part of that sitting but no longer
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
Vote
Priority of business
Recognition
Silence and
irrelevant
debate
Yeas and nays
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Appointment of committees and
subcommittees
Clearing galleries and lobbies when disorder
Suspension of
Messenger
and
Doorkeepers
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 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 the 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
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
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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
rtedading and resolutions favorably re
12 Third reading and passage of uncontested local bills and resolutions
13 First and second readings and reference of Senate bills and resolutions
14 Unfinished business of previous session
15 Orders of the day
16 Senate amendments to House bills and resolutions and reports of conference committees
17 House bills and resolutions for third reading
Rule 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
Enrolling Committee to report Journal
Calendar of Rules Committee last 21 days
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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
Dispensing with rollcall
Dispensing
with
reading of Journal
Committee
reports
Rule 38 Every motion to make special orders shall be submitted in writing to the Committeeon Rules aqd reported upon by the Committee before beihg 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 mainquestion 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 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
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 or by unanimous consent The motion to dispense with the rollcall shall be decided without debate The electric rollcall system may be used to call the roll by the members using the aye switch to signify their presence
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
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
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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 viva voce vote is being taken A message shall be presented to the House by the Speaker when received or afterwards according to its nature and the business in which the House is engaged or its consideration may on motion be ordered by the House
Rule 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 No member shall be allowed to rise on a point of personal privilege until after the period of unanimous consent
Rule 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 V Par Ill of the State Constitution 21103 The hour of meeting shall be 10 oclock AM and the place at the State Capitol first meeting
Ga Code Ann sec 47103
Messages
Questions of privilege
Motions for information
First
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Time of meetings
Contempt of nonmembers
Reference to petition in Journal
V
Budget for House
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 msgority 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 guiltyof 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 V par XI
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
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 Di
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rector in the preparation and revision of the estimates and for this purpose he shall have access to all estimates and requests submitted by the departments ageicies 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 V par V
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 before th Hous when necessary to secure a quorum as aforesaid Ihe SergeantatArms of the House shall also be authorized to perform the same duties as provided herein for the Messenger
Receipt for papers
Reading of paper
To transact business
Compelling
attendance
Arrest
292
Motion to determine attendance
Arrest and discharge
A
Clerk to list absentees for Journal
Request for recognition from seat
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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 shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a separate list of the absentees from each days proceedings which list shall be entered upon the Journal The list shall show which of said absentees are absent without leave which are absent with leave which are absent for providential causes and which are absent for business reasons Said separate list shall be read in the House with the Journal upon which the same is entered
DEBATE AND DECORUM
Rule 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 spoken
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No member of the House shall occupy the floor longer than one 1 hour m debating 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 quesuon unless otherwise ordered by the House Any motion to limit or extend the time of individual speeches shall be decided without debate No such motion shall prevail unless it shall receive the affirmative votes of twothirds of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum Such motion may be made at any time that the movant thereof may legitimately obtain the floor
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 shell be fined in a sum not exceeding ten dollars and if he continues refractory he may be expelled from the House by a twothirds vote of the members which said vote shall be taken by yeas and nays and recorded on the Journal of the House
Rule 59 Each House shall be the judge of the election returns and qualifications of its members and shall have powerto 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 V par X
Rule 60 If any member shall be called to order for words spoken the words excepted to shall be taken down in writing by the Clerk and read The words excepted to shall then be admitted denied or explained by the member who spoke them Thereupon the question of order shall be decided and such other proceedings had as the House may deem proper in regard thereto Provided
293
Time
Limit or extension
Order against transgression of rules
Appeal
Penalties
Power of House over membership
Censure for debate
Duties of Clerk and member
294
Time
limits
Address
through
Speaker
Right to continue
Reference to
conversations
etc
Reference to members
Freedom from arrest
Freedom of debate
Silence
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that if at any time the House is acting under the previous question such question of order and other proceedings referred to shall not be taken up for decision until after the previous question and the main question have been disposed of or until such future time as may then be ordered by the House But no member shall be held to answer or be subject to the 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
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
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 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 V par XII
Rule 65 The members of the House shall refrain from private conversation and preserve silence until a speaking member has taken his seat
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Rule 66 No member shall pass between the Chair and a member while he is speaking At the time of adjoum
retires10 member sha11 leave his seat until the Speaker
Ruie 67 No member shall converse with anyone over the bar of the House
Rule 68 No member or any other person entitled to the pnvileges of the floor shall be permitted to enter upon the floor of the House while in an intoxicated condition The Messenger and the Doorkeeper of the House are specially charged with the rigid enforcement of this rule
Rule 69 Applause hisses or other noises in the Representative Chamber in the gallery or in the lobbies during any speech or legislative proceeding shall be promptly suppressed
PROTEST AND APPEAL
pecker of the House be dissatisfied with the ruling of the Speaker on any point he shall nse and respectfully address the Speaker and say I Paalf 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 Aye Those
opposed will say No The decision of the House in sustaining or overruling the Speaker shall be final
oviniJ71 411 aPPeals from the decision of the Chair S immediately and no appeal shall be in
order after other business has intervened from the time to alleged error of the Chair and before said appeal is
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
Limits on movement
No
conversation over bar
No inebriates
No applause or hisses
Method
Speakers
question
Decision of House
Time
limits
Debate
limits
Addressing
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Written
protest
Entry on Journal
Motions allowed during debate
Precedence
Possession
and
withdrawal
No second
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 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
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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 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 make 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 debataiillii101 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 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
One at a time
No cut off of debate without relinquishing floor
When motion in order
Debate
Renewal
Amendment
If to
particular
time
Effect
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Complete yeas and nays
Three day and place limit
Disagreement
Convening
Adjournment of regular session
Term of session
Pending
business
Extraordinary
session
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 Governor may adjourn either or both of them
Ga Const art Ill sec V par VI
Rule 87 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
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Representatives as provided in Article V Section II Paragraph III Section 22803 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
Ga Const art Ill sec V 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 resolution the House not acting at the time under the previous question and one vote has been recorded or the Speaker has unlocked the rollcall system for voting no motion to table shall be in order until the rollcali 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
Delay for impeachment
Not after order for main queation
Delay until rollcall
Effect of tabling afte rollcad
Limits on
subject
matter
Not
debatable c amendable
Renewal
Effect
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Vote to table and take from table
Limits on
subject
matter
Debate and amendment
No renewal
Disposal on
final
reading
Limits on
subject
ipatter
Effect
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 measure any bill resolution or paper which has been ordered to lie on the table and when so taken up the same is thereby restored to its appropriate place on the calendar
INDEFINITE POSTPONEMENT
Rule 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
Rule 97 The motion to indefinitely postpone lays open the whole question for debate but the motion cannot be amended
Rule 98 No motion to indefinitely postpone shall be renewed on any bill resolution or other measure after the same has been voted down
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
Rule 100 A motion to postpone to a day certain cannot be applied to subordinate or incidental questions but only to the whole measure When the motion prevails it carries forward the whole proposition and its appendages to the day named
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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
Ruie 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 aiiirmative by a majority of those voting providing the total vote constitutes a quorum removes the subject rrom before the House until the time designated
COMMITMENT
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
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
Amendment
Possible
indefinite
postponement
Renewal
Effect
To types of committees
Precedence of committees
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Debate of instructions
Amendment
Recommitment
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
Rule 109 A motion to commit may be amended by adding instructions or by substituting another commi tee for the one named by the member making the motion
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
Time for motion
Notice required time
Time for
reconsideration
RECONSIDERATION
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 reconsidered 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 either of the last two days of the session the same may be reconsidered on the day the action occurs When the action sought to be reconsidered occurs on the last day on which a bill or resolution could be transmitted to the Senate in order to comply with any Senate rule relative to the first readmg of House bills and resolutions in the Senate 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
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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 bill or resolution shall be reconsidered more than once
Rule 113 Any bill or resolution which is reconsidered shall take its place in numerical order on the general calendar and shall include any substitute and all amendments which werea part of such bill or resolution when the action of the House which is being reconsidered was taken
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 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 anygeneral bill or resolution upon its passage or to read such bill or resolution and recommit it
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
The Speaker shall entertain but one unanimous consent at any one time
Rule 115 Any bill may be withdrawn at any stage thereof by consent of the House
Of action on amendment time limits
One reconsideration
Calendar
Unanimous
consent
limits
Vote
One at a time
Withdrawal of bill
304
Transmittal to Senate
Enrollment
Enrolling committee to preserve laws
Signatures
Reproposal of laws
Journal and law publication
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Rule 116 No bill or resolution shall be transmitted to the Senate on the day of the passage thereofexceptby 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 lastthree legilative days shall be immediately transmitted by the Clerk to the Senate
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
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
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
Rule 120 All acts shall be signed by the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives and no bill or resolution intended to have the effect of a law which shall have been rejected by either house shall be again proposed during the same session under the same or any other title without the consent of twothirds of the House by which the same was rejected
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par X
Rule 121 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 I
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Rule 122 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 II INTRODUCTION AND READING
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
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
Rule 124 When introducing a bill or resolution a member shall file an original and one copy with the Clerk
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
Rule 126 No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par IV
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
Journal
preservation
Filing
Deadline on introduction
Two copies clerk and press
Form of bills and resolutions
Subject matter limits
Reference to laws
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XII
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Notice on local bills
Affidavit of publication
Referendum if applies to office
Addition to local
governing
body
Notice on local bill
Affidavit
Referendum on office
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 sheriff s 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 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 IX
Rule 129 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 sheriff s advertisements for the locality affected are published once a week for three weeks during a period of 60 days immediately preceding its introduction into the General Assembly No local or special bill shall become law unless there is attached to and made a part of said bill a copy of said notice certified by the publisher or accompanied by an affidavit of the author to the effect that said notice has been published as provided by law No office to which a person has been elected shall be abolished nor the term of the office shortened or lengthened by local or special bill during the term for which such person was elected unless the same be approved by the people of the jurisdiction affected in a
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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
Rule 131 All bills and resolutions shall be 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 the third reading over all other matters even Special Orders until final disposition of the said Bill
So that the proper numerical order may be accurately and fairly determined as between bills and resolutions it shall be the duty of the Clerk to place on each bill and resolution as same is read the first time a number following the numerical order in which said bills and
Addition to local governing authority
Clerk8 duty to print and distribute
No passage until
distributed
Suspension of bill or resolution for floor amendments distribution
Calendar
Precedence of General Appropriation Bill
Numbering by Clerk at first reading
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Reading by Clerk
Engrossment at first reading
Debate
Vote
Restricts
amendment
Readings
required
Privileged
resolution
Automatic
second
reading
No debate at first or second reading
resolutions are read the first time adopting one series of numbers and the same series of numbers for both bills and resolutions Before reading any bill or resolution the second or third time the Clerk shall distinctly state its number and the name of the member by whom introduced
Rule 132 A motion to engross a bill may be made upon reading the bill the first time and at no other time When a motion to engross is made no debate shall be permitted except that the movant may speak to his motion not longer than five minutes and any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes No bill or resolution shall be engrossed except upon the affirmative vote of twothirds of the members voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum or except by unanimous consent In case of engrossment of any bill or other matter the entry thereof shall be made by the Clerk and the bill or other matter shall not be amendable thereafter unless subsequently committed
Rule 133 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 Ill
Rule 133A The Clerk of the House shall mail not more than two copies of any privileged resolution which is adopted by the House In the event the author or authors of any such resolution desire additional copies to be mailed such author or authors shall bear the cost thereof
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
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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 nH any one other member of the House may speak in opposition thereto for five minutes
All resolutions providing for appointment of committees of inquiry or investigation and any 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 Coihmittee 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
Reference by speaker
Unless
otherwise
ordered
Limited debate only where instructions
Matters
specifically
requiring
reference
No defacement
Reporting
amendments
Form of reports
Printing
report
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Action on report
Time limit on motion to disagree
Calendar
Effect of agreement or disagreement
Precedence of reports
Committee of the Whole
Forcing report after ten days
Notice
Debate
limited
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 re
Eort of the committee Provided that House and Senate ills and resolutions adversely reported shall not be taken up except by request of the authors of such bill or resolution or some member of the House which request must be made not later than adjournment of the next legislative day following the unfavorable committee report In such case the motion to disagree shall be placed on the calendar If the report of the committee is agreed to the bill or resolution shall be lost If the report of the committee is disagreed to the bill or resolution shall be passed to a third reading unless recommitted
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 regular meeting day of the House any member of the House immediately after the confirmation of the Journal may move to instruct such committee to report such bill or resolution back to the House If the motion 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
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case may be at the next regular meeting day Upon failure of said committee to report such bill or resolution accordingly the same shall automatically be returned to the House for consideration Debate on said motion to mstnict 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
mJw uat anXlotion or resolution to set a special
or t change the order of business for any particuRidymrhlKh has been referred to the Committee on Rules may be held m the custody and control of such committee only three days
Rule 140A If a majority of the members of the House whose districts are wholly or partially located witlSna
tCpnSUbdlV18nn8halflle h the Chairman of the State Planning and Community Affairs Committee their meS asithe Pher of Representatives who must siS P08 iegislation affecting that political subdivipf before it will be favorably reported by the State aadncmmunity Affairs Committee the Coittee shali observe such rules in considering such legislation Otherwise the Committee shall not favoraoiLrePirt ai ifslation affecting a political subdivision111688 fnhe Representatives whose districts are wholly or partially located within the political subdivision shall sign such legislation
No bill or resolution referred to the Committee shall be released to any person including members of the House
tbAlSnUp0n thf xndtioPthat such person shall return the bill or resolution to the Chairman of the State Plan
ning and Community Affairs Committee within 48 hours of the Chairman s request to do so
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
m 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
Recommit
ment
Three days on order of business
Political
subdivision
Speakers
resolving
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rules of the House to be considered in the Committee of the Whole shall be in order for consideration of its third reading
Houses
resolving
Notice
Debate limits
Renewal
limited
Appropriations
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 any bill or resolution to the Committee of the Whole House and subsequently a motion shall be made to resolve the House into a Committee of the Whole to consider such bill or resolution and such motion shall be lost the said motion shall not be again renewed but it shall be the duty of the Speaker to require the Clerk to read the bill or resolution again on the following days session under the order of introduction of new matter or reading of bills the first time and to refer such bill or resolution to the appropriate committee unless otherwise ordered by the House However for the consideration of the General Appropriation Bill the House may on motion of a member resolve itself into a Committee of the Whole House by a majority of those voting provided the total vote constitutes a quorum and no previous notice shall be necessary
Speaker
appoints
chairman
Quorum
required
Rule 143 In forming a Committee of the Whole House the Speaker shall leave the Chair and a Chairman to preside in committee shall be appointed by the Speaker
Rule 144 The Committee of the Whole shall not proceed with the business before it whenever a vote on any question shall disclose the fact that no quorum of the House is present Whenever it is suggested that a
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TTmiresentthe Chairman of the Committee shall satisfy himself of the fact by actual count fthf
ancUheChailS P same to the Committee
fhir 6 Chairman shall on his own motion order that
fnfTk116 immediately rise and he shall report the fact of the absence of a quorum to the House
Rule 145 In the Committee of the Whole bills shall he orderbhbcttiiihe Ctlcrk V1 the Wn be read ComnWion
Re 46 The Rules of the House shall be observed hv the Committee of the Whole so far as they may be
referCa matteieteathat M Committee of 1the Whole can not thi6 a iatter to ay other committee it can not adioum
S h f VLiUS quetlon can not be enforced a motion to lav IlSlSiS 0r t0 indefiniteIy postpone shall not be in order
S oothe HousehfiS may btain the floorn
mmimWm votes sha11 not 16
Co2tInfTOdereTOnsidershaIlbeinorderinthe
WtakfnaH6 thaker in the Committee of the vvnoie take part in the proceedings and he as well as all
Comrnittember shaI1 votf on 311 questions before the unless excused No pairing of members shall be recogmzed or allowed in the Committee of the Whole
Rules
Action
limited
Reconsider
ation
Speakers
authority
Voting
thf 149 In th Committee of the Whole any papers in the possession of the House may be called for hv anv p i head by the Clerk for the hEnaSn Comnuttee unies the Committee shall otherwSe oider
DhIiiUie 150 The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole the same to the House for action thereon P rt m8conduct
Control of order
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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 nse and report its desire to the House and the House shall take such action thereon as it may see fit by a resolution Said K 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 Recess 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 Acijourament guch moti0n 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
ofwork hwll 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 state in substance as follows Mr Speaker the Committee of the Whole House has had under consideration Report to naming what and has instructed me as its Chairman
Speaker to report the same back to the House with the recom
mendation that the same do pass or do pass as amended or do not pass as the case may be
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oSPfer shall receive this report and repeat thp SSfn the fNa sha11 then be before the House for Speaker action just as though reported by any other committee Report
ComtS iTft 40 in the
fgaggSSfM
thfwL1fmvTildmeniSir0p0ed by the Committee of
mSStSlUhftlir rej ved by the HUSe and Action the House 1 by th Committee may be restored by port
Contents of report
Journal entry
Methods
Sj ggfiR
AMENDMENT
mayten5rettree which a Potion
1st By inserting or adding words
2nd By striking out words
3rd By striking out and inserting words
thretvS161 iS itielf subJect to be amended in all
SsiblehtoSabVe mentioned but it is not permissible to amend an amendment to an amendment
Limits
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Form
Speaker to strike irrelevant amendments
Limited to subject matter
Blanks to be filled
Order of perfection
Priority of amendments
Committee
report
amendments
Rule 161 All motions to amend any matter before thp House must be in writing They must plainly and distinctly set forth the amendment desired and the part of the bill or resolution where said amendment shall be inserted or added
Rule 162 Any irrelevant amendment or amendment which is not germane to the subject under consideration shall be ruled out of order by the Speaker
Rule 163 No motion on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment
Rule 164 Where blanks occur in any proposition they must be filled first before any motion is made to amend the proposition
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 as amended if it be amended and if decided in the affirmative the question shall be Shall this bill pass or resolution be adopted as the case may De by substitute
Rule 166 When a motion is made to amend by striking out a part of a bill or resolution any amendment offered to perfect the part proposed to be stricken shall be put first before the question is put for striking it out
Rule 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
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
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kJv repoiied by the committee shall be disposed of before any other amendment be considered unless it be an amendment to a committee amendment
reioinf6 amedment cannot be offered after the report of the committee to which the bill or resolution under consideration was referred has been agreed to bv the House unless said action of the House in so agreeing
reconaidere0rt f Said committee shall St bf
Rule 170 When a motion is made to amend bv striking out and inserting the Clerk shall read the paragraph as it is then the words to be stricken out and finally the whole paragraph as it would be if amended
KIe 171 When a proposition consisting of several haUnS r resolutions is on a final reading and the House
paaShVtLmrip0t conider i6 same by sections or tbe 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 wklch 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
Ule172 The Questions which arise before the House
amendmeilts by the Senate to a House bill or resolution are m order of precedence
1st A motion to agree to the Senate amendment
2nd A motion to disagree with the Senate amendment
or3amendmentn t0 the Houses disagreement amendment0 t0 n the HUSes disagreement or
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Not while agreement on committee report
Clerks
reading
Consideration by parts
Committee
amendments
automatic
No recurring
Precedence of action on Senate amendment
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Speakers power to rule out if not germane
Clerks report
Disagreement
motions
Debate limited
Precedence of amendment
Limits on amendment
Adoption of Senate amendment
Conference
Committee
Appointment on motion
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 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 in the majority on the position assumed by the House on the passage of the bill or resolution if such vote has been had
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The Committee of Conference may consider the whole subject matter embraced in a bill resolution or other matter before it and may recommend recission by either house new amendments new bills and resoluttons 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 approyed 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 tor 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 uSame 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 bv the vote required to pass the bill resolution or matterunder consideration
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
Consideration
Recommenda
tions
Report
Discharge
Last five days of session
Distribution of report
Adoption of report
Subject
matter
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Call for division
Distinct
parts
No debate on motion
Precedence
Form of questions
Vote
Main question
Adjournment
Reconsidera
tion
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 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
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181 When the previous question has been ordered W 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 fafor f 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
or measureleaSUre tien on tlle passage of the bill
In all cases where a minority committee report has been
a1y inuttr 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 th time so allowed or any part of it before the twenty lnes flowed to the Chairman submitting the majority
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 m the order in which they stood before it was moved
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Introducer
Others
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No debate on
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Limits on reconsideration
Requirements for law
Journal
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Speakers
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division
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
VOTING
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 Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VII
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
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
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 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
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Vote required
Call for division of yeas and nays
Journal
No debate on motion for yeas and nays
Clerks call
Changed vote
Electric
rollcall
Vote required
Excuse time and debate
Not if interest
Contesting
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No pairing
No vote for another
Explanation
No debate during yeas and nays
Verification
Electric
rollcall
Speakers us of viva voce call
Method for
electric
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Rule 196 No pairing of members shall be recognized or allowed as an excuse for not voting
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 shall be deemed to be disorderly behavior and subject to punishment as provided by the Constitution and Rules of the House
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 fited with the Clerk on the same day as the roll call the writing shall be spread upon the Joumal
Rule 199 During the calling or reading of yeas and nays on any question no debate shall be had
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
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 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 viva voce roll call unless otherwise ordered by the House
When the House is ready to vote upon a question requiring a rollcall and the vote is to be by electric rollcall the Speaker shall state The question is on designating the matter to be voted upon All in favor of such question shall vote Aye and all opposed shall yote No The Speaker shall then unlock the voting machine
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When sufficient time has elapsed for each member to vte the Speaker shall ask Have all members voted and after a short pause shall ask Does any member desire to change his vote before the machine is locked
The Speaker shall then lock the machine and state The P nw take the vote After the machine is locked
by the Speaker no member may change his vote and the votes of tardy members will not be recorded The Clerk the resultsthe VteS nd the SPeaker shall then announce
Rul 202 Each member shall vote from his own seat when the yeas and nays are taken by the electric roll call fuJrurisui1 a vote no Person shall be allowed upon the thereof IS HUSe except the members and attaches
Rule 203 Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act
S6 yfas and nays on the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par VI
naysn any uestion shall at the the Joimud6 the members present be entered on
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par V
Rule 205 Whenever on any question the yeas and navs shall have been ordered the Clerk shall also enter on the Journal the names of those members not voting
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206 The Governor shall have the revision of all bills passed by the General Assembly before the same shall lawsbut 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
No late votes
Vote from seat
Journal record of yeas and nays
Consideration and veto
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Overriding
Dividing appropriations
excepted after it has been presented to him the same shall be a law unless the General Assembly by their adjournment shall prevent its return in which event the Governor shall have thirty days Sundays excepted from the date of adjournment in which to approve the same and if not approved within that time the same shall become a law He may approve any appropriation and veto any other appropriation in the same bill and the latter shall not be effectual unless passed by twothirds of each House
Whenever such bill has been vetoed by the Governor it shall be the duty of the Governor to transmit such bill to the presiding officer of the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated together with a list of reasons if any for such veto Such transmission shall be made within thirtyfive 35 days Sundays excepted from the date of the adjournment of the Session of the General Assembly at which such bill was passed Such bill may be considered by the Branch of the General Assembly in which it originated at any time within the first ten 10 days of the next regular Session of the General Assembly for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overridden by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly the same shall be immediately transmitted by the Secretary of or the Clerk of such Branch of the General Assembly to the other Branch of the General Assembly It shall be the duty of the presiding officer of such other Branch of the General Assembly upon receiving such Bill to dispense with all business that is then being considered and to then and there consider and act upon such Bill for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event the action of the Governor is overriding by twothirds of the votes of such Branch of the General Assembly such Bill shall become law In the event either Branch of the General Assembly should fail to override the Governors action on a Bill such Bill shall not again be presented to the General Assembly of Georgia for the purpose of overriding the action of the Governor In the event any bill is enacted into law pursuant to the terms of this paragraph the effective date of such bill shall be on the date that such bill was acted upon by the Branch of the General Assembly last acting upon such bill
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Provided however that any bills that are vetoed bv the Governor after the adjournment of the regular session of the General Assembly immediately preceding the general election m which the Governor is elected shall not be
GenSlAS by the regUlar 8688101 of the
Ga Const art V sec II par VI
Rule 207 Every vote resolution or order to which the concurrence of both houses may be necessary except on a fion ofelection or adjournment shall be presented to the Governor and before it shall take effect be approved hlmS 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 nght to veto or enter his disapprove of anv proposal made by the General Assembly to amend this Constitution or to provide for a new Constitution
Ga Const art V sec II par VII
thSSw08 wr1vision in this Constitution for a twocSwTSiVbh huses of the General Assembly shall be trued to necessity for the signature of the
Vn 0th jr 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
Ga Const art Ill sec VII par XI
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONING
ker 8haU app0nt the followln
1 Agriculture and Consumer Affairs
Appropriations
3 Banks and Banking
4 Defense and Veterans Affairs
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5 Education
6 Game Fish and Recreation
7 Health and Ecology
8 Highways
9 Human Relations and Aging
10 Industrial Relations
11 Industry
12 Insurance
13 Interstate Cooperation
14 Journals
15 Judiciary
16 Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment
17 Motor Vehicles
18 Natural Resources
19 Public Safety
20 Retirement
21 Rules
22 Special Judiciary
23 State Institutions and Property
24 State Planning and Community Affairs
25 State of Republic
26 Temperance
27 University System of Georgia
28 Ways and Means
No member of the House shall be appointed to or serve Membership on less than two 2 or more than three 3 standing limits committees of the House with the exception of the
Committee on Interstate Cooperation
Ex officio The Speaker shall be an ex officio member of all standing
members committees of the House but shall have no vote as an ex officio member except on the Committee on Rules
The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations shall be ex officio members of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means shall be ex officio members of the Committee on Appropriations
Appointment of officers
The Speaker shall appoint a Chairman a Vice Chairman and a Secretary for all standing committees and for all subcommittees created by him The Majority Leader and
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Leader shall be members of the Rules Committee Each such Leader must be certified as such by
EdtoSthe Speaker of the H coSS
except that when members have been elected to fill vacancies caused by death or otherwise the Speaker mav 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 tje call f the Chairman and perfect its organization After the organizational meeting each committee or subcommittee shall meet upon the call of its Chairaaan prvided that the Vice Chairman may call a meeting of the committee or subcommittee if he obtains a certificate from the Speaker certifying that the Chair
rZlVnCaFacitate r if he is directed in writing bythe Chairman to so call the meeting to consider sudi mea
StiS SPKeclfhd Wth Chairman All subcommiSles rfiall be subject tothe will of their parent standing committees and the officers thereof No bill shall be reported House until it has been acted upon by the full aid a11 actionsof any subcommittee mittee Pproved or dlsaPProved by the standing com
The Secretary of each standing committee or subcommittee shall keep minutes of the meetings of the comrmttee 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
aS hereinafter provided all meetings of any committee or subcommittee of the House including interim committees shall be open to the public Provided however when a Conference Committee has been appointed and has begun meeting if two Senate members 0i 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
Vacancies
Organization
Calling
meetings
Vice
Chairmans
power
Control of subcommittees
Minutes
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Expense account to Auditing Committee
Auditing Committee approval of accounts
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 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 provisions of this rule Hy 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
No standing or interim committee or subcommittee of the House of Representatives shall officially meet at any place within the State where any citizen of the State is denied admittance on the basis of religion race creed nationality or sex or on propertybelonging to any private club organization or association in which any dozen is demed membership on the basis of religion race creed nationality or sex
Rule212 The Journals Committee shall before auditing the account of any member for expenses as a committeeman or any account prescribed by a member for ay expense incurred in discharge of any duty as a member of this House require of such member an itemized statement of such account supported by proper vouchers for each item of said account
Rule 213 All officers and employees provided for in this Preing Copter shall be paid for their services by the Fiscal Division of the Department of Administrative services only upon the approval of their accounts by the auditing committee of the Senate and House of Representatives
Ga Code Ann sec 47304
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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
ofduSly audSSeaCh mCmber Wh ShM preSent his
Ga Code Ann sec 47110
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ZKKhlfw r init0 and Pd out of the fiscal division it J 1 fSja year to compare the warrants drawn
Peni rlh jhe several laws by authority of which they pimiort to be drawn to examine into the other accounts and books of such officers to count the money on
SSSFthe 5me th 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
J iLft
Rule 216 In nominating candidates for any office no No disParaeother candidate shall be disparaged ment in
e nomination
Joint
committee on financing to examine State accounts
Rule 217 All elections by the General Assembly shall
theV fn the y0t 8a11 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 V par XIII
Viva voce vote
Journal entry
Meet in House
President
presides
Actions on returns for Governors election
Inauguration
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Speaker othe House of Representatives and transmitted
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Governor by the General Assembly a majority of the members present shall be necessary to a choice
Ga Const art V sec I pars Ill and IV
Rule 220 The General Assembly in joint session of the Q t ani House of Representatives shall open and
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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 or affirmation I do solemnly or affirm as the case may be that I will faithfully execute the office of Governor of the State of Georgia and will to the best of my ability preserve protect and defend the Constitution thereof and the Constitution of the United States of America
Ga Const art V sec I par IX
Rule 224 The fact of such inauguration of the Governor shall be entered upon the journal of the House of Representatives ana 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 such manner as shall be prescribed by law
Ga Const art V sec I par V
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Journal entry
Contested
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Vote
Journal entry
Repeal or amendment
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
Rule 226 A new Constitution or amendments to this Constitution may be proposed by the General Assembly or by a constitutional convention The proposal by the General Assembly 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 Joumals 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
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vJny 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 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 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 vot on each amendment separately A proposal for one or more changes within a single Article may be submitted as a single amendment A proposal for one or more changes within a single Article and a related change or related changes in one or more other Articles may be submitted as a single amendment A proposal for a new Article may be submitted as a single amendment A proposal for a new Article and a related change or related changes in one or more other Articles may be submitted as a sinele amendment s
Ga Const art XII sec I par I
Rule 227 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 m said convention shall be based on population as near as practicable This Constitution shall
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Appropriations
required
Origination in House
Resolutions treated the same
Budget
not be revised amended or changed by the Convention until the proposed revision amendment or change has been submitted and ratified by the people in the manner provided for submission and ratification of amendments proposed by the General Assembly
Ga Const art XII sec I par II
Rule 228 The Governor shall not have the right to veto any proposal by the General Assembly to provide a new Constitution or to amend this Constitution
Ga Const art XII sec I par Ill
APPROPRIATIONS CLAIMS AND FINANCE
Rule 229 No money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropriation made by law
Ga Const art Ill sec X par I
Rule 230 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 VIII
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 ot bids
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
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complete plan of proposed expenditures and actual revenues and expenditures for each of the particular fiscal years to which it relates If the proposed expenditures for either fiscal year shall exceed the estimated revenues therefor the Governor shall recommend the sources from which the additional revenues shall be provided The Governor shall submit to each House of the General Assembly at the same time he submits his budget 1 printed copies of a budget message containing any explanations or comments he may desire to make as to the important features of the budget and 2 printed copies of a tentative bill for all appropriations under the budget clearly and properly classified for each fiscal year in the ensuing biennial period The presiding officer of the House of Representatives shall cause said bill to be promptly introduced therein and such bill shall be known as the budget bill Before final action thereon by the General Assembly the Governor may amend or supplement the budget to correct an oversight or in case of an emergency with the consent of the General Assembly by delivering such an amendment or supplement to the presiding officer of each House The appropriation for each department officer bureau board commission agency or institution receiving and expending State moneys may be by lump sum in which shall be distinguished for each fiscal year the amount appropriated to be expended for maintenance and operation and the amount appropriated to be expended for capital improvements andor fixed charges
Ga Code Ann sec 40403
Rule 233 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 X par IV
Introduction
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Motor fuel taxes to highways
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 the State shall contain also a like itemized statement of all amounts appropriated by any previous law to be paid annually out of the treasury and such amounts so appropriated by previous laws shall not be paid from the treasury unless they are embraced in the general appropriation Act
Ga Code Ann sec 47502
Rule 235 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 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 snail be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be specifically stated in any General Appropriations Act passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be subject to all the
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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 Ill sec X par VII
Rule 236 To the end that all expenses of the State may be brought withm the budget the budget appropriations bill shall also contain a specific sum as a contingent or emergency appropriation The manner of the allocation of such contingent or emergency appropriation shall be as follows Any department commission board institution or other agency of the State desiring an allotment out of such emergency appropriation shall upon forms prescribed by him present such request in writing to the Director of the Budget with such information as he may require and the Director may allow or disallow the request in his discretion
Ga Code Ann sec 40408
Rule 237 Neither House shall consider other appropriation bills until the budget bill shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor and no such other appropriation bills shall be valid except in accordance with the following provisions
1 Every such appropriation bill shall be embodied in a separate bill limited to some single work object or purpose therein stated and called herein a supplementary appropriation bill
2 No supplementary appropriation shall be available unless and until the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid and
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collected for such purpose unless it shall appear from such budget that there is sufficient revenue available and any unused portion of any such supplemental appropriation shall be paid into the general treasury
Ga Code Ann sec 40406
Rule 238 In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act and amendments thereto the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall be known as supplementary appropriation Acts provided no such supplementary appropriation shall be available unless there is an unappropriated surplus in the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided by a tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary Appropriation Bill until the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor
Ga Const art Ill sec X par VI
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 chairman 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
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Rule 240 All proceedings touching the appropriating of money shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House
Rule 241 The Governor and such representatives of the departments officers commissions agencies and institutions expending or applying for State moneys as have been designated by the Governor for this purpose shall have the right ana when requested by the General Assembly it shall be their duty to appear and be heard with respect to any budget bill during the consideration thereof and to answer inquiries relative thereto
Ga Code Ann sec 40405
Rule 242 The General Assembly may amend the budget bill in any way it may deem desirable provided such amendments do not create a deficit
Ga Code Ann sec 40404
Rule243 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 X par II
Rule 244 Whenever there shall be regularly introduced in either branch of the General Assembly by a member thereof a resolution or bill seeking compensation or reimbursement from the State of Georgia or any of its departments or agencies for any person who has been injured or damaged from whatsoever cause alleged and claimed the clerk of the House of Representatives or the secretapr of the Senate as the case may be shall forthwith transmit a certified copy of such resolution or bill to the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State Immediately after such resolution or bill has been received the chairman of the State Highway Board director of Public Health and Secretary of State shall set a
Consideration by Committee of the Whole
Hearings
Amendment
Recording of yeas and nays
Action on claims
Clerks duty
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Notice of hearing
Hearing
Findings
Report to committee
Committee
consideration
required
Report to House
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 ana 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 shall immediately call a meeting of such committee which committee shall read ana study the findings determination and recommendation of said board and shall then decide whether or not to recommend to the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be that aid resolution or bill shall or shall not pass Thereafter such resolution or bill shall take the usual course of procedure as any other resolution or bill as
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provided by law and the rules of the House of Representatives or Senate as the case may be
Ga Code Ann sec 47506
Rule 247 The findings of facts determination and recommendation of the chairman of the State Highway Board director of the Department of Public Health and Secretary of State relative to the matter shall not be considered in any way as binding on the committee to which said resolution or bill was referred for consideration or upon the members of the House of Representatives or Senate but shall be treated as advisory only
Ga Code Ann sec 47507
Rule 248 All laws authorizing the borrowing of money by or on behalf of the State shall specify the purpose for which the money is to be used and the money so obtained shall be used for the purpose specified and for no other
Ga Const art VII sec Ill par Ill
RULES
Rule 249 When any question arises which is not provided for in the foregoing Rules the same shall be controlled by the rules usually governing parliamentary bodies
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 in or addition to these rules the Committee on Rules shall report the same back to the House A failure to so report such proposed
Finding advisory only
Specified
borrowing
purpose
Control if rules do not cover
Rules variations to rules committee
Suspension by unanimous consent
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report
Contest
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 refer the same to the standing Rules Committee of the House Said committee shall convene as soon as practicable and after notifying the person whose seating is contested shall proceed to resolve said contest and file its action with the Clerk The action of the committee shall be considered the action of the House until it next convenes at which time it shall affirm or reverse the committee or take such other action thereon as it sees fit
c In all contests the person whose seat is contested shall have notice and opportunity to be heard the right of counsel and the right to compulsory process for the production of evidence in his behalf
d Contests will only be received or recognized by the Clerk when filed by a person duly certified as having been elected to this House or by a person who was a candidate for such contested seat in the election held to fill the same provided however no person may file a contest to more than one seat
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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 tempore of the Senate shall preside in absence of the three last named the Speaker pro tempore of the House shall preside
Immediate election meeting in House
Time of meetings
Elections in House
President
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Speakers seat 5 The Speaker of the House shall sit on the left of the President of the Senate
Quorum 6 A majority of each house shall be necessary to constitute a quorum of the joint session
Duty of clerk 7 When there is a meeting of both branches of the General Assembly in one chamber said secretary and clerk shall be present and join in the discharge of the duties required and shall enter the proceedings on the journals of
Journal each House Ga Code Ann sec 47205
Filing papers 8 The secretary of the Senate and the clerk of the House of Representatives shall within 10 days after the adjournment of each session file in proper order all the papers and documents of their respective Houses Ga Code Ann sec 47206
Delivery of papers to Secretary of State 9 The records papers and documents thus filed shall be delivered to the Secretary of State who upon receipt of the same shall certify that such secretary and clerk have respectively complied with said requisition and the Fiscal Division of the Department of Administrative Services shall not pay their respective salaries until such certificate shall be produced Ga Code Ann sec 47207
No second of nomination 10 After a person is nominated for any office in joint session of the General Assembly it shall not be in order to second such nomination When the nomination is declared
Vote 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
Debate 11 No debate shall be in order except as to questions of order
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12 The election in joint session shall be viva voce and the vote shall appear on the Journal of the Ee 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
i5 Thr 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
a motion to dissolve the joint session either
limefimtely 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
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Viva voce vote on Journal
One election at a time
Change of vote
Dissolution
Not during rollcall
Renewal
Amendment of rules
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SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS Al Apportionment
Ga Const art Ill sec II par f 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 I 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 V of Article III of the Constitution 21110 punishment for misconduct 21111 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 II par II State Board of Pardons and Paroles art IV sec IV par I Board of Natural Resources art IV sec Ill par I Board of Offender
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Rehabilitation art IV sec V par I State Department of Veterans Service and Veterans Service Board art VIII sec II par I State Board of Education art VIII sec IV par I Board of Regents of the University System and art IV sec VI par I State Personnel Board The Georgia statutes provide for some additional confirmations
art MM V 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 6
A4 County Consolidation
Ga Const art IX sec I par XI The General Assembly shall have power with the concurrence of a majority 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 k county and the merger of portions thereof into other counties
A5 County Site Change
Ga Const art IX sec I par V 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 th General Assembly
A6 Election of Presidential Electors
See Ga Code Ann sec 342503
A7 Election of State Auditor
Ga Code Ann 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 hereafter prescribed and qualified shall be known and designated as State Auditor
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The State Auditor shall be elected by the General Assembly in the following manner A joint resolution which shall fix a definite time for the nomination and election of the State Auditor may be introduced in either branch of the General Assembly Upon passage of said resolution by a majority vote of the membership of the Senate and House of Representatives it shall be the duty of the Speaker of the House of Representatives to call for the nomination and election of the State Auditor at the time specified in the resolution at which time the name of the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the House of Representatives shall be transmitted to the State Senate for confirmation Upon the qualified person receiving a majority vote of the membership of the Senate he shall be declared the duly elected State Auditor and the Governor of the State of Georgia shall be notified of his election by the Secretary of the Senate The Governor is directed to administer the oath of office to the State Auditor and to furnish the State Auditor with a properly executed commission of office certifying his election
The term of office of the State Auditor shall continue until a successor is elected as provided herein In the event of a vacancy in the position of State Auditor at a time when the General Assembly is not in session it shall be the duty of the Governor of the State of Georgia and he is hereby empowered and directed to appoint a State Auditor possessing the qualifications as provided herein who shall serve as such State Auditor until the next regular session of the General Assembly at which time the nomination and election of a State Auditor shall be held by the General Assembly as provided herein
A8 Extraordinary Sessions
Ga Const art V sec II par III 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
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Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said Governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposesand m the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded gfi8reHn t0 C0Iene sa 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 compensation and allowances during such extraordinary by law during a regular session
receive the same session as 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 Impeachment
See Ga Const art Ill sec VI pars I II and III 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 district attorney who shall be empowered in such case to act for the State
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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 II par VIII 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 m 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 VIII par XI The General Assembly shall not authorize the construction of any street passenger railway withinthe limits of any incorporate town or city without the consent of the Corporate Authorities
A14 Supreme Court Rules Approval of
See Ga Code Ann secs 811502 and 811503
A15 Treason Pardon
See Ga Const art IV sec II par I and art V sec II par II and Ga Code Ann sec 272701
A16 Special and Local Legislation
Ga Const art I sec II par VII Laws of a general nature shall have uniform operation throughout the State and no special laws shall be enacted in any case for which provision has been made by an existing general law No general law affecting private rights shall be varied in any particular case by special legislation except with the free consent in writing of all persons to be affected thereby and no person under legal disability to contract is capable of such consent
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A17 Legislators as State Officers
Ga Const art I sec II par IV The legislative judicial and executive powers shall forever remain separate and distinct and no person discharging the duties of one shall at the same tim exercise the functions of either of the others except as herein provided
Ga Const art Ill sec V par VII 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 J ustices of the Peace and officers of the militia nor any defaulter for public money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either house nor shall any Senator or Representative after his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term
Ga Code Ann sec 262309 To the end that the mandate of the Constitution contained in Article I Section II Paragraph IV 2123 to the effect that 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 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
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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 m 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
other position in the Department of Revenue until the term of office as such member of the GeneralAssembly has expired and no person other thana 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 pnor to his appoirrtment ISSed howeverThe phrase any elective office as herein used shall not include members of the General Assembly
Ga Const art V sec I par VIII 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 Pwer til 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 onwhich the Speaker of the House of Representatives shall assume the executive
power
A18 Membership of Legislators on State Boards and Commissions
Relevant Statutory Provisions
Ga Laws 1959 p 5
Legislator
Members
Board or Commission
Lieutenant Governor and The Governors Speaker and Chairman of the Commission on Judicial Council Constitutional
Government
President Speaker President Pro Tern Speaker Pro Tem Chairmen of Appropriations Committees of Senate and House Chairman
Finance Commission
Ga Code Ann sec 40411 as amended by Ga Laws 1960 p 188
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Legislator
Members
of Senate Banking and Finance Committee Chairman of House Ways and Means Committee member of Senate and member of House appointed by President and Speaker respectively
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
Georgia Commission on Interstate Cooperation
Senate Council and House Council of the American Legislators Association
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
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Legislator Board or
Members Commission
Chairmen of Judiciary Judicial Council Committees of the Senate and House
Lieutenant Governor and Western and Atlantic Speaker Railroad Commission
Chairmen of Agriculture Advisory Board to the Committees of Senate and Georgia Seed DevelHouse or some person opment Commission designated by them
Chairman of House Ways Board of Comproand Means Committee and mises and SettleChairman of Senate Banking ments of Tax Assessand Finance Committee ments
Two Senators and three Tobacco Advisory Representatives involved in Board tobacco production appointed by President and Speaker respectively
Relevant
Statutory
Provisions
Ga Code Ann sec 811601
Ga Code Ann sec 91205
Ga Code Ann sec 52704
Ga Code Ann sec 9284111
Ga Laws 1960 p 218
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INDEX TO RULES OF THE Georgia House of Representatives
References to A are to the Appendix and references to J are to the Rules for the Government of the General Assembly When in Joint Session
ABSENTEES Rule No
Arrest subject to when 55
Attendance compelled by less than quorum 5455
Authorized by House 55
Journal entry 57
List by clerk g 57
Quorum required 56
ADJOURN MOTION TO
Amendment if to particular time 8283
Committee of the Whole not in order in 146
Debate if to particular time 8283
Effect 84
Joint session not in order in J 14
Precedence of motion 75
Previous question once after 180
Renewal after further business 82
Time for 8081
ADJOURNMENT
Business carried over how 87
Committee of the Whole at regular hour in 146154
Effect when hour of arrives during vote by yeas
and nays 85
Governor s power in regard to 86
Main question effect on 85
Place limit 86
Power general 87
Previous question effect on 180
Seats retained until Speaker leavesi 66
Time of fixed by House 48
Veto procedure as effected by 206
Vote total required 54
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ADVERSE REPORT Rule No
Debate on final passage 181
Effect of on bills and resolutions 138
AMENDMENT
Amendments to cannot be further amended 159174
Blanks must be filled before 164
Committee of the Whole by action on 156157
Committee of the Whole by what reported to House 156
Committee amendments first considered 168
Committee offered by read without motion 171
Committee report amendment not in order after
agreed to unless reconsidered 169
Committee report form 136
ConstitutionalSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Engrossment prevents 8f 133
Form of 127
Form of motion 161
Germane must be 161163172
Indefinite postponement prohibited 96
Irrelevant out of order 162
Methods of 159
Motion to adjourn amendable if to particular time 8283
Motion to commit amendable 109
Motion to postpone indefinitely not amendable 97
Motion to postpone to time definite amendable 102
Motion to table or take from table not amendable 92
Perfecting bill before substitute 165
Precedence of motion to amend 75
Previous question on 177
Printed and distributed when 130
Priority of amendments 167168
Priority of on passage of bill 168
Priority of over motion to agree or disagree
to Senate action 173
Priority of questions on Senate amendments to House bill 1 172
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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 Speakers power to rule out Striking by perfecting part proposed to be stricken Substitute and bill vote on Substitute as Rule No 170 Ill 171 Ill 174 172173174175 175 162172 166 165
Tabling not in order Time for 91
Vote required 175
AMENDMENTS TO CONSTITUTIONSee CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
APPEALS
Addressing House directly 73
Debate on prohibited when of personal character 7273
Speakers action on 70 73
Speakers decision from 5870
Tune for71
Transgressions of rules from 58
APPLAUSE
Suppression 69
APPORTIONMENT
Change A 1
Number of members A 1
Representation A 1
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Rule No
Budget
Committee Chairmans duties
Committee of the Whole consideration required
Committee report on required
General Bill amendment
General Bill contents
General Bill precedence on third reading
General Bill procedure
Governors power over
Hearing
Highways
Origination in House
Record
Recorded yea and nay vote required
Required
Resolutions treated as bills
Supplemental bills
Yeas and nays required
232
239
142240
140
242
232233234235236
131
232
206
241
235
230231
239
243
229
231
233237238
243
ARREST
Disorder for 32
Freedom from 64
Members to secure quorum 5556
ASSISTANTS
Appointment by Clerk 1416
Approval of special clerks by enrolling committee 16
Compensation 151920213214
Oath 1012
Officers position as 5
Removal of special clerks by enrolling committee 16
Substitution prohibited 1820
Vacancies 19
ATTENDANCE
Compelling 545556
Messengers duty 55
Speakers duty 55
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AUDITINGSee COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS Rule No
BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Called how
Caption
Committee of the Whole failure to resolve to consider
Form
Indorsement of
Introducer allowed twenty minutes for debate after ordering of previous question if adverse
committee report
Order procedure for taking out of
Passage delayed until printed and distributed
Publication of laws required
Rejected when again considered
Subjectmatter only one and expressed in title
Suspend action on when
Title subjectmatter of must be expressed in
Withdrawal of when
Writing must be in
BLANKS
Filling required before motion to amend is in order 164
BOND
Clerks 13
BOOKS
Appropriation
Care for duty of Clerk
CALENDAR
Arranged by Rules Committee during last twentyone
days of session 37
Calling order fixed by 131
Change of Rules Committees Calendar 37
239
1452
131
125
142
125
125
181
3538
130
121
120
126
130
126
115
125
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Rule No
Committee report disagreement with 13g
Numbering bills and resolutions 131
Reading of Rules Committees Calendar 37
Reconsideration effect on bills 113
Tabling taking from restores to 95
CALL OF HOUSESee ROLL CALL
CAPTION
Indorsement on bill 121
CLAIM
Procedure
CLERK
Absentee list keeps for Journal Amendments printing Amendments reading Amendments Report to Senate on Speakers action declaring Senate amendment not germane 4 5657 130 170171
Assistants appointment and fixing pay of Bills and resolutions calling Bills and resolutions engrossment Bills and resolutions files copy in Speakers Office 1516181920 131 132 125
Bills and resolutions filing with when Bills and resolutions numbers 123 131
Bills and resolutions printing and distribution Bills and resolutions reading by sections Bills and resolutions transmittal Bond 130 171 116
Books care of i ko
Budget books furnishes Claims certification of Committee of the Whole bills and resolutions reading in Committee of the Whole duties in Committee reports printing if ordered 239 244 145 145149 137
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Rule No
Division counts 189
Election 9
Identification card attestation 23
Joint session duties in J 7J 8J 9
Journal entry 57205
Journal reading 36
Motion reading 76189
Oath of prescribed 101112
Officer isv 59
Papers care of 14
Papers superintends distribution by Messenger 21
Pay 15
Presides in absence of Speaker and Speaker Pro Tem 30
Protests entry on Journal 74
Questions reading Q 189
Rollcall calling 56190201
Rollcall vote explanation of filing 198
Rules Committees Calendar reads 37
Signature when required 119
State Boards membership on A 18
Term of office 911
Words excepted to written and read by 60
Yeas and nays call 81193
Yeas and nays reading names 193
CODE SECTIONS
Amendments or repeal of requirements 127
COMMITMENT
Amended how Si 109
Committee of the Whole not in order in 146
Committee of the Whole to 106107142
Debate if instructions added 108135
Indefinite postponement not applicable to 96
Instructions may be added 109135
Precedence of as among motions to commit to
different committees 107
Precedence of as among other motions 75
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Rule No
RecommitmentSee RECOMMITMENT Resolution of appointment of
investigative committee 135
Speakers duty to 135
Special committees to106107110
Use 106
What applicable to 106
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
Adjourn cannot 146
Adjournment arrival of regular hour of 154
Amendments by action by House 157
Amendments report 136156
Appropriation bids considered in 240
Bills and resolutions disposal or recommendation 155
Bills and resolutions interlineation prohibited 136
Business finished procedure 155
Call of House not in order 146
Chairman appointed by Speaker 143
Chairman duty of when no quorum present 144
Chairman duty when business finished 155158
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 145146152
Disorderly conduct reported 151
Formation of 143
House may resolve itself into vote necessary 142
House may resolve itself into when 142
Journal proceedings entry 158
Motion to rise report progress and ask leave
to sit again 154
Papers called for 149
Postpone indefinitely motion to not in order 146
Previous question not enforceable 146
Quorum requirement 144
Reading of bills by sections 145
Reconsideration in order 147
Report of procedure and form155156157
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Rule No
Reports of precedence 139
Resolving House into141142152
Rules applicable to and exceptions 146
Speakers actions 143148154155
Table motion to not in order 146
Time in extended 153154
Vote pairing prohibited in 148
Vote required unless excused 148
Yeas and nays cannot be taken 146
COMMITTEE ON JOURNALS
Auditing expenses 212213214
Clerk approval and removal of special 16
Enrolling 117
Journal entrySee JOURNAL
Journal reading and report 36
Preservation of bills 117
Report at any time 35
Report required 117
COMMITTEES
Adverse report by effect 138181
Amendments by read without motion 171
Amendments by take precedence 168
Amendments report form 136
Appointed by Speaker 31209
Appropriation measures report on required 140
Bills and resolutions not to interline or deface 136
Bills and resolutions withdrawal from 114
Call of 211
Clerks 15
Commitment toSee COMMITMENT Committee of the Whole reference of matters to
committees prohibited 146
Debate by 181
Expenses of members how paid 212214
Finance Committee examination of State accounts 215
Membership limitedv 209
Members on State Boards A 18
Minority report time allowed for after ordering of previous question 181
366
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Names
Officers
Organization
Previous question committee time for debate
Records s
Reference to
Reference to happenings in prohibited
Reports disagreement with
Report failure to
Reports favorable effect
Reports form
Reports how made
Reports minority form
Reports of amendment limit on
Reports of precedence
Reports printing and distribution may be
required by committee
Reports requiring
Speakers membership
Vacancies
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Appointment
Approval of report
Consideration
Discharge
Instruction
Membership
Reports
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
Amendment of
Approval of people
Convention
Journal entry
Local
Method
Publication
Repeal of
Signature of Governor not required
Rule No
209
209210211
210 181 211
135142
62
138
140
138 137
43
137
169
139
137
140
209
210
176
176
176
176
176
176
176
226
226227
227
226
226
226
226
226
208
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Rule No
Veto prohibited 207 228
Vote required 226
CONTEST
Contest 251
CONTEMPT
Disorder for 32 49
Vote refusal for 190
CONTRACT APPROVAL
Public Service Commission Agreements A 11
CONVENING
Time I 4787
CONVENTION OF PEOPLE
Calling for Constitutional amendment 227
CONVERSATION
Debate prohibited during 65
Prohibited over bar 67
Reference to during debate prohibited 62
COUNTY
Consolidation A4
Site change a 5
DEBATE
Addressing House 61 73
Adjournment decided without 48
Amendment action on Senate amendment
debate limited 172
Appeals debate limitations 72 73
Censure for words 0
368
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Rule No
Committee happenings reference to out of order 62
Committee of the Whole how bills debated 145
Committee of the Whole regulated146152154
Conduct of members in 58
Conversations reference to out of order 62
Cut off prohibited when 2779
Exception to words 60
Freedom of 64
Individual speeches limited 58
Irrelevant Speaker shall suspend 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 83
Motion to amend report of Rules Committee
during last twentyone days not debatable 37
Motion to change order of business
not debatable 39
Motion to change rules not debatable 39
Motion to commit when debatable 108135
Motion to dispense with reading of the Journal
not debatable 42
Motion to dispense with roll call not debatable 41
Motion to engross debate limited 132
Motion to excuse member from voting debate limited 135
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 53
Motion to refer to committee debate if
instructions added 108135
Motion to require committee report debate limited 140
Motion to resolve into Committee of the Whole
debate limited 142
Motion to suspend rules not debatable 39
Motion to table or take from table not debatable 92
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
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Rule No
Motions allowed during
Movement during prohibited
Previous question debate regulated
Priority of business not debatable
Readings first two no debate
Report of Rules Committee when debatable
Senate happenings reference to out of order
Silence during
Subject matter limits
Through Speaker
Time limits on individual
Yeas and nays no debate during
DECORUM
Applause suppressed
Conversation none over bar
Hisses suppressed
Silence during debate
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
DOORKEEPER
Clears lobbies and galleries when 32
Duties general
Election 17
Floor limitations enforcement of 23
Intoxicated members enforcement of rule against 68
Message announcement 44
8185
178179191
194
180
189
189
179
69
67
69
276165
75
66
181183
25
134
39
62
276165
58
6173
58
199
370
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Substitution prohibited
Suspension by Speaker
ELECTIONAlso see JOINT SESSION
Auditor of
Contest
Governor of action on
Journal entry
Members of House judge of
Nomination limits
Presidential electors of
Procedure
Second not needed in nominations
Speaker shall vote in
Vote necessary i
ELECTRIC ROLL CALLAlso see ROLLCALL
Adjournment limits
Clerks duties
Method
Quorum to determine
Roll call at opening use for
Seat from
Speakers powers
Tabling limited by
Tabling limits
Use
Verification not required
EMPLOYEESSee ASSISTANTS
ENGROSSMENT
Debate on
Effect of
Local bills reading required
Time for
Unanimous consent for prohibited
Vote required
Rule No
17
18 34
A 7 225 219220 217
216J 10 A 6 217 J 10 24
217218
81
201
202
190
41
202
201
89
89
201
200
132
132
133 132 132 132
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ENROLLING AND ENGROSSINGSee COMMITTEE Rule No ON JOURNALS
EXCEPTION TO WORDS SPOKEN
Previous question delayed by 60
Procedure 60
Time for 60
EXPENSES
Members procedure for payment 212
EXPULSION OF MEMBERS
Journal entry 58
Vote required 5859
When 5859
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION
Calling 87 A 8
Compensation during A 8
Consideration limits A 8
Governors calling k iff 87A 8
Impeachment continued by A 8
Time limits A 8
FILING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Required 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 32
Committee of the Whole Chairman may clear 150
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS BILLSee APPROPRIATIONS
372
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
GOVERNOR
Adjournment power in regard to Appropriations selective approval of
Budget bill presentation of
Constitutional amendment action on
Election
Extraordinary session calling
Inauguration
Overriding veto
Signature when required
Veto power
HISSES
Suppression
Rule No
86
206
232
226
219220 87
220221222223224
206207208
206208
206207208228
69
IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Issued to persons entitled to privileges of the floor 23
IMPEACHMENT
Procedure
Session continued
INTOXICATION
Member denied floor while in state of
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Copies two required
Time for
Unanimous consent time limits
INVESTIGATION
Resolution appointing must be referred to committee State Officers of
A 8 87
68
124
124
114
135 A 10
J 14
JOINT SESSION Adjournment
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL 373
Rule No
Clerks duties J 7J 8
Debate J 11
Elections for M J 1
Governors election for 219220
Journal J 7J 12
Nominations in J 10
Papers J 8J 9
Place House J 1J 2
PrsiderJ 2J 4J 5
Procedure general J 3J 4
Quorum J 6
Rules change J 18
Time of J 1J 2
VoteJ 10J 12 J 13
JOURNAL
Absentees shown on 57
Amendments to Constitution entry with yeas and nays 226
Appropriation yeas and nays shown 243
Committee duty to read and report 3657
Committee of the Whole proceedings not shown 158
Election vote entry 217
Expulsion entry 58
Governors inauguration entry 224
Joint session proceedings J 7J 13
Oaths of officers and assistants entry fl 10
Petition name and object of petitioner
memorialist or remonstrant noted on 50
Preservation 122
Protests entry 74
Publication required 121122
Reading by committee 3657
Reading of how dispensed with 42
Required 121
Vote entry of186203204205217226
Vote explanation entry 198
Vote names of those not voting shown on 205
Yeas and nays entry 191203204205226243
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LOBBIES Rule No
Applause or hisses in suppressed 69
Clearance by Speaker j
Committee of the Whole Chairmans power to clear lou
LOBBYISTS
Floor prohibited from 3
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 reading of third time and putting on passage
MAIN QUESTION
Adjournment effect on Division after order for
Effect of
Form of
Previous question effect
Reconsideration of
Tabling limits
Vote required to order
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 5556
8185180
191
184
180
180181
180185
88
180
128129 A 16
128129
128129
128129
128129 133
114
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Rule No
Clear lobbies and galleries when v 32
Direction by Speaker 21 55
Duties general 1721
Election 17
Intoxicated member enforcement of rule against 68
Order enforcement of 21
Papers distribution 21
Pay 17
Sergeantatarms exofficio 55
Stationery distribution 21
Suspension by Speaker34
MINORITY REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE
Debate allowed after order for previous question 181
How made 137
MOTIONS
Committee of the Whole in
Debate when cannot use motion to cut off Disagreement with Senate motions in order Information from departments table one day
Making must resume seat while put
Number limited to one at a time
Possession of House
Precedence of
Previous question 0
Second unnecessary
Speakers actions on
Stating by Speaker
Strike out and insert motion to not divisible
Tabling effected by
Withdrawal
NEW MATTERS
Unanimous consents for time for
NOMINATIONS
Remarks disparaging prohibited 216
Second not needed j 10
146147153154
79
172
135
78
78
76
7596
177
77
189
189 179 4694 7696
114
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OATHS Rule No
Administered by judges to members 8
Assistants 1012
Clerks 101112
Members 78
Officers 101112
OFFICERS
Oathk 101112
Pay 213
Suspension of by Speaker 34
Who are 5
ORDER OF BUSINESS
Appropriations Bill general 131
Changed how 37383940114140
Change motion not debatable 3738
Change motion both necessary 37
Committee report requiring 140
Fixing by Rules Committee during last twentyone days 37
Information motions 46
Messages 44
Priority of3537111113142180
Privilege questions 45
Reading of Rules Committee Calendar 37
Reconsideration Ill
Rules Committee report 43140
Speakers power over 25
Unanimous consent 114
ORGANIZATION
Assistant Clerk by 2
Bodies 1
Chairman appointment and powers 2
Clerk by I 2
Elections during n 349
First meeting time and place 47
Oaths78101112
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Rule No
Officers
Procedure
Rules
Seating
PAGES
Age
Appointment by members
Papers distribution
PAIRING FOR VOTING
Committee of the Whole prohibited in
Prohibited
PAPERS
Clerks possession
Committee care
Committee of the Whole may call for
Distribution
Reading not subject to indefinite postponement Reading of
PARLIAMENTARY LAW Applicable when
PETITIONS
Presentation and form
POSTPONEMENT
Amendment motion to indefinitely postpone
not amendable
Amendment motion to postpone to day certain
amendable
Committee of the Whole motion to indefinitely
postpone not in order
Debate on
2
2
6
22
22
21
148
196
1452
136
149
21
96
53
249
50
97
102
146
97101
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Rule No
Effect of motion to indefinitely postpone 99
Effect of motion to postpone to time definite 100105
Effect of negative action 194
Effect indefinite postponement 103
Precedence of motion 7596
Renewal limits 98104
Vote necessary on motion to indefinitely postpone 99
Vote necessary on motion to postpone to a time definite 105
What subject to 96100
PREAMBLE
Committee of the Whole last considered 145
PRESIDER
Clerk shall when 30
Joint session in J 2J 4
Speaker 3
Speaker absent who shall when 30
Speaker may appoint member to 29
Speaker Pro Tem 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
Committee of the Whole not in order in 146
Debate allowed after ordering of 181183
Debate motion not debatable 180
Exception to debate delays 60
Form of 180
Main question effect on 180181
Minority committee report time allowed for
after ordering of 181
Precedence of motion 75180
Reconsideration of 185
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Tabling after
Vote required
What applicable to
PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF BILLS
Motion to print precedence of
Required when
Suspension of bills and resolutions until
PRIVILEGE
Precedence of questions of
Questions of wnat constitutes
PRIVILEGES OF FLOOR
Intoxicated members denied
Voting during
Who entitled to
PROTESTS
Procedure and form
PUNISHMENT
Members of
Voting for another for
QUALIFICATION OF MEMBERS Judgment of House
QUORUM
Committee of the Whole requirement of
Compelling
Number
Rollcall for
Speakers power in regard to
Voting when not
READING OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
Clerks
Committee of the Whole in
Rule No 88
177181
177
75
130
130
45
45
68
202
23
74
59
197
59195
144
5556
54
56182190
55190
190
131171
141145
380
Legislative manual
Rule No
Committee report after
Debate none on first or second reading
Number and name of introducer stated on
second and third reading
Second automatic when
Sections by
Times threei
Title by
Unanimous consent time limit
READING OF PAPERSSee PAPERS
RECOGNITION Speaker decides
RECOMMITMENT
Unanimous consent time limit
Vote necessary for
What may be recommitted
RECONSIDERATION
Amendments when in order
Committee of the Whole motion in order
Effect of on bills
Main question effect on
Main question time for reconsideration of
Notice not to be withdrawn when
Notice when required
Previous question effect on
Renewal once
Senate amendments in order immediately Time for motion
REMONSTRANCESSee PETITIONS
REPEALS
How effectuated 127
RETURNEES Seats rights to
111
147
113
185
180
111
111
185
112
111
111
114
110
110140
138
134
131
134
171
133
133
114
6
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ROLLCALL Rule No
Adjournment limits 81
Clerks duty as toV 5657190201
Committee of the Whole not in order in 8 146
Debate none during 199
Dispensing withf 41
Electric rollcall system 201
Explanation of votes on 198
Previous question limits 182
Procedure 57
Quorum to determine ifJ 190
Reconsideration of main question limits 180
Required by House 28 56
Speaker may order when28182 190 201
Verification of when required 200
Vote refusal after contempt 199
RULES
Changed how 3940250J 18
Debate motion to suspend or change
decided without debate 39
Question not covered by procedure 249
Suspended how 3940250 J 18
Suspension not subject to indefinite postponement 96
Transgression penalized 58
RULES COMMITTEE
Calendar fixed by during last twentyone days 37
Membership 209
Proposed change addition or suspension of
rules must be referred to 250
Report debatable except last
twentyone days 39
Report failure to effect 250
Report of during last twentyone days motion
to amend not debatable 37
Report of in order when 43
Reports required 140 250
382
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Rule No
Speaker Chairman of 209
Special orders submission to and report on 08
SEATS
Assigned by Speaker 6
Contested procedure when 195
Recognition from 58
SERGE ANTATARMSSee MESSENGER
SESSIONS
Business carried over how 87
ExtraordinarySee EXTRAORDINARY SESSIONS Prolongation of signature of Governor
not required 208
Term 87
SILENCE
Debate during 65
Speaker duty of to command when 2761
SPEAKER
Absence of Speaker Pro Tern to preside
Accounts certifying
Acts signs
Adjournment members to remain until Speaker retires
Amendments power to rule out if not germane
Appeals from decision of
Applause in galleries or chamber suppression of
Appointment special
Arrest power to
Attendance power to compel to secure a quorum
Auditors nomination call for
Bond approval of Clerks
Budget bill introduction of
Budget submission to Director
Business priority of decides without debate
30
214
120
66
162172 70717273 69 A 2 3255 55 A 7 13 232 51 25
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Rule No
Call the House duty to eg
Clearing galleries and lobbies S2
Commitment of bills and resolutions i qk
Committee of the Whole Chairman appoints 141
Committee of the Whole duty regarding bills 142
J Se e duty when business finished in 1 155
rIwiee i S6 o e may resolve House into when 141
Committee of the Whole may take part in 140
Committee of the Whole resumes chair when iry icc
Committee of the Whole right to take part in 14c
Committee of the Whole to leave chair during 141
Committees and subcommittees appoints officers of 209
v0ininittG6s appointment of 22 209 210
Committees assignment of members to Vm
Committees membership on20Q
Conference Committee appoints 176
Debate irrelevant power to suspend on
Division call for ion
Doorkeeper may suspend
Election of 34
Electric rollcall system duty when voting by 201
Electric rollcall system out of order duty when 201
Floor privileges power over 23
Governors election action on 219
Joint session seat at left of President j 5
Joint session succession to presider j4
Messages duty as to 44
Messenger direction and suspension 21 34
Motion stating by yg gg
Oath to officers and assistants 10 l i 12
Officer as
Postponement action on101 102 103
Postponement to day certain duty to enforce
restrictions on debate jai
Postponement to day certain how to treat
amendment to motion 102
Postponement to day beyond session
how to treat motion 0
Preside may name members to 29
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Rule No
Presider 30
Question stating 188189
Quorum to secure5556182190
Recognition of member 26586178
Rollcall duties during 8189201
Rollcall orders by when2856190201
Rules Committee exofficio member of 209
Rules transgression penalizing 58
Seat assignments 6
Signature when required 119120
Silence commanding V V 2761
State boards membership on V A 18
Subcommittees appointment of 31
Unanimous consent shall entertain but one at a time 114
Unanimous consent when to recognize member for
purpose of asking 114
Verification of a rollcall vote not to entertain
motion to dispense with it 200
Vote authority to 24148
SPEAKER PRO TEM
Election 430
Joint session succession as presider J 4
Officer as 5
Powers 4
Presides in absence of Speaker 430
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
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STATIONERY
Distribution
STENOGRAPHIC REPORTER Appointment and pay
STREET RAILWAYS CONSTRUCTION
Approval by city governing authorities
SUBCOMMITTEES
Appointed by Speaker
Calling meetings of
Controlled by standing committees
Minutes
Organization
SUBSTITUTEAlso see AMENDMENT
Amendment as
Bill perfected before substitute
Voted on before bill
SUCCESSION
Joint session
Speakers absence
SUPREME COURT RULES Approval of
TABLING
Amendment motion not subject to
Amendment not applicable to
Committee of the Whole motion not in order
Debate motion not debatable
Effect when motion to table prevails
Effect when motion to take from table prevails Effect when motion to take from table prevails where measure tabled after rollcall
385
Rule No 21
15
A 13
31209
211
211
211
211
160
165
165
J 4 30
A 14
92
91 146
92 94
9495
89
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Rule No
Main question limits 88
Motion to take from when in order 46
Precedence of 7588180
Previous question limits motion to table 88180
Renewal of motions to table and take from when 93
Rollcall limited by 89
Rollcall limits 8889
State departments information called from
tabled one day 46
Time for taking from table 95
Vote required to take from table 95
What can be tabled 9091
Yeas and nays limits 89
TITLE
Bills and resolutions subjectmatter must be expressed in 126
TRANSMISSION TO SENATE
Day of passage vote required 116
Last day immediate on 116
TREASON
Pardon of A 15
UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
Commitment to Committee of the Whole 142
General provision for 187
Introduction for 114
Journal reading dispensing with 42
Limitation and regulation of use of 114
Motion withdrawal required for 76
Passage for 114
Reading for 114
Recommitment for 114
Rollcall dispensing with 41
Rollcall vote dispensing with verification of 200
Time for 114
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VERIFICATION Rule No
Electric rollcall system not required for 200
Rollcall vote dispensed with for 200
VETO
Governors power of206207208228
Overridden how 206207208
VOTE
Adjournment limits 81 85
Another not for 197
Appeal from Speakers ruling on 70
Bill required for 186
Changing of 193201J 13
Committee of the Whole no pairing 14g
Committee of the Whole not taken by yeas and nays in 146
Committee of the Whole vote required 148
Debate no during calling or reading of yeas and navs 199
DivisionSee DIVISION
Electric rollcallSee ELECTRIC ROLLCALL ElectionSee ELECTION
Excuse from
Explanationa
Interest none where have
General requirement
Journal entry required
Method of
Pairing of members not allowed
QuorumSee QUORUM Reconsideration of main question limits
Refusal may be contempt
Required when
RollcallSee ROLLCALL
Seat from own
Speaker may order yeas and nays when
Speakers
Tabling limits 1
Tie
190194195196 198
194195
187
186203204205
189191
148196
180
190
148194
24197202
28
24148
89
24
388
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL
Rule No
Unanimous consentsSee UNANIMOUS CONSENTS
When allowed individuals 88
Yeas and naysSee YEAS AND NAYS
WITHDRAWAL
Bill when and how 115
Committee from 1 114
Motion when and how 163
WRITS
Signature Speakers and Clerks
YEAS AND NAYS
Adjournment limits
Change restricted
Committee of the Whole prohibited in
Debate on motion prohibited
Debate prohibited during
Expulsion for i
Journal entry
Method of calling
Reconsideration of main question limits
Seat from
Tabling limits
Vote required for call of
119
8185 193
146
192 199
58
191203204205
193
180
202 89 191
CONSTITUTION
OF THE
STATE OF GEORGIA
RATIFIED NOVEMBER 2 1976 PROCLAIMED DECEMBER 2 2 1 9 7 6
Designated as
The Constitution of the State of Georgia of 1976
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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
Constitutional Convention Oct 1 1776Feb 5 1777 Constitution of 1789
Constitutional Convention Nov 424 1788 Jan 420 1789 May 46 1789 May 16 1795
Constitution of 1798
Constitutional Convention May 830 1798
Constitution of 1861
Constitutional Convention Jan 16March 23 1861 Constitution of 1865
Constitutional Convention Oct 25Nov 8 1865 Constitution of 1868
Constitutional Convention Dec 9 1867March 11 1868 Constitution of 1877
Constitutional Convention July 11 1877August 25 1877 Constitution of 1945
Ratified General Election August 7 1945 Governors Proclamation August 13 1945
Constitution of 1976
Ratified General Election November 2 1976 Governors
Proclamation December 22 1976
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CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF GEORGIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
ARTICLE I Bill of Rights 396
ARTICLE II Elective Franchise 401
ARTICLE III Legislative Branch 404
ARTICLE IV Constitutional Boards and
Commissions 418
ARTICLE V Executive Branch 424
ARTICLE VI Judiciary 430
ARTICLE VII Taxation 444
ARTICLE VIII Education 463
ARTICLE IX Counties and Municipal
Corporations 470
ARTICLE X Retirement Systems and
Educational Scholarships 487
ARTICLE XI The Laws of General Operation
in Force in this State 496
ARTICLE XII Amendments to the Constitution 497
ARTICLE XIII Miscellaneous Provisions 499
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Editorial Note This compilation of the Georgia Constitution does not include amendments which are not general within the meaning of Paragraph I Section 1 Article XII
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CERTIFICATE
GEORGIA FULTON COUNTY
This is to certify that pursuant to the provisions of Article XIII Section I Paragraph III of the proposed new Constitution of the State of Georgia the undersigned who constitute the entire membership of the Commission created by said Paragraph have met have performed the duties prescribed in said Paragraph and 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
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GENERAL CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS ADOPTED SINCE RATIFICATION OF CONSTITUTION OF 1976
Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph IV of the Constitution so as to provide that any disabled veteran who is a citizen and resident of Georgia shall be granted an exemption from all ad valorem taxes on the vehicle he owns and on which he actually places the free HV motor vehicle license tag he receives from the State of Georgia
Amendment to Article VII Section II Paragraph III of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide for additional penalty assessments in criminal cases and provide that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the purpose of providing training to law enforcement officers and prosecuting officials
Amendment to Article I Section III Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to provide that when private property is taken or damaged for any public transportation purposes by the State and the counties and the municipalities of the State just and adequate compensation therefor may be paid when the same has been finally fixed and determined as provided by law
Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph IV of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to exempt from the return of or payment of the ad valorem tax on intangible personal property when the reasonable costs as specified by law of receiving processing and other administration of an intangible personal property tax return exceeds the liability of the taxpayer for the tax
Amendment to Article I Section II Paragraph XI of the Constitution so as to change the provisions relating to nonprofit bingo games so as to authorize the General Assembly to legalize define and regulate nonprofit bingo games
Amendment to Article I of the Constitution by adding a new Section to be designated Section IV so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by general law for the recall of public officials who hold elective office
Amendment to Article XII Section I Paragraph IV of the Constitution so as to provide for the effective date of amendments to the Constitution
Amendment to Article VII Section I Paragraph IV of the Constitution so as to increase the homestead exemption from 1250000 to 2500000 for disabled veterans who have been disabled 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 wheelchair 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 affects the functions of balance or propulsion as to preclude locomotion
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without resort to a wheelchair and to provide for a homestead exemption equal to the homestead exemption received by the veteran during his lifetime for his Trijmarrie widow or minor children so long as his unremarried widow or minor children continue to actually occupy the home as a residence and homestead
Amendment to Article III Section VIII Paragraph XII of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for compensating innocent victims of crime and to authorize the General Assembly to provide for additional penalty assessments in criminal cases and provide that the proceeds derived therefrom may be used for the specific purpose of compensating innocent victims of crime
Amendment to Article XII Section I Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to provide for the publication of a summary of each proposed general amendment to the Constitution
Amendment to Article VI Section V Paragraph I of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for the processing and disposition by the Claims Advisory Board of claims against the State which do not exceed 50000
Amendment to Article III Section VIII Paragraph XII of the Constitution so as to authorize the General Assembly to provide by law for a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers and to further authorize the General Assembly to appropriate funds to finance the administration of the plan and the employer contributions of such retired persons
Amendment to Article III Section VIII Paragraph XII of the Constitution so as to provide for funds insurance or a fund or a combination thereof for the purpose of providing indemnification with respect to the death of any law enforcement officer fireman or prison guard killed in the line of duty
Amendment to Article II Section III Paragraph III of the Constitution so as to require a notice of candidacy of writein candidates in special elections
RATIFIED NOVEMBER 7 1978
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 theprotection and guidance of Almighty God do ordain and establish this Constitution
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ARTICLE I
BILL OF RIGHTS
SECTION j RIGHTS OF PERSONS
Paragraph I Life Liberty and Property Ho 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 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 in 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
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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 have 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 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 in 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
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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 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 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
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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
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 General Assembly may by law provide that the operation of a nonprofit bingo game shall not be a lottery and shall be legal in this State The General Assembly may by law define a nonprofit bingo game and provide for the regulation of nonprofit bingo games
Editorial Note Paragraph XI was altered by an amendment ratified on
November 7 1978
Paragraph XII Lobbying Penalties Lobbying is declared to be a crime and the General Assembly shall enforce this provision by suitable penalties
Paragraph XIII Fraud Concealment of Property The General Assembly shall have the power to provide for the punishment of fraud and shall provide by law for reaching property of the debtor concealed from the creditor
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SECTION III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Paragraph I Private Ways Just Compensation Relocation Assistance Land Acquisition Policies Practices and Expenses 1 In case of necessity private ways may be granted upon just compensation being first paid by the applicant Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public purposes without just and adequate compensation being first paid except that when private property is taken or damaged for public road and street purposes or for any public transportation purposes by the State and the counties and the municipalities of the State just and adequate compensation therefor need not be paid until the same has been finally fixed and determined as provided by law but such just and adequate compensation shall then be paid in preference to all other obligations except bonded indebtedness The General Assembly may by law require the condemnor to make prepayment against adequate compensation as a condition precedent to the exercise of the right of eminent domain and provide for the disbursement of the same to the end that the rights and equities of the property owner lien holders and the State and its subdivisions may be protected
Editorial Note Paragraph I was altered by an amendment ratified on November
7 1978
2 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly of the State of Georgia may by law require the State and State agencies and institutions and counties municipalities school districts political subdivisions public authorities public agencies public corporations and public instrumentalities created under this Constitution or the laws of this State 0I to provide relocation assistance and payments to persons displaced by public projects or programs undertaken or sponsored by the foregoing public entities including without limitation all of those relocation assistances and payments as are by Section 210 of that certain Act of Congress of the United States ot 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 can be made available to such public entities with respect to the public projects or programs causing 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 Dublic entities with respect to such projects or programs The providing of all ot such relocation assistances and payments and in connection with the acquisition
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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 among 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
SECTION IV
RECALL
Paragraph I Recall of Public Officials Holding Elective Office The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by general law for the recall of public officials who hold elective office The procedures grounds and all other matters relative to such recall shall be provided for in such law On the date any such law becomes effective all local laws relative to recall shall stand repealed and no local law relative to recall shall be enacted after such date
Editorial Note Section IV Paragraph I was added by an amendment ratified November 7 1978
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
Paragraph II Who Shall Be An Elector Entitled to Register and Vote Every citizen of this State who is a citizen of the United States eighteen years old or upwards not laboring under any of the disabilities named in this Article and possessing the qualifications provided by it shall be an elector and entitled to register and vote at any election by the people Provided that no soldier sailor or marine in the military or naval services of the United States shall acquire the rights of an elector by reason of being stationed on duty in this State
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Paragraph III Qualifications of Electors Every citizen of this State shall be entitled to register as an elector and to vote in all elections in said State who is not disqualified under the provisions of Paragraph I of Section II of this Article and who possesses the qualifications prescribed in Paragraph II of Sections I and II of this Article or who will possess them at the date of the election occurring next after his registration and who in addition thereto comes within either of the classes provided for in the two following subdivisions of this paragraph
1 All persons who are of good character and understand the duties and obligations of citizenship under a republican form of government or
2 All persons who can correctly read in the English language any paragraph of the Constitution of the United States or of this State and correctly write the same in the English language when read to them by any of the registrars and all persons who solely because of physical disability are unable to comply with the above requirements but who can understand and give a reasonable interpretation of any paragraph of the Constitution of the United States or of this State that may be read to them by any of the registrars
SECTION II
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS AND APPEALS
Paragraph I Registration of Electors Who Disfranchised The General Assembly may provide from time to time for the registration of all electors but the following classes of persons shall not be permitted to register vote or hold any office or appointment of honor or trust in this State towit 1st Those who shall have been convicted in any court of competent jurisdiction of treason against the State of embezzlement of public funds malfeasance in office bribery or larceny or of any crime involving moral turpitude punishable by the laws of this State with imprisonment in the penitentiary unless such persons shall have been pardoned 2nd Idiots and insane persons
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 tppeals
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the Pfinaf dedsnofT f Pnding AppeaL Ending an appeal and until force deC1Sn of the case the Judgment of the registrars shall remain in full
SECTION III
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Paragraph I Privilege of Electors from Arrest Electors shall in all cases CePtfor Reason felony larceny and breach of the peace be privileged from same dUnn8 attendance on tions and in going to and returning from the
nMvra8raPh H Holder f 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 thp same is accounted for and paid into the Treasury the
1 VteS No Person elected on a writein vote shall be
eligible to hold office unless notice of his intention of candidacy was given twentv
322 prlor Kv the person be a i28KS2S5 some other person or group of persons qualified to vote in the subject election as follows in a State general or special election to the Secretary of State andby publication in a paper of general circulation in the State in a general or soecial
whichL0f CtUhty ffS l thC Judge f the Probate Court of the county in which he is to be a candidate and by publication in the official organ of the same
county in a municipal general or special election to the mayor or similar officer thereof and by publication in the official gazette of the municipality holding the election The General Assembly may enact other reasonable regulations and reqinre compliance therewith as a condition of eligibility to holdffice in this
n c 5 eVtnt an amendment to the Constitution completely revising Article repLed on JuU 3or99general eeCtin Provisions his Paragraph shall be
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Paagap IV Rens Made to Whom Returns of election for all civil officers elected by the people who are to be commissioned by the Governor and also for
oThTrSha11 be made t0 the S ofstateunless election S 2 StT
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ARTICLE III
LEGISLA TIVE BRANCH
SECTION I
LEGISLATIVE POWER WHERE VESTED
o h i Power Vested in General Assembly The legislative power of the SSSSS Assembly which shail conis of a Senate and
House of Representatives
SECTION II
SENATORIAL DISTRICTS
Paragraph I Apportionment of Senate The Senate shah consist of not less eecTted fromndprerU neSenatoHal DisThe General6 Assernbly may
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necessary after each United States decennial census becomes official
Paragraph II Qualifications of Senators The Senators shall be citizens ofthe
districts from which elected
SECTION III
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS
Paragraph L Apportionment of the House of Representatives The House of
after each United States decennial census becomes official
d h it Oualifications of Representatives The Representatives shall be
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 SenI lhTbe sWed he Pesiden of he Senate A President Pro Tempore shal
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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 eveht 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
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
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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
Paragraph IV Oath of Members 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 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 may provide
Paragraph VI 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 militia nor any defaulter for public money or for any legal taxes required of him shall have a seat in either house nor shall any Senator or Representative after his qualification as such be elected by the General Assembly or appointed by the Governor either with or without the advice and consent of the Senate to any office or appointment having any emolument annexed thereto during the time for which he shall have been elected unless he shall first resign his seat provided however that during the term for which he was elected no Senator or Representative shall be appointed to any civil office which has been created during such term
Paragraph VIII Removal From District Effect of The seat of a member of either 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
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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
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 Punish 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
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
Pargraph 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 the 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
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
Paragraph III Judgments in Impeachments Judgments in cases of impeachment shall not extend further than removal from office and disqualification to hold and enjoy any office of honor trust or profit within this State but the party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to indictment trial judgment and punishment according to law
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SECTION VII
ENACTMENT OF LAWS
Paragraph I Journals and Acts Each House shall keep a journal of its proceedings and publish it immediately after its adjournment The General Assembly shall provide for the publication of the laws passed by each session
Paragraph II Where Journals Kept The original journal shall be preserved after publication in the office of the Secretary of State but there shall be no other record thereof
Paragraph III Bills to Be Read Every bill before it shall pass shall be read three times and on three separate days in each House unless in cases of actual invasion or insurrection but the first and second reading of each local bill shall consist of the reading of the title only unless said bill is ordered to be engrossed
Paragraph IV One Subject Matter Expressed No law shall pass which refers to more than one subject matter or contains matter different from what is expressed in the title thereof
Paragraph V Yeas and Nays When Taken The yeas and nays on any question shall at the desire of onefifth of the members present be entered on the Journal
Paragraph VI Yeas and Nays to Be Entered When Whenever the Constitution requires a vote of twothirds of either or both houses for the passage of an act or resolution the yeas and nays bn the passage thereof shall be entered on the Journal
Paragraph VII Majority of Members to Pass Bill No bill shall become a law unless it shall receive a majority of the votes of all the members elected to each House of the General Assembly and it shall in every instance so appear on the Journal
Paragraph 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
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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 disttinctly describe the law to be amended or repealed as well as the alteration to be made
SECTION VIII
GENERAL ASSEMBLY EXERCISE OF POWERS
Paragraph I Powers of the General Assembly The General Assembly shall have the power to make all laws consistent with this Constitution and not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States which they shall deem necessary and proper for the welfare of the State
Paragraph II Right of Eminent Domain The exercise of the right of eminent domain shall never be abridged nor so construed as to prevent the General Assembly from taking property and franchises and subjecting them to public use
Paragraph III Police Power The exercise of the police power of the state shall never be abridged nor so construed as to permit the conduct of business in such manner as to infringe the equal rights of others or the general wellbeing of the State
Paragraph IIIA Restrictions upon Land Use for the Protection of Natural Rresources Environment and Vital Areas The General Assembly shall have the authority to provide restrictions upon land use in order to protect and preserve the natural resources environment and vital areas of this State
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Paragraph IV Compensation and Allowances of Elective Officials How Changed The General Assembly may at any time provide by law other and different compensation or allowances for all of the elective officers provided for in this Constitution
Paragraph V Corporate Powers How Granted The General Assembly shall have no power to make or change election precincts nor to establish bridges or ferries nor to change names of legitimate children but it shall prescribe by law the manner in which such powers shall be exercised by the courts The General Assembly shall have no power to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies but it shall prescribe by law the manner in which such power to grant corporate powers and privileges to private companies shall be exercised by the Secretary of State All corporate powers and privileges to banking trust insurance railroad canal navigation express and telegraph companies shall be issued and granted by the Secretary of State in such manner as shall be prescribed by law and if in any event the Secretary of State should be disqualified to act m any case then in that event the legislature shall provide by general law by what person such charter shall be granted
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 lw J0 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 effect or be intended to have the effect to defeat or lessen competition or to encourage monopoly shall be illegal and void The General Assembly of this State shall have no power to authorize any such contract or agreement 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
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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
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 General Assembly 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
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a criminal or in assisting a peace officer in prevention of a crime or apprehension of a criminal Such law may provide for the method of payment of such indemnification and all other matters relative to the purposes herein provided The General Assembly is hereby authorized to appropriate State funds for the payment of such indemnification and for the purpose of implementing any law as authorized by this paragraph
6 Nothwithstanding 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 to provide for insurance to provide for a continuing fund or to provide for a combination thereof for the purpose of providing payment of such indemnification and for the purpose of implementing any law which has been or shall be enacted pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph
Editorial Note Subparagraph 7 of Paragraph XII was altered by an amendment
ratified on November 7 1978
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
9 The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for compensating innocent victims of crime The General Assembly is authorized to define the types of victims eligible to receive compensation and to vary the amounts of compensation according to need The General Assembly shall be authorized to appropriate funds to carry out the provisions of any law adopted pursuant to the authority of this paragraph The General Assembly shall be further authorized to provide for the assessment of additional penalties in any
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case in which any court in this State shall impose a fine or order the forfeiture of any bond in the nature of the penalty for certain or ail offenses against the criminal or traffic laws of this State and the political subdivisions thereof The General Assembly may provide that the proceeds derived from such additional penalty assessments may be allocated for the specific purpose of compensating innocent victims of crime
Editorial Note Subparagraph 9 of Paragraph XII relative to compensation for innocent victims of crime was added by an amendment ratified November 7 1978 An additional subparagraph 9 relative to a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers was also added by an amendment ratified on November 7 1978
9 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers The General Assembly shall be authorized to appropriate funds to finance the administration of the plan and the employer contributions of such retired persons
Editorial Note Subparagraph 9 of Paragraph XII relative to a health insurance plan for retired public school teachers was added by an amendment ratified on November 7 1978 An additional subparagraph 9 relative to compensation for innocent victims of crime was also added by an amendment ratified November 7 1978J
SECTION IX
INSURANCE REGULATION
Paragraph I General Assembly to Enact Laws for Peoples Protection Etc The General Assembly shall from 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 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
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security of policyholders
Paragraph IV License by Comptroller General When such showing is made to
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chartered SKtf doing business deposit with he Cojnproller
E as m bfdTemed by im equivalent to cash to be subject to his order as a guarantee fund for the security of the policyholder of
certificate for the same shall be furnished to the company
Paraeraoh VI Subsequent Injury Workmens Compensation Trust Fund Any other provision of this Constitution to the contrary notwithstanding the General Assemb y may provide for the creation of a Subsequent Injury Workmen s Comnensationy Trust Fund to be used for the payment of a portion of the expenses of disability resulting to an employee from a
disability with subsequent injury incurred in employment The General Assemoiy mav nrovide that funding for such trust fund may be derived from assessments to be levied upon all insurance companies writing workmen s cmPensa insurance in this State and all selfinsurers appropriations gifts and donations
and other sources The General Assembly may also designate J oeS MsemSy fllnH on pi mav nrovide for the administration of the fund The General Assemoiy mav authorize collection deposit and management of funds and may provide for the disposition of the funds for purposes stated hereinabove without being pla 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 moneTfhali become a law unless upon its passage the yeas and nays in each house are recorded
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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
Paragraph IV General Appropriations Bill 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
Paragraph V General Appropriations Act 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
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 In the manner provided in Paragraph VI of this Section of the Constitution but in no event shall a supplementary appropriations Act continue in force and effect beyond the expiration of the General Appropriations Act in effect when such supplementary appropriations Act was adopted and approved
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
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d All federal funds received by the State of Georgia are hereby continually appropriated in the exact amounts and for the purposes authorized and directed by the Federal Government in making the grant
e The State State institutions departments and agencies of the State are hereby prohibited from entering into any contract with any publicagencypublic corporation or authority pursuant to the provisions of Article
Paragraph 1a which such contract constitutes security for bonds oi other obligations issued by any such public agency public corporation or authonty and the appropriation or expenditure of any funds for the payment of obligations under any such contract is likewise prohibited at any time when the aggregat annual payments under all such contract including the contract or contracts proposed to be entered into exceed 15 of the total revenue receipts refunds of the State Treasury in the fiscal year immediately preceding the makmg and entering into of any such contract provided however this provision sh affect contracts validly entered into prior to the effective date of the aend to Article VII Section IX Paragraph II of the Constitution of 194 adoptd November 6 1962 The execution of any such contract is further prohibited until the General Assembly has specifically provided funds in an Appropriations Act for the payment of at least one years rental under such contract
Paragraph VI Other or Supplementary Appropriations In addition to the appropriations made by the General Appropriations Act and
the General Assembly may make additional appropriations by Acts which shall appropriaon Acts proyidd
appropriation shall be available unless there is unappropriated surPus m the State Treasury or the revenue necessary to pay such appropriation shall have been provided bya tax laid for such purpose and collected into the General Fund of the State Treasury Neither House shall pass a Supplementary APPropaon B untif the General Appropriations Act shall have been finally adopted by both Houses and approved by the Governor
Paragraph VII Appropriations to be for Specific Sums a Except as hereinafter provided the appropriation for each department officer Wb board commission agency or institution for which appropriation is made shall be forVecSm V mony nd no appropriation ahail alloca 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 theState in each of the immediately preceding fiscal years less the amount of refunds rebates and collection costs authorized by law is hereby appropriated for he 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 thisPState as authorized by laws enacted by the General Assembly of Georgia and for grants counties by law authorizing road construction and maintenance as provided by law authorizing such grants Said sum is hereby appropriated forand shall be available for the aforesaid purposes regardless of whether the General Assembly enacts a General Appropriations Act and said sum need not be
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specifically stated in any General Appropriations Act passed by the General Assembly in order to be available for such purposes However this shall not preclude the General Assembly from appropriating for such purposes an amount greater than the sum specified above for such purposes The expenditure of such funds shall be 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
Paragraph VIII Appropriations Void When Any appropriation made in conflict with either of the foregoing provisions shall be void
SECTION XI
MILITIA
Paragraph I Organization of Militia A well regulated militia being essential to the peace and security of the State the General Assembly shall have authority to provide by law how the militia of this State shall be organized officered trained armed and equipped and of whom it shall consist
Paragraph II Volunteers The General Assembly shall have power to authorize the formation of volunteer companies and to provide for their organization into battalions regiments brigades divisions and corps with such restrictions as may be prescribed by law and shall have authority to arm and equip the same
Paragraph III Pay of Militia and Volunteers The officers and men of the militia and volunteer forces shall not be entitled to receive any pay rations or emoluments when not in active service by authority of the State
Paragraph IV Discipline of the Militia When not in Federal service the discipline of members of the Militia shall be in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Constitution and laws of the United States Acts of the General Assembly and directives of the Governor in his capacity as CommanderinChief of the Militia Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Constitution the General Assembly shall have the authority to provide for trial by courtsmartial and nonjudicial punishment of members of the Militia for the initiation of charges and subsequent procedures thereon rules of evidence venue and all other matters necessary and proper for the maintenance of a well regulated and disciplined Militia
SECTION XII
EMERGENCY POWERS
Paragraph I Emergency Powers of the General Assembly The General
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Assembly in order to insure continuity of State and local governmental operations in periods of emergency resulting from disasters caused by enemy attack shall have the power and the immediate duty
1 To provide for prompt and temporary succession to the powers and duties of persons holding office in the Executive Judicial and Legislative branches of State and local government whether filled by election or appointment the incumbents of which may become unavailable for carrying on the powers and duties of such offices during such emergency and
2 To adopt such other measures as may be necessary and proper for insuring the continuity of governmental operations during such emergency including but not limited to the suspension of any or all constitutional legislative rules
Any legislation heretofore adopted by the General Assembly which would have been invalid except for the provisions of this Paragraph is hereby ratified as part of the statute laws of the State of Georgia
ARTICLE IV
CONSTITUTIONAL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
SECTION I
PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Paragraph I 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 the successor of each member is elected Thereafter all succeeding terms of members shall be for six years The qualifications compensations filling of vacancies manner and time of election power and duties of members of the Commission including the chairman shall be as provided by law
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 number to be determined by the General Assembly The successors
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lnnintPHefnVilenlberS and aU members of the Board who are subsequently rePmoveddfrnm vacfnces shaM be appointed for terms of seven years unless removed from office for cause as hereinafter provided In the event of a vacancy
tZ reaSn the than the exPration of term such vacancy shall be filled in t e manner hereinafter provided for the unexpired term All appointments to the
thTsenafi A6 made ther ilOVernor and sha11 be subject to the confirmation of e Senate Any member of the Board may be removed from office for cause by
r annLOU actlon of the Governor Lieutenant Governor and Attorney General or by judgment of the Senate in a trial of impeachment The members in ice on the effective date of this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of PprHnneSPeCHVp teimSiihe Governor shall not be a member of the State Board of
memhTrAnfdthPark Geeral Assemby 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 of Pardons and Paroles shall have power to grant epneves 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
which hrCrnn eXCeptfn C3SeS f treaSOn or imPeachment and except in cases in which the Governor refuses to suspend a sentence of death When a sentence of death is commuted to life imprisonment the Board shall not have the authority twnv f 3 pardonto the convicted person until such person has served at least for nrir he penitentiary and such person shall not become eligible
for parole at any time pnor to serving at least twentyfive years in the penitentiary When a person is convicted of armed robbery the Board shall not
has svedUatTeisttf CnSlder such person for Pardon r parole until such person has served at least five years in the penitentiary The Board shall act on all
hi HSr ln days from the filing of same and in all cases a majority shall decide the action of the Board The State Board of Pardons and Paroles shall at each session of the General Assembly communicate to that body in full detail
senllnrpV fSNf Paroe commutation removal of disabilities or remission of sentence granted stating the name of the convicted the offense for which he was
removal of date f the pardon Parole commutation
removal of disabilities or remission of sentence and the reasons for granting the
same and the State Board of Pardons and Paroles may make rules and regulations
to Tete as3rh Z f lhWDEaCh yar tHe Bard Sha eect 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
nffLagrapb lBard f Offender Rehabilitation There shall be a Board of Offender Rehabilitation to be composed of nine members as follows the five members of the Board of Corrections who serve ex officio as members of the rryHBTd f ffender Rehabilitation shall continue to serve out the terms Rphhiiif thCH apPnted as members of the Board of Offender Rehabilitation herein created the Governor shall appoint the remaining four
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members subject to the consent of the Senate The initial appointments by the Governor shall be for one two three and four years respectively 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 appointed and qualified The Board shall establish the general policy to be followed by the Department of Offender Rehabilitation
SECTION IV
BOARD OF NATURAL RESOURCES
Paragraph I Creation Membership Appointment Terms of Office Powers and Duties Compensation There shall be a Board of Natural Resources Said Board of Natural Resources shall consist of one member from each Congressional District in this State and one additional member from one of the following named counties towit Chatham Bryan Liberty McIntosh Glynn or Camden 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 terms Thereafter all succeeding appointments of members of the Board of Natural Resources shall be made by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of seven years from the expiration of the previous term except in case of an unexpired 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 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
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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 J Statf Personnel Board 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 si f Persnnel 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 m 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 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 employee shall be a member of the State Personnel Board All members of the State Personnel Board shall hold office until their successors are appointed and qualified Vacancies in office shall be filled by appointment of the Governor and submitted to the Senate for confirmation at the next session of the General Assembly after the making of the appointment
Paragraph II Veterans Preference Any veteran who has served as a member of the armed forces of the United States during the period of a war or armed conflict m which any branch of the armed forces of the United States engaged whether under United States command or otherwise and was honorably discharged 1 be given such veterans preference in any civil service program
established in the State government 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 Conflict and who was honorably discharged therefrom shall be entitled to and shall receive the following preference in taking a competitive examination for employment with the State government or any political subdivision thereof
veteran who has at least a ten per centum service connected
disability as rated and certified by the Veterans Administration shall be entitled o and shall have ten points added to his passing sore 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
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SECTION VII
board of industry and trade
D H i Rnnrd of Industry and Trade There shall be a Department of
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hereunder provided The successors dating from April 1 qf the
appointment to fill successors In the
evlnrvacancyoccurs on the Board oaTthe Governor S
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Department
Paragraph II Powers In addition to such powers and duties mayffom
ich agencies for the purpose of encouraging and promoting tourism in this State other provisions of this Constitution to the contrary
SECTION VIII
STATE TRANSPORTATION BOARD
r Tmntnortation Board Created There shall be a State
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this Constitution shall serve out the remainder of their respective terms The successors to such members as their respective terms expire shall be elected by the General Assembly as provided herein and pursuant to the provisions of law enacted or as may hereafter be enacted to implement this Paragraph The State Transportation Board shall elect a Commissioner of Transportation who shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Transportation The General Assembly shall define by law the powers duties qualifications and compensation of the Board and of the Commissioner and shall by law prescribe the manner time and procedure for the election of members of the Board and the manner of filling vacancies therein
Paragraph II Compliance with Federal Law In order to comply with Federal law providing for control of outdoor advertising and junk yards adjacent to the roads of the FederalAid Highway Systems
1 the State of Georgia acting by and through the Department of Transportation is authorized to acquire any interests in property for the purpose of removing or requiring the removal of outdoor advertising and for the purpose of screening or removing or requiring the removal or screening of junk yards adjacent to such roads said acquisition to be in accordance with provisions of law and of this Cosntitution relating to the acquiring of private property interests for such public road purposes and activities incident thereto and
2 the General Assembly may zone property adjacent to the public roads of such FederalAid Highway Systems for commercial or industrial purposes or in respect to the location of advertising signs displays or devices or in respect to the establishment removal or control of junk yards and may provide for rules and regulations governing advertising and junk yards adjacent to such roads
The General Assembly is authorized to provide for landscaping and 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 and sanitary and other facilities within or adjacent to the rightsofway 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 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
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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 one 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 in November of 1978 and the Governorelect shall be installed in office at the next session of the General Assembly An election shall take place quadrennially thereafter on said date until another date be fixed by the General Assembly Said election shall be held at the places of holding general elections in the several counties of this State in the manner prescribed for the election of members of the General Assembly and the electors shall be the same
Paragraph III Transmission Canvassing and Publishing Election Returns 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 chairman of each standing committee 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
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Paragraph IV Runoff Election In the event no gubernatorial candidate receives a majority of the whole number of votes cast in the general election the Constitutional 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
Paragraph V General Assembly may Provide Additional Procedures The General Assembly may provide by law for any additional procedures 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 VIIQualifications 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
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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 on 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
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 themproviding 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
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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 nave been completed
Provided however that when threefifths of the members elected to the House of Representatives and threefifths of the members elected to the Senate shall have certified to the Governor of the State of Georgia that in their opinion an emergency exists in the affairs of the State of Georgia it shall thereupon be the duty of said governor and mandatory upon him within five days from the receipt of such certificate or certificates to convene said General Assembly in extraordinary session for all purposes and in the event said Governor shall within said time Sundays excluded fail or refuse to convene said General Assembly as aforesaid then and in that event said General Assembly may convene itself in extraordinary session as if convened in regular session for all purposes provided that such extraordinary 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
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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 ntinue 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 m 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
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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 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 overriden 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
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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 the Governor shall apply to the election of the abVnTed 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 Fees and Perquisites Denied No State official named in Paragraph I of this Section shall be allowed any fee perquisite or compensation other than his compensation and allowances as prescribed by law except his necessary expenses when absent from the seat of government on business for the State
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Paragraph VI Great Seal What Constitutes Custody When Affixed to Instruments The great seal of the State shall be deposited in the office of the Secretary of State and shall not be affixed to any instrument of writing except by order of the Governor or General Assembly and that now in use shall be the great seal of the State until otherwise provided by law
SECTION IV
DISABILITY OF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS
Paragraph 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 physical or mental disability determined after hearing evidence including testimony from not less than three qualified physicians in private practice one of whom must be a psychiatrist not employed in any capacity by State federal or local governments by the Supreme Court of Georgia upon a petition of any four elected Constitutional Executive Officers such office shall be declared vacant and the successor to that office shall be chosen as provided in this Constitution or the laws enacted in pursuance therepf If upon such petition it is determined that the disability is not permanent the Supreme Court shall determine when the disability has ended and the officer shall resume the exercise of his Powers During the period of temporary disability the powers of such office shall be exercised as provided for by this Constitution or the laws enacted in pursuance thereof As used in this Section the term elected constitutional executive officer means the Governor the Lieutenant Governor the Secretary of State the Attorney General the State School Superintendent the Comptroller General the Commissioner of Agriculture and the Commissioner of Labor The Supreme Court shall by appropriate rule provide for a speedy and public hearing including notice of the nature and cause of the accusation process for obtaining witnesses and the assistance of Counsel
ARTICLE VI
JUDICIARY
SECTION I
COURTS ENUMERATED
Paragraph L 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
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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 of them shall despite their disqualification select seven judges of the Superior Courts to preside in the case but they shall make such selections by lot and in open court from not less than twelve names of such Superior Court judges
Paragraph III Terms of Office The Justices aforesaid shall hold their offices for six years and until their successors are qualified They shall be elected by the people at the same time and in the same manner as members of the General Assembly 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 United States and foreign governments in all cases in which the constitutionality of any law of the State of Georgia or of the United States is drawn in question and until otherwise provided by law in all cases respecting title to land in all equity cases in all cases which involve the validity of or the construction of wills in all cases of conviction of a capital felony in all
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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 ot 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 therof 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 decide cases transferred to it by the Court of Appeals because of an equal division between the judges of that Court when sitting as a body for the determination of cases
Paragraph V Cases How Disposed Of The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall dispose of every case at the term for which it is entered on the courts docket for hearing as provided by Paragraph VIII of this Article and Section or at the next term If the plaintiff in error shall not be prepared to prosecute the case at the term for which it is so entered for hearing unless prevented by providential cause it shall be stricken from the docket and the judgment below shall stand affirmed No writ of error shall be dismissed because of delay in transmission of the bill of exceptions and the copy of the record or either of them resulting from the default of the clerk or other cause unless it shall appear that the plaintiff in error or his counsel caused such delay Nothing herein shall be construed to excuse the clerk for any omission of duty or to relieve him of any liability resulting therefrom
Paragraph VI Judgments May Be Withheld In any case the 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 Hear 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 Appeal 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
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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 and thereupon a transcript of the record shall be transmitted to the Supreme Court which after having afforded to the parties an opportunity to be heard thereon shall instruct the Court of Appeals on the question so certified and the Court of Appeals shall be bound by the instruction so given But if by reason of equal division of opinion among the Justices of the Supreme Court no such instruction is given the Court of Appeals may decide the question The manner of certifying questions to the Supreme Court by the Court of Appeals and the subsequent proceedings in regard to the same in the Supreme Court shall be as the Supreme Court shall by its rules prescribe until otherwise provided by law No affirmance of the judgment of the court below in cases pending in the Court of Appeals shall result from delay in disposing of questions or cases certified from the Court of Appeals to the Supreme Court or as to which such certificate has been required by the Supreme Court as hereinbefore provided All writs of error in the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals when received by its clerk during a term of the Court and before the dodket 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 whch 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 by any juvenile court and it shall
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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 EL 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 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
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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 erorrs 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 Court 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 jury on written demand of either party
Paragraph VIII Sessions The Superior courts shall sit in each county not less than twice in each year at such times as have been or may be appointed by law The judges of said courts may on reasonable notice to the parties at any time in vacation at chambers hear and determine by interlocutory or final judgment any matter or issue where a jury verdict is not required or may be waived
Paragraph IX Presiding Judge Disqualified The General Assembly may provide by law for the appointment of some proper person to preside in cases where the presiding judge is from any cause disqualified
Paragraph X Judges of Superior State and City Courts May Alternate When In any county within which there is or hereafter may be a City Court or a State Court the Judge of such a Court and the Judge of the Superior Court may preside in the Courts of each other in cases where the judge of either Court is disqualified to preside
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SECTION V
STATE COURT OF CLAIMS
Paragraph I State Court of Claims jurisdiction appeals The General Assembly is hereby 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 purposes against the State of Georgia its agencies or political subdivisions as the General Assembly may provide by law Notwithstanding any other provision of this Constitution the General Assembly may provide for exclusive jurisdiction over such cases in the State Court of Claims provide for trial of such cases without a jury and prescribe the place and manner in which such cases may be brought and tried The Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals shall have original jurisdiction to try and correct errors of law from such State Court 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 waiver of the immunity of the State from suit but such sovereign immunity is expressly reserved except to the extent of any waiver of immunity provided in this Constitution and such waiver or qualification of immunity as is now or may hereafter be provided by act of the General Assembly
The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide by law for the processing and disposition by the Claims Advisory Board of claims against the State which do not exceed 50000 Nothing contained herein shall constitute a waiver of the immunity of the State from suit but the General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide for the waiver or qualification of such immunity in such law The General Assembly is hereby authorized to provide in such law for all matters relative to the provisions of this paragraph
Editorial Note The second paragraph of Paragraph I was added by an
amendment ratified on November 7 1978
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
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of the State and in all 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
SECTION VII
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE
Paragraph I Number and Term of office Unless it has been otherwise provided by the General Assembly there shall be in each militia district one justice of the peace whose official term except when elected to fill an unexpired term shall be for four years Provided however that the General Assembly may in its discretion abolish justice courts and the office of justice of the peace and of notary public exofficio justice of the peace in any city of this State having a population of over twenty thousand and establish in lieu thereof such court or courts or system of courts as the General Assembly may in its discretion deem necessary conferring upon such new court or courts or system of courts when so established the jurisdiction as to subject matter now exercised by justice courts and by justices of the peace and notaries public exofficio justices of the peace together with such additional jurisdiction either as to amount or subject matter as may be provided by law whereof some other court has not exclusive jurisdiction under this Constitution together with such provision as to rules and procedure in such courts and as to new trials and the correction of errors in and by said courts and with such further provision for the correction of errors by the Superior Court or Court of Appeals or the Supreme Court as the General Assembly may from time to time in its discretion provide or authorize Any court so established shall not be subject to the rules of uniformity laid down in Paragraph I of Section IX of Article VI of the Constitution of Georgia Provided however that the General Assembly may in its discretion abolish justice courts
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SECTION VIII
NOTARIES PUBLIC
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SECTION IX
UNIFORMITY OF COURTS Paraeraoh I Uniformity Provided For Except
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